[Carmel-by-the-sea, CA] - Akaoni
I think it's safe to say most people have heard of "Soup Nazi" from Seinfield. In researching my next sushi adventure, I happened upon reviews of a "Sushi Nazi." There were a ton of reviews accusing the owners of Akaoni of terrible service. It is a cozy little establishment in heart of Carmel, run by Chef Shinichi Yamada and his wife who works as the waitress. It seemed like there were possibly two other people in the back. One to cook, and another to assist with the bussing of the dishes. Many of the reviews made mention of the chef being angry when soy was used. It's hard to know without more details why. My guess would be that those people were fortunate enough to have the omakase and that the fish was already dressed and really didn't need the soy. I wasn't allowed to order the omakase because I didn't make a reservation (others have said they weren't allowed to order the omakase because he only allows repeat customers that he likes orde...