Akina Sushi & Asian Food Bistro

We have been to this restaurant many many times and every time the food is fresh and tastes amazing! The service has always been awesome too! Everyone is so nice there. Today (Mother’s Day) we came and without a reservation they greeted us and treated us nice and dinner was amazing once more!! Loooove this place!

My daughter and I visited Akina for dinner, our waitress was Jennifer. We've been there before on a few occasions and the service was always good but this time we had Jennifer as our waitress and she was outstanding. She was so attentive to our needs, she was friendly and very sweet. I hope we get her again the next time we go. By the way, everytime we've been there the manager comes around at some point to ask us how everything is going. We really appreciate that personal touch.

6/11/2024 Our evening dinner started off with superb authentic green tea in a cast iron tea pot, next was appetizer; the Crispy Calamari which does have a heat factor in the fried sweet potato bedding consisting of fried Thai chili slices and scallion slices. The sweet and spicy dipping sauce was the wow factor. It tasted like a sweet cocktail sauce with heat yet wasn’t a cocktail sauce. Our menu continues into General Tso chicken, it does have a heat factor but not overly powerful if you’re mindful of not eating the cooked chilis in the dish. The General Tso’s chicken was tender, juicy and plentiful on the plate with a cup of white rice and small ‘salad’ for palate cleansing. We added the large chicken fried rice and it was amazing. Flavorful with diced onion, red bell pepper, green onion plus the egg. The chicken fried rice needed no sauce of any kind. Lastly we had the Yaka Soba noodles with chicken. Yaka Soba is one of my favourite noodles next to Udon and I have to say out of all the places I’ve eaten away from Okinawa or Japan. Akina has got the noodles down like they’re from Japan. I was full after a few bites and leftovers never looked so good. The staff, was personable and Skylar was spot on, friendly in every way. You could tell she enjoys her job. We didn’t lack for anything. I would give more stars if I could but definitely 5/5

I came at an off hour 3:00pm so I don't have high expectations for the atmosphere or service. That said it was just mediocre. The food was definitely not anything to write home about I ordered calamari, Mongolian beef xx spicy with veggies rather than rice a $2.50 upcharge, with hot and sour soup. $38 The soup was disappointing not very hot nor spicy. Definitely needs more flavor and the mushrooms didn't seem freshly prepared for the soup that always disappoints me as I am a big fan of mushrooms. The calamari was actually okay. It was crispy and salty, the chilies a nice touch since there wasn't much flavor in the breading. I enjoyed the simplicity. The fried potato chips are a nice touch adding color and a little something extra to the plate. The Mongolian beef came out. The veggies lacked any love from the chef being simply steamed and unseasoned. I'd suggest grilling or a nice pan sear to liven them up. It came with more fried potato chips it was nice with the calamari but now it is being over used and acting as too much of a filler they also just get soggy on a plate with sauces from the beef. The beef was nice it was cooked well and I was pleased it wasn't too sweet like I often find places. It wasn't however spicy even though I had asked for xx spicy. They rectified this by bringing me out more sauce that was made "spicy" it also wasn't but the bowl of fresh chilies that accompanied it was the perfect flx. It should have had some nice chilis to begin with. Overall my verdict is.. lack of flavor. Probably won't come back, however, it is edible and the fact nothing was too sweet is a major win.

This is one of the best sushi restaurants in ALL of Central Florida. I live in Orlando and there are some awesome places on that side of town…Akina equals, if not surpasses, all of them. I would happily drive the near-hour long drive regularly to Akina because this place has such good food!! I’ve been here a billion times at this point and have a few favorites: roti prata is an absolute must - a unique flaky flatbread from Malaysia that you can dip in a wonderful curry sauce. Definitely get this!! The spicy edamame is also a great option, gyoza is always solid, summer rolls are some of the best I’ve ever had, tuna and salmon tataki are also both some of the best I’ve had, and fried appetizers like the calamari and panko crusted shrimp are really good too. If I were to choose three right now, I’d get the roti prata, either tuna or salmon tataki, and summer rolls! Regarding sushi, here are my favorite rolls: godzilla, hanabi special, heaven, kamikaze, king dragon, Louisiana, Seattle, and temptation! Special nod to the hanabi special, heaven, and temptation - these are the rolls that keep bringing me back!! They are absolutely incredible and on par with the best sushi I’ve had anywhere around the world…and I’ve been to Japan, London, Dubai, and other places that have exceptional sushi as well!! If you want a massive roll that’s essentially the size of two, get the king dragon - don’t be frightened with its price. Lobster is expensive and it’s a MASSIVE roll - you only need that and an appetizer and you’d have a great meal. However, please do yourself a favor and try the three I mentioned earlier IF you like unique and different sushi rolls. If you’re a fan of the simple stuff like California, Philadelphia and volcano rolls, sure, get those instead. But, if you’re wanting something different, you’ll love the hanabi special, heaven, and temptation rolls. The only things I haven’t tried from Akina yet are the regular dinner entrees (steak, chicken, and Japanese/Chinese/Thai dishes), but based off other reviews, they seem great as well. This is just an awesome restaurant and you need to try it ASAP if you’re on the fence. You won’t be disappointed!