Akebono 515 - Des Moines

The service was slow. the table was not ready when we arrived for our reservation. sushi was like that. it took forever to refill our water. there are better places.

We had a reservation and arrived on time. there was no host to welcome us for a few minutes. when we were greeted, we were not led to our stand. we were only told. After we had set ourselves on our table, our menus were literally tapped. Actually, I found it pretty funny, but I'm pretty covered. not sure that most of this type of service are impressed. fortunately, we had an excellent waiter and that was excellent. I'm sure we'll return, and I'll be curious to see how we're greeted.

We went with another couple for dinner before a show at the Civic Center. We love the “house” edamame! Awesome! Good wine and beer selection. Sushi is outstanding. Good service, too!

Great food, love the atmosphere, service on point. Love the wine selection.

My coworker I stopped in with time to kill before she took me to the airport (I 'm a DSM visitor). She is obviously a regular because before we sat down, Nick asked her if she wanted her regular drink and what I wanted. I asked what they had and he said Everything I make is magical . You can 't beat that. We had already had lunch, so we wanted drinks. We sat in a booth and he told me not to look at the cocktails in the menu. I said I liked the sound of their blueberry vodka drink and he said he would make me something similar. He did. Amazing. For my second, he asked if I liked cucumber. What he brought was not only picture perfect, but a light refreshing vodka drink with slices of cucumbers. See photo! Before I was finished with that, I slid a new fruity cocktail onto the table for me. All were amazing drinks. We ordered the fried cheesecake that was so different and a great dessert. What a great first visit and he encouraged me to come back. I would like to taste their food next time. Nick is delightful.