Sakura Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar

I realllly wanted to eat conveyor belt sushi and this was the place that had it. I was disappointed in the selection. No sashimi/nigiri, just fancy rolls with mayo and all kinds of toppings that my husband wouldn't eat. I enjoyed trying some things that I'd never had before, and it's nice to get 3 pieces of a few different things rather than buy one roll and be committed to it. The prices seemed a little high, but we didn't eat much. When we initially came, there were no seats at the conveyor belt, not because they were full but because they had no staff to clean. We were committed, and asked if we could come back in a little while, so that's what we did, and we were able to do the conveyor belt. My husband ordered the mongolian beef and it was quite tasty.

With my youngest still living up in Bham, sometimes we meet in the middle for dinner and we've decided Sakura is one of our new local favorites! We love ourselves a good sushi-go-round, and theirs is always full of delish and affordable rolls when we visit. For nigiri, we order off the menu, and the fish has been fresh and hearty.On our most recent visit, we discovered that they have sushi happy hour daily until 3pm! Which means that each item we ordered was $1 off. When you like sushi as much as we do, this really adds up to a nice discount. All in our meal was just over $30 for the two of us and we were stuffed!This is a popular spot and we've never gone when there wasn't at least a short wait to sit at their popular sushi counter; but it's never been more than 10 minutes and is always worth it in the end. The only thing I don't like is the big TVs playing over the sushi bar. Gives it sort of a sports bar feel which, IMO, doesn't match with the sushi/Japanese-style ambiance.

At first, we were intrigued by the conveyor sushi and decided to check it out. The rice tasted really oily and overall didn't have many options to choose from. The wasabi also tasted really weird and was an natural neon green color. The service was satisfactory, the lady at the check in was very rude but the waitresses were nice and came to check on us about two times in our one our stay. The small restaurant was also very loud and the floors were extremely sticky, I do not recommend wearing your nice/clean shoes to here.However, they completely messed up our bill and over charged $40. They said they refunded the $40 but when we got back to the hotel and checked the bank, it was not refunded at all. We went back AGAIN and they said that on their system they refunded it and that there was nothing they could do and to tell us to wait a couple of days until it updates. Overall, not a fun experience.

Staying at the Hampton Inn as a Hilton Honors customer treating my son and grandson for the weekend with their busy life schedules I thought I'd order dinner from Sakura which is just across the way from the Inn. I ordered; two Chicken Teriyaki, one Chicken Yakisoba with no veggies, one California Roll, and one Spicy Tuna Roll. Immediately I could see the Chicken Teriyaki was anemic. Looked as if it wasn't even marinated let alone NO grill marks and NO caramelization. The Sushi Rolls were alarmingly warm! Past room temp! The only meal that was correct was the Yakisoba. It was piping hot! I feel very sad giving this review as I've watched Alex over the many years build his business from his place in Mount Vernon to this present location. My hope is that he will take this opportunity very seriously and grow his reputation back to the excellence it once was known for back in the day.

I've come here before to get the hibachi grill experience and was told that you need to make a reservation. So we came back another day after making a late lunchtime reservation. We were the only ones at the hibachi grill table as we were a party of six. Don't be scared by the menu prices. The size of your meal will be HUGE!!! I got the steak and chicken combo. Your meal comes with a salad, soup, monstrous sized portion of fried rice, grilled veggies, and generous portions of your main entree.The hibachi grill show: Man, I have to say that this was the most entertaining and fun hibachi grill experience I've ever had. And I've been to many hibachi grills around the country. Our chef was so entertaining and made sure to spend some extra time to entertain my youngest son, who is 11. He allowed us to take photos and video of his awesome performance.The food: Oh wow! The fried rice was so flavorful. And did I mention how much food you get? My giant plate was overfilled with rice, deliciously grilled vegetables, and the steak was cooked to my asking (medium). I barely put a dent into my meal. Ended up being three separate meals as I took the rest home for leftovers.Oh, and one member in our party was celebrating his birthday. The chef made an awesome onion candle to blow out :-) And our server brought out a cake for our birthday boy as well!Love this place. Considering the amount of delicious food we got and the awesome show, this is well worth the price. We'll be back!!!

Food was good but ambiance was terrible! If you've been to Benni Hana it will pale in comparison!! We will never go back.

We came here for dinner on 4/27 to celebrate our daughter's 16th Birthday. We called ahead and made a dinner reservation. Our server Katya and cook were both great. The food was delicious and we were given generous portions. They were super busy that night with many large parties but we never felt like we waited too long or rushed out to get the next party seated. We will be back again :)

I wanted to provide a cautionary notice for those with kids, especially picky eaters. Not many options for them. I asked for plain noodles, which they were willing to do, but failed to tell me that I would be charged for the vegetable udon ($16)... that's $16 for plain noodles. Additionally, the offerings on the sushi belt are very limited and 90% are the most expensive items. The sushi was middle of the road, nothing to go crazy for...

The only thing I've ever had here besides sushi was their udon soup...which was great. My biggest complaint is that the restaurant always seems a chilly, but given that there's raw fish on a conveyor belt I don't mind keeping my jacket on. My wife and I always go in for sushi and we leave thinking, "Oh my god...why did we eat so much sushi?!?" We order off the menu and don't use the belt, so I can't offer much insight there, but we're always happy. You can spend quite a bit of money here, ordering how we do, but your only regret will be that you didn't stop stuffing your face sooner. =D

Excellent! Came here for my daughter's 16th birthday and did hibachi - staff is wonderful and friendly, food is delicious and portions are huge! Great cocktail menu and sushi as well!