Appare

User Reviews of Appare

Yelp.com Review - by Diane A.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is pretty awesome.Great ambiance & decor, and outstanding service! When you walk in you feel like you've taken a trip somewhere else. You're greeted with a huge indoor koi pond & a cherry...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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Best Sashimi in Des Moines

Most of the time, Appare does a fantastic job for Iowa, on par with the middle-range sushi bars in Manhattan. But they have suffered from staff turnover as well as the occasional less-than-perfect shipment of...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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When chefs dodge questions like, "when did the fish come in?" ... RUN.

I eventually got an answer of "last night", but the sashimi that I had - yellowtail and salmon especially - were clearly NOT fresh and were 2-3 days old. Instead of being fatty and sweet, the sashimi was dry...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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good service and prices. sushi not so great

I went here a few weeks ago based on a similar experience with the other reviewer. I went for lunch on a weekend as opposed to dinner though. We were seated quickly and the service was pretty good. The prices...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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Fabulous sushi and atmosphere

I went to this place for dinner after being faced with a 45 minute wait at Taki- supposedly the best sushi place in town. I was stoked to find I did not have to wait for a table yet there were a good amount of...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/01/2007
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