Aka Sushi House

Came for their happy hour which had good small bites but didn't feel like the sushi rolls were anything special Stuffed mushrooms -5/5 would definitely get this again, creamy with bits of tempura on top Calamari - 3/5, no real flavor, the tempura was falling off the calamari Salmon roll: 4/5 good quality of salmonSpicy tuna: 3.5/5 California roll: 3.5/5Overall nothing really stood out to me and their happy hour deal doesn't include the sushi rolls. I felt that service was a little pushy, asking repeatedly to take our plates and it took a while before anything came out. The inside was decently decorated.

Ever since we discovered their happy hour (3-7pm) and reverse happy hour (after 9pm I believe) sushi, this place became our go to place for happy hour sushi. Their sushi is not the best but it's good. For $9.50, my favorite is the shrimp crunch roll. We also ordered the hamachi sampler which I thought was okay. The cajun and dynamite roll and the agadashi tofu were good also. The total for 3 sushi rolls, 1 hamachi sampler, and an agadashi tofu was $6. My husband and I came here on a Wednesday night after 9pm and there were still a good amount of people but we were seated right away and we didn't have to wait. They have a small parking lot but I can see parking may be challenging if they are busy. The service was fast which was great. Overall, I recommend this place especially for happy hour sushi.

We loved this place. Really great place and great all day happy hour on Sunday! The Octopus Sonomono Salad was one of the best we have ever had. Great miso. Super fast service.... we were starving and the food literally came in like 5 min. We couldn't believe it. I also ordered my favorite which is a spicy scallop hand roll and it also was one of the best ever. We got spicy edamame which was good but a bit too spicy for us. Great atmosphere. Came in at 6:30 and were immediately seated. Ordered within minutes and by 6:35 had our miso and salad. Then 6 min later all our food came. By 7:10 the entire restaurant was fully packed so our timing was great. We will def be back.

Aka is by far the undisputed reverse happy hour sushi in town. Let me explain.Aka has been here forever. Way before the hand roll, high end omakase and fancy sushi places popped up all over Houston. Their sushi is good to enjoy regular price, but I enjoy coming here the most for HH or reverse HH for cheap good sushi. Can't go wrong with any of the rolls they offer. I like the smoked hamachi, crunchy shrimp roll and of spicy tuna roll. They also have deals on yakitori and appetizers - can't go wrong with the agedashi tofu. They also have decent HH drink prices.Service is always great, and the restaurant has decent decor and relaxing lighting. Aka is really the first place that comes to my mind when talking good and cheap HH and reverse HH sushi dining. Check this place out if you've never been!

While I appreciate that Aka Sushi House is popular with the community, I feel the review hype and subsequent set of experiences have been somewhat of a letdown. I fully recognize that this isn't a place to be seen as the de facto authentic sushi restaurant in Houston; which has a scene that is more attributed to the watered-down palate while charging semi-high prices for what feels like average food.It's busy here on a nightly basis. I've experienced super long waits for takeout and as a patron in house. The narrow interior means the seating arrangement can be tight and eavesdropping on convos is normal thing when it's a full house. Most of the time it's semi-big groups, date nights, and solo diners at the bar. The latter is probably the way to go.Service has been really slow in my experience. Whether it's the 45 minute takeout wait or the equally long wait while sitting in house, I think the fact they serve drinks here helps with the slow output. I think a big part of this is due to understaffing, but that's an industry wide problem at this point.Food wise, I expected more out of the various nigiri, hand rolls, and overall makeup of what I've ordered. Nigiri really varied between $4-8 for every couple of pieces, which is not a problem if the quality is there but I found it to be subpar. For the hamachi and sake sashimi, it was a little sad that at $27 nabbed us around 6 slices, which were sort of thin and underwhelming. The handrolls and 6 piece rolls were much of the same and that in itself is somewhat disappointing.Of course, no Japanese restaurant is devoid of offering exclusive sushi on their menus, so I've had some of their noodle dishes as well. The yaki-soba felt like a standard noodle dish and their ramen was surprisingly solid. While I don't think their don bowls are worth going out of the way for, but the smoked salmon egg roll was a fun choice.While I'm not rushing to come back anytime soon, I'm hopeful that my experiences here will be better going forward

This will always be one of my favorite spots for sushi - they always have some sort of happy hour going on, and the sushi tastes fresh! The service is always very attentive and nice, even when it's packed. The ambiance is casual but can be nicer too - great for date night or casual dinner with girlfriends!

The lunch option here is available during the week and on weekends through 3pm. It is unbeatable: 3 rolls with soup and salad for $19. We were here on Saturday. The hostess initially didn't give us the menu until prompted, which I thought was weird. I asked for the lunch menu, and she said, "It's not available but I will get it for you." ... except it was available, as it was written on the menu. Odd. Anyway, we tried both salad dressings (ginger and miso) and liked both; the non-creamy one is saltier but they are both savory and sweet. As for the rolls, this is about to be the most basic b review - I guess the selection was also that. The spicy tuna was legitimately spicy and was the winner for me. The rest are chopped fish bits with sugar, mayo, and rice. - Spicy Tuna 5/5- Tiger Eye 4/5- Crazy roll 4/5- Shrimp Crunchy 4/5- Spicy Salmon 1/5 - tasted weirdly fishyWhile this isn't fancy affair, at $6/roll, I am more than sold and satisfied. We'll be back!

Whenever I think about sushi, I definitely think about Aka Sushi House. It has the most delicious, and fresh, rolls​

10 out of mf 10 !!!! Service? Great. Environment? Great. Food?! GREAT!! Definitely recommend and will be coming again. Tried the Spicy Salmon, Rock & Roll, Shaggy Dog, and for dessert Tempura Cheesecake yum!

Overall had a bad time!! Service was good but the food was bad and there was a bad restroom smell in the entire restaurant. Used to be a great place so this was a huge bummer. I went in on Sunday at 12 to catch their happy hour and was surprised to find the place nearly empty - it used to be so crowded on happy hour days!! The nigiri and sashimi quality was atrocious and the salmon had a very fishy flavor. Could not eat. Spicy salmon roll was insanely fishy. Could not eat. Pork belly skewers were completely flavorless. Eel roll was good but that's simply because the avocado was perfectly ripe.Spicy basil wings were fine...I prefer wings too to these. The tempura was good! But that's the only good park. Overall - never going back!