Akasaka

Reviewed by David Dorsen

Reliable tempura, teriyaki, and sushi that's easy on the wallet.

Akasaka

514-C S. Van Dorn Street
Alexandria, VA
Phone: 703-751-3133

Cuisines:
Japanese, Sushi

Opening Hours:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri:
Afternoon: 11:30 AM - 02:30 PM Evening: 05:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sat:
General: 12:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Sun:
General: 04:30 PM - 09:30 PM

Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

Nearby Metro Stops:
Van Dorn St.

Price Range:
Inexpensive

Dress:
Informal

Noise Level:
Intimate

Reservations:
Not needed

Special Features:
Kid Friendly

Best Dishes
Sushi; chicken yakitori; gyoza dumplings; negimaki; edamame; salmon teriyaki; chicken teriyaki; shrimp tempura.


 

Reader's Rating:
No Reader Reviews

From June 2005 Cheap Eats

This is a very good Japanese restaurant. The sushi and sashimi are first-rate, with a few hard-to-find specials listed on the blackboard over the sushi counter. Many choices are $3.95 or lower, including tuna, salmon, shrimp, and surf clam. Good appetizers are the chicken yakitori; gyoza dumplings; very tender negimaki, slices of beef encircling scallions; and edamame, boiled and salted soybeans. A blackboard special of ika sansai--morsels of smoked squid with winter vegetables--is excellent.

Fine main courses under $15 are salmon teriyaki and the very impressive shrimp tempura. For under $12 you can get mixed tempura; chicken teriyaki; udon with fresh vegetables and egg with shrimp tempura on top; and katsu don, an omelet of breaded pork with sautéed onions and scallions.