Akai Lounge Englewood

Fantastic!! Love this place!! Always have the best food ever! So creative and delicious! Tonight my boyfriend had the brisket tacos and I had sushi!! Such a great collaboration of these restaurants every time we go!! Just love it!! You really have to check it out!!!

Have a craving for sushi and other Japanese delights? THIS IS THE PLACE I 've been going to Akai for well over 20 years, but after a recent visit, I realized I had never left a review. Must have been that I selfishly didn 't want to share! But now days there a ton of sushi places all over eastern Bergen County and I 'm sure its putting a dent in business so we need to support a place like this The quality and professionalism put into their food and drinks are Top Notch. Located in the heart of the Englewood business district near the Bergen PAC theater, there is street municipal parking close. Start off with a few amazing cocktails shout out to John who is a very friendly pro. Start off with a Patron Special margarita with Grand Marnier or a Lychee martini. For the chocolate lover a Chocolate Dream made with vodka, chocolate liqueur, Kahlua, Baileys. Both amazing. Plenty of Japanese beers and whiskeys too. I have eaten here many, many times, In house take out. I have tried plenty of other places that were very good, but AKAI never disappoints. The service the food. THE FOOD. The rolls... so many to choose from. From $8 and up. Some of the special rolls we 've tried : O.M.G. Roll spicy tuna, spicy salmon, lobster salad and shrimp tempura wrapped in a tiger soy wrap . Served with eel sauce, honey wasabi and spicy mayo.....a work of art! Goodfellas Roll spicy yellowtail and crunchtopped with bluefin toro and thinly sliced lemon. Latin Roll skirt steak and tempura plantain topped with avocado and eel sauce. BUT, we cannot live on sushi alone. AKAI has a full menu of apps entrees that will be the Yang to the sushi Ying Beef Negimaki appetizer or entree scallions wrapped in thinly sliced rib eye, pan seared and served with teriyaki sauce...I 've had this dish at many places but this is the one that melts in your mouth bursts with flavor! Miso Eggplant lightly fried eggplant with sweet miso glaze on top If you love your veggies, you 'll love this. salty sweet. could actually be a dessert Ahh dessert. If you do have room. I recommend a nice after dinner drink and split a fried ice cream with a dining partner they will split it for you . What makes their version so good is the batter coating is almost tempura style. Super light not greasy at all. Come hungry leave with a satisfied sense of warmth as you walk back out into the streets of reality. poetic huh? : Note: they have location now in Westfield NJ

The food, service, and bartenders at this restaurant are fantastic! The burritos and sushi are unbelievable! The atmosphere is lively and fun.

I've been coming here for many years, and my cousins and family have all been great frequent customers here for around a decade if not longer. We obviously all loved the food, but me and my aunt felt extremely disrespected by the young white hostess tonight (description is for specificity). We felt that she went out of her way to disrespect us for some very odd reason. Never EVER had this issue in any other business IN MY LIFE as a customer. Real shame. I hope other people don't experience this too.

Good food and service! I came here for a work lunch and ordered the lunch special. I ordered a salad and the crazy California roll. The salad serving was huge and I loved the ginger dressing. Would go back again!