Japanese Restaurant Aki

Japanese staff were so helpful and are bilingual. They explained the menu and the various menu options well. Entrance is from the back paid parking lot. Open air atmosphere but fully covered area is nice.

After just arriving in Honolulu, we were looking for a restaurant that had Yakitori. This place did not disappoint. It also had other excellent options such as sushi, tonkatsu, and oden! The atmosphere was cute and authentic and the staff was amazing. Will definitely come back!!

A happy accident lead us here. Intended to go to a different restaurant, but it was to-go only that particular day. We were welcomed here! Excellent shrimp tempura. Fresh salads. Great nigiri 🍣 Cold Kona beer.

Beef intestine spicy nabe is way too fat, the service is mediocre at best, waiter takes forever to set up the table while we are the only guests eating

The mizuna salad was the most innovative and refreshing. The skewers were nicely cooked and seasoned. The sashimi set was overpriced for the small pieces offered. The rice quality was bad. While the food overall was tasty it was poor value for money. (Compared to California and Japan)

Located in a plaza with gated parking lot, and you have to drive in the parking lot to find the restaurant. The yakitori skewers taste good, and fairly priced. However they promoted specialty sushi pieces and sashimi pieces with fish from Japan, those are very expensive.

We used to come here in 2019-2020 before Covid since I worked in the neighborhood. Today we dicided to eat late dinner but alas, the food was not the same. Quality and taste went down the hill. Sushi was small and dry. Drinks were not good. Service was ok and ambiance was ok with some loud tourist. Won’t be back. The food quality and the price are not worth it.

Came three times during my 6 day trip in Oahu Yakitori is so authentic and well made. I regrets not coming here every day. The owner is so friendly, such a hidden gem that not too many tourists know. Best restaurant overall in Hawaii

Look at all this delicious food! Every dish we tried was packed with flavor and beautifully presented. From the refreshing grapefruit drink to the perfectly paired Asahi beer, everything was spot on. We ordered a little bit of everything, and it did not disappoint—each bite was better than the last. Be sure to make reservations, as it’s a small spot, but absolutely worth it!

Tucked away in Kaimuki, this hidden gem of a restaurant has authentic Japanese skewers. Restaurant menu has everything from skewers, sashimi, to nabe. For dinner, my coworkers and I enjoy the variety of skewers. The steak, chicken, pork belly, sausage and mushroom skewers are popular in our group. You have a choice to select Teri or salt with each skewer. Also, I enjoy ordering the mulberry chu-hi while I eat. Their lunch special is really good too. I believe they have 8 lunch specials to select from. It comes with miso soup, rice and three sides. For the price, it's worth it. My pictures show two of the lunch specials. Happy hour is good but its for a short time period like 4 pm to 4:30 pm. Service is good, including the atmosphere being open air. Though the open air bring quite a number of flies during the day and evening hours. It's unappealing to constantly swap flies away.