- Ordered ahead online for pickup during lunch on a Thursday; I arrived earlier than the promised time, and the staff was very accommodating and finished getting my order ready without issue - Restaurant has plenty of tables for dining in, though it was very quiet on a Thursday afternoon; a couple of others were waiting for takeout - Service was friendly and efficient--both the waitstaff and sushi chefs were welcoming and all smiles - Food was packaged well for takeout and traveled nicely - Overall, everything was solid: sushi rolls tasted fresh with an excellent rice-to-filling ratio (light on rice, generous on filling), and the fried gyozas had a nice crisp on the edges with great flavor - Tip: if ordering online, check different platforms--menu prices can vary quite a bit! read more

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Love love loveeee their sushi here. First their service was quick, kind, and very attentive. They refilled my water when needed, and was very polite. I ordered their spicy tuna role and I absolutely enjoyed it. Their rice to filling ratio is perfect. I also thoroughly enjoyed their salmon avocado roll. Generous amount of wasabi and ginger. I also liked their gyoza, I never had it before but it was well cooked and flavorful. Would come back! read more

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A Hidden Gem for a Relaxing Lunch! ​My daughter took me here for a late lunch, and it was a wonderful experience. We ordered the sushi and roll combo sets, which were very reasonably priced. The fish was fresh and of great quality--we were both very satisfied! ​Since it was a bit late on a weekday, the restaurant was quiet and had a nice, relaxing atmosphere. Our server was very kind and attentive, making our meal even more enjoyable. It's a great spot for a casual yet delicious lunch in the city. Highly recommended! read more

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This is Akura's sushi deluxe with ponzu and a Diet Coke, $47 all in (delivered with tip) . That's a good price, and it comes with miso soup and a spicy tuna roll. The fish? Fresh, nice-sized nigiri. But here's the problem--every piece was overdressed like it was trying too hard. Uni piled on tuna with caviar? Weird, bitter. Salmon roe on top of salmon nigiri? Redundant. If they dressed a few pieces with intention, no problem, but this felt like forced luxury. And nothing kills sushi faster than fake luxury. Also, I don't love when the roll is a heavy spicy tuna. I'd much rather see a clean salmon, toro, or simple tuna roll as the sidekick. This had the makings of a high score--fresh fish, solid nigiri--but the gimmicks drag it down. Akura, do what you do well and don't chase trends. C+. Follow The Raw Report on TikTok for more NYC sushi reviews. read more

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The sushi was packed full, but I wish the salmon teriyaki w a bit more stuff! Great salad dressing and the togo order came nicely! Need to try the salmon deluxe it looks great on here-- Cheers! read more

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- Ok I am actually obsessed with this restaurant. They have hands down the best quality fish for such a good price. The beautiful colors of the fish themselves are just the start. Immediately when you put it in your mouth, you can taste the freshness of their fish. Absolutely amazing. I've ordered from this place so many times and will 100% continue to do so. - I always order their Salmon Lover and Sushi Deluxe dinner entrees. Their rolls are great too. I've had their tuna, tuna avocado, spicy salmon, salmon avocado, eel cucumber, and lobster rolls and all of them are great. But my favorite is definitely the Salmon Lover entree. It comes with 6 pieces of salmon nigiri, a salmon avocado roll, and a spicy salmon roll. Dare I say, their salmon is the freshest salmon I've eaten in New York City! The insanely fresh salmon combined with avocado literally melts in my mouth. Such a perfect roll. And the spicy salmon roll has just the right amount of spice and crunch to it. I couldn't recommend a better sushi place for this price and top tier fish quality. I think about this place all the time. read more

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Akura Sushi is a solid local takeout spot! I ordered the three-roll maki combo set for $24.95 with a salmon avocado roll, tuna avocado roll, and yellowtail scallion roll, which is my go-to order when getting three rolls. The ratio of fish to avocado to rice was solid. The fish was fresh enough in the sense that it didn't taste fishy, but it also didn't have much flavor, so the rolls all tasted fairly similar. Visually, some of the fish pieces were more cut up and the tuna was a brighter red than I'm used to, which might speak to the quality, though neither had a major effect on the experience. Overall, between this and Blue Mountain, I would personally choose to order from Blue Mountain as I think the quality is a bit higher. read more

My favorite go to sushi place at my job. Usually order through grub hub and delivery is always fast. Love getting the lunch special option of 3 rolls and miso soup. Their miso soup always hits the spot. Usually get the lobster roll, spicy tuna or salmon crunch roll and salmon avocado roll. Quality is always super fresh with large chunks of meat. So satisfying and delicious for the price. read more

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Delivery was fast and convenient. I ordered the Beef brisket soba noodles and miso soup. The soup was delicious. The noodles...not so much. The whole dish is extremely grey/brown - the noodles are literally indistinguishable from the beef in color; there is very little beef; calling it brisket feels inauthentic. And the taste is meh, bland. read more

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Ordered delivery lunch and everything was good and fresh. Delivery took more than 1h though (wednesday ~12pm order, hot it at 1.30pm...) Total price was $18ish without tip and no delivery fee. I bit pricey for my likes read more

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I found a bug crawling in my rice when ordering from here. Seriously not okay and gross. read more

Very fresh fish and excellent food in general. Nice decor very cheerful!! Quick service and nice people.

The food was good, I enjoyed eating the mochi as well as the calamari and crab tempura's. Look forward to trying some new things on the menu. There was a lot of options on other dishes. read more

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this is a basic and solid place for sushi. They have all the standard rolls and you can definitely get both sashimi and Nigiri here. They don't have anything like an Omakase menu of course but they do have great lunch dinner and snack options. I came here during lunchtime and they do serve some sake as well as beer and wine. We ordered a platter of a variety of sushi and I will say that all the ingredients were really fresh. I don't think it was extremely creative or out of the ordinary but it was a really great option for the area and if you're hungry they have lunch specials as well. I would come here to pick up food as well as for a quick grab and go option or if I needed lunch in a hurry read more

Akura Sushi - Nigiri Sushi and Sashimi Combo - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Average decent sushi and sashimi. They are very accommodating when I like to customize my orders. Soup with vegetable is very good. read more

I cannot win tonight. After a disaster at previous place, wanted to get something different. So I ordered chicken teriyaki. The worst chicken teriyaki ever i ate. No teriyaki taste at all. It was just steamed chicken and teriyaki like some sauce on it!! With my Asian food cooking knowledge, i could have made better. Also i got some rolls; spicy tuna, salmon and eel avocado. The most i enjoyed from this meal was eel avocado roll. Won't come back. read more

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the food was amazing, every one in the table had something delicious to eat. The service was also great and the servers were so kind. the ambiance was like chill, quiet, and cozy. Everything was incredible!!!! read more

Incredible! I couldn't wait to finish the sushi so I could post this review. The fish is super fresh and the sushi is very very tasty. Their fish to rice ratio is also great! The food was delivered within 20 mins of placing the order and every single bite was satisfying. Ever since a local sushi spot closed down I'd been on the hunt for my next go to and I can confidently say that I found it. Can't wait to work my way through the rest of their menu soon read more

Akura Sushi - Spicy Tuna, Salmon Avocado Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Nice spot with a lunch special till 3pm weekdays. Great service, very quick and friendly. read more

Akura Sushi - Salmon avocado roll and Spicy California Roll, part of the lunch special for $12 with soup or salad - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Good food and great service. Reasonable prices. Large portions. Definitely recommend to all the sushi lovers.

3 sushi lunch special- full plate of rolls but they are small. Got the 2 shrimp tempura and 1 lobster roll. Temperature shrimp were extremely tiny (see photo). The lobster had a very fishy taste which I didn't like, it made me feel as though it was actually crawfish. I thinks it was crawfish because disassembling the food the pieces resembled a crawfish. Overall the flavor were decent. The customer service was GREAT! read more

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This has become my go-to sushi spot since I started my new job less than a block away. Honestly, for Manhattan sushi, the price vs quality ratio is pretty good here. I typically hit up the 2 or 3 roll lunch combo and always end up feeling satisfied. High quality sushi for sure. Sometimes I'll eat a bunch of sushi from this place when I'm having stomach issues and the food is so high quality it always ends up soothing my stomach, rather than just filling it. Hard to explain but I'm glad this place is close by. Had to drop a 5-star at some point. They deserve it. read more

Legitimately the most disgusting delivery last night of 4x handrolls I have ever received. The seaweed was soft and soggy, the salmon, tuna and avocado were of the poorest quality, and frankly, if you look at the photos I have attached, they would look more at home as remnants found in a toilet bowl. To make matters worse, delivery took 1.5 hours when it was quoted 35-45 minutes (they are a 10-15 minute walk from me)! No apologies whatsoever - a refund or credit was staunchly refused by them! This place is the pits (and for anyone that does not understand that, basically means garbage)! Good luck to anyone that embarks on this adventure in dining torture! Fyi, on Seamless, this place has a 5-Star rating...absolutely zero chance! Don't be fooled! You have been warned :-) read more

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Passed by Akura and decided to try a new spot for lunch. They offer a full page of lunch specials and the usual standard 2 rolls or 3 rolls option but the prices are cheaper than what I've seen near Bryant Park. I decided on the salmon teriyaki bento box. It comes with one piece of fish (thin slice), a small salad with ginger dressing, miso soup, 3 pieces of steam shumai, and a California roll. You can ask to substitute a tuna roll in for $2 more. I was pleasantly surprised by how good the salmon was. Everything else was just okay but I honestly don't expect much from these type of Japanese establishments that's run by chinese people. If their other rolls are anything like the California roll that was included in my bento box, I would say skip the rolls and go for the cooked food. Overall, it's a decent place to stop by for lunch. Not the best but also not the worst. read more

Akura Sushi - Salmon teriyaki bento - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Walking through my work hood the other day in the hot humid air I was trying to figure out what to eat. What do I see here hiding around the corner? Damn, that looks like a hot new tasty box I needed to wrap my lips around! I had never seen this cute little thing before. Looks like a recent arrival to the scene. I quickly decided to jump in mouth first and get a taste. Akura Sushi is a small Japanese restaurant that seemed to pop up in this spot not too long ago. I took a seat and looked around. Nice decor - very traditional. Waitress came over with a menu and water. I immediately wanted to bite into her tasty box! They have a really nice lunch special from 11am to 3:30pm. Bento Box for $8.95 with a bowl of miso soup. Ordered the salmon teriyaki. Within a few minutes it was placed in front of me and I dug in. Soup was solid with a good amount of ingredients. The salmon was prepared just right - soft and flaky on a bed of fresh veggies with a perfect amount of sauce on it. The shumai had a nice light crispy coating and soft inside. Salad was crispy iceberg with ginger dressing. The California roll was freshly made and a good amount was piled high. Good rice too. I have to admit I enjoyed this tasty box! Food was served up quick, hot, and pretty delicious. For less than $10 it's a great deal and the perfect amount for a lunch box. They also have a sushi bar lunch special. Two rolls for $8.50 or three rolls for $10.95. Served with miso soup or salad. What a terrific deal! You get to choose among many different types of rolls too. There are other specials such as a sushi lunch for $11.50 and a kitchen lunch for $9.50 with teriyaki's, negamaki's, and katsu plates offered. I look forward to seeing this tasty box hanging around the corner again soon! read more

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Eel don Lunch special while cheap was mostly flavorless. Some of the food tasted off also. Green tea: Very watery, tasted like Ito-En if Ito-En was diluted with a gallon of water. Didn't finish for once. Miso soup: Quite watery and the seaweed had an odd softness instead of a crunch. Didn't finish for once. Eel presentation was interesting. Came with some pickled vegetables as usual. The eel wasn't super slimy and it was a good amount of pieces for 12.95 which is good though the rice was quite clumped, probably made before or they made it wrong. I finished the fish but not the rice. One of the women working there was pretty nice while the other didn't seem to care much. Didn't ask how the food was or come back again or anything of the sort. Had to ask a few times for certain things. The food overall was not super good. Regardless of the price, I wouldn't recommend this place. I mean, if you want cheap good sushi, you might as well go to East 2 blocks up. If you want Japanese food, there are much better choices for very similar prices (12 dollar meal at Kirakuya for lunch says hello with much better tea/service) 2.4 read more

Akura Sushi - Unique eel don, eel was OK, rice was clumped. Pickled veggies had an odd texture. - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

My fiancé and her co worker got horrendous food poisoning from this restaurant on two separate occasions. Something is very wrong here.

Akura is on my rotation of regular lunch spots in the city! They have a full page of lunch specials for you and your co-workers to enjoy. My personal favorite is the salmon teriyaki bento box. It's a simple dish with one slice of fish and the box also comes with a small salad with ginger dressing, 3 pieces of shumai, and a California roll. I'm not the biggest fan of California rolls so I usually ask to substitute a tuna roll in for $2 more. Sometimes they do it for me, sometimes they don't. Depends on the server. Doesn't hurt to ask! I came in yesterday with my boss and we often talk about how getting two rolls isn't enough food, but three rolls will put us in a food coma for the afternoon. Coming in as a pair is key as we were able to order one 2 roll combo and one 3 roll (both meals come with miso soup). This way we each get 2 rolls to ourselves and can split the extra roll with 3 pieces each. I can't say they have the best tasting rolls I've ever had, but I'd say they're pretty standard. The bill came out to around $11/person. Decent price for all the food you get... But I'll try to stick to my usual order next time! 3.5/5 stars. read more

Akura Sushi - Can't beat a good lunch special! - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Not sure why it's taken me this long to write a review, being that I've come to Akura Sushi at least once a week for the past month. Their lunch special is pretty standard in comparison to other sushi restaurants (2 or 3 rolls for a fixed price with soup or salad). In my opinion, they offer more "basic" rolls that are part of the lunch special, making it more appealing to me. **Do yourself a favor and order the pork gyoza** Service is always great, I have never had a problem getting a table in peak lunch hours and they are super fast! You can easily come here and have a full lunch and be done within a half hour from start to finish. This is my new/not-so-new go-to sushi spot in midtown. read more

Akura is my go-to sushi place for the Friday "I'm mostly out of groceries, so it looks like I'm not bringing anything for lunch, and I probably want sushi" mental dialogue that I very often find myself having. 70% of the time, I go here 80% of the time. There are a lot of sushi places within walking distance of my office. So why consistently go here? - I can order off Yelp, and use the $2 coupon that gets e-mailed to me every week. - It's close. Like, really close. Good for when I have a busy day. - Three rolls for $12.50, plus salad. That's a deal. - They have mango - it's the fruit of the sea. No, it's not - that's shrimp. Mango is the fruit of the land. Well, one of them. - The quality is consistent, except for that one time they forgot my the mango in my roll, and that other one time they forgot soy sauce. I was so busy on soy sauce day (I named the day) that I had to eat it plain. SO boring. If you live or work close by, consider Akura an option. I've never sat down to have a meal, but I can confirm that tables do exist, and they would be more than willing to seat you. The host stand is in the back - even before I make eye contact with them upon walking in, they are grabbing menus and scrambling forward like something is on fire. By the time I look up from the act of opening the door, it's like I'm staring at a pitch thrown by Randy Johnson - where did that ball come from, why is it kinda sideways, and where exactly is it going? They get halfway there by the time I say "picking up" and then I see the immediate disappointment in their face. Sorry, friend. However, you will likely get to sit anyways, since it's probably not ready yet. Pro tip: When you order online, it'll say 20 minutes. Make it 30+; it's literally almost never ready in 20 minutes. read more

I got pickup for dinner last night via Yelp's online ordering system. This was one of the greatest sushi places (for the price point) that I have ever eaten at. I ordered the Tricolor Deluxe with a side of miso soup and a green salad. The sashimi was so fresh and cut nicely and the miso soup was quite possibly the best I have ever had. Overall this place is so good that I am getting it again before I leave NYC (I am here visiting for work). Highly recommend this place. read more

This place is a gem for fast sushi to go with a lunch special of 3 rolls for $12.75. I'm surprised to find myself saying that for a filling yet affordable lunch, I would choose sushi. After finding Akura, eating sushi, which was once a relatively rare occasion for me, has become a weekly treat. I absolutely love popping in here for lunch and grabbing 2 rolls of my usual favorites, the spicy crunchy tuna rolls, while changing up the 3rd. I also highly suggest both the salmon avocado and the shrimp tempura. The sushi is prepared right then and there with fresh fish. It is less than a 5 minute wait for me every time I go, and I've been there at least 6 times since discovering it two months ago. The chefs are professional, fast, and GOOD at their jobs. The presentation is always immaculate. (I'll have to make sure to actually take a photo next time instead of gobbling my food down immediately.) The cashiers are very pleasant and sweet to interact with as well. Food here is very affordable while the restaurant still maintains an air of sophistication, with tranquil music, waitresses and cashiers that give you their full attention, and a high level of quality for the food. I highly recommend this place for lunch by yourself or with a date, or to take the food to go. read more

This is only a delivery order so probably opinion is biased towards food quality rather than ambience inside the restaurant. Ordered shrimp/tuna sashimi and crab stick salad. Happily found a complementary orange sliced and ready for eating. Sashimi was fresh and of high quality. Speed was fast as well. Would definitely consider dining in. read more

Akura Sushi - Crab meat salad, shrimp/tuna sashimi, complementary orange. - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Sorry to dock you, Akura, because your sushi is actually quite good, and your lunch specials are very nice. But the service needs some serious work. It looks like they may have opened recently and the staff was either confused or oblivious. Maybe lunchtime is harsh because they have to balance delivery and the dine-in influx of office peeps, but they can and probably will do better. When I walked in, there was absolutely no one to greet me as waiters (which included two little boys as this is family run like other similar sushi joints) and waitresses scooted back and forth with dishes. Everyone was concentrated in the deep back of the restaurant, doing god knows what; anything but serving customers. I had to intercept the hostess from seating guys who came in after me. It took another 15 minutes just to flag someone down to order. Once they took the order, it was smooth sailing. But geez. read more

UPDATE: Can you say "fast delivery"? Granted, my office is only 5 blocks away, but my food arrived in less than 15 minutes. -------------------------------------------------------- This is not a BAD sushi place. And I'm sure most sushi fans have experienced truly bad sushi at least once. I'm an Umi fan, but after the whole Sandy/Nor-easter apocalypse, I wasn't in the mood to walk 8 blocks from my office to get it. So I decided to give this place a shot since it's much closer to my office. Walking in, Akura clearly has the right idea in terms of decor and any place with an open sushi bar area helps calm any initial reservations. The prices, especially for lunch, are awesome. I usually come here for lunch: my regulars are the shrimp teriyaki bento box for $9 or the three roll lunch combo for $11. You'd think at those prices they might try to short you on shrimp or give you clearly undersized rolls but that's definitely not the case. My bento box was a great portion size and came with the usual salad and miso soup. I was stuffed with that alone. In terms of taste/quality, it's solid: not bad, not great. Just average. After digesting a bit, I dug into my tempura shrimp roll which was equally as average, but for the price I couldn't complain. For anyone else who works in the area, this is a good lunch spot. read more

Akura Sushi - shrimp tempura, eel cucumber & spicy salmon crunchy. Ate 1 before taking the pic: bonus points if you can find the shumai!!! :D - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

I really enjoyed my meal today. I had too much (miso soup, gyoza, crazy spider roll). But it has a been way too long since I had a roll! this place didn't disappoint. The miso was a nice size. For the price I expected a smaller portion. Had I know how bug it would be I would have skipped the gyoza or the soup. BUT the gyoza were really good. While eating them I found myself saying "oh" repeatedly in my head because the taste was so well done it was like remembering what gyoza should be. The service was good. Attentive and timed well. I waited a little long for the roll but it was worth it! The prices are decent, I think I'll return for the lunch special if I find myself in the area before 3pm. read more

Akura Sushi - Crazy spider roll! - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Came here for lunch. Ordered ahead of time through the Yelp app which is always pretty cool and convenient. Everything was ready when I got there. I decided not to take out and just eat my food there. It was no problem for my coworker and I to sit at a table. I ordered the 3 roll lunch special which was a great price. 3 rolls for 12.50 and a complimentary salad on the side. The sushi wasn't bad but it also wasn't that great. The rolls were a little on the smaller size, but again, good price. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here but if you're nearby and need a cheap sushi fix - this will do. read more

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I've ordered from here several times for work and they've always been so accommodating. The food is fresh and always delicious. Being in a field where we have to order lunch for clients, this restaurant has helped me through complicated transactions and always with a smile. I'm going to continue ordering from them as long as I'm in business! read more

Very solid sushi place in the area. This place has incredibly fast service and the staff is very friendly. I ordered here for pickup mostly, but have dined in as well once or twice, and have never left disappointed. Fresh food that's well made and tasty. read more

Ordered delivery on Seamless, and the food was pathetic. I got a Chicken Katsu Don with egg and a side salad, and the entire meal was soggy and disgusting. The breaded chicken had just turned into this mushy mess mixed with a sloppily fried egg slopped on top. The chicken didn't taste fresh, but at least they didn't mess up the rice. The salad was quite literally a couple shreds of iceberg lettuce, one slice of a cucumber, and a cherry tomato. The hot sauce was the only saving grace keeping me alive at a late night in the office. read more