Best Japanese Restaurants in Pinole

Our friend and kids loved this experience so much as they were first timers to hibachi! The view was beautiful with the Berkeley marina right there. The experience and staff were wonderful and super attentive. The food was good. Not as generous portion wise as other hibachi places (don’t get me wrong… I was FULL at the end but just same pricing with small portions). Also, my husband thought it was funny that they used pre-cooked chicken for the chicken fried rice… but he also said that he would come back again so… bottom line, pricey but fun place for celebrations!

Great lunch specials. Service was friendly. Manager Roger was very attentive.

My server was great, but sorry, I forgot her name. She is always friendly and welcoming to me. Lulu was very friendly and attentive with me. Tenppen Shrimp was very delicious today, and Brent was our chef. Way to go Kimono!! 🤗🎉❤️❤️❤️

I love coming here for special occasions or just to enjoy a quiet meal with hubby. The choices are excellente, everything we ate was really good and some of their unique dishes out of this world!

Dining at Akemi is always a satisfying experience: the food is delicious, fresh and a good value for the quality and size of portions. I typically order the Salmon miso bento, it comes with delicious white miso soup, salmon grilled with umami rich miso sauce and extra on side, cabbage salad, roasted brussel sprouts with honey mustard glaze and rice; enough food to take a portion home for next days lunch. Love the ambience when they play soft Jazz : pop music not so much since I still like to have conversations with my dining companions. I’ve come here many times over many years and it is one of my favorite Japanese restaurants for all kinds of occasions.