Grace voorman

Ordered multiple rolls of sushi, potato croquette, red bean mochi and cucumber jade roll. The vivid roll was excellent a recommendation from a helpful staff member. Took 30 min during dinner rush for all of the food. Tasted very clean and delicious.

Janie Parker

I just moved to Carrboro and came to Akai Hana for the sushi burritos. They were good so I came back for some sushi rolls. I typically only go to places with bogo but the sushi seemed decently priced. I ordered maybe 3 rolls, my favorite being the Vivid Dreams roll on special. This is the best sushi I have ever had. I don’t even care that it’s not bogo. I love sushi and I eat it a few times a month and this place blows the others out of the water. Please give Akai Hana a try. You will not be disappointed! Also I wanted to mention that my server, Joey, was excellent. He was so kind and friendly and enthusiastic about my order which was a very pleasant surprise

Travis R. Kephart

Started ordering "to-go" from this place during COVID, and it's my belief they're the absolute best of the sushi places in Chapel Hill/Carrboro. Today was our first in-person meal, and I was in no way disappointed. Great food, great service!

Emily Grace

I’m so happy to have a delicious Japanese restaurant in Carborro! We enjoyed the fresh sushi, edamame, tempura veggies, miso soup and salad with ginger dressing, and steak & vegetables!

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Tenzin Jangchup

A group of about 10 of us ate here on a Friday night. First, I want to say how accommodating and sweet the staff were. They do not take reservations, so we felt bad for overwhelming them on a busy night, but they treated us so kindly and did not express any inconvenience. Everyone really liked their food. The first picture is mine where I got the sweet potato tempura roll and inari roll (inner 2 rolls). I am a vegetarian and there were so many more options than I’m used to and it was soooo delicious. The outer two rolls are what my friend got, but I forgot what they were. He really liked them though. In the second picture, my friend loved the roll with plum in it and has always really liked the food here. Lastly, the third picture, my friend really liked the lobster lover. Overall, I would definitely recommend this place, I would just suggest going in smaller groups to put less stress on waiters!

RobertsMom NC

Finally remembered to check this place out. Staff is attentive and we were well care for. Food was delicious & generous portions. Definitely plan on adding them to our regular dining rotation.

+2

Vivian Yi

Love the food and the service! Have heard a lot of great things before and so glad I finally tried it out. Def one of the best Japanese restaurants near Chapel Hill.

William Archer

Wow wow wow wow. I travel a lot and have high expectations for sushi and Akai Hana met them and then some. Even the small stuff was treated with care: their salad comes with the best home made ginger dressing I’ve ever had over mixed greens and their sushi itself is excellent down to the last piece. Staff and service are top notch as well. Go now! 🍣

Mike Park

Food was decent. Tempura was cooked perfectly, the sushi rolls were great. Miso soup made was good and strong. The ginger dressing was awesome on the salad. The teriyaki sauce was good tasting but way too watery. Used to a thicker sauce for teriyaki. Broccoli and carrots was a disappointment. Seemed there was a better opportunity for a Japanese vegetable dish, maybe with bean sprouts in a soy sauce and vinegar... Hint hint. Even orange slices would of been better. Tempura sauce was good too.I am a little harder on Japanese restaurants because I was raised on Japanese food, wish they had saba....😔 Would I go back ..Yes. Parking is very limited. And being that most Japanese restaurants in North Carolina aren't that great this one is good and it gets crowded fast. Staff is great here. Prices are actually decent.

+1

John C

Decent selection of sushi better than expected in the area and it was fresh and very tasty. Roles were well composed and Sashimi was nicely sliced. Wish they had a wider variety of fish but all in all a great experience. Have only 2 unfiltered sakes tho.

Raymond Carbonneau Robles

Lovely service. Good food Nice ambiance--with a patio.

+1

Hey

To be honest it was not as good as google makes it seem. The service was poor, we didn’t get water until 10min and although all other tables were told the specials, we were not. It was very loud and hard to enjoy the atmosphere, the decoration was nice but that’s about it. And the food was mediocre at best. And options are very overpriced, especially for the sushi; $7.48 for only two nigiris, not great.

Michael KS

The meal and decor presentation looked good, and I was excited. But this burrito with sweetness tasted terrible. Don't order burritos if you like rolls with Norri and classic rolls. The salmon was pretty good, and the steak was also all right. The ginger sauce for the salad was not flavorful, and what I usually get at all, it tasted like a mistake sauce. I recommend that the team go around and try some ginger sauces in the area and try a better recipe. For example, in Burlington, the good one is at Passion Fusion Grill. In Hillsboro, there is incredible ginger sauce at the Asian dine-in next to Social Services of Orange County, and the Suchi place next to TJ Max in Burlington has yummy ginger sauce. Please do it better, guys, so we don't have to drive so far to have a perfect experience.

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A Naan B

The wait was around 20-30 min which was fine. I got teriyaki steak. My partner got sushi. My meal was not good. The steak was ok at best. The only positive thing I have to say about it is that it was cooked to the temperature I requested. The vegetables were steamed. The carrots were too hard to eat. The only alcoholic drink options are beer, wine, sake. My partner stated their sushi was equivalent to grocery store. There was a long wait for the food which the wait staff apologized for. I wasn’t upset about that. I’m just disappointed in the quality of the food. With that being said the wait staff was nice. And attentive. But I wouldn’t go here again.