When I think of my worst restaurant experiences this place definitely stands out. If convenience, food quality, and fresh fish matter to you, I can’t recommend this place.We went on a day with a 45 minute wait. The restaurant is located in a tiny sliver of a room with loud club music. Feels like eating in a crowded hallway. Our server was too busy and didn’t give us menus for 15-20 minutes? Then ordering and waiting for the food took another 40 minutes. We didn’t bother to wait for the check and got up to flag someone so we could leave immediately.The sashimi was okay but not fresh tasting…the katsu was a nightmare - all batter and no chicken??? The rolls were good since it mostly tasted of yummy sauce.I guess if you just like eating saucy sushi rolls and love the loud music and chill vibe, this place is for you.
Lively sushi spot in Santa Cruz that was pretty busy for a weeknight and not too loud where you couldn't enjoy a conversation with your companions. The rolls we had tried here that were our favs are the Soquel Avenue and the Akira Roll. I also had the Nigi Combo, it was very good but not the best I've had, you won't go wrong here either way.Service here was excellent, our waiters tended to us and made sure our drinks were always full and that we enjoyed our meals. Would definitely come back again if looking for sushi in the area.
The Gangman style sushi (vegan) was OMG good. Edamame was perfect. Cute place. Perfect sushi!
Placed was packed when we arrived, waited around 40 minutes, but it was worth it! Started with the Gem of Akira, highly recommend this avocado deliciousness. Then we moved on to The Kind and Dynamite rolls - both equally great. Check it out, just be prepared to wait!
The sushi rolls have generous portions of fish, which is great considering many sushi spots have maintained or even raised prices but lowered the amount of fish and ingredients inside of rolls. On a Sunday night around 7:30PM the wait time was around 20 minutes. We were seated at the bar and it was a fun experience to watch the chefs make the rolls.
This spot was a tragic dissapointment. After waiting for about an hour, we were finally seated. The food was mediocre, fried tofu and tempura vegetables were completely flavorless and served with a broth that tasted like warm water. The bento dinner was more of the same, overpriced and severely lacking any flavor or candor. Our waiter checked in on us maybe once. In the end we paid over $200 for a meal that sucked.
Best sushi in town! So glad to be able to dine in after!
Hands down best sushi place I've been to in the area. The Kind roll was sooo delicious. I also got an order of the shrimp dumplings and they were too good. Definitely will dine here again and soon.
We travel often & my wife loves to try sushi from different places. We assumed Akira Seabright Sushi was going to be good, but it wasn't. With all honesty this sushi was very plain and lacking in flavor for everything that is consisted of. Normally I do not mind the loss, but have in mind they were an avg of $40 for 2 rolls, for which we didn't even want to finish. I would've been happier with Safeway sushi... still amazed on how there was a 2 hour wait just for us to be upset with our food, what disappointment and how sad. Still debating on whether I should go back to retry or just save the money? Always willing to save the money & go to a local small business. Your choice now to decide.
Excellent service. Even though we had a big group. Great fusion! Good mix of traditional and western. Fair prices. Very nice inside. Great art work.