Now Serving Omaha: Akarui

WELCOME TO NOW SERVING THIS WEEK. VISIT OMAHA TAKES US TO ACHARYA ON 10TH AND CAPITOL, AND I’M JOINED BY OWNER AND HEAD CHEF HOI. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. SO YOU GUYS HAVE EVERYTHING ON THE MENU? WHAT’S ON THE MENU HERE AT ACHARYA? SO WE HAVE LIKE, RAMEN, SPICY CHICKEN KATSU RAMEN. THAT’S A HAWAIIAN CLASSIC. POKE BOWL, KARAAGE CHICKEN AND FRIED SHRIMP. GYOZA. AND SOME SASHIMI AND SUSHI ROLLS RIGHT HERE. RIGHT. SO RAMEN BAO BUNS, ENTREES, POKE BOWLS, EVERYTHING. YOU MADE A GORGEOUS SUSHI PLATE. HERE, TALK TO ME ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT SASHIMI AND WHAT’S IN THAT ROLE. SO WE HAVE A TUNA. THAT’S OSCEOLA, WHICH IS TUNA, SALMON, YELLOWTAIL AND A CALIFORNIA ROLL RIGHT HERE. YEAH. AND WE CAN’T FORGET THE DRINKS. YOU GUYS ALSO HAVE DRINKS ON THE MENU. WHAT STUFF IS HERE? OUR MOST POPULAR DRINKS IS THE FRUITY, WHICH MAKES WITH PASSION FRUIT. WHICH JASMINE GREEN TEA? THAT ONE IS A GREAT. WHICH IS BREAD. SUGAR WITH THE WHOLE MILK WITH THE TAPIOCA BOBA ON THE BOTTOM. YEAH. YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT ON 10TH AND CAPITAL. SO RIGHT OFF OF IT, IN THE HEART OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA, YOU GUYS HAVE SUCH A WIDE VARIETY OF STUFF HERE ON THE MENU AT AKARI. WHAT WAS YOUR INTENTION BEHIND BASICALLY ADDING SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY? YEAH, FOR OUR GOAL, JUST LIKE WHAT? MAKE SURE EVERY CUSTOMER THEY COME IN, THEY HAVE LIKE ALL THE FOOD THEY WANT. SO THAT’S WHY WE HAVE RAMEN, SUSHI, POKE BOWL AND BOBA TEA DRINKS. YEAH. AND EVERYTHING IS GORGEOUS AND FRESH. YOU KNOW, I WAS SAYING, WHEN YOU SET THIS DOWN ON THE TABLE, IT’S ABSOLUTELY THE WEATHER SEASON FOR RAMEN. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THESE BOWLS. WHAT INGREDIENTS ARE IN THIS ONE. SO THIS AQUA RAMEN WITH THE INGREDIENTS WE HAVE THE GRILL PROCESSOR AND A SWEET CORN KIKURAGE WHICH IS L STREET MUSHROOM AND A BAMBOO SHOOT. AND EGGS. AND THE BROTH WITH OUR HOMEMADE BROTH IS A POLK BRUSH. WE COOK OVER LIKE TEN HOURS. WOW. AND THEN WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE HERE? WE GOT SOME FRIED CHICKEN IN IT. YEAH, THIS ONE IS THE SPICY CHICKEN KATSU RAMEN WITH THE INGREDIENT WE HAVE LIKE BAMBOO SHOOTS, SWEET CORN, DEEP FRIED CHICKEN BREAST AND EGGS WITH THE CHICKEN BROTH. YEAH. AND THOSE BAO BUNS UP THERE. YOU WERE EXPLAINING THEM TO ME. BUT WHAT’S ALL INSIDE FOR THE TATSU ONE WITH STEAMED BUN, WITH THE ICEBERG LETTUCE AND GRILLED PORK CHOP SUEY INSIDE WITH OUR SPICY MAYO AND OUR HOMEMADE SAUCE. YEAH, EVERYTHING LOOKS SO GOOD. I KNOW YOU SAID IT. YOU’VE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR FIVE YEARS. YOU’RE THE HEAD CHEF. YOU’VE DONE EVERY JOB. SO WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ON THE MENU? WHAT’S THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU’D RECOMMEND? SO FOR MY FAVORITE RAMEN, IT’S MY FAVORITE. AND ALSO IT’S MY FAVORITE. YES. THEY BOTH LOOK SO GOOD. SO PEOPLE WANT TO COME INTO AKARI. WHAT DAYS AND HOURS ARE YOU OPEN? SO WE OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK. WE CLOSE ON MONDAY. TUESDAY TO THURSDAY. WE OPEN 11 TO 9 FRIDAY. SATURDAY WE OPEN A FRIDAY WE OPEN 11 TO 10. SATURDAY WE OPEN 12 TO 10. THEN SUNDAY WE OPEN 2 P.M. TO NINE. SO A GREAT LATE NIGHT OPTION ON THE WEEKEND TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE. IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE ABOUT WHAT’S ON THE MENU AT AKARI, YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT ON, VISIT OMAHA AND KETV.COM. AND TO SEE WHAT’S BEING SERVED AROUND THE OMAHA AREA, HEAD TO THE KETV N