Akita Japanese Restaurant in Escondido

Had an incredible experience at sushi. We sat at the bar and did not order from the menu we had all the high-end and exotic fish. Had the most delicious tuna from Spain that was the best on the market supposedly. The entire experience was absolutely incredible. Ive been going there for 30 years.

This place is fantastic, fresh fish flown in globally! J was so friendly and gave so many nice sushi dishes! Phili roll=delicious, Jalapeño tuna roll he recommended was fire 🔥 and the teriyaki steak was yummmy! Finally, black cod from Peru set my pallet at ease, until next time!

Its was our first time there, and I really loved the ramen... and the sushi was delicious, too. Will definitely be back!!

This place was amazing! My husband and I stopped here to eat from a little road trip. We love sushi, and we gave this place a try. One of the best choices we ever made! The food was delicious and super FRESH. We loved the cozy feeling.

Stopped by after a hike in Escondido and was surprised to discover a top 3 sushi restaurant in San Diego. High quality fish, real wasabi, great assortment of hot dishes too. The beer was super fresh. Easy parking - will be coming back soon.

Excellent food and service. I had sushi from the fresh catch list, and everything was so fresh and delicious. Really authentic too- fish also comes from Japan. Loved the wait staff and the owner/sushi chef. Highly highly recommend!!

Amazing!!! Went here for the first time fish is absolute quality and for only having 2 servers and a full house, they were on top of it!! Fast service & very nice 😀 loved everything about this place not bad prices either!!So good. My only (personal) criticism is for the nigiri rolls (in pics) they hide wasabi under the fish and I do not like wasabi at all but I understand its traditional (so thats on me), next time Ill ask for no wasabi but nonetheless thats the best yellowtail I ever had!!! Best fish quality Ive had in Escondido by far & Ive been to several. We had to take extra yellowtail to go

WOW! Love Akita. We had moved to Escondido recently and went to it twice before the new owner came in. We had gone back during the soft opening and have been loving it ever since. Not only is the sushi quite fresh, but the meals taste as close to authentic Japanese as I used to have in San Francisco and even my memories as a child in Japan. The yakisoba and sukiyaki tastes the way it should. They have great agedashi tofu. Super impressed by this place. I used to travel to downtown San Diego to get this quality and now I’m able to drive less than 10 minutes to a strip mall in Escondido for truly wonderful Japanese food. And the staff are all super sweet too! They have customers for life if they keep preparing awesome food like this!!

Solo road trip home and searched for sushi. Decided to go for Akita and had a very wonderful experience. Sampled two fresh catch nigiri and asked for shisho leaf - the fish was so fresh and cut perfectly, size texture and temperature. Then a tuna cartel roll - I didn’t ask for shiso but the chef knew I liked it already so added some.Had a lovely conversation with the sushi chef and the owner. Very good experience - I’d be back!

A family restaurant you NEED to Try.Présentation ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐At first you are always greeted politely by everyone . The interior is very detailed and makes you feel comfortable.Quality⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The food was amazing . From the salmon skin salad to the sushi rolls specifically a roll called CASANOVA.Price ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐For the quantity of food you get its very much worth it as always sushi takes skill and quality ingredients remember what you pay for