Aki Nom Nom Sushi and Ramen Reviews Summary

Category: Japanese restaurant Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Address: 1210 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

Phone: +12159851838

Rating: 4.2
based on 238 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "We absolutely loved our server, David, who is extremely friendly and knowledgable in how the food is prepared and presented."
  • "David was quick, attentive, and sweet."
  • "Service was crazy GREAT JASON our waiter didn’t miss a beat."
  • "Our server ALEX was very accommodating."
  • "The customer service was exceptional and the sushi was delicious."
  • "Service has always been above and beyond."
  • "The staff was great though and I have no complaints with service."

Cons:

  • "Our server was rude … he never introduced himself but he had an accent."
  • "A few weeks ago, we sat down and no one came to take our drink order for 10 minutes."
  • "The male waiter/bartender with the glasses and dark hair really was argumentative about the seating."
  • "The place was completely understaffed only having one server for over 10 tables."
  • "Waited 30 minutes for a server to take my order."
  • "I was more dissapointed in the server that didn't know to how to clear a table."
  • "This is not the first time this same server has been rude and unprofessional."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Everything came out fresh, huge chunks of delicious, lightly sauced fish and the tempura, OMGGgGgGgGG."
  • "The Aki Nom Nom ramen is the best ramen I've had in my life!"
  • "Everything was fresh and delicious."
  • "The sushi and sashimi were amazing!"
  • "The sushi was absolutely amazing and clearly high quality and well worth the price."
  • "The food was excellent! I recommend the tan tan ramen."
  • "The sushi quality was phenomenal."

Cons:

  • "The sushi was almost room temperature and I ordered the Philly Roll and noticed that there were hard bits in it, almost like tiny rocks."
  • "The rainbow roll arrived first, the tempura 15 minutes later—cold, greasy, tasteless."
  • "The buns we're soggy, the pork and chicken in the ramen were dry."
  • "The food was really meh. Lacks flavor."
  • "The eel roll was INEDIBLE."
  • "The pork chashu is super dry and salty, and the broth, even though rich, is masked by the overwhelming salty flavor as well."
  • "The fish in the rolls was not fresh at all and they tasted fairly mushy and unappetizing."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Felt like a nice hole-in-the wall place."
  • "All you can eat sushi! Great quality sushi, a great bar and a fun atmosphere."
  • "The atmosphere was chill and inviting."
  • "The atmosphere was fun for a Friday night."
  • "Great food, balanced atmosphere for either a romantic dinner or a fun dinner with friends, and good service."
  • "A low key vibe and friendly service."
  • "The decor was very nice also."

Cons:

  • "This could have easily been a 5/5 but the atmosphere was eh."
  • "The lights were super bright didn't have any music or sounds in the background to set the mood."
  • "The resturant seems really short staffed and the servers were stressed."
  • "The restaurant is a bit dated in my opinion."
  • "Table and floors were sticky and just felt unclean."
  • "I was really sad to see while I was leaving that there were two tables at the front that were just tucked away with a little waterfall that would’ve been so much better honestly."
  • "For starters, we made a reservation for 7 pm on 6/27, and we got possibly the worst table squashed in the corner between the prep station and a full party of four barely giving us room to move."

Value

Pros:

  • "The drinks and food were very reasonably priced."
  • "They have all you can eat sushi for $30 per person which is an amazing deal."
  • "The all you can eat sushi deal is worth the cost."
  • "The all-you-can-eat sushi deal is a good value for the price, especially since it includes appetizers and special rolls."
  • "The food is reasonably priced, and the lunch special is a deal."
  • "Amazing Sushi, Great prices."
  • "They have one of best lunch special available anywhere."

Cons:

  • "The meal overall was overpriced based on the portion."
  • "Unfortunately for the price you’re paying, it honestly is more cost effective and tastier to just pay for an a la carte sushi place with more focus on quality control and ingredients."
  • "It's super expensive, which is fine if it was good."
  • "The dessert was surprisingly pricy compared to the price of our entree's."
  • "For a $32/person ayce sushi I expect better food."
  • "Drinks were a bit expensive but it was expected for this part of the city."
  • "Total bill was $75. Funny thing, the drinks were just as much as the bowl of ramen."

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