Sakura Express
Sakura Express
Chicken H2. Hibachi Teriyaki Chicken
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Menu
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tuna, salmon, inari sushi
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Mimi X.
Apr 3, 2019
I am actually surprised how much I ended up liking this place. Do not judge this place from their location or from their exterior. This place is a gem to find. I came here with my cousin and ordered some sushi to go and we were both very pleased and satisfied with our choice. Sashimi deluxe 4.5/5. Yum yum roll 4/5. Crazy dragon roll 5/5. Dynamite roll 4.5/5. The sashimi is fresh and the cut is generous. The miso that came with the sashimi deluxe was perfect. Not too bland and not too fishy, in the perfect median. The rolls were good and delicious. We will certainly come back and try other menu items too!Also, there to go packaging was so nice. They provided generous amounts of soy sauce and they even provided to go soy sauce dishes! That's the first I've ever seen. Amazing. The service was great and the waitstaff was nice. Overall a 4.5/5 star review.
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Paul S.
Nov 4, 2022
Just moved to St. Michael recently and noticed this placed tucked hidden away in a strip mall. Was very pleasantly surprised, ordered the sesame chicken with fried rice for take out, it was VERY good, hot, fresh & delicious! Look forward to my next take out order! This place is a hidden gem, THANK YOU!
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Mark L.
Mar 18, 2023
Sakura Express is an unassuming eatery tucked back in a little strip mall that is quite the surprise! I wasn't sure what to expect with an all you can eat sushi place. But this place is great. Basic Asian decor when you walk in - greet the fishy! Nice and roomy booths, which is important for a portly fellow as me. This is a fave place to take my daughter who enjoys sushi as much as I do. In fact, though we come for the sushi the menu has many other great items. I should note that if you don't want all you can eat, you can order from the menu. But assuming you come for all you can eat, you will get a paper menu upon which you mark your choices and the very helpful and nice servers bring you your food. Depending on when you go, lunch or supper, it costs about $20 to $30 per person, depending on your add ons like the seafood boil. And there is an up charge if you aren't able to finish the food you order. But the food is very good. Highly recommend the friend wontons and egg rolls. All of the food is fresh and comes to you hot. Not like the chances that you take at a regular buffet where it may be warm or even cold. The sushi options are fantastic from sushimi to specialty rolls. For those that may not like sushi as much, there's hibachi options, soups, seafood offerings, and more. I have yet to order something that has not been good. Parking is adequate as it is a strip mall.
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Z+A R.
Jun 21, 2020
We decided to give two stars for two reasons. We orders sushi and they placed it in with the hot food, instead of a separate bag so by time we picked it up and brought it home, the sushi was warm and mushy. We love sushi so that was really disappointing. The other reasoning is the crab rangoon had little to nothing for a filling. (the soup that came with the sushi wasn't good, I guess it's a hit or miss with people)We also ordered Singapore rice noodles and I guess there was a misunderstanding and they don't have that and we were charged $14 for Singapore chicken but other then that the food was okay, and would have given four stars if there wasn't a issue.
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Patrick W.
Sep 5, 2021
My family and I have been coming here since they opened, they changed ownership in June and it shows!!! Food is flavorless and tastes like it was prepped earlier and reheated when we ordered. Sat with empty glasses for 20 minutes. Unfriendly staff. Was our favorite place and drove up from Maple Grove a few times a month. We will have to find a new places and I recommend you do as well.
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Abigail B.
Aug 9, 2018
I've been looking for a good sushi place in the area where I can become a regular, and I think I've found it! I tried my usual--inari (tofu), salmon, and tuna sushi, tuna and spicy tuna rolls. Fish was the freshest I've had in the area, so I HAD to try the sashimi. It did not disappoint. Being from Hawaii, I definitely crave raw/fresh fish in MN. Glad to have somewhere close to me! We also had the hibachi steak, gyoza, shumai, and yum yum roll. Thank goodness they now do an all you can eat deal. Best in the St. Michael-Albertville area, hands down.
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Rollie H.
Nov 19, 2023
We found 3 hairs in our food in 10 min. We cook at home, I'd say we have 3 hairs within 6 months in our own food made at home without hair nets. Never ever going back. Ever.
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Domino M.
Feb 7, 2023
Very friendly, fast service and food, food is really goodQuiet place to have a nice lunch or dinner! Will be visiting again!
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Jenny V.
Aug 1, 2022
This place is a 0/10. The food was okay, but the service was so horrible it outweighed the average rating of the food. It is an AYCE but you must lick your plate clean or they will heavily charge you extra for every little piece of food leftover on your plate. The owner likes policing you to ensure you finish every crumb and if you don't, she prematurely brings out the to-go boxes and starts calculating how much she is going to charge you extra right there and then. Every time we placed another order, she would come back to our table and question our ability to finish all the food that we ordered. We felt extremely uncomfortable. It was almost like we had to convince and reassure her we can eat it all before she processes the order.You pay an extra $5/person if you want to eat seafood boil. Each order comes with corn. They charge an additional $5/pc of corn if you don't finish it. I was treated so rudely by the owner, Sophie, when I brought the excessive corn charge to her attention. Instead of acknowledging where I was coming from, she straight up yelled at me in front of all the customers. What shouldve been a mutal conversation turned into a heated confrontation initiated by the owner. So unprofessional.A couple with kids sat behind us. The dad ordered AYCE seafood boil and he shared a piece of corn with his daughter. Waiter rushed up and told him he now has to pay an extra $5 for the corn because he didn't pay for her to eat seafood boil in the first place. She didn't eat seafood. IT WAS CORN!It is also "mandatory" that each protein order comes with rice and vegetables. They refuse to omit it. They add rice and veggies into all their orders because that is a way for them to pile up extra charges on your bill since one can only eat so much rice and vegetables at an AYCE sushi place.This place will try and squeeze every penny out of you. They are stingy, unreasonable, and how they treated me and that family behind us was such a shitty thing to do to your customers.Don't waste your time supporting a place that charges you for nanoscopic things. But most importantly, don't support an establishment that interrogates and disrespects their customers. This restaurant is far from valuing customer relationships. I'd rather eat at a mediocre restaurant that provides good customer service/experience than a place that has good tasting food but are extremely discourteous.*Look at how she outlined the extra charges so we don't miss it And you're damn right I packed my half eaten corn home. Costed me $5! Note: if you only got like 5 pcs of sushi left, best to just bear through the fullness and shove it down. Or itll cost you an extra $28.
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Lauren G.
May 9, 2023
Ordered steak hibachi to go and a few additional sides. While noodles, rice and vegetables were edible, the steak was the worst I've had. Terribly overcooked, beef jerky is more tender and easier to chew. Very disappointed, especially with the cost you would expect it to be good, or at least edible at the bare minimum.
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