Akida Japanese Restaurant

One of these is supposed to be tuna. I called them up and they’re like we talked to the chef and you’re wrong and I’m like I’m looking with my eyeballs. These are all salmon. I wasn’t gonna rate them because of mediocre sushi, but I’ll definitely rate them for making it seem like I’m the problem. After I posted this I opened the garden salad and they forgot to put dressing on it. So I paid almost 4 dollars for old scraps of lettuce.

I think the bad reviews this place is receiving is from people that don’t enjoy a simple no frills restaurant. The portions are massive. The biggest portions I’ve ever received at a sushi restaurant for a really good price. The quality is good and it’s a super cute hole in the wall vibe. Loved that you didn’t have to place a reservation!

What a hidden gem! The staff was kind and efficient. The menu was filled with great entree options, including combo deals which came with the best Miso soup I've had in a while. The food was delicious and I can't wait to go back to try their Udon!

Ordered pork katsu don and tuna roll. Pork katsu was overcooked, but the overall flavor was there. Tuna roll was okay. Rice was too chewy and tuna was pretty low quality judging by the taste and the appearance.

What a quaint little neighborhood restaurant! Huge selections of specialty rolls, plus regular full menu. Sushi was well made and was very creative. My husband is on low carb diet, he really enjoyed the Naruto Roll made with no rice. Diced Tuna, Salmon, Yellowtail, and Avocado were wrapped in cucumber slices, decorated with Flying Fish Roe. I ordered the Sky Roll and never had anything like it. Minced Spicy Salmon was mixed with Tempura crunch to form a square base, Rice and Spicy Tuna were in the middle, topped with Lobster Salad and Red Tobiko, drizzled with eel sauce and spicy mayonnaise sauce. It was delicious!

We ordered sushi for pick up and nothing tasted fresh or delicious. The salad was 4 brown pieces of lettuce without dressing and they failed to make one for of thr sushi rolls we paid for. The woman on the phone tried everything from blaming to gaslighting instead of just trying to solve the situation. Do not come here. Maybe the owner once has a dream but now it’s clearly been abandoned.

Have eaten in and gotten take out plenty of times. Nice and cozy inside, always clean. Never had an order wrong, and have enjoyed every roll I've gotten here. Service is quick and kind. I really appreciate the dumpling drawing I got on my last order.

Went to Akida one random night with my wife. Happened upon it just searching for Richmond's best sushi and it happened to be close to where we were. I'm very glad we went there! The sushi was ridiculously fresh and tasty! The wife and I sat at the sushi bar and ate there as this is unfortunately a very small place. But if you like sushi this is the place to go, even if you have to wait for a seat!