Akeno Sushi Bar and Thai at Capitol Hill — Restaurant in Washington

Overall quite a nice dining experience, and the food was good but not necessarily epic. Friendly and fairly attentive service, and casual atmosphere.

We had the following items:

Avocado Salad (Avocado / tomato / mixed green / sweet miso dressing) - very generous amounts of fresh avocado paired well with the sweet miso dressing, very nice start to the meal.

Spicy Garlic Edamame (Steamed soybeans / jalapeno / garlic / chili pepper / miso paste) - really nice garlic and miso flavor with these beans, and just a little bit of heat to make them even more enjoyable

Crab Rangoons (Imitation crab / cream cheese / scallion / sweet chili sauce) - pretty standard as far as crab rangoons go, nothing too remarkable but enjoyable

Kurobuta Sausage (Japanese pork sausages / spicy mayo & honey mustard sauce) - this was probably the only real disappointment, just really underwhelming in terms of flavor

Chicken Gyoza (Pan fried chicken and vegetable dumplings / sesame ponzu sauce) - good but again otherwise unremarkable

Panang Curry (Red creamy curry / coconut milk / red bell pepper / steamed broccoli) - this was fine but probably on the lower end of panang curries I've enjoyed, just a bit watery and lacking any depth in flavor

Amako Masuri (Spicy crunchy salmon topped Salmon / avocado / red tobiko / spicy mayo).- solid, well prepared specialty roll, well presented as well

Sashimi Plate (12 pcs chef’s finest selection of sashimi / miso soup) - this was a disappointment overall, didn't taste fresh, especially for sashimi

Worth a try if you're a local, but not something we'd drive back to...

This place is a absolutely 100% TRASH!!! Soon as we walked in we got seated right away the crab wontons were cold didn’t want to send them back because we are black and you know how that would like right ok spring rolls was hot and ok my boyfriend ordered the fried rice that was just ok nothing special at all shrimp had no flavor at all He also order the Beef skewer things TRASH no flavor at all not even salt and pepper I ordered 3 different roll I only eat cooked sushi some I asked which ones was cooked he showed me I picked the 3 that looked good to me ALLL 3 TRASH!!!! They was freezing cold. I called the man over to ask them. Why were they so cold if they were supposed to be cooked he first act like he was surprised that it was cold, as if though it wasn’t supposed to be cold and then when I told him that all of them are cold, he then changed it and said yes, all of them are post to be cold I only ate like 3 of them before I just couldn’t do it anymore and besides the fact that they were cold they were NASTY I think that was the shortest restaurant stay we ever had because I was ready to go then when the bill came I felt robbed to be honest because $174 for food that we didn’t even enjoy like as I was leaving I was still hungry and not satisfied at all if you like flavorful hot food this is not the place for you they should be ashamed...

Tucked away thru a narrow alley and up to the 2cd floor above an Indian restaurant is this hidden gem. The painted river rock walls were very interesting when we sat down. Happy hour was in 10 minutes so we had to wait to order some appetizers like wings and shrimp but in the meantime we ordered our meals. I highly recommend the Kaprow, a chili Thai basil beef dish almost like a stew. It's got a spicy kick but not overpowering. My son ordered Thai basil rice and my wife ordered the grilled salmon salad. The wings tasted and looked great but only 3 for $5 so be prepared to order a few if you're hungry. We went on a Sunday afternoon, I bet this place is hopping on a Friday night. One suggestion I do have is that on the TV they have a looped commercial for the restaurant. While it was cool the first or second time it would be nice to see something else, maybe videos of Japan and Thailand. Overall a good experience and we'll be sure...