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| - AKA-ONI Ramen & Izakaya serves Japanese izakaya food including skewers, sashimi, sushi and maki rolls, ramen, rice, raw oysters, specialty drinks, and more. When I was flipping through the menu, I was blown away with how many items of food they had. We had to wait a bit before we got a table for three but it didn't take too long. The service was was really, really good! I also really liked the interior design of the place.
The teapots were super unique and pretty.
After we placed our orders, we received a starter salad. I liked the tarty dressing on the fresh greens. Our plates were always cleared very quickly that night by the attentive servers.
The Spicy Mix Maki was really delicious! It had six rolls of salmon, tuna, avocado, tobiko, tempura bits, and spicy mayo. It was a very good size of a roll with excellent rice to fish ratio.
We each ordered a skewer of the Yagen Nankotsu (tri-soft bone). A and I thought that this was the chicken soft bone that we wanted to eat but instead this was a different type, chicken breast cartilage. It was interesting to try it though. It was definitely all soft bone and chewy. I liked the sweet teriyaki sauce on it.
Since we were here on a Wednesday, we got to indulge in their half-price oysters night. We ordered half a dozen of Fanny Bay oysters from British Columbia. The server was patient when explaining to us what each type of oyster was before we ordered.
The oysters were good! They were really fresh.
The Kara-age, Deep Fried Chicken in Japanese Style, was just okay. It appeared like fried chicken balls and tasted too fibrous and chewy for my liking. The accompanying mayo sauce was also just okay.
The Ikura & Uni Don (Salmon Roe and Sea Urchin on Sushi Rice) was a mini size but it was really, really delicious! They did everything right here. The sea urchin was so smooth and delicious, the salmon roe were fresh and tasted good, and the sushi rice was indeed sushi rice -- I could taste the vinegar in it. Mmm, it was perfect!
The Miso Black Cod was a grilled miso marinated black cod. It was an extremely tiny piece that when it arrived, we all exclaimed, "Wow, this is so small!" I know that black cod is a more expensive fish so good thing that the quality taste of this balanced out the quantity. It was grilled to perfection and super moist and smooth.
A and I ordered the Nankotsu (chicken soft bone) to redeem our first unsuccessful ordering of the tri-soft bone. This one was what we intended to order and it was moderate. I would have preferred the chicken soft bone to be a bit more flavourful here.
The Crispy Unagi Pancake could have been more crispy. It was sliced into six pieces and each piece had a super large chunk of barbecue eel on it which tasted very good. However, I thought that the pancake was too dense and a tiny bit soggy. I liked the pickled veggie on top of it.
M finished off with the Durian Pudding for dessert which was also extremely tiny. It was presented in one of those little jars that all-you-can-eat restaurants serve their mango puddings and jellos in. She commented that it tasted good so at least that's a redeeming point.
I really liked the meal here at AKA-ONI Ramen & Izakaya. Some things were hits and some things were misses but there are enough items on there for you to choose from that could warrant more future visits. I'm glad that a restaurant like this exists uptown!
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