Amakara is one of my favorite restaurants because of their AMAZING food, great service and consistently immaculate experience. The food is always fresh and made to perfection. 5 star experience every time!

The review count and stars for Amakara are well warranted! My first visit to this Sushi restaurant happened a few Sundays ago. We casually strolled in for lunch and were seated within 15 minutes- we had no previous reservation. The restaurant is quite large with lots of seating areas and a sushi bar area. Upon being seated, our table was clean and already had silverware and cups of ice cold water. The menu is quite extensive and large, but I knew what I wanted- sushi! It was my wife and I, so we ordered 4 rolls and 1 appetizer. Considering how large the portions are, this was plenty of food for two people. We were not disappointed with any of the food. It was all very fresh, tasty and fulfilling. It was impressive how quick the food came out. The service was really good and fast. Our waters were always refilled and ordering additional items was easy. We ended up getting hot tea at the end. Pricing is fair for what good sushi costs, especially in this inflationary period we are living in. I would absolutely be back and will refer family & friends to Amakara.

I recently visited Amakara in Pleasanton to partake in their Happy Hour menu, which runs from 4 to 6 p.m. The selection of sushi, appetizers, and drinks was fantastic. I had a lychee martini, a rainbow spicy roll, the chef's nigiri special, gyoza, and another sushi roll from the main menu. Everything was delicious and fresh. Our server, Hannah, was super awesome--attentive and knowledgeable, she made excellent suggestions. We sat at the sushi bar, and the ambience was vibrant and exciting. The sushi chefs provided fun conversations, adding to the overall enjoyable experience. I highly recommend checking out Amakara, especially during Happy Hour!

This place is fantastic! The inside is gorgeous with a great atmosphere. There's a sushi bar area if you don't want to sit at a table. The inside is beautifully decorated and modern. We ordered two drinks, two rolls along with the poke nachos. The poke nachos were delicious and came with seaweed salad mixed in with a sauce and tuna, along side freshly fried wonton chips to scoop the poke. This was by far our favorite! The rolls were large and the fish was fresh. The drinks were strong! The spicy margarita was very delicious and had a strong kick. The service was great and quick. The only thing we didn't like is we asked to split the bill with cash and card, and they were too lazy to split the bill for us and made one of us pay the whole bill on card and asked us to pay the cash to the other person. I think that was really unprofessional to ask someone to pay the whole bill because you're unwilling to split the bill at the register. Especially since this place is a little on the pricey side. But overall the place was amazing and probably one of my favorite sushi places in town so far!

Hands down the best Bay Area Sushi spot. The fish is always fresh. The portions are decent. They have implemented the Yelp waitlist which is a huge plus considering the wait time due to their popularity. The bar has many options. In addition to Sushi they have other Japanese food items. The space is a bit loud but it's decorated nicely. Walll arts are amazing.

4 star for sushi, less for other items. Came here for lunch with customers. It was very busy for lunch. We ordered edamame, takoyaki, pork belly for appetizers, and various others for mains. I got the sashimi plate with a spicy tuna roll. The fish was very good, extremely fresh and was well prepared. The teriyaki had large portions, and came with separate slabs and soup. Overall pretty decent place for Japanese.

Giving five stars to the table waiters/waitresses and food! My go-to is the tempura asparagus roll. It comes with a very generous roll and delicious side salad. The rainbow roll is also delicious! Super fresh fish and lots of flavor will all of the different components. The vibe is pretty chill. A lot of people get dressed up to go here, but you can also get away with a super casual outfit! I've ever gone here in workout clothes for a quick bite and never felt out of place. ** Please Note: Don't sit at the bar. I've been here multiple times, as I used to live right across the street, but the bar service has been terrible every single time. My friends that come often also say the same. I didn't want to knock them any stars due to this, because everything else is fantastic. The bar workers are just unfriendly and seem like they absolutely hate their job :(

Amakara is still our favorite place in the tri-valley for sushi. When we can swing it, we try to get there in time for happy hour - of the few times we've done it, there always has been a table for us. Their happy hour menu is quite generous with plenty of options! From the Happy Hour menu we order the grilled edamame, sashimi, assorted maki, jalapeño hamachi roll, and drinks. We also got the mixed sashimi but we thought the sashimi set was better so next time we'll stick to the sashimi. Then we usually order Katsudon or a bowl of udon to share from the regular menu. We like it enough where we still go regular dinner hours if we cannot make the happy hour time - but we do try to show up around 5pm to avoid a wait since they are popular.