Good place for the west side.. Nestled inside the chasm of a very non descript strip mall off the beaten sunny slope path on Northern and the 17 Freeway..
I looked to it as a hidden sushi island .. hidden away from the world for me to discover... So I discovered.. and here is my report..
O.k. happy hour.. A couple of names Mr Sushi or Akaihana which I think means "red flower". Reading other peoples reviews going back I guess it has had a few names? ..
Anyway ..Its a good lunch and quick drink place. not much else I am pretty certain of.
I have eaten here twice now and I am glad I did before reviewing it. tonight's subsequent visit has served as a more complete look at the place.
The first time I ate there I ended up sitting next to the owner by total coincidence. It was he who guided me to the specialty hand rolls. I had the lobster the butter me up and a few others that he recommended. I would give that experience 4 stars.
This time however... unfortunately for me was not quite the experience of the previous one :{
The happy hour was crowded Tonight so it took a while to get any service.. I sat there for a good 10 min before getting my beer. Whatever it was busy..but I had to wait 5 min for them to even look at me when I walked in the door. Sorta annoying..
The fish was not that fresh and I guess I would expect it to be on a Friday? I had just a simple dragon roll and the thing fell apart trying to eat it. The squid salad was o.k... All for about 20$ with a sake bomber The experience was a 2 star one..
I gotta give them credit that some of the special rolls are pretty tasty.
The rest was just average .. and the service this time was pretty painful.
Everyone I have ever talked to in the place has told me it was their favorite..There seems to be good local following... and the place was packed for the new happy hour, so maybe I just got the "raw" end of the deal this time?..
You will want this place to go if your in the neighborhood and certainly go to it for the rolls to at least try em,, but my Yelp app will be primed for a new place the next time I am on the west side.