Sakura

I had an early Valentines Day date with my son here today. The food is delicious and our cook was very entertaining. I hate that it’s so expensive but that’s what makes it our special occasion spot. My son got a plate full of shrimp and I had the chicken. The servings were huge. No complaints, we left with full bellies and two boxes for a later meal. We will be back for my birthday dinner

Ahh good old Sakura, been going strong for several years now. Favorite Japanese hibachi spot in Ho Co ever since beloved mainstay Nichi Bei Kai in Columbia bit the dust a few years ago.
Sakura is a splurge in every sense — food is unapologetically rich, as the chefs liberally slather on the butter, oil, salt, spicy mayo, etc. But this meal is a special treat, so try not to pay attention! Meat, seafood and fresh veggies are of the highest quality, but your wallet definitely pays the price. Nice selection of beers and drinks as well. My dad really enjoyed his warm saki on this cold night.
All in all, definitely a great spot to celebrate special occasions with the entire family. The kids will love it especially.

We had a great experience. Made reservations so were seated right away. Service was prompt. The food was very good. We had kids with us so it was a great atmosphere to keep them occupied the whole night. Overall, would definitely return!

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PLACE… BEST FOOD EVER! My kids love this place and they have pick up for those nights where I just want to enjoy there cooking in the comfort of my own home. (=

Ahhhh Sakura’s…Reminds me of a hibachi in Florida where I once called home, called Mokoto’s. However, Sakura out does Mokoto’s any day of the week. Every year, we visit this establishment about three times or more, mostly for birthdays with fellow family or occasions in need of celebration. The food is (for me) to die happily in my grave for. Also am very glad that they serve sushi, one of my favorite foods.
I will admit, each chef has their own take on preparation of the food. Each one has their own unique cooking style. This makes it so the the experience is not the same each and every time. The flavor with seasoning may be stronger one visit than the next who used more oil or soy sauce, overall dish still tastes the same. The sushi is also a good compromise if one person cannot have… let’s say SALT or items with Iodine, good compromise. The servers are willing to accommodate certain diet needs and warn people if there are foods which are allergy inducing on their menus and/​or you question the servers. The dinner show of trained talent and knife work is entertaining to watch, even if I have to catch a shrimp piece with my mouth. So far, every experience I have had was excellent.

Yes, their food is very yummy, but their restaurant is very dirty. They have carpeted floors near the hibachi tables. the tables are very sticky. And personally, I prefer not to touch sticky tables as I eat my food.

Solid hibachi and sushi. The show with flaming onion volcano and catch the food in your mouth can get monotonous after a while but the food is very consistent. I like the chicken liver appetizer probably more than the steak which is so so. The scallops and shrimp are good the chicken is chicken good place to go with large family I.e. Around 10 to 12 people

I have always come to any Sakura for dinner so when I came for lunch today, I was kinda thrown off. I’ve always loved the food & still do. But if you’ve never been for lunch it’s different than what you’re used to. It was after 1 and a party of six. So you order like usual but it’s cooked at another grill & they bring it to you. And no miso soup & salad.
If you come for the atmosphere & show, don’t come for lunch. But today, my lunch was great, tasted the same, the above mentioned is the only difference. And probably price.

Yum Yum sauce– drench it on everything I always say.
This place is good if you have a reservation in advance, but don’t come in here without one for dinner, or they will take almost double the time they estimated.
As far as people– they are very friendly– I also love the shows that they put on while cooking. It seems the special chefs love showing their arts, and its always fun to see the train.
The steak by itself is way too dry, and the chicken has the same issue, but it happens when food is cooked quickly.
Its fun to watch them throw food at you as well.

Overall, it’s a great place for families. The chefs are great in preparing the foods and the serving staff is always nice and friendly. It seems quite busy on weekend nights but that’s how good restaurants are in the area anyways. The wait is still not that long. The best thing about this restaurant is its lunch offerings. It’s excellent quality for the price.

Ordered hibachi shrimp and ribeye combination. The steak clearly was not ribeye and it was over cooked. I would say the flavor was okay, but the bait and switch of the steak was disturbing. Unfortunately the serving sizes seem to get smaller and smaller.

I sat at the bar had a entrée chicken and steak came out fast and hot and 2 drinks everything was good

I wasn’t impressed with this Japanese steakhouse at all. The food wasn’t that great to me. I guess it’s the only one in the area now though. So, if you want a Japanese steakhouse, this is your only option. Nichi Bei Kai was 500 times better but it is no longer in business.

Good place for groups. Each «table» seats 10 fyi. I’ve been here about a half dozen times or so… back in simpler times when there was a Fun Jungle, China Legend was good, and Soft Stuff was still a motel.
You can get your choice of meat or seafood or a combination. They start you out with a soup and salad and you get a choice of appetizer which consists of shrimp or chicken liver. Depending on the chef, he will do different tricks and play around while he makes the fried rice and vegetables.
Food is decent. I generally get the filet or filet + seafood. The scallops were surprisingly really good. If you are counting the calories, then try not to pay attention to the block of butter they use while cooking.
The server was non existent. He took our initial drink orders and then never came back until the end of the meal as many drinks needed refilling.
Portion size is large, which at least makes the high prices not hurt as much. Cheapest dish is chicken for $ 18. Would I recommend for a group looking to have a good time and be lively? Yes. Would I rush back because the food and/​or experience was so good? No.

Been here many times over the past 8 or 9 years. Used to really like this place but in recent years we’ve stopped coming except by «Birthday Request» from the kids. The price is just too high for the just adequate quality that seems to continue its downward trend. Depending on your chef, you may be more or less entertained. The kids like it but it gets old after the first time or two the adults.
As for the menu, it’s typical teppanyaki with fried rice, veggies and a choice of one or more meats including steak, chicken or shrimp. They also have a typical sushi menu. Quality is ok, but nothing special.

This is my initial review of this place, but there was so much food here that looked good, but I didn’t get a chance to try that I’m sure I’ll update in the future.
We brought the family here to try out their teppanyaki. In case you don’t know what that is, that’s when the guy prepared your food right in front of you, putting on a little show and if you’re lucky launching a few shrimp into your mouth during your meal.
We had the chicken, shrimp, and beef as well as the freshly prepared fried rice. Very good stuff. To me the food is more important than the show and the food was excellent.
Our neighbors were having sushi as well, but we simply didn’t have room. Next time we will!
The price was reasonable. Less than $ 100 for five people.

Average sushi and hibachi. I like that they have vegetarian options– you can get veggie or tofu hibachi. I recommend the tofu since it comes with grilled veggies. I just wish they had brown rice– they only have white or fried. The sushi was average as well. I ordered the sakura roll– it needed a hunk of wasabi for added flavor.

I really don’t like giving businesses a low rating… but I’ll suck it up this time and speak some truth.
After leaving Arundel Mills on an extremely-​uncessary-​like what in the hell busy March 2 (I’m assuming people got their tax refunds back and didn’t know how to act), we decided to go find somewhere to eat and landed on Japanese. We wanted to go to the Sakura in Bowie but said F*#K THAT that’s alot of gas, so we picked figured the Ellicott City location would work fine. Damn you gas prices, cuz we were wrong.
The service was cool upon entering the restaurant. The hosts were nice and funny and the bartender was really friendly. I’m assuming our waiter was also a manager there or maybe one of the cooks in the back. That’s the only explanation I can come up with for seeing him only twice during the whole night. I swear, he came to take orders and give bills. Even my 6-​yr old niece asked why she never got more juice. Sir, if you’re reading this review, if a little girl knows your don’t do you’re job so well, may be time for a career change.
The food was just ok. Parts of the rice were undercooked which is extremely unpleasant because who wants to feel and hear a huge crunch when they’re eating whats supposed to be some fresh rice. Overall it was kinda bland but I’d rather have to add my seasonings than have really salty food so that didn’t bother me much. What really blew me was the cook apparently don’t know how to give out the right amounts of food because he somehow ran out of rice and shrimp before serving the whole table. And it wouldn’t even be such a problem if they just had the kitchen cook up some extra real quick but instead we had to wait even longer for him to cook little individual servings before he continued cooking the rest of the meal.
Lesson learned, we will stick to our favorite location. Guess that waiter’s tip can be our gas money. ^_^

Not impressed. Our food was all overcooked and bland. Very disappointing. We had tough lobster, steak, scallops and shrimp.

Shrimp, chicken and beef cooked on a hot flat top with a show to boot. A nice time out and a good place to have some sushi while waiting for your dinner to be prepared at the table. I have been to many different locations of this chain. Every time I have been there I have walked away feeling full and satisfied. One of these days I am going to splurge and get the lobster tail added to my meal. What I really like is the way vegetables are cooked. For some reason I can never get my vegetables to taste like the way they cook them.