Sakura 15
Sakura 15
VEGETABLE RAMEN
2. Hibachi Chicken
Yummy roll
Yum Yum Sauce Benta box??? (Chicken)
Yum Yum Sauce ...Box (chicken)
Vegetable ramen
Spicy tuna (where's the tuna?) - California roll - IU roll
Shrimp tempura
food
Mango Avocado Roll
Avocado Salad & Tuna Tataki Sushi nom nom nom
Kamikaze Roll and Tuna Roll
Angry Dragon Roll
Hamachi
Pepper Tuna appetizer
8 Hibachi Steak and Shrimp
Rainbow Roll
Angel Roll with Edamame & sake
Sakura 15 finally has ramen! This is the Tonkatsu Ramen, which is my fave. A huge portion for the price!
Stale ginger
Tonkatsu Ramen. Basically instant ramen.
Pho -- C. Rice Noodle Soup with Rare Eye Round Steak
Snow Mountain Roll
Ellie S.
Dec 3, 2024
We went here spur of the moment on a cold night because my husband really wanted sushi. The rolls here are very affordable, and my husband really enjoyed the sushi he had. I ordered hibachi and asked if I could have double veggie instead of rice. It was no problem! The food was good, and the service was quick. I'd eat here again, and next time try the sushi for myself.
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Tom H.
Jun 17, 2024
Hadn't been in a while. We discovered that they face the same challenge as many popular Bloomington restaurants-- kitchen management.The food on a dull Sunday evening was delicious. Two poke bowls were tasty and well prepared, as were the appetizers (tuna tataki and their odd but fun cheese fried concoction). The problem was that we waited a very long time. Worse, the entrees came before the appetizers. We were starved. The food and ingredients were fine. We therefore robbed a star. It's a nice place. The waiter made no excuses. We're otherwise patient, but were ready to get up and leave-- it took that long. Yes, good food takes a while; custom bowls are made to order. Doesn't take forty+ minutes.
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Tiffany K.
Dec 24, 2023
This place leaves much to be desired. It's a Japanese restaurant owned by Chinese people. I was eavesdropping as someone from the back came out to speak with one of the employees. Upon arrival, we were promptly seated, but it quickly became apparent that our server lacked the necessary skills for the job. There was no introduction, and his people skills were clearly lacking. While he managed to take our order, that was the extent of his service. A previous review had recommended the tonkatsu ramen, but my experience was far from satisfactory. The noodles were reminiscent of instant noodles--crinkly and overcooked like Maruchan ramen, without the appeal of good Shin Black ramen. The ramen egg, a crucial element, was disappointingly hard-boiled rather than the desired soft-boiled texture. I couldn't bring myself to finish the egg, despite my usual fondness for soft-boiled ramen eggs, I hate hard-boiled eggs. The Yummy roll, thankfully, saved the meal from being a complete letdown. To add insult to injury, a close examination of the salad picture I took revealed what could only be described as "salad soup." It's baffling why anyone would serve a salad drenched in that much dressing. Of the two salads we ordered, one was particularly bad, and the other, though not as awful, still left much to be desired. The lack of quality control in the kitchen was evident. On a more positive note, my two companions enjoyed their entrees. Despite my less-than-ideal experience, it seems others may find satisfaction here.
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Gene B.
Jun 6, 2024
I was on a Pho expedition, since I was out of town and I live in a Pho-desert. Nothing for 50 miles!Anyway, even though this is a cool looking Japanese restaurant, with what appears to be an amazing sushi offering, they have Pho with rare round steak, so I tried it. It was good. I'll try it again, after I get to the 2 other places in B-town. It was certainly well worth my time and money. Fair price and excellent service.
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A F.
Apr 12, 2024
I've only been here once, but I was very pleased! I thought the ambiance was nice--not extremely fancy but seemed clean and bright. I was a little hesitant towards ordering Vietnamese pho (rice noodle) at first since it's a Japanese restaurant with Chinese elements, but the pho was actually really good! Broth was very flavorful, beef was nice and tender and they gave a good amount of it, and there were a lot of noodles which I love!! Only thing is that the bean sprouts and the basil was not as fresh as I prefer, but otherwise it was really good. And o another thing I loved was that they had bigggg portions so I felt super satisfied but if you have a smaller appetite that might be something to be prepared for. And I think service was good too so overall I had a great experience :)
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David K.
Mar 10, 2024
No smiles.Ordered the Family Boat which is the largest combo. Don't think it will serve a family unless yours is a 1 or 2 person family.The diced cucumber garnish looked water logged and tasted soapy.Sushi 1 star: no taste. Tuna was red dyed. They should have used the orange dye on the salmon since it had a grayish tone.Sashimi 1 star: same comment as sushi.Cut roll 3.5 star: I recommend you stick with the cut rolls since they have much more flavor from the additional ingredients.Miso ramen 2 star: Soup did not taste like miso. Didn't taste like much of anything and had a slight sour taste. Noodles were acceptable.Tonkatsu ramen 3.5 star: much better flavor but slightly salty. The salt might have been the flavor. Without it, it may not have had much flavor.Service 2 star: It's not that the employees were rude, they just didn't seem happy to have customers. Table, chair and floor had noodles left on them. Not a smileNot a thank youNot a good byeCashier/host didn't even look up as we left.Overall ambiance and experience: 2 star
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Jennifer L.
Feb 11, 2024
Having lived in Hawaii for three years, it was painful picking my favorite sushi place in town being so far from the ocean. I've come to terms with the fact that I'm probably gonna have to eat sashimi that is thawed and I'm OK with that now as long as it's still good quality and as fresh as it can be. My kids and I, who are also sushi obsessed, have decided this is our favorite sushi restaurant in town. (My Thai second) We have definitely tried lots of the others out. We usually come during the happy hour time because my kids typically just like edamame, potstickers, & a simple salmon roll. I love getting the avocado salad (dressing is delicious.) then I either get the tuna Tataki or a fancy larger roll depending on how hungry I am. My only complaint is I used to get the hot sake until I realized they warmed it up in the microwave and that was a bit of a turn off to me so now I just stick to water or a glass of wine. My favorite part about this location has been my servers. Both of my regular servers were extremely hospitable and friendly and consistently delivered great service. There is ample parking. Other guests coming in for teriyaki grill items seemed very content also.
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Nicole G.
Jun 25, 2023
I came here with friends the other day and I enjoyed my time here! The sushi is affordable! I only paid around $9 per roll and it was pretty good. Some of the rolls were a little messy but it was good. It's definitely a nice place to go to with friends or whomever.
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Kristen R.
Oct 15, 2023
Walking in to Sakura15, you feel like you're in another part of the world. The decorations are beautiful, the seating is white leather chairs with nice tables and the staff is polite, smiling and very attentive. My Hubby had the Japanese udon noodles with beef (no vegetables of course) and I had the Beef Shoyu Raman (no crabmeat), when his plate came out, it was 3 times the size of a dinner plate, loaded with one of the best smelling/looking/tasting foods we had ever seen!!! It was so flavorful! My Ramen took a couple minutes longer and while the ramen broth was delicious, the noodles looked and tasted just like the instant ramen you can buy in the store. I was a little food jealous of my Hubby for sure. We will definitely return, but I won't be getting the ramen again. I will for sure opt for the Udon with Beef!
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John A.
Mar 31, 2024
There's no way this place is 4 stars. They must have their friends filling out fake reviews. We just went there and literally had the worst sushi experience ever. What went bad:Decor is depressing Tables have clear plastic over ugly table cloths. Plastic is sticky and gross to be eating on. Chairs are shaped in a way that force your shoulders forward and it's uncomfortable. I'm an average size guy so not sure why the chairs are designed this way. The sushi itself is grossGinger was hard and old tastingWasabi seems squeezed from a tubeChopstick were the cheap wood kind in paper sleeves like you would have for takeoutWe asked for a tea refill and instead of serving from a tea pot they took our glasses away and bright then back with no regard for who's cup was who'sWhen the sushi came they didn't bring plates or a small bowl for the soy sauce. They then dropped off small plastic disposable cups for the soy sauce. When we asked for soy sauce plates like the table next to us they seemed annoyed and took 5 min to bring them while our 4 month old sushi expired in front of us. All of the servers seemed very unhappy to work there and treated their customers badlyThe sushi "bar" has been converted to a takeout station. It's pretty sad that you can't sit at the bar and watch them make sushi but maybe they don't want you to see how bad their prep is. What went right:There was ample parking outside. They need to send health inspectors here ASAP.
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