Sakura

Great hibachi
Beautiful restaurant always extra clean and maintained
Filet steak and fried rice I have had from hibachi
Highly recommend

I’ve been here many times. I always come for the Sushi. I’ll start by saying that while a bit pricey, the Sushi is delicious and I’ve found Sushi generally works on the «You get what you pay for» scale.
So why 2 stars? I asked to put $ 60 on my card for my portion of the check, as the people I was there with were paying their portion with their own card. This simple request ended with me have 3 charges for $ 59.99, $ 63.23, and $ 60.00 on my card. I was told they messed up and voided 2 of the 3 charges. If you see my Tun Tavern review from years back, the same thing happened to me then! Do I have really bad luck on this or what?!
You HAVE to be more careful with people’s money! When I hand my card to a waiter/​waitress to pay for food or services, I expect ONLY the amount billed to be charged. This hold is now a 5 – 7 day inconvenience where that money is unavailable. Luckily I don’t need the money immediately, but this is $ 120 less that many people might not be able to have put on hold for upwards of a week.
So go for the food and atmosphere — but I recommend standing over the register as they run your card or at the least mentioning that you expect them to not charge and void your card, AT ALL.

Sakura is such an awesome place. I just wish management was changed. I’ve worked in food service for 20 years and I’ve never seen a manager speak to her employees as rude as she does. Poor etiquette in business management (she obviously didn’t go to school for it), don’t know her name but she has short hair.

This is a franchised large format Japanese Hibachi house that also offers sushi and a few «fusion» offerings from China and Thailand. This style restaurant seems to be coming into fashion on the East Coast, although it is more played out on the Left Coast.
This one is apparently under new management, and they are attempting to make the facility more comfortable and attractive. They have done a good job on the creature comforts, and the service is also attentive, except for the minor language difficulties in understanding each other through the Korean and South Jerzee accents.
I was the guest this night, and my hostess did all the ordering. I opted for the sushi side of the joint, although the Hibachi room was more active and colorful, especially when they performed their volcano show with the ball of fire shooting into the air. Luckily, we could see that from the safe distance on the far side of the room.
The Clear Soup was quite good as part of the dinner package. The Sashimi platter (Deluxe?) was ample with a nice variety of well sliced fresh fish. They all had good taste, but I would have preferred them slightly cooler. I tasted all the offerings, but was not feeling compelled to finish them. The Rolls (Sorry. The names were not disclosed to me) were okay, but not exciting. Typical sushi rolls, but why the chef put cream cheese in it is beyond me. Do they even have that in Japan? This is not something I would consider ordering on my own. Maybe this is what is popular in this part of South Jersey, or because it is close to Philly, cream cheese is a concession to local culture. Fish and cream cheese? No. Thank you!
I was happy to have dinner with a friend, and content to let her treat in return for something I handled for her. Still, something more authentically Japanese would tempt me more than this Korean version of an Americanized Japanese Hibachi/​Sushi store. It just didn’t hang together for me.

Went there for the first time! I loved it everything tasted fresh and cooked perfectly! I would and am going back!

This is the first one star review I have ever written. Let me explain the night.
My SO and I get there for hibachi and are the first seated at a new table. They place us at the right end. Never the best spot to sit. But it’s okay. We’ve sat here before. Then three other sets of two are seated. The chef comes out and says his hello’s and says «oh hey, you’re back again. You’re a good man» and immediately you wonder what this means for food portioning.
My boyfriend orders the $ 2 extra for extra fried rice (since sitting at the right end always means you get less) and he is the only one that does so at this table. I order chicken. And only one other person orders chicken (with their steak).
The fried rice starts being served out and I am the last one served. I received half as much as everyone else. Then he gives the «favorite» guy more. Then my boyfriend his «extra» and then more on 3 other people’s plates. And then a third serving to the favorite guy. He had more rice on his plate than my boyfriend who paid for extra. I never got a second serving. So I have half as much as the usual and we paid extra so someone else could have three times as much as everyone else.
When the chicken was done he served the steak and chicken plate his portion. Then my plate my chicken. Had extra left still. And instead if giving to the people who paid for it, HE GIVES IT TO THE FAVORITE GUY WHO DIDNT EVEN ORDER CHICKEN!
How is this fair? I understand servings aren’t exact in hibachi but when you so blatantly favorite one person in that way, it puts a bad taste in everyone else’s mouth. Needless to say, we will never come here again because we refuse to pay for other people’s food.

I used to frequent Sakura with my friends, and still go back every once in a while when I’m in the area. You are not getting a 5-​star sushi experience here. It’s a hole-​in-​the-​wall type place, but without the stellar specialty you’d hope to find at such an establishment. That being said, I still like Sakura a lot. The sushi is 50% off for dine-​in only (discount does not apply when you order to go), so if you are getting rolls, you can get a lot of food for a good price. I always leave here full.
If you can get past the quirks of Sakura — the wait staff that is sometimes unattentive, the average-​quality sushi, etc. — then I think it’s a good place to get your sushi fix when you’re in the area.

Wait time told 1 hour
Sat 1 hour 10 mins later then waited another 1 hour for a cook to prepare our meal. No apologies.
No compensation of drinks discounts etc
Young children at our table who were also waiting from 7.15 pm. Meal finished cooking at 10.45 pm.
I will definitely have to rethink about going back here again.
Was told down 1 chef! Was offered to sit at regular table but we came and waited all this time for hibachi!
Their food is really good. Exotic Drinks fantastic. Sushi we had at the bar was great as was the service of Joe the Bartender. What a great character and very customer driven.
I hope they get their act together or hire another chef real soon or at least a back up crazy!!!

First time trying this place as we always drive past it. We felt so rushed. We were looking for a relaxing date night. We sat at a regular table. The bartender who sat us very friendly. The girl who took our order didn’t get the order right. I ordered sashimi prior to my meal which never even came out. She was in such a hurry didn’t even seem like she was listening. We had three apps, soup and salad all come at the same time. Who does that? It doesn’t need to be fine dining but at least let us enjoy one course at a time. Needless to say we won’t go back.

My family and I went for a regular dinner, not Hibachi. Good food, I wouldn’t call it the best or more authentic but still good. We had great, attentive service. Our waitress was very sweet. We ordered the katsu chicken dinner (x2), the sashimi deluxe, sweet potato roll, yaki soba dinner, and spider roll (4 ppl, total cost: $ 88 w/​out tip). Portions were large and the food was tasty. Miso soup and salad were a little salty, but otherwise we had a great dinner. The restaurant itself is beautiful and the place has a full bar. We would definitely go back, but only for special occasions because it is a more expensive dinner.

If you are careful at ordering, theres quite a few delicious and healthy choices. They are one of the few places that dont put salt on calamari. Quantity is just right.

Best sushi around!!! Try their double punch roll! Aaaahhhhmazing! True authentic Japanese me sushi! A++++

I’ve been to a few hibachi restaurants, this was my least favorite, to start I made a reservation they wouldn’t let us four people sit down, we had one person on the way who was stuck in traffic and got a little lost, there was plenty of tables open and they could have allowed us to sit then we weren’t seated until 30 mins after the reservations, the guy that cooked the food was not very entertaining honestly the only reason they got 3 stars is cause the waitress was a sweet heart and the rice was delicious.

We pass Sakura a lot while shopping and it always smells wonderful from the outside. We decided to stop in on a Monday evening and my 5 yr old was really excited to do the hibachi. Unfortunately we were told there would be a 20 minute wait and were given a long explanation about only having two cooks in and blah blah. I knew a 20 min wait probably meant 40, and with two small kids that wasn’t ideal, so we sat at the regular tables. Needless to say the kids were disappointed. I watched a few more groups come in for hibachi who had to sit on the regular side because of the wait. Which, 10 mins after we sat down, was still «20 mins!»
The waitress was nice. We ordered beef dumplings for an appetizer. My 5 year old and husband were not fans. The waitress forgot my husbands wine but she was nowhere to be found after she took our order. We saw the wine sitting on the bar for a long time. The host, I believe, would bring us our soups and salads but then would run away so quickly we could barely ask him for the things we needed.
I got filet and chicken with fried rice. I was pretty impressed and thought the food tasted great with a nice presentation on the plate. The rest of the meal went well until we got the bill. Very pricey! But the kicker was…$ 4 for a tiny plastic kids cup of apple juice??? I thought I was seeing things. My husbands wine was only $ 2 more! Wow.
Still undecided about this place. I think I will give the hibachi side a try soon, but will definitely call ahead first!!!

I have been to this place two times and it was okay. For a local spot, it’s pretty decent… the drinks are questionable… but try the organic sockie.

Over priced and mediocre sushi. Beware what you order. Ordered a Sicklerville roll and got a roll that was not listed on description. They tried to pass it as the roll and it was not what I ordered on the menu that was in my hand. No compensation was given while i had to wait for another roll to be made I had to watch while others at my table ate their meal. Agree with the other reviewer head down the street to S&P much better food!

I recently went to Sakura since it’s near my house and it was ok, not great and a little pricey.
Sushi/​Sahimi 4 stars so if that’s what you like, it’s a good, fresh choice. I had some vegetarian rolls and soup which were good, not great. I wanted several other items on the menu but they were not available (pork sliders, avocado salad)
The Bad — heavy grease smell throughout from the hibachi side. Overall, it is a Chinese interpretation of what Japanese food might be so for me it was not that great an experience. For $ 70, I could have had a better experience and more food elsewhere.

We love sushi! Eat it often and know the good from the bad. Sakura’s sushi is always very fresh, the rolls are inventive and delicious, and Andrew always has good suggestions for new stuff to try. Tonight was «horse mackerel». Complete with head, which our daughter found fascinating. :-)
We always sit at the bar and the service had been great.
Definitely try the «under the sea roll» for great taste and presentation.

We tried other Japanese hibachi style restaurants before, but nothing came as close to being «perfect» than this one. Mind you, we live in Huntingdon Valley, PA which is about 50 miles from this restaurant and we have been to this restaurant for 5 times already since they opened in late ¹¹⁄₂₀₁₂. We’d go more often if it is closer to our house.
Food is excellent and the staff is very courteous with services. Gotta try the «sushi on a «flaming» torch… Wow! They bring the sushi on a plate (wrapped in aluminum foil) on fire, demonstrating a really impressive presentation. Perfect for a couple on a date. ‘wink, wink’
Ample parking space as well as really upscale décor thru-​out. If you want to go, go during the weekday evening for little more quiet ambiance as Saturdays are little more noisier from the weekend crowd. Reserve your weekend trip there for friends and family for more lively audience and crowd, if you are into those sort of events…

Ended up here by accident on Christmas Eve since Benihana was booked, and I’m glad we found this little gem. Hibachi show was great and engaging with audience participation. Food and drinks were good, and reasonably priced for a Hibachi place. From now on this will be our Christmas Eve go to.