Sakura Poke
Sakura Poke
Located in Settlers Ridge strip at the Movie Theater end
Tyler K.
Jan 11, 2025
This place is pretty interesting. I've ordered delivery from Sakura a couple times but haven't gone to the restaurant itself. As a restaurant for delivery it's one of your better options. The best place for delivery is JJ Poke, but they are not open on Saturdays (they received a 5 star from me around a year ago but I have seen some minor quality issues recently), so a restaurant needs to fill the void for my Saturday sushi cravings. Out of the options for delivery, Sakura Poke is one of the better ones. Better quality than somewhere like Moon Sushi and Ramen, Zen Asian Diner and Maya Sushi (Maya is a great restaurant for dining in, but prices there are expensive - especially for delivery). The real competitors in this space are Diners 2+1 and Mount Everest which are regarded as some of the best sushi restaurants by people on Yelp (you can see my profile for my picks, they are not among them). I can't comment on the service at the restaurant as I haven't been there, but it appears to be a fast casual restaurant where you order at a counter, based on the pictures.Prices at Sakura are standard for 2025, $6.50 - $9 for a basic roll, $12 for a specialty roll, their poke is a bit expensive at $15. I recommend you look at their menu online, as most noteworthy menu items have a picture associated with them. I recommend their combination options, Variety Combo especially - $16 for 20 pieces of rolls (4 5-piece rolls), most of their combo options are a good value for money. Based on their website, they are rolling out daily deals starting next week (January 13th), with a rotating $5 roll each day of the week (excluding weekends).In regards to the quality of the food, Sakura is on-par with somewhere like Diners 2+1 or Mount Everest when getting delivery. I believe Diners 2+1 is a better option when dining in, but both of these restaurants are going to be more expensive than Sakura for the average diner. The quality for Pittsburgh is average to slightly above average. In the same bracket as somewhere like Diners 2+1, Mt Everest and Pittsburgh Poke, better quality than Mad Noodles, No 1. Sushi, Moon Sushi and Ramen, Zen Asian Diner, and Kura, worse quality than Mola and JJ Poke (I have tried all of these places personally). Sakura likely deserves 3.5 stars, as it is slightly above average, though Yelp does not allow half stars for user reviews. I am giving it 4 stars due to the prices being lower than other restaurants in its quality bracket and it being one of the better options for delivery. If prices increase at Sakura after I have posted my review (at any time in the near future), you should evaluate the restaurant accordingly (which would likely result in being graded a 3 - 3.5 from me, rather than 3.5 - 4). I also grade on a bell curve, where average restaurants receive 3 stars from me, and only outstanding ones receive 5, unlike most Yelp users who give restaurants 5 stars if the restaurant lacks any glaring outstanding issues. Overall, Sakura is a good option for delivery and likely take-out, though it doesn't compete with the outstanding sushi restaurants in our city such as Mola.
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Terry B.
Feb 25, 2025
Very friendly staff and clean store. The poke bowls were huge! I could barely finish mine, and I am always someone who finishes their poke bowl. Def will be back
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Ryan C.
Jan 5, 2025
Very deceiving. Prices shown on menu are not accurate. We were charged about $20 more than what we should have been. When I questioned the increase, the employees said the owner raised the prices "in the computer" even though the menu in the restaurant and online reflected the cheaper prices. She offered us drinks to compensate for the difference. We weren't the only ones surprised by this as several others came in to pick up food and questioned the big price difference, only to be told they can have a drink. If the owner really did raise prices, why have they not fixed the prices online or in the store?
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Robbie G.
Feb 14, 2025
AMAZING FOOD, AMAZING SERVICE AND AN ABSOLUTE PERFECT SPOT IN SETTLER'S RIDGE. We stopped at this new place before a movie tonight and were blown away. The food was amazing, the store was very clean and appealing, and the service was second to none. Our order was: spicy tuna roll, spicy shrimp roll, strawberry boba tea with tapioca and brown sugar milk boba tea with tapioca. We ate everything within 3 minutes, I'm not even kidding. The sauce on both rolls was excellent, the ingredients were flavorful and tasted fresh. Even though this seemed to be a fast-casual place, the super-friendly employees brought our food to our table, made sure we had everything we needed and made it such an enjoyable experience. All of that only cost us about, $25, and when one of the employee's realized that they accidentally did not add a discount (that we had no idea about) to our bill, she came back to the table with $5 cash, saying she "owed us that back". UNREAL SERVICE! (Obviously, we told them to keep the tip because they were awesome!) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SUPPORT THIS FANTASTIC SMALL BUSINESS!!! Once more people know about Sakura Poke, I think it will become one of the busiest places up in Settler's Ridge/Robinson.
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