Akai Lounge Englewood — Restaurant in Englewood

My experience was less than desirable. Met a date there for dinner. The place was uninviting in décor. The waiter came and asked us if we wanted to drink anything. We ordered glasses of wine....it came shortly thereafter. We placed our menu orders. The soup came within 2 minutes (too fast). We never got any crunchy noodles....never got any tea for the table...as you would get at any Asian restaurant....everything seemed so rushed & uncomfortable. The entrée came - Salmon - and I felt as if I was eating soup. It was completely submerged in teriyaki sauce...it was awful. Definitely not worth the visit. There was no after dinner pineapples - Asian cookies, nothing. The noise level was way beyond comfortable made solely by the loud employees who felt the need to mingle with some of the other guests at their table. Oh, and before we left, they decided to bring us the tea. Horrible experience and a place I will...

This place is a 10/10 for me. I will say that they continue to remain with the idea of a hole in the wall which for me making an experience that much better. You will not see a big sign with their name but if you look close enough you’ll see their name on the windows. If you’re familiar with the Englewood location, they are located at the old Blue Moon location. It is divided with a Mexican restaurant (I didn’t have a chance to try just yet). I sat at the bar and our server was Mike who was a delight. I enjoyed my meal so much I did not get to take pictures but if you’re a fan of fresh fish, this is your place. The cocktails were delicious just as much.

If you’ve been to their other location in Teaneck which was just around the corner, you’d definitely agree that this upgrade for them was well deserved. It’s bigger, well designed and...

It was really difficult to find the place. We were right near, but couldn’t find it because no building number and/or restaurant name. We called up, but it was still hard. Finally, staff came out to meet us. This place has just moved two weeks ago and the sign says something else. The atmosphere is bright and nice since all Japanese restaurants are dark inside. The food is good and fish was fresh, but my husband didn’t like the salad dressing because it was sweet. The check was surprise. I knew when I saw the menu, but way expensive. Other places offer the similar kind of food, but not that expensive. We will not go back. P. S. We had vegetable tempura appetizers, deluxe sashimi and sushi for two...