Dami

 

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G L.

Anchorage, AK

Food ****
Service ***1/2
Location MINUS
Edamame MINUS

This is the place for Sunday sushi (when Yamato Ya is closed) or when you don't feel like waiting till you grow ear hair at YY. The sushi is very good and fresh, the people are nice, booth seating is plentiful, and they have green tea ice cream! What's not to like?

So now I will explain my two-star rating.

Point 1: Icky location. First of all, it is true that the interior of the restaurant is nothing like the seedy motel attached. But said motel is indeed seedy. My crackdar may not be as sharp as it once was, but it definitely tells me there are crackheads in this motel.

Point 2: Icky edamame (soy beans in the shell). They gave me a maggot. Granted, I did not eat or touch the maggot, and the edamame shell appeared intact, so unless they x-ray their food, there was probably no way for them to tell. There was a time when this would not have bothered me that much, but as I get older, I get more squeamish. So if you give me a maggot, I cannot give you stars. Sorry. But I can still eat your food.

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Elite '08

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Robert P.

Eagle River, AK

I love Sushi and man this place is good.  Don't let the one star hotel this restaurant resides in turn you off.  The interior is very clean, the wait staff very nice and the food is excellent.  They have a delicious seafood stew that is perfect for warming you up on a cold winter evening.  The thing that has most impressed me about this restaurant is that they make their spicy tuna fresh.  Many Sushi restaurants make their spicy tuna the day before with their older or marginal quality fish.  Not this place.  Every time I have ordered spicy tuna here, I have watched them mix it up at the bar and you can taste the difference.  Their Poke is also very good.  Every now and then my wife and I will try another Sushi bar in Anchorage but so far Dami is by far our favorite.

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Elite '08

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Cory O.

Houston, TX

Okay, I'll spread the love a bit.  I have to, again, couch my comments since I'm a bit biased since I know the owners.  But then again, I think I know the owners of every sushi place in Anchorage, so maybe that doesn't matter?

The food is always fresh.  Seriously.  And with sushi, that's pretty damn important.  If you have any misgivings about the place because it is connected to a hotel, forget it now.  It really is that good.  

Plus, since it is downtown, but not part of touristy downtown, the prices are great.

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Jerry M.

Anchorage, AK

Easy place to eat. Service is great the food covers sushi to tempura and does it all well. I personally like the Halibut dinner with shrimp vegetable tempura. Always cooked properly never under cooked never over cooked. Prices good and seems to always have a crowd. The phone number I took off the chop stick cover shows 274-1515; So maybe it's another number to reach Dami then the one that is posted.

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John R.

San Francisco, CA

Very clean Sushi, terrible service.

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Jennifer S.

Los Angeles, CA

Best prices in town for some of the freshest fish.
The outside can be a little off-putting since it's inside a small motel, but once inside you'll notice how nice it is.
Oh, and they have special sake bomb nights, which you really don't want to miss.

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