Akari Japanese Restaurant

Very nice and comfortable restaurant. Piano music in background is a soothing bonus. Their food are pretty good and fresh. The special dishes are especially well done! No more searching for dining options in Surrey.:)

it was okay, we got the beef/​chicken teriyaki roll and a deep fried spicy cali roll. Overall they were both fine, not as deep fried as we usually get it at other locations but the spicy mayo sauce made it worth it! Chicken teriyaki fell apart as soon as we picked one up, beef was alright but not much flavour. Nice to try but probably won’t be coming back with better options in the area.

This place was very good they had very fresh food extremely clean and great service! The best sushi place I’ve found in Delta/​Surry !!! Would definitely recommend it !!!

As soon as I entered the service was great we were helped and seated right away. The menu had a variety of appetizers and Menu has a variety of rolls, many which other sushi restaurants don’t offer. I didn’t order much I just got a regular kappa roll and I tried the chicken teriyaki roll was amazing ! Everyone must try it! It was the perfect balance and it tastes even better in a roll, it’s now my favourite roll. Overall the service was out of this world, the ambience was great and the food was out standing

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I was greeted immediately by friendly Japanese staff. The décor and music are beautiful. It feels wonderful and relaxing in here like a spa. I ordered the bento box with tempura, chicken teriyaki, salad and some sort of deep fried treat. The chicken was perfectly grilled. The tempura was fresh. I also ordered an appetizer sashimi. Fresh and wonderful. Also had a nicely peeled sweet orange.
They checked up on me frequently which was nice. Too many restaurants have given up and not strived for customer satisfaction. They think that status quo is acceptable. Thank you Akari for caring about your customers and putting out quality products. I’ll be back for sure.

Love the food here, my only reason I did not give a 5 star is because the service was very slow!

Had my first visit here today. Loved the private booths. Extremely spacious and comfortable. I had the chicken teriyaki bento box and it was nothing special. Food was adequate in taste but quantity and lunch box options for price were disappointing. Service was subpar as well. Nothing impressive it’s unlikely I’d return.

Ordered the Akari Bento (takeout): food wad fresh, tasty and well presented. Even the «garnish» was fresh! The beansprouts under the chicken teriyaki was still crisp, and the lettuce looked and tasted like it was fresh from the fridge. The miso soup was just the right amount of salty, too. I was very impressed how good everything looked and tasted, even after a prolonged stop at Menchies! my coworkers and I will be back. Thanks, Akari, for the great food and friendly service!

First visit. Walked in and immediately loved the Japanese décor. Very classy and clean. Staff is very friendly. Seated quickly at our choice. People were talking quietly with occasional laughter. The ambience is great.
Waitress came immediately to get our drink order. Happily changed my sons cold water to warm water when requested with a happy smile. Food came quickly.
First ever shrimp Gyoza for me and tasted amazing. The sashimi is very fresh. Teriyaki chicken is delicious and they didn’t skimp on the veggies. Agassi tofu was soft and not rubbery or chewy. I got very tasty California roll with roe in top. It was very good. I couldn’t finish the tray and had to take the California roll home. Unlike other sushi trays, the portions are full size. 3 piece Gyoza, 3 piece sashimi, full size 6 piece California roll, 3 piece agadeshi tofu, 4oz chicken and ½ cup shredded veggies.
My son ordered the beef udon. It is a very big bowl. He’s a picky eater at age 5 but was having a great time using fork and his fingers to suck back the long noodles. He only stopped to get a sip of hot water and quickly got back to eating. He sucked back the miso. Always a good sign as he only eats «tasty yummy» food.
«It’s very tasty mommy».
They did not check up on us halfway through dinner so My tea went cold. When they did check, it was when we were finished and i had to ask for a tea refill.
My tray was $ 20 and my sons udon was $ 10. The food was excellent for the price and I am happy to pay it.
They are very good with children and treated my son with 5 tiny candies at the end.
The only other negative I have is our table legs were uneven so the table was constantly jiggling and my son was able to push it around easily which got very annoying halfway through dinner.

I was out in 120^th and 72^nd Ave (Delta/​Surrey) today, my friend suggested we go to the White Spot for lunch. I said no man! I’m trying to try 100 new restaurants this year and put them all in Unilocal!There’s a Japanese place in this strip mall let’s give it a try! He of course said yes!
Akari Japanese Restaurant is a authentic Japanese restaurant hidden a way in a strip mall in Delta! If they were situated in Downtown Vancouver they would be the toast of the town! As my real estate agent would say… Location! Location! Location!
I ordered their sashimi bento box. It was a Big Thumbs up!. The fish was very fresh, and top grade cuts of salmon and tuna. Not the cheap stuff! For 12ish bucks they fill you up pretty good. Friendly service in comfy surroundings and it’s a no brainer that I’ll be back for more!

Food 7/​10, service 6.5÷10. Interior is clean and not an eyesore. I ordered the chicken teriyaki bento and it was alright. I feel the tempura was great but chicken was too rubbery. The house salad was great but the side scallop/​seafood motoyaki was gross. I had no idea wtf it was but once I put it into my mouth, I gagged. I usually can eat and hold anything down. Call me iron stomach, but this one little thing ruined my whole meal. The waiter is rude, waitress is non existent. The tempura and salad is what made me decide 3 stars or else it would be 2. Try it again next time? Nah, ill pass and go to Yohachi in north van, or else Osamu.

Had an omakase (chef’s choice) sushi lunch here and it was great. Nigiri had large pieces of fresh salmon, flounder and yellowtail. Definitely up to par with the best in Vancouver. Just let the sushi chefs decide for you as they know what’s fresh.

Definitely a fan. The food quality is top notch. I have yet to find such a generous bowl of veggie udon anywhere else, and I I go to lots of Japanese restaurants, but I always come back to this one. When I order veggie udon anywhere else I get a ton of white lettuce pieces, half a mushroom and maybe a broccoli stem, but here I get a TON of various asian veggies in an incredibly delicious broth, a true Japanese veggie udon.
I’ve also tried lots of other items there and have not been disappointed.
The services is a bit lacking, but overall it’s a great place I highly recommend.

There were 5 of us so we did a sampling of staple items from the menu; salmon, tuna, toro and spicy tuna sashimi, spicy agadashi tofu, goma-​ae, shrimp gyoza, prawn and yam tempura, dynamite roll, real crab California roll and Spider Roll. Very friendly staff and service. Book ahead of time to be more certain of a booth.
Best spicy agadashi I have had –and it is a regular item for me.

Nice decoration. Delicious food. There was no one waiting but gave us bill automatically. Not very comfortable with this.

I came here for a bachelorette party, part of. We had a special curtained room that was nice and intimate, however, didn’t wash away the sounds around, therefore, it is not totally private but it was nice to have a private booth. This is the first time in which I have been to a sushi place that did not have free complimentary tea. The service was timely and my avocado and cucumber sushi was well prepared. My girlfriend had the «Hot Tonight» roll which was spicy for a white girl even though she is the warrior of the spice department. She was unable to finish the toppings on it. The prices were decent.

Came here with a groupon with my friends (It was $ 25 for $ 50 worth of food) and it was good for 4 people. As we came in we got tea and were offered drinks. The menu is the same as most other japanese restaurants, they have a section of different rolls such as deep fried california roll (I think its called the crazy roll). We ordered that and 2 chicken karaages, chicken teriyaki roll, 2 BC rolls and prawn and pork gyoza. Food came out fast and everything was very fresh, we got refills of tea and the service was excellent. They have private booths there but I reccomend you reserve ahead of time because those get booked up. Very good japanese restaurant, will definitely be back if im in the area.
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I never know what I am going to get in strip malls in Surrey. Most of it is crap fast foodish chains that are everywhere so it was nice to wander into this jem for a vegetarian lunch bento box for $ 10 Everything tasted fresh, yummy, and nice presentation. Other peoples food looked really good as well and the place was packed.

So, if you live in Surrey or Delta, you’ve probably noticed a dearth of good sushi places. Sure, there are some that are ok and passable, but for myself and my family, there just isn’t that go to place. Until we all went to Akari, that is.
Right off the get go, the first thing you notice is the ambiance of the restaurant. You can tell they put some effort into it, and it really is a step above the other sushi restaurants. The lighting is just right, and the stone work and private rooms are also very well done. Others have made comments about the music, but I didn’t notice it since I wasn’t really focused on it.
The servers were all really nice, and spoke Japanese to my grandmother and they all seemed very personable and friendly and very accommodating. While they may not have spoken Japanese to all their patrons there, I’m certain they are just as friendly and accommodating to their other patrons. The wait for our seats was non-​existant (we went during lunch) and we were greeted more or less instantaneously.
During our stay, I noticed that they knew several customers by name, obviously signs of a regular customer base that enjoy this fine establishment. We were given sufficient time to look over our menus, and the server was super helpful and super patient with my grandmother.
The lunch menu was a pretty good deal. For about $ 13 or less you could order from one of their special sushi menus which comes with a side dish (tempura, chicken karage, takoyaki etc, I can’t recall all the choices) along with miso soup, and salad. Our family ordered a variety of combinations so we tried a solid amount of choices on the menu.
I myself opted for the Tiger Rolls and Takoyaki. To be honest, I was just expecting standard fare sushi, but this place clearly likes to distinguish itself on its presentation. The devil, they say, is in the details and this is true here. Instead of just your typical roll layout, they arrange the sushi (at least for my plate, there were variations on others items) in an almost cherry blossom like arrangement. If I was taught one thing by my mother about food, it’s that presentation goes a long ways. Even my mother was impressed (which is saying a lot for a restaurant).
How did it taste? My beef with a lot of sushi places, is that they tend to freeze their food in order to keep it edible over time. Understandable, but not desirable. None of the sushi or sashimi that we ordered had any hint, whatsoever that it had ever been in the freezer. The salmon sashimi melted in my mouth, and was very soft and tasty. My Tiger rolls were surprisingly refreshing and not too heavy.
My brother ordered the Hot Night roll (spicy tuna topping on a roll — can’t recall what was inside) and it was just the right amount of spice. The tuna also melted in your mouth, and the rest of the roll was plenty flavourful. My mother had the crunchy roll, and that too was just as fresh and tasty as the others.
The side dishes were also very, very well made. The takoyaki was cooked to perfection, the tempura was crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, and the chicken kebab (I can’t recall the actual name of them right now) was also crispy on the outside and super flavourful on the inside. All in all, it’s just a fantastic place to go for Japanese food.
Refills on tea were quick and expedient, and the portions of food were just right, not too heavy, and not too light. We left feeling very satisfied and are for sure to return when we want some sushi.
Do yourself a favour and check out this hidden gem.