The parking lot gets full quickly but none the less there is street parking. The food is worth it for the price and easily shareable. Went around 9pm so was able to park in the lot. The turn around time for order to table is quick. Its sort of a bar but without the loudness. Music selection is cool. Great place to visit with friends or family or even by yourself. The food is up to par. Alot of choices so just read and ask if you need help. The salad surprisingly was amazing read more

Aka Sushi and Ramen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Hermosa Beach, California

Neighborhood find and did not disappoint. Service was extremely friendly and sharp. Sushi was fresh..and we really appreciated the quality rice that did not fall apart like other sushi places. We loved each of the rolls. The appetizer selections were great too. Menu full of options. Price is right too! The only reason they didnt get 5 stars is the canned soda and the menu says unlimited refills for soda but thats not true. Other than that we will go back!!! read more

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My friend & I wanted to go for dinner but we knew everywhere would be packed for Valentine's Day so we found this little spot. There was only 1 waiter & 1 chef so we waited about 15 minutes to be seated but that was no problem at all! Let me say the hole in the wall sushi places are sometimes the best! We got 3 different rolls & gyoza, which ended up being too much because we got so full. But it was all so delicious. Tried the tempura California roll, dragon roll & baked Alaskan salmon roll... the last one was my favorite. The baked salmon roll had such a great unique flavor, we thought it was amazing. Would definitely be back! read more

Atmosphere - quaint, home feel, indoor seating available with sushi counter. Customer service - Excellent service. Sushi chef was alone - took our orders, prepared the food and served the food. Taste - everything wad freshly prepared and tasty. Great presentation. We ordered the teriyaki chicken box which came with assorted Tempura, California roll and salad. We also had dragon roll, hot night roll and rainbow roll. Tempura was crispy and tasty. Sushi was fresh. Price - Average, good value. read more

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We always have good service here! The restaurant owner is always attentive to us. We love the rolls here, so yummy! My daughters fave are the avocado spicy tuna roll & the regular spicy tuna roll I love a good tiger roll! read more

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This review is for a Friday night 9pm dinner. There are plenty of parking spaces infront of the restaurant. The dining area with tables is small but seating area is comfortable. We choose to seat at the table, and not at the sushi bar. I had gyoza, California roll, and hot green tea. The gyozas are deep fried; I preferred pan fried. The California roll came with pickled ginger and Wasabi. My green tea was a Yamamoto brand tea bag. My honey had the shrimp tempura Don, a spicy tuna roll, and a Soporo. He ate everything, so it must have been good. Our waiter gave us a bottle of Soporo but charged us for a large beer. He should have asked if we wanted a regular size or large. Minus 1 star. The woman's bathroom is clean. Overall, food is good, dining area is comfortable. Some menu item does not have detail description of ingredients... so be sure to talk to the waiter. We will definitely return in the future. Yelp incorrectly states the location as Redondo Beach. This restaurant is located in Hermosa Beach. read more

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I came here for solo dinner on a week day and ordered spicy veggie ramen and 2 orders of the salmon nigiri. The salmon nigiri was really good: fresh and thick cut. I really enjoyed that. The ramen though tasted like hot water with noodles in it with chopped up veggies. I don't know how else to explain it, it literally had no taste. I ate a couple bites but couldn't get through it. The server was really rude but I guess expected for a Korean restaurant. He did fill up my glass of chardonnay to the brim so that's A+. I will unfortunately be back, it's the only walking distance sushi spot from my house lmfao. read more

I believe the owner and management is different from when I used to frequent this spot wayyy back in high school. I've gone plenty of times within the last few years: Good sushi. Good service. Ample parking (lot). Indoor seating though I'm not sure it's reopened yet (due to covid 19). A few small tables for outdoor seating. No heat lamps (none needed it's SO-CAL after all). Not a fancy place nevertheless, good quality. You CAN find cheaper sushi restaurants (if that's your thing), but you might taste the difference (if your a foodie). If you go around lunch or dinner, expect a wait, theres typically 1 server and 1 cook and AKA Sushi and Ramen is popular with phone and online orders, might take a little while to get your food. Warning: Make sure you ask what's on your roll instead of relying on the description and photos on the menu, they're not *always* accurate. read more

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Unfortunately, Aka also known as... Average. Small sushi and ramen spot in Hermosa Beach. Was craving ramen and sushi by the sea, so dropped in for lunch. Although the owner (head chef) is nice, Not much to the eyes in here. Ramen was average if that, and the sushi was bland. Worth a try if you're hungry but AKA.. I won't be rushing back read more

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The sweetest owners made us feel so welcome. Incredible food and really good price. Love all the sake options. Thank you for the great togo

I ordered and paid for five orders of inari and only got one order. My receipt with Uber Eats confirms I ordered and paid for five. Even on their own receipt it says one, so they copied the order wrong from Uber Eats. It was an obvious mistake, and a mistake entirely on their end. I called the restaurant to let them know. At first they insisted I only ordered one. Then they admitted they made a mistake and that it was supposed to be five, and that I could come pick up the missing ones myself. I asked them to redeliver the missing items and they said no. They wanted me to come pick it up, but that defeats the purpose of ordering delivery. They then changed their answer and said that it really was only one after all. I told them I literally have proof I ordered five, it's on my receipt, and only on their receipt that they transcribed incorrectly is it one. They insisted it was one. I said I'll take it up with Uber, and only then did they change their answer yet again and say they actually do see it was supposed to be five, but I still had to come pick them up. I said no, and we left it at that. Very disappointing. read more

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Our go to sushi on Tuesday, always consistently fresh. Sometimes a bit of a wait, the waiter is a bit overwhelmed at times, but the food is worth the wait. My kids learned to eat sushi and ramen at this place, good flavors and fresh fish. read more

Sushi to go !!! Delicious n fresh sushi ! n sushi , lot of varieties!! U wont regrets !!! All u need is to try and owner is friendly! read more

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We have been the customer for over 10 years, ever since he owned the original Kai sushi bar in Torrance. Owner Kimura さん is such a friendly warm person. Since we moved out of the state we have been missing his food. After revisit his new restaurant, it was still as wonderful as we remember. He remembers what you like and his greeting is happy and genuine. read more

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Excellent service, price for 3 basic rolls was good california spicy tuna and crunch roll were together 17$ such good price! read more

Aka Sushi and Ramen - Sushi combo - Sushi Bars Near Me - Hermosa Beach, California

First time, but we will be back. Noodles in the veggie ramen were cooked perfectly and the veggies were great. My wife ordered a salad with sushi and she ate it so fast she couldn't even talk! read more

Aka Sushi and Ramen - First time, but we will be back. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Hermosa Beach, California

Absolutely amazing- a true hidden gem. The sushi chef/owner is a master of fish- great quality and design. Highly recommend this place and can't wait to go back. read more

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I remember now why I don't do takeout sushi. Truth is I don't care much for any takeout - I won't lament - it really isn't a fault of the restaurant; food simply doesn't travel well even though the ride home is only a few minutes...which is.another reason why I also don't do delivery, just not a fan of food not plated before me. In any case, this little spot is nifty. A decent menu and good service. There are a couple tables out front, a good option during warmer weather as there are no heat sources. We arrived and it was 57 degrees and without jackets I would have been miserable so takeout it was. An order of combo and shrimp tempura. Lots of veggies but the short drive home meant soggy tempura. Tasty though. Same for gyoza - the taste was very good, but again these little guys didn't keep their decent crispiness in a foam container. The Crunch roll held up nicely, just not as pretty in a foam container - I took the time to plate everything, but it's just not the same. The sushi combo was decent but again there's something about the consistency that changes during the drive home then onto the plate. Nothing tasted bad, our bellies were full but I know everything would have been much better had we dined in...well, outdoors really (this outdoor thing is obnoxious). Anyway, tons of parking, loaded menu, friendly service, tables were full and they did a decent takeout business while we waited for our order. We'll keep this one on our try again list when L.A. county freedom returns. read more

Terrible. We walked in to a bad smell. Should have walked right out. Sat at a table and tried not to notice the dirty paint chipped walls. Like huge chunks of paint and plaster missing. Ordered a few rolls and sushi. All covered in sauces. Eel roll. Eel cold and rubbery. Hermosa roll very fishy and not edible. Blech. The whole meal was terrible. The tuna sushi was still frozen. The waiter acted like he didn't notice none of the food was eaten. It was as if he knew it was horrific read more

Amazing sushi and noodles and super nice staff. I got the Sunset roll and it was too yummy. Great experience!!!

Good sushi great service - don't let the outside fool you. Very underrated spot. Sushi chef is very skilled and friendly.

Came here with my 3 friends amazing service, great vibe, and even better food! Would definitely come back for the music alone

What this place lacks in atmosphere is made up for in the quality, value and flavor of their food. My son and I came here last night and had a fantastic meal. The kids bento box is the best deal I've seen in an entree on a kid's menu; included soup, rice, California roll, AND tempura. I had the hand roll trio, which was also great. If you instagram your food, you get either a free small serving of California Roll or gyoza. A super complete dinner at literally HALF the price of other Japanese restaurants in the area (save Rice Things). Highly recommended! read more

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Close to the house in a strip mall with Big Lots, decided to give them a try for dinner, sushi was very fresh and reasonably priced. Added a couple of bowls of Ramen that were very good. Staff is very friendly and attentive, service was fast. Very reasonably priced local alternative for sushi and ramen. Recommended read more

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Incredible insanely fresh sushi. Genuinely so much better than what you can find at most restaurants. Like, beyond fresh. Service was great, everyone is so attentive. They always have nice music playing and is just a great spot for some amazing food! Udon is insanely good too. read more

Really good sushi. New weekend spot. Ramen wasn't bad either. Will definitely be back. Sundays are perfect.

Do yourself a service and never eat here. The food was microwaved and appalling. There was no ambiance other than a cheap sushi restaurant where the host/ server/ owner was extremely rude. read more

The food was okay. It was Luke warm. The presentation was good. We were the only ones in the place besides the chef. So service was fine. I don't think I would come back. read more

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Wow. We were in the mood for sushi and ramen so we came here. Sushi was good. Rolls were a little sloppy, but I don't care. However, my party ordered 3 different types of ramen and all were horrible. Mine especially. I would say stay away from SHOYU ramen. It's broth is literally chili oil, soy sauce and water. It's so disgusting. Although the server was EXCELLENT, I would never come here again. read more

Aka Sushi and Ramen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Hermosa Beach, California

I was really hoping to like this local place. Unfortunately, I can't not recommend this restaurant. Order two items: a roll and beef bento. - the roll came out completely different then what was on the menu... I order spicy tuna "Hermosa roll" and got a mixed of plain tuna and salmon with mango. The chef came out and said this is how we make it, I mentioned it was different on the menu. He offered to remake but I said it was okay. Honestly I probably wouldn't be writing this review if that was the only issue. Ordered the beef bento box. The tempura was cold and the worst I have every tried. Doughy, greasy and flavorless. The beef was oily and tasted like grease. The salad dressing had no flavor. Skip this place. The chef/ possibly owner seem nice but the food was lacking. read more

This is the most slept on sushi place I've ever been to. This is my second time being here and both times there was only one other table eating at the time. Both times I ordered salmon nigiri which is a simple thing to make but can make a serious statement about the quality of the food. It was excellent and came out within a couple minutes of me ordering. This time I ordered the $7 udon (which is a steal nowadays) and it was simple and delicious. If you want a quiet place to enjoy some delicious Japanese food, this is the spot! read more

I love coming here. The food is delicious, we've never had a wait, and you don't feel rushed. There's all of the usual favorites you want, and some fun rolls you should try like the Crazy, Hermosa or Double Double. I also have really enjoyed their Ramen on a colder night. read more

Aka Sushi and Ramen - Eel roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Hermosa Beach, California

Great every time, a neighborhood gem and we've loved everything we've tried on the menu

First off I like most sushi places that are open late because they're a diamond in the rough. This place was affordable, free parking everywhere but it's out the way for me to drive. Customer service was nice, I'm glad I was able to leave a tip that made his night. We ended up getting a bento box, sushi rolls and veggie ramen. I like how they separated the broth from everything else so you can mix it yourself instead of it coming all together. The rolls were good they disappeared immediately and you can't ever go wrong with a bento box. This wasn't amazing sushi but good quality neighborhood food, if I lived in the area or worked etc I'd visit more often but it's not worth going out the way for, either way you guys left me with a full tummy and smile. read more

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Was driving in the area looking for food & came across this restaurant. It's located on Aviation & Pch. It shares the same parking lot with other small restaurants. I went in with my little group of four. We were greeted by a friendly waitress & made our way to our table. We were handed our menus and we ordered our waters. The tables were clean and the place was empty minus the one waitress & cook. We ordered spicy edamame as our appetizer & when the waitress came back we ordered our meals. We got our drinks and the food took quite awhile. Two other tables ended up being occupied with customers. They got our food before we did. 2 of got our poke bowls, and then she brought out this oily edamame. My other two guests still waiting on their food. My daughter ordered this albacore roll. It came after her food was finally ready. Her ramen bowl had pork fat in it, and a huge portion of cabbage. It was not tasty at all. We asked for the check and we tried the albacore roll and the fish was bad. Our waitress left out of hurry, and the waiter there I advised that the fish was bad and he did nothing. I have never had bad sushi before until today. Disappointed that they didn't attempt to make our visit better. read more

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This is the 2nd time I have ordered delivery. The first time I received a roll called Sunset Roll. I was advertised as wrapped with soy paper. I received it with rice no soy paper. I Called them & they confirmed it was supposed to be with soy paper not rice. I just ordered again, I also sent a message along with the order to make sure it was wrapped in soy paper as advertised, because the last time it was not. Guess what , I received this latest order with again, no soy paper wrapped just the rice. The other roll I ordered was the Salmon avocado roll, also supposed to be wrapped in soy paper. It was not. It was with rice. Pretty sure they did not even READ the message to make sure they came as advertised. I will not order from them again. read more

Tasty sushi and gyoza. The ramen was just ok in my book; the noodles were a little off for me just not quite cooked enough and the broth was fair. read more

Saw the place on Postmates and was craving Ramen and some sushi thought I'd order. Ramen locked flavor the Cha Shu tasted just like playing pork belly no real seasoning. The salmon teriyaki was the smallest portion I've ever seen at that price point. The only slight saving grace the sushi was fresh and good amount of fish. Don't recommend personally. read more

Aka has been my quarantine go-to. The Hawaiian roll is my (and my husband's) absolute favorite- it has avocado and spicy tuna inside and tuna on top. The the blue fin sashimi is also delicious. The sushi chef is such a nice guy. He has started to recognize my order and throws in a delicious little salad on the house. Before the stay-at-home order, my husband and I had eaten at the restaurant and tried one of the cold sakis, which was so good and not too pricey. Another item on the menu that I like is the Tuna Tataki. Great food, great service. I will continue to support this place throughout quarantine. I highly recommend any Hermosa or Redondo locals do the same so we can keep these wonderful people in business! read more

It's tough to say much about the business, everything was so mediocre. The service, the decor, even the Ramen. I got the basic Chashu, but it was more basic than I could've expected. The pork was sliced into strips instead of the usual preparation, which made it easier to eat, but it was a bit over cooked. The egg was over, cooked as well, which was an even greater disappointment. But the noodles and broth were fine. Just fine. the prices are fine. The place is clean. There's nothing really to dislike or to especially like about the place. read more