Sakura Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar

We stopped by for lunch and tried a couple of sushi rolls. The sushi was decent—not the most memorable, but acceptable. The Super Crunchy Roll, however, was a bit challenging to eat due to the oversized pieces. I wasn’t a fan of the wasabi and ginger served at the table, as they didn’t feel particularly fresh. Service was friendly and attentive, which we appreciated. One concern was the open water station at the bar—it felt a bit unhygienic, as it could be exposed to dust or insects. The overall ambiance of the restaurant was average—not particularly impressive, but not unpleasant either. Given the fair pricing, I’d rate the experience 3 out of 5, possibly 4 out of 5 if value is the primary factor.

You my daughter here mid-afternoon, it was going to be her first time trying hibachi. The restaurant was pretty empty, but that's understandable at around 2:30 in the afternoon. We were first seated near the bar, I asked if they were doing hibachi now or if that was only a dinner thing, they said I could order of the hibachi menu and she brought it to me. I was still a little confused, so I asked if we could sit at one of the hibachi tables and the server happily moved us over there and took our order. Part of me feels like they didn't want to do the whole 'presentation' thing for just two people, but they did, and my daughter had an incredible time and talks about it non-stop. The chef was great, the food was incredible, and we really enjoyed our 'special' show that we got. Highly recommend going, just not off peak hours.

Incredibly entertaining and delicious. You won’t walk away hungry. Very professional staff. The chef was both highly entertaining and professional. This is just dinner, it’s dinner and a show. This is the best atmosphere for anniversary celebrations, prom night or any other occasion.

We went to Sakura as it was convenient, basically opposite the Hampton Inn where we were staying. We did not expect much when we went, but while waiting we noticed it was really busy for take-away. The atmosphere was also really nice. It seems to be a popular place. All I can say is I was really surprised at just how good the food quality was, the sushi was excellent and not only was it delicious and high quality, it was also good value for money. I would certainly recommend having a meal here.

My friend and I came for dinner last night and it was amazing! Our chef was very funny and personable, the food was OUTSTANDING, and the atmosphere was exactly to be expected from a hibachi place. The server was also very sweet and attentive! I asked for my filet rare and he cooked it *just right* I left fat and happy 😍

Sushi rolls were beyond amazing. They were reasonably priced. The taste was the best I’ve had in a long time! This will be my new go to sushi from now on.

Everything a sushi house has become famous for. Great food. Try the Tokyo Special. Very good.

Great dinner. Did not know this place was her and was suggested by some co workers. We started with a tuna roll, a dragon roll, and a California roll. The sushi was very good, although the meal was large and we probably did not need them. But they were worth it. For dinner my wife had the salmon, my mother had the steak and shrimp, my 9 year old daughter had the kids shrimp, and I had the filet lignin and shrimp. The portions were very generous. The meal Started with some fried rice (a lot of fried rice) and some grilled vegetables. The cook was very entertaining, and made our meal enjoyable. He had a great sense of humor. Had planned on having dessert but we all ended up taking about half of our meal home. The restaurant was clean and the staff were very attentive and friendly. I am sure we will go back again. We were one of the first parties there (4 of us). Was glad my friends had recommended reservations, because by the time we left the restaurant was filling up.

My husband and I have been eating fresh sushi from the bar top for 10 years. So good and never disappointed. Always have great service from waiters and the sushi makers.

Fun watching the chef cook in front of you. Too bad it was smokey which bothered my asthma. The best thing I ate was the small bowl of soup they give you. Our hibachi food was bland, over salty and the meat was chewy. Huge portions and huge price tag.

I ate here once before and it was decent. This time, however, it was terrible. The salmon was burned and dry as cardboard. The sushi should have not been given to paying customers as it was close to or beyond the expiration date. And the tempura shrimp was mostly breading. If you want sushi in Burlington, try Safeway. It is fresher, tastes okay and is cheaper. Sionara Sakura!

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.

The food was delicious! We did the Hibachi! More food than we could eat. The staff are all very pleasant. We are going back to eat off of the regular menu. So much to choose from. They have a sushi conveyor belt! The sushi is made fresh in front of you. It's our new favorite Asian restaurant! You won't be disappointed!

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...

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!

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

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.

I cant recommend Sakura enough if you are in the mood for Japanese. This restaurant has quickly become my go-to in the Burlington area. I can't speak to the service or the dining experience as I've only had their food to go, but the food is top notch and their spicy Tofu teriyaki and Katsu have me hooked. Perfectly cooked, delicious flavors and just the right amount of crispy. Highly recommend.

Went here with my friend group and we loved the sushi! We weren't a huge fan of the poke bowl. Our server was very friendly and attentive to us!

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.

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!!!

The #1 worse sushi rest I have eaten at! They are serving their sushi at room temp and is sitting out on a rotating conveyer for an hour,nothing is labeled- you guess what you are eating. The place is dirty- the storage area where they keep fish is dirty w/sauce containers uncovered laying around the counter with some laying on their sides and not chilled.This is a health inspectors nightmare.They would get shut down if they had an inspection. Save your $ and maybe your life- just the worse-I should have taken pics!

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.

Has gone downhill for sure as compared to several years ago. Mediocre food at best - and it's never a great sign when the menus and the floors are sticky.

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 :)

Sakura is one of my four year old daughters favorite. restaurants because of the hibachi experience last night we had dinner at the hibachi with 6:30 reservations our server was great and so was the chef and food my issue was at the end of the dinner the buser boy was trying to move us to another table and rush our experience when we had barely been sitting for over an hour when I am spending $200 to enjoy dinner that isn't ok it's really not ok in general we packed our food up and picked up out brand new drinks and moved to an empty table outside of the hibachi to be helpful and accommodating as soon as we sat down all three waitresses were glaring at us and talking it was so uncomfortable and embarrassing and unprofessional It actually compelled me to walk up and explain why we were there then the dagger eyes stopped but it was still a poor experience my advice is to not book the hibachi like a turn and burn diner and teach your waitstaff service educate i will think twice on returning and might spend my money somewhere else next time hopefully this is helpful

This one won't be poetic. The staff was friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, the place was filled with smoke, my boots literally stuck to the dirty floor as I walked. We sat at the sushi bar. I selected two different rolls, they were I'm afraid not good. Anything with a sauce was just not palatable. The wasabi was an unnatural neon green color and tasted of vinegar. The katsu chicken was dry and tasted stale. The katsu sauce, I'm pretty sure was made with bbq sauce, at least it tasted that way. I believe the saying is something like gas station sushi. It was just so bad, I can't even be witty about it. I'm dumbfounded by some of the good reviews. Maybe I've just been spoiled by good Japanese restaurants run by some really dedicated and passionate people. I like traditional over fancy trendy restaurants. This was really more like some flashy signs on the outside of the building and just poor quality, bad tasting sushi. The portions were big, I'll give them that, but it was torture trying to politely finish. Trying a second selection was an even bigger mistake. Yeah, just really really bad. The miso soup was weird. Jiro dreams of sushi, this is the exact polar opposite. That's my best description.

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

‍i absolutely love their sushi, but only take out, because geez Louise, the lack of ambiance, and sticky mess of a floor, with not the friendliest staff.

Spend your $$ else where. Food was sub par and they got my order wrong. I ordered a bento box my friend had which looked great and had tempura veggies, pot stickers choice of meat ( chicken beef or katsu chicken) and a few sushi rolls or sashimi; What I got was the Tokyo special. Which was stir fried RE cooked dry beef, and tuna sashimi ( which was great, that's why the 2 star rating) and 4 pieces of a California roll. When I told them that is not what I ordered that I had ordered the bentopox with Sashimi instead of the California rolls the waitress didn't know what to do so she went and got a manager. They both came over and explained how I must have ordered wrong. I explained the main reason I wanted the Bento box was because I wanted the tempura veggies and potstickers. So they got me a side order of potstickers and the tempura veggies and did not charge me for it, which was very nice. They also we're in a super huge rush they brought our bill immediately after they brought our food, and it was only 8:30 PM and they closed at 9 PM. Less than five minutes after they brought the bill they came back and asked if we could pay the bill right away, so gave them a credit card and continue to eat our meal. As soon as she brought the credit card slip back she asked if we wanted boxes...... we had just barely had a chance to eat! I did not get a box because it was not worth taking the beef home as it was so dry.

Conveyor sushi, but only rolls were moving around. Strange bird this place, seems like most of the focus to the other parts of the restaurant. I need to find better sushi than this in the community. The key to my trying this place a second time was because it is in the hotel parking lot. Not so sure i will be back, and what ever you do, don't look into the kitchen from the back door!

This being the first time here, the inside isn't anything fancy. However, there are lots of food options, such as the sushi converor belt, regular seating, but we went with the choice of the hibachi, which is where the chef prepares the food in front of you. Here are some recommendations to enhance your experience. Make a reservation. Wear layers, it gets hot being around the cooking area. There is no need to order appetizers because there is plenty of food. You get salad, broth and the potions are generous. Ask for a bowl instead of using a plate. It helps blend the flavors and hold the heat. It is custom to tip your chef, so bring some cash. Seating is family style, so you may end up sitting with other folks.

We have been to Sakura a few times and enjoy the Teppanyaki cooking. We just sat at a regular table and ordered 2 rolls of sushi. The sushi was good but we also ordered the egg rolls and the Honey nut shrimp. Service was great and atmosphere as well. When I bit in to the egg rolls. It was a little soggy as if it was just thawed from the freezer. The Honey nut shrimp also tasted like it was just thawed and had little taste. Service was great, but our appetizers were lacking

Disappointed today, nothing like it was the last visit. The dishes were bland and no flavor, must be a beginner in the kitchen.

I could not believe the condition of this restaurant. I have been here before years ago and was actually shocked at how it has gone downhill. First thing I did was go to the restroom and there was carts full of dirty dishes dirty rags filthy and disgusting that look like they've been sitting there for quite some time. The menus were sticky the counters were sticky and I would call it darn right disgusting. I was committed to meet a friend here so I stayed. We got tuna sushi which was tasteless and a couple of sushi rollsWhich were decent but I will never set my foot in the door again. I am really surprised they are still open

We went to the hibachi for Mother's Day..I read the reviews - which weren't fantastic - prior to arriving. We had an open mind but we were hesitant. We had a bit of a wait even though we had a reservation. The atmosphere was good but yes, cosmetically they are due for an update. The chef was friendly and very accommodating. The food was so fantastic! I shared a dinner of chicken and shrimp (15 dollar charge for sharing) which was so worth it. It was as though we got a full servings anyway. Three of us had the chicken and shrimp and all agreed it was so very good! One had steak and also said his food was very well made. The alcohol beverage were also well made and a broad selection. I say give this place a try. The food is fantastic and the people are friendly.

I used to love this place. We first came here 6 years ago and recently moved back to the area. My husband and I came here for our anniversary but this place seems to have gone downhill. The restaurant is so dirty, the menus have not been cleaned and everything on the table seemed like it had not been cleaned in a while. The bathrooms are disgusting too. Miso soup was very salty. Sushi was okay, just a little sub par. Our server was incredible though, and very attentive, but that's about the only good thing.

It's not a good sign when you step into a very dimly lit restaurant and the floor is utterly sticky. Even fallen napkins were getting stuck to shoes of customers! Large, rowdy parties were being entertained at the hibachi grills and gave me a sense of concern as none wore masks. Why I committed to dine here is the question to ask. Originally we were going to dine elsewhere, but a number of restaurants ended up being closed for the July 4th weekend. So when we showed up at 6 PM, the host told us the wait would be forty minutes. In the end we waited an hour. Another host didn't even realize we had been seated and called my phone. Despite the first impression, I thought perhaps the food would be decent. Turns out I was mistaken. Upon being seated, I noticed the jar of wasabi at the end was a weird blueish green color. And after placing our orders, the waitress came by to give a single appetizer plate, telling us it was their last clean dish in the kitchen. ----- Chicken Katsu: served on the hot iron plate with steam rice, soup, and salad ($16). The fried chicken was served steaming and sizzling, but was so dry that I had trouble chewing and swallowing some pieces. It came with a sauce that had an odd taste with a flavor somewhat resembling ketchup. Dressing for the salad was watery and the bland miso soup was filled with tiny bits of something that neither of us could figure out. If anything, the portion was favorable for its price. ----- Tofu Yakisoba: stir-fried noodle with vegetables ($14). The tofu seemed fresh and the plate incorporated a lot of vegetables. It was extremely oily and saucy though. This dish is served with a bowl of rice as if all the noodles weren't enough carbs. ----- The bar counter is currently closed off, but there is a sushi conveyor belt for you to walk up to and grab. Each small plate has three to four pieces of sushi and ranges from $3.25 to $5.25.

Wonderful customer service and delicious food. I ordered the sushi bento box with katsu, only complaint is that the katsu was over cooked which made it a bit tough, other than that I would definitely recommend!

Place was gross. Can't figure out why health department hasn't closed them. I've never seen such a filthy restaurant. I'd hate to see their cooler or kitchen. People think cause they pile it on it's great. Never again.

This is a pretty hit or miss place. I live 45 min away and it used to be a little treat for simple sushi. I mean simple... it shouldn't be hard to mess up a California roll. But... this time I ordered two rolls, crunchy California and a crispy something. The crunchy was great... the other one looks like a two year old rolled it. I don't think I will be back. Which is sad, I've been going here for years. And I had to throw away half of my order. $25 of sushi.

Great service depending on who is your waitress. Unfortunately the is obviously a management issue . Only seen with "service eyes" love coming here for great food . The down fall is the lack Their of bartending experience. Whomever they have behind the bar either needs to be replaced or trained better . Sorry, to be so harsh but needs help.

We went here for the first time on Valentine's Day. We have gone to many hibachi places and they are good. This time food was way to salty, our cook was nice but very sloppy when cooking and he used way to much seasonings or maybe soy sauce because our food was to salty. Drinks where good. Sushi was also alright. If we ever go back we would probably want a different cook.

Table and soy sauce were dirty. Sushi and habachi chefs wear their masks around their chins or with their nose out. Nigiri was too much rice and not enough fish. Sushi rolls had sauce squirted on top instead of mixed in. Servers were nice. Won't be back.

I don't like to leave bad reviews, but I think people should know what they're getting in for when dining here. Sakura is unlike any hibachi place I've ever dined - It had very mediocre food, poor customer service, and was a very rundown establishment for a high cost. First, when I sat down I was immediately drawn to the seam (crack) of the counter that my plate was at. There was a lot of dried and old rice stuck down inside of it. After the initial shock or uncleanliness, my son smashed his fingers pretty significantly between the establishment's broken chair seat and the frame of the chair. This required ice and came with a lot of tears from a very tough kid. They removed the broken chair only after I brought it to them. Next, during dinner the chef accidentally spilled water all over a plate, my daughter, and myself. One of my legs was soaked and my daughter's canvas shoe, but I didn't feel like it was that big of a deal, until he called for help multiple times and no staff came to help for several minutes or when they did reply they said they'd come later. To top it off, we had a large party and asked several times if they would like to know how the bill would be split. We were told that they would figure it out in the end. After the initial check came, it took over 20 minutes to straighten out and then it took multiple attempts to get the bill correct. Overall, just a very poor experience and worth the drive to literally any other hibachi restaurant.

Horrible service. We made reservations for 7pm. We arrived at 6:30 and asked if we were able to check in early and she said yeah no problem, we will clear a seat for you and it will be about 10 minutes. Welll we watched several people come in and get seated. At 7pm we asked her if she still had our reservation and she said yeah it's for 7pm and we said it is 7pm. We continued to watch people who came in after us get seated. We waited until 730 when we literally watched a family of 6 who walked in and got seated before us. She argued with us saying that they showed up before us. And continued to argue even when we told her we showed up at 630 and had reservations for 7pm. Waited over an hour! We ended up walking out. Forgot to mention we drove from Whidbey Island to try this place. Horrible.

The service at Sakuras is the worst. Went in at 6:30 for a reservation and some of the party was later than we expected and the gave our hibachi table away and were very rude about in general. The food while eating at the tables are gross and not the same as the hibachi table at all so we left. I will never go here again, as the floors are sticky and all your can feel is the stickiness on your shoes and see grease come down from the ceiling. The host lady was very very rude. Overall this place has the worst service in the valley.

While many of the poor reviews are "utterly baffled" at how much they disliked this place, *I* I am at utterly baffled at what they mean! I'm sorry they've had such terrible experiences, but I have been going here for fancy dinners for years, and it's one of me and my family's favorite places to go! Having your food cooked right in front of you is SUCH a fun show, and the chefs we've had always know all kinds of cool tricks! I would totally take any of my friends here. I don't know what all the 1-or-2-star reviewers are on about!

My husband and I have been ordering from this place almost every weekend for, going on two year and every single order that we get is always wrong. You may ask "Well then why do we keep going"? Because it's the only sushi place in town that isn't sketchy. Advice: if you are looking for a custom roll to be made, don't bother. They will repeat it back to you five times on the phone and then go ahead and make whatever the hell they want ‍

The sushi is dry, if that makes any sense to you and the staff always seems overworked and unhappy.

Sushi was so disgusting I was literally about to vomit in my mouth and was dry heaving. Left and regretted even paying.

Took my granddaughter here for her birthday. It was fun choosing small sushi plates from the conveyor belt, that way we were able to sample several.

Good amount of food and very fresh! Service was very good and entertaining chef! Ambiance is just 6 cooking tables.... so go for the people your with and the cooks!

A rare gem in Burlington! I was up here for work after driving up from Los Angeles, California (If you were confused with Los Angeles, Texas) After parking at the Fairfield Inn, right off the Interstate 5. I decided that I was craving some authentic Japanese cuisine! A quick google search and drive down the road later, I was greeted with a lively Teppanyaki Japanese joint! Since I did not have much time, I ordered the Chicken Katsu to-go and after a short Fifteen to Twenty minute wait, the meal was presented to me! I traveled back to my accommodation and after sitting down on my bed, I opened the bag to find no chop-sticks!! Besides that however the food. Oh my god the food. This chicken katsu was one of the best meals I have had in ages. Highly recommend. Visit this Establishment!!!!!!

We were so hungry and we decided we will eat on the first restaurant we will bump into. Almost 3 pm already and they were so kind to let us in i believed they are closing for few hours to get ready for dinner that will start at 5pm' Anyways they gave as a table and at the same time they told us that they need to clean for the dinner time...fair enough we were starving....... Huge restaurant Japanese inspired decor,wash room is immaculately clean,full bar,i would say this place is good for group,family and kids aswell.Accept cash/card/debit. Parking is free around the area blocks and blocks and blocks. Waiter service and very very good service...excellent actually we had no complaints....2 thumbs up. We had the tempura appetizer and the bento boxes. We got the samurai-chicken katsu,prawn and vegetables tempura.3pcs gyoza and 4 pcs california roll.We got the ninja grilled salmon which has thesame accompaniments we also had the kimono beef terriyaki. Foods serves newly cooked,fresh and really hot ,presentation wise they were superb.generous with wasabi,ginger,tea etc the server keep coming back to us to check what else we need very well appriciated.... we had fun we enjoyed our foods yummy angd happy tummy. Forsure this will be our last we were so thankful that we decided to go in here.magnifico!!!!

Last year I really enjoyed the food. This year horrible. The sushi was inedible. Service okay, very disappointed. They even changed for water,really they say they don't have glasses. BS

Food was great! Service was not very good, staff was pretty rude. I recommend this place solely for the food and the cooks, amazing people!! Great vibes!