Sakura Japanese Steakhouse

We usually come into this establishment, you can call us regulars and the owners don’t seem to care about the specials they advertise like the all you can eat sushi… They literally rolled their eyes at us when we asked for it. Sure we usually have dinner there and spend 50 – 100 per sitting which is about once a week so that’s between 200 – 400 that we pay them a month to eat there. We were pretty disappointed to get the Rollie eyes for lunch! Also this place is not the cleanest, there is always crumbs on the floor. It’s also really expensive sushi, can’t deny it tastes good but the prices reflects a high fusion Japanese style restaurant which this is not. I’m not sure if we are going back or not. The waiter was pretty rude knowing we weren’t going to be spending past 30.00 for lunch… I think we will be eating elsewhere from now on

Great service and sushi! Finally tried This place after a couple other sushi restaurants over the last couple years. My only regret is we didn’t try this 2 ½ years ago. Stopped in for lunch for my wife’s birthday, our waiter’s name was Scott. The sushi was plentiful and fresh and tasty, service was outstanding. The sushi rolls were hugh and tasty, nigiri had fresh large strips of fish on top. My wife had a two role lunch special for $ 8.95 which included a tasty salad. I ordered all u-​can-​eat sushi for $ 12.95, great value. Try this place you will be glad you did.

We came on Monday evening, quiet. The hibachi was fresh, the spider roll was good. Good service. Underrated

Great place for sushi and sashimi, plus Gluten Free Tamari Soy Sauce. Pleasantly surprised they served Johnnie Walker Blue Label. Excellent food, drinks and service.

I was hesitant to visit based on a lot of the reviews here. Nonetheless, after praises from family on their experience, I gave it a try. We sat at the hibachi (which I am usually not a fan of, since you get stuck with people you don’t know), and was pleasantly surprised, and lucky, that the group seated with us was very pleasant. ANYWAY, back to the review… our hibachi chef’s name is Erik. He was absolutely WONDERFUL. Erik knows his way around the grill, was very skilled in his duties and as charming as it gets. He treated everyone with the utmost respect and care. Laughs around the entire table as he cracked jokes, but not too much and not too little. Erik is very entertaining, funny and personable. We left with our bellies full and quite amused. I’d definitely give Sakura another visit, and I’m pretty sure I’d ask for Erik, if that is doable!

Prior to going to the restaurant tonight for dinner on my first fourth of July being single. My friends family spoke very highly of the Hibachi style dinner that they enjoyed on numerous occasions. My expectations were pretty high only to be deflated by the sub par dishes I experienced.
I ordered a various assortments of sushi. With my first bite, I bit into hard/​firm rice that was undercooked and under seasoned. When I brought it to the sushi chef attention, he stated he doesn’t like sushi and he doesn’t eat sushi, only Spanish food.
Since I didn’t get the proper response from the sushi Chef, I decided to speak to the waiter to inform him of my hard/​firm sushi rice in which he just said «I’m sorry».
Since the fish it’s self tasted pretty good I decided to just try another dish and that was the basil rolls wrapped in rice paper and in that turned out to be a major disappointment. The rice paper rolls were not wrapped properly leaving holes in several spots.
I called the waiter over and sent it that back he apologized and took it off my bill.
Next I ordered the shrimp tempura, which I have to say, was the best out of all three. I didn’t go there for the shrimp tempura, I went there for sushi since it is a sushi steakhouse.
When I got my bill I received no discount for the undercooked rice that was part of my sushi and that may very disappointed.
Not one time did a manager come out to speak to me about the food

We visited the restaurant on a Tuesday night 8:00 pm. I took my wife and my granddaughter. We were told it was going to be a 45 minute wait or they can cook it in the kitchen, we stated we came for the show, because they had a table of 15 and needed 2 chefs to take care of that table. They told us they would give a free sushi appetizer for waiting. There was no other tables with customers at that time, except for the big party of 15. About 15 minutes later the waiter came out and said that they were going to have the chef come over and take care of us. The soup and salad came out with the chef He came out and did his «show» that was the first joke really fast. No show at all. That is the reason we brought my granddaughter. He rushed through the show so that he could go to the bigger party. There was no sushi roll, no shrimp appetizer and very small portions [5 small shrimp and 3 scallops for $ 22.00 ]. Only his onion volcano, that was it, wham bam, and moved onto other party. When we were finished eating we asked to see the manager. Our server went to kitchen, and came out and laughed and said they did not want to come out. We said we would not pay the bill until the owner came out to talk to us. At that time our chef and the owner came out, not sure if he was the owner or not. He said they did give the appetizer and they had to rush because of big party. The so called owner was very very rude, and asked if we wanted our food for free and he wouldn’t do that, we said we don’t want anything for free .He stated he would give us $ 6.00 off a $ 65.00 + bill and laughed and walk away. The hostess and our waiter said they were very sorry for the owners action. I asked them why do you work here for a rude man like that, and they looked at each other and said they need the money. I will never go there again !!!

Been here twice. Ate in the dining room for lunch the first time. Ginger dressing on salad was nice and thick and delicious! Ordered steak and it was seasoned and cooked perfectly! Returned a second time, again for lunch, but this time did hibachi. Performance wasn’t all that great, the rice had too much egg in it, the ginger salad dressing was watery and the steak wasn’t seasoned very well. Was very disappointed in second visit there especially considering how expensive it is.

I wouldn’t even have gave them a star. used to work here. I don’t recommend eating at all this establishment, they are privately owned and kept filthy, the owner’s view is that only what the customer can see is what needs to be cleaned. The drink machine is cleaned by throwing hot water on it, they don’t remove the nozzles and clean them only once a month. I got food poisoning from eating their salad (at work and I only worked there less than a month because I couldn’t stand how dirty the environment was). They don’t throw away the salad until it’s black and will serve it even if it’s not good because of food cost and they drenched it with salad dressing so you can’t tell its old. The kitchen is disgusting, covered in grime. The towels they use to clean are old and filthy. The sinks don’t have soap at them, they just rinse utensils off with hot water. I just would not eat here. Takeya in ormond is worth the drive, they’re hibachi and sushi is incredible, not to mention fresh (which Sakura lacks).

This review is for the food and value. Best place for celebrating a birthday especially hibachi style, they have discounts for the celebrants in the coupon fliers, or just ask & they usually just ask to show an ID, to verify your birthday. Hibachi is always entertaining, especially for kids. I always order the Salmon teriyaki & shrimp and it’s delectable. People I usually go with order the filet mignon. We always crave their fried rice. They are so nice and give you extra sauce, if you ask. Also tried the sushi many times and it’s always fresh. They have good lunch specials. A nice place to meet up with friends. They’ve been around for a while because they are always adding stuff to the menu. Good value, good food makes us come back! Always satisfied when we come here, no complaints.

My husband and I got seated right away and completed a table. The other people had their drinks already, still took 10+ minutes to get our water. Then another 10+ minutes of just sitting there for her to come take our orders. During this time, I noticed how terribly decorated this place is. The prices are the same as Kobe or Takeya but the atmosphere is cheap. With bright lights and 7 different kinds of tacky wood throughout and random bubble tea signs taped to the walls. It was almost 20 minutes before the cook came to the table. He was great, very entertaining. The meat we ordered (steak and chicken) was overlooked and dry. I asked for my steak medium and it came out tough. We sat there for almost 15 minutes with our plates pushed in front of us before the waitress finally came back and asked us if we wanted the check, she didn’t even have them ready yet. In total, our visit was over 2 hours and not worth what we paid. We will not be coming back again.

Went to this location for our annual Japanese Christmas Eve dinner. The food was great, entertainment was ehh. sub par, & restaurant was clean.
The food tasted just as good as any major hibachi chain (ex. Kobe) the only difference is noodles were not included and were $ 4 additional charge per serving.
The entertainment really didn’t do much. He basically cooked our food & did the volcano with the onions. No jokes, no flare but hey at least the food was good!
The restaurant was clean but bathrooms needed some updating.
All in all I would recommend this location if you are wanting a Japanese hibachi meal!

Did a take out order, the overall quality of the food was poor. My wife and I ate the Sushi & Sashimi combo.

I had the sushi lunch special, 3 sashimi, 3 nigiri, and 1 roll for $ 12.
The restaurant is tired and needs some maintenance. My chair had two tears in the upholstery. They kept the blinds shut tight and the place was pretty dark. That sums up the negatives in this review.
My sushi was excellent. The salmon was flavorful and fresh, as was the yellowtail. The nigiri was well formed and generous. The sweet potato roll was a nice surprise.
Service was excellent, almost too good. There weren’t many people there and the waitress tended to hover a bit. Overall, it’s a solid place to eat.

The service was okay nothing special but when it came to paying the bill being it was my birthday dinner they weren’t going to give me the birthday special because it was 3 hours before my birthday they ended up giving me the special but they somehow made an error they said and my account was billed 3 times then when I went and spoke with her she said oh no no worries there would only be one charge for low and behold three charges of $ 225 came out of my account now I’m fighting with the bank… All I know is that the dinner with not worth what we paid for one no less 3. If you choose to go there make sure you check your account after, can you imagine how many people don’t look at their account and don’t even realize they getting triple charged. NOT HAPPY AND NEVER GOING BACK!!!

BUGS IN THE FOOD AND MANAGEMENT ARGUED THAT THEY WEREN’T BUGS BUT WERE SEASONING!!!
Last night, my wife and I were craving food from Sakura as we had been here before and were always very pleased. Our dinner started deliciously with ordering the shrimp tempura as an appetizer. She ordered chicken and shrimp Thai fried rice, and I ordered chicken Pad Thai. Both of these meals come with a choice of soup; we both chose Miso soup. Fifteen minutes had passed and my wife’s chicken and shrimp Thai fried rice was brought to the table, by itself. The server who delivered the plate, not our server, quickly disappeared back into the kitchen (I could only assume to get my plate since she noticed she only delivered one of the two). I noticed a gnat had landed on the rim of my wife’s plate, thus I grabbed it with my napkin and consoled her saying that it probably landed on the plate as the plate was being delivered. My plate arrived about five minutes after my wife’s, no biggie. When my plate arrived, my wife noticed that our soup hadn’t made it to the table, and she commented to our server that it hadn’t come. The waitress was shocked, and said she would bring it right away. We were in no hurry and were easy going about the missing soup. As I was looking at my plate to take about the seventh or eighth bite of my chicken Pad Thai, a «gnat» similar to the first crawled out from under the orange slice garnish on the plate. I quickly dropped my fork and got the server’s attention. I told her of the gnat/​fruit flies that were in the food, and she replied that she was new to the restaurant. She swiftly got the «manager» to come to our table. The manager asked what the problem was, and I told her about the insects in our food and showed her the one on my plate. She said «That’s not bugs; it’s seasoning» as she pinched it between her fingers. I told her that I saw it crawling on my plate, and she asked me «So what do you want? I can give you 20 PERCENT OFF» The attitude of this manager was beyond rude. After I showed her the bug, she acted as though I was just another customer trying to get something for nothing, and that is no way to treat your guests. I’ll not being going back. I advise patrons of this restaurant to be wary.

Good food, and not badly priced. I’ve never left hungry or disappointed when I left.

This review is for the sushi bar:
Oh boy. The sushi bar was much better 2 years ago when we used to frequent this establishment. It has taken an unfortunate turn downhill. We went for the all you can eat lunch special (2 years ago it was great). Well the menu has changed alot. Most of the rolls we ordered were absolutely disgusting, especially the ones with smoked salmon on them — they tasted like cat food. We proceeded to order 2 rolls to replace the cat food rolls and we were told we had to eat them if we wanted anymore!!! So «all you can eat» really meant All you MUST eat! Can you imagine a waiter trying to force you to eat something? Well, he finally gave in and brought us two more rolls, which were poorly made and not very appetizing. All in all it was an extremely disappointing sushi experience.
If you want sushi there are several other better restaurants in the area. The hibachi was good 2 years ago and I imagine it still is. But, given the bad service we received we will not return.

The food was okay. If you’ve done Japanese steakhouses before then this place does nothing to raise the bar. Service was good and people were friendly.
Ordered: basil roll, chicken rangoon,
Hibachi steak, shrimp, chicken.

Not cheap, but reasonable. Nice ambiance, good service, and the best fillet mignon in town!