Stopped into this little sushi place next to Publix in Ocala for lunch on a work trip. There was a bench on it with people outside, which I assumed was for this location, but it must not have because there was no one inside. I sat down and was greeted by my waitress. She was nice, but quick to the point. I needed a few minutes, but ordered a water in the meantime. I decided to go with the lunch special with a ginger salad. Almost immediately following my order, the salad came out. It was great, cold, and crisp. They loaded on the ginger dressing, which I was happy about. I ordered a few rolls and they came out shortly after. The place was quiet so it was nice to get able to get some work done there. I got the bill and the price was super reasonable. Will be back if I'm in the area again. read more

My wife and I went on a noble lunchtime quest for sushi and ended up at Aki Sushi. She played it safe with a volcano roll and miso soup. I rolled the dice on their $9.95 lunch special -- two rolls and soup or salad. Naturally, I chose the spicy tuna and shrimp tempura rolls with onion soup, because balance. Now, let's talk value. For under ten bucks, you get sushi, soup, and a moment of peace -- that's already a win in this economy. The flavor was solid, ingredients were fresh, but the rolls themselves were a bit on the fun-sized side. A little more rice wouldn't hurt -- not asking for sumo rolls, just something more substantial than a sushi suggestion. Service was quick, friendly, and didn't involve anyone saying "we're out of that," which in itself is a minor miracle these days. Bottom line: Aki Sushi won't blow your mind, but it won't break your wallet either. Great for a quick fix when you're craving sushi and a break from adulting. read more

Delicious dining! From the onion soup, fresh sushi. Coconut shrimp and served promptly.

Horrible customer service. Did not get the rice they charged me for and the servings were so small. Not worth the cost.

It's good sushi. I enjoy ordering from there. I love their sashimi roll. That is my absolute favorite.

Not authentic. Tempura appetizer ouzing with oil. Batter not well done. Sushi dinner and chirashi was a big disappointment. Oion soup has beef broth in it. Taste of each slice of fish was pretty much the same. No character and texture was horrible. This is not fresh. we wil not be back. read more

I don't know what happened to Aki Sushi. It's gone so far downhill since the last time we ate there I can't believe it's still in business. We ordered six rolls (basic ones, not fancy), onion soup, spring rolls and a side of noodles which was about $46 with the tip. The first thing I noticed was the three spring rolls were now two and the side of sweet chili sauce amounted to about half a teaspoon. I hate it when restaurants are cheap with their condiments! Build it into the price if you're so worried about condiment costs! These spring rolls were $2 each and you can't afford to give me a small side of sweet chili sauce? It's not like there was any labor involved - these were two frozen spring rolls they dropped in the fryer. Then the noodles - first of all, this was a small amount (usually with a side of noodles or rice they pack the container full) and these noodles were banging around in the half-empty to-go container. The noodles were greasy and until I seasoned them myself had ZERO flavor. The restaurant didn't send any soy sauce either (for the sushi) so I had to use my own. The onion soup also tasted completely flat - no flavor at all. Like boiled water with a couple of mushroom slices. Then the sushi - no flavor! Not in the sushi rice, the nori, the wasabi was even tasteless. How can you even make sushi that tastes like nothing? But then, in the yellowtail roll - A BONE! In all my many years of eating sushi I have never encountered a fish bone in any sushi. It's simply never occurred. What a colossal disappointment. The quality of Aki Sushi is subpar - no care or concern was put in anything they served us, no seasoning, no flavor, everything was small, cheaply made and put together. There was no level of quality. Needless to say, we will not have a return visit, nor should anyone waste their time and money on their lousy food. Shame on you Aki Sushi - how far you've fallen! read more

Rude staff. Fried rice was something special - we did not try it. I'd skip the establishment .

Food was nasty paid 50 dollars nothing when I ask for refund she treating to call the cops save your money Don't come this the worst place place I been to in Ocala worst experience save your money every body that said this place the best place in Ocala either got paid to say it or they just use to that nasty old rice and fake meat that they be serving read more

Sushi in Ocala is made for those who have never had sushi before and would like to experience Japanese cuisine. I was hesitant to try raw fish in the neighborhood because my expectations were low. I decided to try the Naruto .. my fault for not reading the menu carefully. The naruto is a tuna, salmon, avocado, and imitation crab wrapped in cucumber. I read to quickly and thought cucumber was inside.. wouldn't have ordered it. The lion king is a cooked roll with a hint of spice. I don't think cream cheese belongs in sushi but majority of the menu seems to disagree. read more

Aki Sushi - 147. Naruto Roll and 126. Golden Roll - Japanese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

Rice was not fried, just left white and paid $5. Upgrade for that . Steak was terribly tough, hard to chew . Manager said it's been 6 minutes talking on the phone and she's too busy to care about food problem on a slow Sunday night $65.00 order . read more

WAS going to go... but they are dirty inside. All over the floor. Doors smudged. You can tell they don't care about hygiene & sanitation. read more

Aki Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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Aki is my go to for sushi in Ocala. The service is always top notch. It's a small, quaint little restaurant that is always relatively quiet. We love this place and go at least every couple weeks. read more

This was the first Asian food restaurant I ever came to in Ocala and ever since then five years ago it's still among one of my favorites. Also, this place has the best eel sauce. read more

My family loves Aki for takeout. We do occasionally dine in and sometimes find that there is a wait because there is limited space. The rolls are great and affordable and there are great Hibachi grill options if someone in your family/party doesn't like sushi. I definitely recommend Aki for takeout! read more

The BEST carry out or delivery sushi. I love their ginger salad as well. I have ordered delivery countless times and the orders always come right on time or early and correct. Service is wonderful. read more

First time eating at this restaurant. Sushi was fresh and the server was prompt and friendly. Saki was also tasty. We will return for another meal! read more

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Yum!! So glad I found this delicious little sushi place after moving out here to Ocala from Jax. Great menu, lots of variety to choose from. I've ordered many times, both sit down and delivery, and service has always been excellent, quick, friendly, and exactly as ordered. The restaurant is clean and very cozy. I love coming to Aki Sushi! read more

Placed an online order, received a confirmation text. Showed up to pick up the order 20 min later and the waiter had no clue about the order even when I showed the confirmation message. Told me to wait 10 min and they would have it ready. Came back 10 min later and they still hadn't started on the order. Waited almost an hour for this whole process. (3 rolls and rice) Minimal apologies, didn't make even the slightest effort to make things right. Will not be going back. Horrible service, don't waste your time. read more

Very fresh and fairly priced. Usually sit at the sushi bar and am amazed at the skills of the chefs.

Let me start by saying I've eaten here via delivery, pick up, and in the restaurant more than 15 times. The general consensus of their food is that it's good, great fried sushi, and on the cheaper side. However, the last 3 or so times I ordered delivery or pick up I had asked for yum yum sauce (which of course we paid for) and only ever got half or less of a plastic sauce cup full. This evening four of us decided to order for pick up. We got four meals and a spring roll. We all asked for fried rice (they give you white rice if you do not specific) except for one who asked for noodles. We wrote in every "special instructions" area to please include full yum yum sauces (since hey, we are paying for it!), but of course we did not get a single yum yum sauce that was more than half full or less. Not only that, but one of the orders did not get fried rice as requested and ALL of the veggies were basically raw. Hard broccoli and carrots that we couldn't even grab with a fork. The icing on this hot mess of a cake was that we got two tiny packets of soy sauce that I guess they expected us to split between 4 meals and a sushi roll. This was just pitiful. Do better. read more

Aki Sushi - Half full sauce we had to pay for to show their stinginess. - Japanese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

This place is always a solid choice for sushi. Are there places with a more romantic and date kind of vibe? Sure. However the service is great here, the food is my favorite Japanese / sushi place in town, and there's never been a wait when I've gone. read more

The Steak Special Dinner Box was amazing. The only reason why I didn't give it a 5 star rating was because the spicy tuna roll had no flavor. read more

This has been our favorite sushi spot since we found it many years ago. Highly recommend the Golden Roll for a fun hot and cold in your mouth at the same time experience. My son loves it and I really can't get him to order anything else at this point. All of your traditional favorites are fabulous. I wish they had Hiabtchi Bento box selection. Their Hibatchi is delicious. They are a fabulous, delicious little spot and we are so glad because we love to support local spots before chains. read more

Sushi was just ok imo Not worth the price. Take our container reminds me of a fast food hamburger place. Wouldn't recommend this place.

Small, quiet, first class restaurant, We have had their lobster roll, chicken fried rice, and gyoza, all are excellent. Small seating area and they do a great to-go-business it seems. We Plan on returning soon, have already been a couple of times. read more

The steak with bean sprout WAS THE BEST, California roll was warm so a bit weird. Miso soup was very water down like 80% water 20% miso. The chicken fried rice is bit dry but ok. The gyoza was GOOD I like how they put the sauce on top of it. Salad was decent very strong ginger taste for the dressing . It's my first time trying Aki Sushi I give a 80/100 p.s. Tempura was good too lol read more

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amazing sushi, friendly staff, the restaurant was very clean and i liked the dim lighting.

I was looking for a great sushi restaurant and this sure fit the bill. Server was friendly, timely food service. I had the dinner special box. It was delicious i will definitely be back. Thank you!!! read more

The next Terminator movie will be a documentary about the chef, who is clearly a merciless robot assassin from the future, sent back in time to murder Japanese cuisine. The cucumber salad had no cucumbers in it. Plenty of chopped lettuce, though? The chirashi, aka "a bowl of rice with fish on top everywhere else in the known universe," was not in a bowl, with the rice and fish holding a very tense standoff on opposite sides of the plate. The house salad came out after the entree, drowning in dressing. Straight iceberg lettuce. Can a brother get a tomato slice? Cucumber? Red onion slice? Anything? I asked for water and never got any. The tea was on point. read more

Aki Sushi - Apparently this is Chirashi? - Japanese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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I continue to be impressed with this restaurant - they have such a superior collection of items - their creativity and deliciousness of their sushi and their rolls is out of this world! And now you can order online for delivery or pickup - it doesn't get much better than that. This place is by far the best sushi place in Ocala!! read more

The food was sooo good.. the rolls were so good and I could fit them in my mouth nicely which was cool. I ordered eel sushi... so good. The tempura cheesecake was delicious!! I was so full after everything but I still finished that cheesecake. And the prices were really great, too.. And the portions were generous. We ordered ahead and by the time we arrived 15 minutes later our order was already behind the counter ready to go. Also, the employees are professional. read more

Aki Sushi - 3 Rolls Lunch ... Tokyo roll on top, Philadelphia roll, East roll on bottom - Japanese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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First time visiting and it was a nice experience. I had the salmon regular box and shrimp tempura box. The miso soup and salad was really nice. I had the shrimp tempura box and it tasted great, including the dumplings and sushi rolls. The staff was really nice and it was a calm and quiet environment. We will be back. read more

My fiance and I used to go there a lot. After a few times of it being under par (fish didn't taste fresh, ginger dressing was not great). We decided to go elsewhere. Now, 3 years later, a friend of mine went and it was wonderful. The soft shell crab appetizer was better than before. Lite and more crab. Ginger dressing was quite good. Sushi was fresh. And you can never go wrong with the green tea tempura iced cream. Will definitely go again. read more

Aki Sushi is the best! My favorite is the Ocala Roll (without cream cheese), but everything I have tried is delicious. The fried rice is also a favorite menu item of mine! The quality is always superb, they never disappoint! read more

Currently my favorite sushi place in town--it's in a shopping plaza but no worries because you can order and pay online and take it home and get to spend more time with your dogs. Consistently good and friendly staff. read more

Justin roll.... peanut roll! Theeeee best! Not so crazy about the cooked dishes, but I don't care I just go for the sushi read more

The staff is great. The food cost-effective. With calories being so low (if you order correctly) sushi is always a smart move; especially here. They have been very flexible with our unique orders. My son usually replaces dumplings for sushi in the bento box. I usually bow out of cream cheese. So far, every request has been, "no problem." read more

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Okay so a friend girl and I are crashing for the night in Ocala. We were both craving sushi, so after 45 minutes of browsing Yelp we gambled and decided on this place. Dinner was early so we were a bit skeptical about only 4 other people dining here. The decor was surprisingly modern (I thought the mirrored wall was a nice idea.) the dining area was clean and there was zero fishy smell (a requirement for a sushi place).Our waitress was friendly. I ordered the seaweed salad, she ordered some chopped sashimi salad with vinegar and sesame that was delicious. We ordered the rainbow roll, crazy roll and the spider roll. All the items had a beautiful presentation and I loved that the crazy roll was wrapped in soy paper. My only critique was that the rainbow roll was wrapped a little loose but everything was delicious and hit the spot. We would definitely come back to this place - loved the sushi! read more

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My husband and I ate here a few weeks ago and we really enjoyed it. The rolls were on the smaller side, but the prices reflected that. We went during the lunch hour and were able to take advantage of the specials. The staff was very friendly and attentive. As we were eating, there were a number of people coming in to pick up takeout orders. read more

Aki Sushi - Sushi rolls we ordered during lunchtime, including a special one in the middle - Japanese Near Me - Ocala, Florida