Akita Sushi – Clarks Summit

I will admit that more often than not, I get to sample to food of fine dining via food and wine events rather than at the restaurant itself. Last weekend, after being thoroughly liquored up at the diminutive wine and art show in Clarks Summit, my date and I walked to Akita Sushi.

As to be expected with every sushi restaurant in the area (except Katana), the chefs were not Japanese. This is not an indicator of quality. The lunch special allowed for two rolls of my choosing with soup or salad. The ginger that came with the sushi was crisp, the wasabi pungent and powerful.

I chose the Tokyo roll and the Atlanta roll. The Tokyo came with tuna and salmon together, with a bit of masago (flying fish roe) on the outside. The fish was fresh and did not smell fishy nor taste slimy. The flavors were clean and genuine. The Atlanta roll was avocado, cucumber, and yellowtail. I know that it was poor form, but I actually ate part of insides out before consuming in one bite, I wanted to savor it longer (and sober up before I had to head out)

The entire lunch combo was only a little over $10, and for sit-down sushi, that’s pretty good. Nothing out of this world, but a nice stop.