Sakura Restaurant

Always great service. Fish is fresh and they give generous portions on nigiri and in rolls.

Came here for dinner on a Sunday night and the place wasn't busy. Parking can be tricky to find but it's easier to find on the less busy side streets. Once seated, you'll get served either tea or water. The staff were nice and efficient with seating and taking orders. We ordered:- grilled whole squid: such a great appetizer! The presentation was nice, highlighting the shape of the whole squid. The squid was cooked perf with a chewy texture. Also, it had an aromatic charred flavor but was not burnt at all! The dipping sauce was a slightly sour vinegar, but it goes well with soy sauce also. - black dragon: contains tempura shrimp, cucumber top w/unagi, avocado. The cucumbers and avocados were fresh with the cucumber and tempura shrimp adding a nice crunchy flavor. - orange blossom: contains tuna, avocado, salmon, tobiko. The presentation was unique and the sushi was held up well with the salmon wrapped on the outside. Very generous and thick slices of salmon! - lion king: contains imitation crab, cucumber, top baked salmon, unagi sauce, mayo, tobiko. A classic option that you can't go wrong with! The sauce was just enough since I usually prefer when the roll is not drenched in sauce and you can taste the salmon. Overall, this sushi spot is my go to in the area! The staff are nice and attentive with service. The fish was fresh and the rolls contained a generous amount of ingredients. Will def come back when craving sushi!

I had a great time I made a reservation 2 hours ahead of time and then were happy to fit us in. When we got there it was not too busy but then after we were sat it started to get packed. We had the 2 bento dinners it came with miso soup for starters and it came with 2 items chose California rolls and chicken teriyaki. We also has a new sushi because we were adventurous called the crunchy roll with shrimp tempura and cucumber plus unagi sauce... so delicious. We also ordered gyoza and rack of lamb as appetizers. For drinks we got a very cold crisp Sapporro Japanese beer definitely a good call to go with dinner. All the food was so scrumptious and it came out pretty fast no waiting for us and the service was nice and attentive. Definitely recommend if you want a nice quiet dinner. Also, it's kid friendly as well.

So lovely. Always the most friendly service, quick seating and consistently quality seafood. By my second visit I was a regular. And yes I love that kind of thing, but it speaks to their work that they get the little things right while still nailing the big ones. I am usually a same sashimi gobbler but here, it's all about the Hamachi. Delish. Chill layout and location in the heart of Alameda's Park St shopping and dining strip.

Our expectations were surpassed on our visit yesterday evening! Food was all above average quality. I especially enjoyed the Fresh tempura in our veggie tempura roll. Service was friendly and the prices are very good for what you get. We'll be back when we want a casual and affordable sushi night.

Nice spot, staff was friendly and food was bomb.com. Cozy little vibe, got salmon lover rose and crunch monkey. Gyozas best I've had on the island

*Open for indoor dining*Have come here quite a few times and this place wasn't bad at first. Was a little disappointed by my most recent visit.Service and staff:- The service here is good - staff is kind, accommodating, and gets orders out as soon as possible- Staff don't wear masksFood:- Golden Roll: this roll was not the best. I'm not sure if it was the differing temperatures between the ingredients- 49ers Roll: this roll isn't bad. This is one I typically get and is filling - Sakura Roll: this roll is good, but a bit difficult to eat due to the texture of the peeled cucumber, causing the fish to fall out - Side salad: this salad is tasty with the miso dressing Miscellaneous:- Street parking is available - The menu has many, many typos. In the "futo" roll, one of the ingredients listed is "oshiko", which means pee in Japanese. This should say "oshinko", which means pickled radish in Japanese, and is what is in the roll. - Overall, the hometown feel of this restaurant keeps us coming back to support. In regards to quality of fish and the menu, it's so-so

*Vegan review: We love this local sushi spot! We've been frequenting Sakura for 5 years now and the quality has stayed consistent. We order all their veggie rolls and are always pleased. The staff are friendly and food comes out quick.

This place is still the best sushi in town. Yelp app is jacked up so the only way I can post pics is via the web and posting a review

I've traveled to many other cities recently and always eat in restaurants. I've noticed when coming home to Alameda how little effort our eating establishments invest in their sit-down, in-house customers. The pandemic is over. People leave the house to eat. Treat them better when they are in your establishment. At least be willing to be equally (if not more, you don't have to pay the debilitating platform fees!!!!) as responsive to your in house customers as your delivery business. In-house customers provide you a higher profit margin, treat them better!!!! Food here, okay. Bento dinner, Katsu chicken and beef, plus an Alaskan roll. Bento arrives first. Roll arrives 15 min later. Roll tasted room temperature, kinda gross really. Nothing great. Food grade B- on the generous side--mostly because I'm about to come-in high and tight on the service and environment. This part I hope the business owner reads and understands (actually reread the first paragraph) people come to your restaurant for service and environment. Your food can skate along at a B- levelIf you have good service and a cool environment. And you don't have either here at Sakura. There is maybe 8 people in the whole place on a Thursday night at 7p. There is a large screen TV above the sushi bar, is it on? No. Meanwhile A's are playing, Giants playing, even a preseason NFL game on. What's on instead? And the reason I'm writing this post--the server standing at the hostess stand has her cell phone speaker on listening to something, who knows what. Can we all agree, cell phone speakers are annoying even if your mothers voice is coming from it!!! Turn off your damn cell phone!!! It's annoying. It's painful to hear. I'm in your restaurant to relax and eat a meal; I'm reading a book dining by myself. Last thing I want to hear is a cell phone. You're an adult!! You're not a kid. Why are you watching a show on your cell phone while working? My god. There are options for sushi and this is no longer one for me. Hope you enjoyed your show.