Akashi Sushi

Ok, let me get this out of the way first… Shrimp Tempura appetizer… used to be great… too much dough now… hope they change it.
Now, apart from that… fantastic! Sushi always very tasty and fresh. Trendy bar. Clean. Nice owners and workers. Great prices… Good fushion…
Better than many places Uptown and Mid-Town…Best in the Kingwood/​Humble area… for sure…

Went here with 3 other couples last night… not planning on going back. My S&S Pork was tiny ¼ inch nuggets heavily coated to look like regular size. Three others were also severely disappointed… food that was not yucky was nothing special either and mediocre at best.
They keep the light low to disguise the filthy carpet in the dining room.

I have eaten at this restaurant a few years ago and was pleasantly surprised at how good the sushi was for Kingwood standards. I just ate here the other night and was disappointed. Maybe my expectations were high, but the sushi was subpar to not good at all.

This was our first time to dine here. Have been disappointed lately in the other two sushi places in Humble/​Atascocita — either sub-​par sushi, terrible service, or both. Just felt like enough is enough — won’t name them but won’t be spending any money there again.
With that said, this place was easy to find in a strip center at the corner of Northpark and Woodland Hills. Seemed to be plenty of parking, the hostess greeted us right away and was pleasant, the décor was perfect for a Japanese restaurant. Lighting was a little low and the noise level was high, but it was clean and inviting. We got the last table that was available at 6:30. I find that to be a positive since they were full of what seemed like regulars. So we felt like we had made a good decision. Wasn’t thrilled with our waiter, but he was trying and definitely wasn’t rude or dismissive. Just extremely awkward.
We had the Lisa roll and the Pacific lobster roll and both were outstanding. Also tried the New York Style Black Pepper Tuna Tataki appetizer that was good, but came out without the cilantro, fish eggs and green onion on it. Didn’t realize it was missing those until I looked back at the menu later.
Overall we had a good experience and will return. Well worth what we spent. They have an extensive menu and there are numerous items we want to try.

Great sushi at a great price. Our waiter was very kind as well. The sashimi was cut into nice size pieces. Our appetizers were so great! Pieces of fish with jalapeño on top are always a winner! The location is in a strip mall, so I wasn’t sure as to the quality of the food, but I pleasantly surprised.

Good food, but horrible manager/​owner. She was very rude about kids on more than one occasion.

I absolutely love this place! I go at least once a week, and have never had a bad meal! The staff is great and the food is delicious — sushi is yummy and the Chinese dishes are amazing! Love, love, love Akashi!

I had hibachi. Place was clean. No obnoxious music or anything. Hubby had sushi. I ran out of water, which annoys me and our food came out 5 minutes apart, so one of us was done and the other got to sit and watch the other eat. The presentation of the food was really nice though.

Place was ok, lighting was very low for my taste but it was dinner time so they were going for the «mood» I guess.
Food was pretty good but our orders were brought out at different times so I devoured mine while the wife was waiting for hers… Course I was done by the time she got here…
Also wifey ran out f water and never got a refill big pet peeve with us specially when your not that busy and we were sitting at the bar…
Most likely will not be back, not because it was not good food but when I can get better service and at half the price then I know where I’m going.

I went here last night with a couple of family members on recommendation from my cousins boyfriend. I was not impressed. I thought about rating it 3 stars but the more that I thought about it, I decided 2 was more fitting. The food here was mediocre at best. The menu is huge and I think that can be a bad thing for some restaurants. I only sampled from the sushi/​rolls menu. My godchild ordered the potstickers which actually had about 6 – 7 per order but she didn’t like the sauce that it came with. One the table we had 7 different rolls between all of us with only about 2 being any good.
The restaurant itself was pleasant enough. It was aesthetically pleasing and the wait staff was adequate.

This is the best sushi I’ve found in Kingwood. If they delivered, I’d give them 5 stars!

I really like this place! It has a variety of delicious appetizers. It is somewhat kid friendly.
I recommend this place for sushi. It is also nice to take your love one for dinner. The atmosphere is chilled and relaxing.
The staff is very attentive and nice.
My favorites from here are: miso soup, edamame, and shrimp/​asparagus roll.

Thank you Unilocal for helping me find a decent sushi place in Kingwood.
Located at the corner of the plaza behind the gas station, Akashi provides a modern American hangout place with tables, booths, and a bar. Service can use a little more work, I felt rushed to order and with it being my first time there, I wanted to check out the menu and when I asked questions, she wasn’t helpful at all.
Besides the service, the food was A-​OK! We started off with agedashi tofu as our appetizer and the tofu was nicely cooked. I ordered the volcano roll and the sumo roll. I was looking forward for the popular volcano roll, maybe I was more excited to see the flame, but the sushi was just okay. I enjoyed the happy sumo roll more so I would recommend that. The mochi ice cream was frozen, really hard to eat, kind of disappointing.

If you are just looking to get sushi rolls you may like this place. But if you are wanting sashimi or nigiri (fish slices and fish slices on rice) go somewhere else! The fish here is definitely not very fresh. Also there entries are also not very good, fried rice was extremely bland and dry, and so was the fried pork I got too. The only things I really liked here was their soft shell crab and miss soup (though it’s hard to mess up soup). Service was also pretty slow.

Whoa! I haven’t had Sushi this good in a long time. Thank goodness I went with a large party because I got to try a plethora of different items. I love how fresh the food was.

Met my dad for lunch here and it was just meh. For one, the building was kept incredibly cold so we asked about them possibly turning the heat on. This may have also been the reason the starter miso soup was barely warm. The salad that came with it was your average bits of vegetable drenched in a ginger dressing. Edamame was ok.
Sashimi lunch special was ruined with all the sauce they dump on it. Could not taste the fish. The 2-​roll lunch special my dad had was tasty, but very small portions.
Waiter was nice and the building is quite attractive inside. I probably wouldn’t order the sashimi here again though or bother with the soup & salad.

Great sushi place.
My favorite rolls are Art of Maki, Cowboy, and Volcano.
Great customer service and has a great bar as well!

Good place for good Chinese and Japanese food.
I used to be a server and though the service was good, it did not make me feel special while I was on my date… By no means was it bad, but the server didn’t talk to us at all. If you like that then thumbs up. Again I also understand this was only one waiter.
Food came quick and timely. Everything was hot and tasted wonderful.
Egg Rolls are better than most places I have gone; sushi rolls are ⁴⁄₅ stars as well.
They ran out off Mochi Ice Cream (an amazing dessert), that dampened the evening a bit, but I will be back!
Tip: Plan your meal before you go in to dine, the menu has a lot of items. Grab a «To-​Go» menu and plan your next visit, especially if you are going on a date, so you can suggest what to get.

This is my third time here, and this time was not as great.
I will always recommend the shrimp tempura udon, hands down! It is light enough, and the shrimp tempura has always been perfectly fried and goes great with the tempura sauce.
Sadly, I was a tad disappointed with the crispy half duck. It was drenched in hoison sauce. It would’ve been much better if the sauce was on the side. Personally, I’d prefer some eel sauce in the side :)
The Las Vegas roll is all fried so that’s really all you taste :/​
The major disappointment was the Mochi ice cream. You normally get soft dough skin, but this was over frozen and it was hard! BOO! Luckily, our waiter, Chase, took it off our tab and gave us the chimicheesecake instead. It was better, but not fabulous.
The pan fried dumpling were perfect! It was awesome!!! Great crisp and good balance in sauce
Last review: 4
Today: 3.5

I do want to really, really like Akashi, but there are a few things holding me back.
The place tries too hard to be hip, when the décor and family patrons kill that pretty quick. I really don’t need your blaring dance tunes at lunch. I’m trying to have a conversation with my lunch buddies. If you want to play that kind of music at a high volume, start a club. (Warning, this is a pet peeve.)
The sauces! Everything is covered, it seems. Edamame is not, thankfully but other items that have sauce not on the side are fairly slathered. Also, the chef is a little over fond of the sugar bowl. I know that in Asian cuisine, you build on hot, sour, salty, and sweet but this place tends to have an overbalance on every dish. The sushi is especially sauced.
Odd dishes. There are just some things that are off. Most notable is the vegetable tempura. I have never in my life received tempura canned straw mushrooms or canned baby corn cobs. Not that they were hideous, but tempura canned veg is meh. Also, the other veg point to them using the other ingredients from the cooking line in order to make up the tempura. Carrots cut for cooking, check. Pea pods, check. Rough diced onion and pepper, check. Small broccoli florets, check.
The service here is pretty good and for a lunch stop it is especially not bad. I would recommend this place to others, with the above disclaimers.