Amakara

Food was excellent. When they say spicy: you better believe it, but not in a bad way. Just keep in mind that spicy actually means spicy here. Service was fine. It was busy and our server was dealing with coworkers who appeared to just be standing around, so she did the best with what she had. Will definitely go back, the grilled edamame was incredible too.

Really solid sushi spot with great fish and excellent menu options overall

This is my last straw with Amakara. I've been a customer for a very long time. Their sushi is fresh and pretty much all the food I've had there is good. But I've been going less often, because it is just so frustrating getting in. It's just not worth it. But I tried last night anyway, to celebrate finishing a long project. The wife & I figured- how bad can a cold Tuesday night be? We got there and were told the wait would be 15-20 minutes, but the wait for the sushi bar would be 5 minutes. Usually we do end up at the sushi bar, just because the wait is always so long. But this was reasonable so we said we'd take the sushi bar. We stood there for about ten minutes, then sat down. After a full 25 minutes, we went up to find out when we'd get our seat. THEY DIDN"T EVEN HAVE US ON THE LIST. Its not like they called us and we didn't answer- we were right there a few feet from the guy the whole time. And rather than finding a way to accommodate us, the guy told us he'll put us on the list but there were two groups ahead of us so it would be another 15-20 minutes. To add insult to injury- the sushi bar was wide open. He said they couldn't fill the seats due to the capacity of the wait staff. He had zero acknowledgement of the time we waited (in fact he acted like he never saw us before)- we'd just have to join the list. I turned around and walked out and don't plan to walk back in. There is plenty of good sushi in the area, who needs this?

Food is pretty bland. Menu is fancy but less sushi rolls options. Definitely need more flavor for the ramen. Service needs to improve. Not the Japanese polite hospitality that one would expect from a Sushi restaurant. Interior is okay. Open layout. But food lacks flavor.

Great food