I am completely grossed out by this restaurant and will never return. They engage in highly unhygienic food handling and try to reuse old food. Incident 1 (Recent): We ordered edamame and asked for them to be boiled extra soft. They served them with the sauce completely burnt and charred. The waitress offered to remake them, but when she returned, she admitted the owner told her to just wash the burnt edamame with hot water and add a little sauce. We were so grossed out we tried to leave. We offered to pay for our untouched sodas, but they dishonestly charged us the full edamame price anyway. Incident 2 (Past): This isn't their first time reusing food. A while back, they gave us regular edamame instead of spicy on a to-go order. They told us to bring the food back the next day to fix it and verify we didn't eat the edemames. When we returned, they took our 25-hour-old edamame and re-cooked it. I had to argue for a fresh batch. When they finally remade it, the owner was angry and shorted our portion. Washing burnt food and reusing day-old returns is a massive health hazard. I will be filing a complaint with the Harris County. Save your money and your health--go somewhere else. read more

Akaihi - Burnt edemames - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

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We had a family celebration and had an awesome time. The food was good and service awesome. We did have to wait over 30 minutes for a chef to come in. Our reservation was at 5:30 but the chef didn't come in until 6. The one chef was covering another table. That was tough with small children but we made it work. Would recommend. read more

Great place. Had a great time food was great and portions was amazing. Edamame and gyoza must haves. Hibachi was great aswell as the sauces. Our waiter young man was great super attentive and great service. Ice cream tempura was good and overall great experience. read more

Have lived in the area for over 44 years. Have been here many times in the past. Was told ownership changed. We have a Down Syndrome son, 17 years old. He always insists kids menu. Never ever have had an issue and dont mind paying more. These people refused to serve our Son tonight. We walked out. I never leave reviews, but this pissed me off. I recommend this restaurant be boycotted and taken off your list of possible outings. ZERO STARS. read more

I ordered a Modelo 3 times! The waitress didn't give it to me! She kept on saying ok then NEVER brought it. She seemed annoyed when I asked the 3rd time. Also, the Old Fashioned drink that I ordered tasted like juice, Usually Old fashions are the STRONGEST drink, this was not strong at all. Not even a little bit. Worst old fashioned i ever had, tasted just like juice instead of being strong like every other old fashioned I had. The food was delicious and the hibachi chef was super nice. read more

Was waiting for my car to be serviced and popped in here just to check it out. Was pleasantly surprised. It was 3PM on a Wednesday, so we were the only ones. Sat at the bar and was happy to see that happy hour starts at 3. Cheap drinks and a heck of a deal on sushi. Got some sips and bites in. If I lived up in this area, I'd definitely be coming back. read more

Akaihi - Happy Hour Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

We have been coming here for years and have never had any issues. The food is always so fresh. We came again tonight and it was busy. The service was quick and got our food out right away. Will continue to come here as it is one of our favorites! read more

This was our second visit (12/20/24), previous visit was a couple months ago for lunch. We were very impressed with the food and chose to take our adult son for a nice dinner tonight. Me and my son ordered a chicken sushi roll and tempura shrimp for appetizer, Bento boxes for dinner. My husband opted for the all you can eat menu. The waitress was a little "snappy" when she advised my husband his food could not be taken as leftovers or shared. We were aware of this, as that's what he did on his lunch visit as well. Even though she was a bit harsh we kinda let the attitude roll off our back. She was pleasant after realizing her words were kinda rude. She apologized and told us we wouldn't believe how many people get mad at her claiming she never told them. We ate as much of the food as we could and both my son and I had leftovers. My husband cleaned all his little plates. I packaged my chicken, rice, spring roll, and crab puff (all included in the bento box) up for my son to enjoy as leftovers. We were waiting for the ticket when a lady walked up to the table and said something that did not process in my brain, so I asked if she would repeat, she pointed at my box and said I couldn't take the shrimp... I was lost and opened my box to see what shrimp she was asking about. My son had eaten all his tempura shrimp so I was sure I didn't have any. I HATE SEAFOOD! Shrimp would be the last thing I would pack up in a to go box. I however was not grasping she was accusing me of taking my husbands shrimp! As soon as I figured out she was saying I was stealing leftovers I lost it! I asked if she was insinuating I would pay $100 for food and steal from the 4 small shrimp my husband was served. He had cleaned his plates. He ate the 4 little shrimp! She insisted even after checking my container that I stole SHRIMP! I tossed my to go on the table and told her she could keep the leftovers and throw them away. I was embarrassed in front of my husband and child over what cost the establishment maybe $3. They were also willing to lose customers over that same $3. The best part is, the waitress came up to me in the entry way and asked what was said to upset me. I pointed out the lady had accused me of stealing shrimp...She started apologizing on behalf of the OWNER! The lady was the freaking owner!!! She didn't come to the table to see how our meal was, see if our service was good. She came over to accuse me of stealing shrimp that was destin for the trash! My advise to the owner is if you can't figure out a way to handle situations like this, don't offer the freaking service! She could have easily taken our waitress to the side and asked about his order. The situation was embarrassing and handled completely unprofessionally! read more

Akaihi - Bento boxes and chicken sushi roll. - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

This restaurant is right outside our neighborhood. We frequented the place when it was another name. However, we decided to try Akaihi. If you ever heard the adage, "Leave the past in the past!" that's exactly where we should have left this restaurant!" The food was deplorable! I ordered the Hibachi Steak and Chicken, with the steak being medium rare to medium. What I received was at best medium well to well done. To further exasperate the situation, the manager had a new steak cooked int he back and it was overcooked more than the previous. I sent that one back, as well! I paid the bill and tipped the waitress and walked out the restaurant saying "I should have left the past in the past!" HP read more

I ate here yesterday, and everything was good. The customer service, the sushi, the hibachi, and my drink. It was quite empty when I went in, the place was nice on the inside, so I sat at the bar. Everything was a 10 out of 10 I will be back. read more

End of an era. This has been our family favorite for many years. Tonight was our last visit. New management. New menu. New service. All unacceptable. The worst part is the new woman owner blowing her nose in plain sight and looking at it Twice and not washing her hands. The quality of the food was not good. Sad to say we will not be back. All of Our favorite servers have left As well. The one epic fried Rice was inedible. read more

Being city dwellers, we were pleasantly surprised by a few factors here. Foremost, the lunch specials are valid on Saturday, nice. But the price of getting a hibachi table top cooked meal for $10. Is an unbelievable deal, and that includes soup, fried rice, and salad. We ended up here after we saw the low ratings at Benihana. The only reason that this is a four star rather than a five star, is that the water and the iced tea had a very strange taste. Our chef was superb. Another bonus is that they allowed us to bring in our own cake, and they even served it to us. read more

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You know , when there is a place that you have been coming to since you were 16 , and your now 26, and the resturant was perfect and now the old owner sold. The new owner has managed to ruin the brand , mess up the menu , eliminate the best sellers , and over work her staff and stretching them thin. I've seen this place packed and no one ever waited for anything, but ever since she took over, things have shot downhill. P.S also the toilet doesn't work. read more

Stopped by to get some hibachi. Chef Vinny cooked us a tasty meal. The chicken, steak, and filet mignon hibachi meals came out perfect. The volcano roll and crab puffs were delicious as well. The waitress treated us with kindness. The place can sometimes be inconsistent, but today was great. read more

I was in the area for a track meet and decided to grab lunch. So far I haven't felt sick and my bowels are stable. Great sushi and reasonable price! read more

Akaihi - Sushi and Sushi & Sashimi Combo - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

We got the all you can eat lunch. The food isn't the same with the new ownership. Not even close!! Be very warned that if you leave any food left on your plate they charge you a penalty!! The penalty charge was $10 read more

Akaihi - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

Came here for lunch! Great food and friendly service. I would recommend you try this place out read more

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Came here for the first time with my daughter and ordered a NY hibachi and chicken hibachi. They took 30min start on the food and waited to fill the table then made a mistake and never gave me my hibachi and when tried to talk to waiter language barrier and did not acknowledge the mistake finally towards the end showed her my plate and the. She tried to make me feel bad and saying that she was going to have to pay for it. NEVER COMING HERE AGAIN BAD SERVICE read more

Very nice lunch serving with the bento box. We had the grilled salmon and it was very filling and a great cost! We recommend this restaurant; you will not be disappointed. read more

Akaihi - Salmon Bento Box - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

Delicious, fresh sushi! Always a great time at the bar (love the guys up there). We can never go wrong with hot sake and the black pepper tuna sashimi. Definitely one of my go to sushi spots read more

TOOK MONEY FOOD NOT DELIVERED - warning- we placed an order through uber that we couldn't cancel without penalty- the restaurant decided to stop making sushi for Togo orders. they wouldn't fill our order and they told us to contact Uber to cancel the $200 order. Uber won't without a penalty of $167... and the restaurant would NOT contact Uber or complete the order. VERY DISAPPOINTING - advice is NEVER order via delivery service from them they might decide not to give you the food they TOOK YOUR MONEY FOR - yep really... wow read more

The sushi I ordered: sushi combo with shaggy dog roll, Mizu roll, spicy edamame, and vegetable spring rolls. All of it was so basic that I could do better. They put my sashimi in between all the hot fried sushi so temperature was probably unsafe to even eat sashimi. This basic & cheap fake crab roll sucked so bad I could only eat 1 roll. Tasted like sugary and boring. The shaggy roll was fine but thrown together into a pile. The edamame was made wrong. Spicy edamame usually has garlic chili paste and not what looks to be Cajun seasoning powder lol. I wish I could get my money back ($50) because I could have gotten me and my family something actually edible. I will never go to this place again and I hope most of you do not either. If you like this place you got lucky, or you do not know what good sushi is supposed to taste like (no offense). Sushi chefs would prob throw up trying these rolls. read more

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For almost 20 years, we've been going to Akaihi on a weekly basis, and I can't properly describe how suddenly it has gone down! For starters, the wait staff - which for many years had been totally stable - has seen many new faces, most of whom don't know either the menu or the clientele. Also, those who have been retained are now in different stations, and no longer greet as they did. The feeling is gone... Next, the menu, which previously had THE BEST BENTO BOX SELECTIONS IN NW HARRIS COUNTY, has been reduced to very poor selections. Almost as though the Bento Box is now an afterthought! My late wife and I would stop in weekly for the Seafood Bento Box. Other selections, like the previous lunch offerings have been tossed out and crummy selections replaced them. Like many a restaurant that makes too many changes too fast, the new owners are beginning to see the rotten fruits of their own making. This is truly sad, as even though the prices have gone up by 15 to 20%, the original clientele stuck with them. Now, not so much. read more

Came here for a quick lunch. The food is always good. The fried spicy Edamame was excellent. It spicy a n d fried with garlic...much better than the cold one. The salmon and white tail sashimi were very fresh. Which is of paramount importance when u eating sashimi. Both sushi rolls were good too. Not sure what else I can add. Overall, is a great neighbor sushi place for a quick lunch. read more

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So the family and I decided to try Akaihi for the 1st time. I gotta say it was really good!!! We had a great time! The food was sooooooo YUMMY! The Hibachi was very entertaining. Our waitress , Tammy ( I believe is her name) was FABULOUS, she had a GREAT personality and was really friendly. We will definitely be back. read more

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This place has continued to provide everything a sushi or hibachi fan could want. It's become a neighborhood institution and is packed on Fridays for happy hour and after. Service continues to be happily slow and personal, and the fish is still fresh. This won't ever win "Best Sushi Restaurant" in Houston but we're all super lucky to have it right down the street. Check out the pictures below - this is the $12 lunch special + $5 worth of quail eggs on masago (we taught them how to make this). It comes with a salad and soup and is everything you want before heading back to work. read more

Akaihi - undefined - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

Great place to eat and spend time with family. Usually a short wait but worth it. Portions are plentiful and service is pretty quick. Parking is hit or miss as it is in a strip center. read more

Akaihi - Steak and fried rice - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

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12/8/19 We love this place. Everything was delicious. The service is amazing. We recommend everyone to stop by. Sushi and hibachi on point read more

The volcano roll and shaggy dog were great! We sat at the bar and had a blast talking with the sushi chef Edwin, he is so friendly! They also have a fantastic happy hour, even on the weekends. read more

Akaihi - The volcano roll - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

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Dragged my dad out to satisfy my sushi craving. Let me tell ya I'm satisfied and stuffed. I know I will be back. Lunch special sushi and sashimi Complimentary miso soup and salad Akaihi Special $12 Chefs choice of 4 pieces of sushi, 1 roll, 1 hand roll Kitchen lunch special Served with soup, spring rolls, crab puffs, vegetables, and fried rice Sesame Beef $11 Unsweet ice tea and water Miso & beef soup Crab puff, spring roll, and salad Akaihi Special: California roll (basic b roll), spicy salmon hand roll, crab stick nigiri, squid nigiri, salmon nigiri, and tuna nigiri I'm pretty bummed that the chef thought I was basic. I am new and learning the types of sushi. So I would've preferred more of a fun and different platter of sushi. The sushi rice and fish ratio on the nigiri was a bit much. I always thought you want more fish to lay over a smaller portion of rice. I enjoyed it though. Kitchen lunch special Sesame beef: my dad got this and he said it reminded him of orange chicken, due to the sweet gravy/glaze. The vegetables were good. The rice tasted good but it was soggy so texture was disappointing. read more

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So I came here with a group of 5 on a Friday night at 8:30. My apologies, I didn't realize all the employees are ready to clock out at 8:29. Nonetheless, we are greeted, seated and ready to roll. We place our orders after much discussion and clarification and the chef is rolling.... that is until he pulled out PRE-COOKED SHRIMP & CHICKEN! Like what in the lovely **ck?!? If I wanted precooked, I would've order to-go or delivery. I most certainly wouldn't have sat table-side waiting to get my eyebrows burnt off by the show for fresh food. They explained to me if I wanted "extra" or "fried rice additional" it comes already cooked in the back... The chef and I spoke (reluctantly on his side) and he seemed to be upset with my confusion about it all and stopped performing and doing tricks altogether. I will not be back, unfortunately so read more

We used to come here almost every weekend. They used to be busy and the service was good. Hopefully they can get back to that point. Now it seems like every time we come in the service is lacking and some of the servers almost seem annoyed to take care of customers, the wait is long, prices have gone up, but there's hardly anyone in there. We always do hibachi and lately it's so hot in that area that we can't wait to get out of there. My partner has an allergy to avocado. We usually order the shrimp crunch roll to share before our meal but only get avocado on half of the roll. We completely understand not being able to accommodate when there are a lot of customers. However when there are only two tables being served and they cannot accommodate an allergy then that's just poor customer service and laziness. We can see the sushi chef watching tv from where we are sitting. Good job, buddy! The hibachi chefs and their cooking is what has kept us coming back but it might be time to hang up our hats on this place and find a better spot for hibachi and sushi. The experience is disappointing to say the least. read more

Went for the first time a few weeks ago, for lunch on a Sunday. It was OUTSTANDING! There weren't many people seated on the sushi side; with the dark wood, low light and glass wall fountain the ambiance was very serene. Our server Irene and the sushi chefs were super friendly. They happily answered all my menu questions and I decided on the Akaihi Special (soup, salad, chef's choice sushi: salmon, tuna, white tuna, shrimp w/ CA roll and spicy salmon hand roll), $12 of beautiful deliciousness! I always drink Kirin Ichiban with my sushi. But I must say, I was impressed by the size of the wine glasses and decent pours I saw a few tables over. Went for Happy Hour last night. It was 6:30 on a Friday night and no surprise they were super busy. Hostess told us there was a 15 to 20 minute wait, so I was a little worried we would miss happy hour. Thankfully, we were seated in 15 minutes and our server (Irene, again!) came over within a few minutes and took our first order. We ordered two more times before happy hour ended. Our sushi was great (escolar was fantastic!). The Happy Sumo roll was OK...menu says it's wrapped in soy paper, so I didn't expect it to have any rice around it, but it did. We left happy and will be back soon! read more

Akaihi - Happy Hour: yellowtail, white tuna, escolar, tuna, salmon - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

Visited on 5/17/24. The interior definitely looked dated. Did have to wait a bit for the chef to start. Ordered filet medium rare. Upon filet being placed on slab, it did not appear to be filet - almost had the look of liver. I remember thinking I wish I had ordered the 'steak' that was sitting next to my filet. There were a few pieces of meat that kept getting larger the longer I chewed..... Overall, I was disappointed and wished I had gone to the Hayashi Hibachi on 1960. (only came here because it was closer) For $133 for 3 adults - was overpriced for what we got. Lastly, visited the restroom and an employee came out of the last stall, passed right by me and exited - without washing her hands. Thank goodness we were leaving. read more

I am continuously pleased each time I visit Akaihi. I chose to eat here for my birthday lunch, and they did not disappoint! My medium filet mignon was done perfectly. The chef cooks all of our food in front of us. Does a fun show with his skills which amaze me every time. The fried rice is phenomenal. Our chef was top notch, and the owner came over to greet us. My wife ordered a shaggy dog, and everyone came over for bites it was so good. Folks at the other hibachi tables were placed following good socially distant practices. We will definitely return to eat, here. read more

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This is my go to restaurant specially when I have visitors from out of town. The place can accommodate large groups but it's cozy still. Lunch here at Akaihi is priced right considering the variety you're getting as well as food quality. I ordered shrimp and scallop hibachi this particular day . My order includes their yummy fried rice, hibachi veggies and salad. The amount of fried rice you're getting is very generous. Their salad dressing makes the boring iceberg lettuce enjoyable to eat. Service from the hibachi chef Tito and server Mylene are excellent. Would definitely recommend to try if ever you're in the Klein Spring area. I want to add that I was also given green tea ice cream as dessert and was not charged extra. read more

Akaihi - Hamachi Kama - Japanese Near Me - Spring, Texas

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Great service, clean and great ambiance....this is the best Japanese Teppanyaki or Hibachi ... its a bit of a drive from where I live but I don't mind doing the drive for good dining experience read more

I enjoyed the food and the staff was very kind. The overall vibe of the restaurant was welcoming.

We will never come back here. the service was horrible. It was okay that the medium rare steak was tough, but the aftermath on how they handled "making it right " was unacceptable. The manager came to the table ( in a very polite, but very condescending)saying he would discount the meals, then handed us a bill with no discount as promised. He proceeded to tell us that they do not give discounts. The owner was there and never came to talk to us as we asked. The managemer then accidentally charged our account twice. They had to call Customer service to assist them with our refund . In the end they reluctantly made a second steak for us. It would have been nice if they would have done this in the first place, not waste our time and have us to ask for the owner, who never address us. Ultimately the lack of professionalism and the unwillingness to take responsibility ruined our visit. Save your time and money--there are far better options out there. read more

This was the absolute worst experience we've EVER had here and we've been eating here for years. We arrived 15 minutes before 3 and it took three tries for the waitress to get my tea order correct. This put the time at 10 after 3 and they said that since our order wasn't in the system they couldn't honor the lunch prices. We asked for the manager and he blamed it on me because I went to the restroom when we walked in. To top it off, when the waitress finally got my tea right, there was a HUGE chip in my cup. Way to go Akaihi, you've permanently lost our business and I'll never recommend anyone come try your restaurant. I can't believe how terribly you treated a long time customer today; shame on you! read more