Agami

This is quite possibly one of my favorite sushi joints in the city. The food is always amazing and you can’t go wrong with anything you get there. And it was serendipitous on a cold winter’s night when some friends and I found out that they delivered delicious sushi right to our front door so we could stay safe in our heated apartment.
Ravenous when the food finally came, my friend gasped in horror when she realized that the roll she ordered had avocado (she’s deathly allergic and the menu had forgotten to mention this ingredient). We called them to let them know what happened and you know what they did? They rushed right out and brought us another roll without avocado. These people rock! I will go back there again and again.

This is a good restaurant and I love the food here. We love the stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer and then usually tuck into a few rolls.
The quality is good but sometimes find that from order to food being served can be slower that I would like, maybe because I’m impatient and want to eat this food up quickly.
Recommend the Chicago Bulls roll and Sweet Himachal

The food was excellent. the sushi as fresh as could be! The drinks were beyond outstanding… to the point of the drink bill yet again exceeding the food bill but worth every penny. William, our waiter, was terrific! Each of his recommendations were spot on!

Great décor, but of course the food! I think my favorite meal may be a bowl of the ramen plus some of the rolls. The Tonkotsu Garlic ramen was Perfect! And I also ate half of my husband’s Spicy Kimchee Ramen too :-)
I especially liked the «Under the Fire» roll since it was a bit «off the wall» from the usual rolls I’m used to!

I went here on a date recently and had a really nice dinner. Nice environment for a date, super friendly service and great rolls. There was one roll that really was blah, everything else was nice — fresh and yummy. I think the «blah» roll was the Chicago Bulls roll maybe? It had shrimp on it. Just not a ton of flavor. My favorite roll was something crispy. OMG, so good.

Had dinner at agami and man was it one of the best sushi places I have ever eaten at. The spicy salmon and the sweet potato rolls were amazing, our waitress was really out going and nice.
My boyfriend had chicken teriyaki and man did he love his dish. Our waitress was nice enough to bring it extra spicy mayo and Wasabi mayo… very amazing place and definitely recommend it.

My wife and I decided to try this spot as a recommendation from a local sushi chef. We were not disappointed with our meal, which consisted of lots of nigiri. We wanted to try based on the type and quality of fish on the menu. Premium sushi, and lots of fatty options, which if you like sushi, then you know how it will melt in your mouth. We opted against trying any rolls, that will be our next visit.
We started with O-​toro, chutoro and blue fin akami; all were delicious. Next, we threw in some yellowtail, fatty yellowtail, salmon and fatty salmon. Again, all delicious. Fatty salmon was my favorite. I liked the yellowtail more than the fatty yellowtail. Next we tried red snapper sashimi and nigiri. Very good. Finally, we decided to throw in more tuna and salmon to round out the meal.
I recommend trying this spot out. We will be back.
Updating the review after a delivery order. I was less satisfied with this recent order. I love a balanced piece of sushi nigiri, with good rice, a little wasabi, the fish and soy sauce. Unfortunately our fish was met with the brute force of way too much wasabi. Ruined the experience and left us scraping wasabi off the fish instead of enjoying it. Paid over $ 130 and was not happy at all.

First, the absolute highlight of our night was our server, Oprah (Ha, just kidding it was Fuchsia). She was fun and witty and cheerful, SO cheerful. Loved her.
We started with a few apps, the edamame was perfectly steamed and warm and the tempura veggies and shrimp were just fine. When our entire party arrived, we got down! We must’ve ordered 7 or 8 rolls. Winners were Men in Black and the Chicago Bulls roll. Each of those were 17 dollars, as they are specialty rolls. Now, I’m going to say that the rolls in general were not the best rolls ever. One of them was a bit fishy smelling and tasting, I think it was the Dragon. It was good enough as our group is more about the company and the drinks than we are about the food.
Nice semi private booths, dim lighting, good service. It was a good location since the show we were going to see was across the street, so it all worked out.
Also I was specific in letting them know we had a birthday girl and they had a balloon and dessert and a free picture with frame for us upon departure. Nice touch.

My fiancé and I went here recently and had an okay experience. We both love sushi and opportunities to try new places but unfortunately we thought the rolls were sub-​par. The atmosphere is nice, but our waitress was a little over the top with sarcasm and told us a few times we looked very «intense» which I assume is only because we were looking at the menu? I can appreciate banter by this was a little too much.
I would absolutely say the tuna crispy rice appetizer was so awesome. I would compare it to a spicy tuna roll but inside out. The rice is fried so there’s a great crunch and then the tuna is on top. We will come back for that!

Wow. Super impressed! This is downtown quality gourmet sushi, sashimi and more, right here in uptown. The interior is much larger than it appears from the street and the service from check in through ordering and meal delivery is top notch. I loved our waitress and cannot speak more highly of her… You HAVE to check this place out, you will not be disappointed. Food is excellent! Oh, and the martinis are Marty’s quality! Double bonus.

I left Agami feeling… meh.
There’s a lot of good stuff here. The décor us really cool and inventive; different from the now «typical» modern sushi restaurant décor. The space is enormous, though there was barely anyone else there on a Sunday night at 6. The host and the waitstaff were friendly and attentive. Agami has a good vibe overall. The martinis are good, if a bit uninspired and basic.
The sushi was good overall. We had the Chicago Bulls, Mini Godzilla, Shrimp Tempura, Fresh Scallop, and Yellowtail and Scallion. The Chicago Bulls was fantastic (though, at $ 17, you better not be anything else). The tiger shrimp on top was large, tasty, and not rubbery at all. I can’t recall which, but two of the rolls had strong, overpowering flavors and textures, like biting into too much red onion. The sushi was still fresh and well put together, but the taste was off putting.
Being one of the most expensive sushi joints in town, and being in uptown (not a knock on uptown, it’s simply not one of the pricier parts of town), I thought they had to do a lot more to even earn a fourth star. Agami isn’t in my handful of favorite sushi places in the city, and, at its price point, that’ll keep me from coming back unfortunately.

This place is totally a neighborhood stand out. It is very trendy inside and the décor is awesome. Their sushi is fresh, delicious and inventive. We also tried a ramen which was really hearty and delicious.
I do think it is a little pricey, though, so don’t let your stomach get to big for your wallet!

Overall, we had a nice sashimi dinner with hot sake on Friday night.
Observations:
— it wasn’t crowded so seating was easy.
— I guess most people in the area do take out here.
— it looked they had a stage for entertaining in there.
The Good:
— Service was great with the recommendations.
— We ordered the Supreme with an assortment of sashimi and nigiri. We also ordered the a specialty roll called Sweety Hamachi which was a great recommendation. I would get this again.
— Decently fresh fish
— They had gluten free soy sauce
–They accommodated our request to exclude certain fish we may not like.
The Meh:
— I wish they told or labeled the fish assortments when the food arrived.
— it felt a bit cold in the restaurant

Um Yum!!! Fantastic hip yummy neighborhood sushi place. House Hot Saki was decent.
Service was great overall. A few minutes between rolls that were ordered. Sashimi Chefs Special was great quality but s bit boring. I do expect a little more panache with my sushi. The whole object of sushi is artful food. This was elementary art and great quality fish.
Portion size was decent, prices were average.
I will return.

This is some of the best sushi I have ever eaten and I have had quite a bit of sushi in my 30+ years!
First of all, I love the inside of this place as it has a very modern look and feel to it. Lots of red which is my favorite color and mad sex appeal. Hostess and waitress were very nice to us and made sure we had everything we needed and walked us through all the goodies on the menu.
We started out with the cucumber and calamari salad which was good but was a big portion so we decided to eat less than half of it to preserve the appetite. Then we thought it would be a good idea to try 3 specialty rolls.
Garlic Delight — awesome!!! This is basically a tempura roll with scallop, freshwater eel, sweet egg, topped spicy crab meat and accompanied by a flame… seriously fire! Loved it!!!
Ocean Drive — Very good!!! This roll included tuna, buttery yellowtail, cilantro, green pepper along with chili oil and lime.
Tuna Gone Wild — The best of the trio! This roll is a tuna lover’s dream… it includes albacore tuna, big eye tuna, super white tuna and spicy tuna topped with honey wasabi sauce, ponzu and sliced jalapeño…def had a spice to it which made for a helluva roll!
Definitely a nice dining experience on all fronts here and will be back numerous times especially since its in my hood

I was craving sushi after watching a documentary on Netflix, and Agami definitely satisfied that craving. My roommate and his gf have been raving about this place, so I decided to give it a shot — and I’m glad I did. The salt sunflower roll is bursting w/​flavor, and the sunflower seeds are a pleasant addition that you don’t normally see in other rolls. The fish here is FRESH AS FUUU. Seriously, I’ve had my fair share of sushi and the quality of the fish here is fantastic. I was disappointed they were out of uni, but the chu-​toro and fatty salmon nigiri blew my mind. Their specialty nigiris are fantastic, as well (definitely get those). Will definitely come back whenever I’m craving great sushi!

I recently went back to Agami for the first time in five years. I don’t know why I waited so long; the food is delicious and the service is great. I’d been looking over the menu on my morning break and had been fantasizing about the blue point roll all day. It sounded so delicious that I couldn’t imagine it living up to the idea I’d built up in my mind. I figured I was setting myself up for disappointment but I was wrong. It surpassed my expectations. The topping of fried leeks was excellent. That salty, chewy, oniony component really enhanced the roll. The grilled scallops were cooked perfectly: just grilled and very rare. I could’ve eaten a whole plate of just the leeks and scallops.
We also ordered the garlic delight roll. It comes out flaming which is really fun for everyone at the table even if someone doesn’t eat any of it. It’s hard to take a picture of but trust me it looks really cool. The roll itself was great. Sometimes gimmicky rolls lack flavor but not the garlic delight. It was perfectly garlicky and very nicely rolled.
To drink we had sake flights and they were pretty good. My only wish is that I could select my own sakes because I prefer drier ones than were on the flight. I get that the idea is to sample sakes then order more of the type you like but I still would prefer to pick my own.
So why only four stars after a gushing review? Well, there are some issues. Our server was great but she seemed a little rushed. The place was busy but not packed. A little extra attention would’ve been nice. Also, the busboys are too fast. It’s nice to have your plate cleared when you’re done but just because the main part of the sushi is gone doesn’t mean I’m finished. I like to pick at all the little bits that fell while I was eating. They snatched the plates before I could do that. So, for this very minor reason I am deducting one star. I still plan to go back and hopefully add another star and delete this part of my review. I probably won’t wait another five years to eat here!

I came here on a Friday evening and there were a lot of open tables. We were seated at one of these cute booths and our waiter immediately lit the candle on the table as we sat down – the atmosphere is good for a date night. I ordered the tonkotsu ramen, which was presented nicely. However, the broth was bland, the pork only had a burnt taste, and the ginger in the ramen was overpowering. The only positive aspect of the ramen was that the soft boiled egg was cooked appropriately. I also shared the salt sunflower roll (super white tuna, eel, sunflower seed, and avocado) with the bf. The roll was good and again, presentation was nice. However, I would have to agree with the other Unilocalers – the sushi is overpriced ($ 15-​$ 17) for each specialty roll.

Agami’s sashimi is some of the freshest I’ve ever had in an unassuming, quiet neighborhood sushi restaurant – I’m lucky it’s within walking distance of my apartment. Even better is the fact that my boyfriend, roommate and I could walk in on a Friday at 8 pm and be seated immediately. We always start with the house salad because their ginger dressing is amazing. The three of us split a bottle of wine and my roommate and I shared the sashimi 15 entrée which was more than enough for the two of us. Sadly my boyfriend is allergic to fish, but he always loves every roll he gets here, usually containing crab (it’s not imitation!) shrimp or scallop. The best part of the meal though was the uni… We each got a piece of uni sashimi and it didn’t stay on the table long enough to get a picture. I would describe it more but there aren’t any words I could use to say how good it is.
The food here is worth 5 stars but the service is just okay – we were seated and greeted by our waiter promptly but he literally did not return to our table for 15 minutes to take our order and I know because I was hangry and started counting after he walked by at least 6 times without even looking at us as we tried to flag him down. He did look busy but a «hey, little busy right now, sorry, be there in just a sec» would’ve been okay. In the end I think he felt bad because he brought us fried ice cream on the house to share. So now I’m not mad about it anymore.
Go to Agami. Just don’t get the uni, mainly because I’m selfish and want it all to myself.

Came here again and had to update my review because I had a really good meal here.
Got:
Salmon Tataki: so good!
Garlic Tonkastu: much better this time
Tuna Trio: very tasty and am starting to like black rice
Chocolate Truffle: my guilty pleasure!
The items on the menu seemed very creative as well– my choices were hard decisions!
Would definitely come here again.