Sakura Teppanyaki & Sushi

Sushi restaurant · Squirrel Hill North

Sakura Teppanyaki & Sushi

Sushi restaurant · Squirrel Hill North

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5882 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217

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we have traditional Chinese style breakfast every weekends before 1pm  

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"Shaanxi cuisine from Northern China such as dumplings, hand-pulled noodles and pork-stuffed pancakes at Sakura."

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Taylor Glover

Google
It was my Husband and I first time going. I’m always in squirrel hill. OMG the dumplings were so amazing! I wanted to marry the staff. I got the hot sesame oil dumplings and scallion potato cakes. My Husband got shrimp dumplings and spicy fish filet. We were EXTREMELY satisfied. Staff was friendly and we are definitely coming back. Very high recommendation.

Kolby Howell

Google
Edited: The restaurant is soon to be Amazing Dumplings. Well, they sure are! New reopening with a limited menu filled with new items of handmade dumplings and handmade noodles! A must try! The food I tried was amazing. The north west foods of China served here are forever my favorite. Now they have 扯面! Chewy, delicious belt noodles. I first had 扯面 in NYC at Xi'an Famous Foods (the original) and I craved it in Pittsburgh. Now we have it. Also: Lamb soup with pita is my go to from here.

Andrew Impellitteri

Google
Wow, very big portions you wont go hungry. The food is quite tast and service is very good. Did not try the sushi but other people seem to like it. Their lamb soup contained tons of lamb. Fresh ingredients and very interesting flavors you don't usually see in extremely Americanized asian food.

Bruce Chan

Google
Even before it rebranded as Amazing Dumplings, this restaurant has been a staple for me with their emphasis on Northern Chinese food (noodles, dumplings, buns, etc). But now as Amazing Dumplings, they have really focused their menu and palate to one of my favorite foods (dumps!) and created a wide variety of exciting dumplings flavors (kung pao chicken filling, and lotus root filling!) that are also visually dynamic (natural dyes!). The owners and staff are all very caring, and will help lead you through and explain the menu if you have questions or need recommendations. They also still have the noodles which made me fall in love with them in the first place, so don't forget to explore the non-dumpling items (egg tomato noodles!), all delicious too!

Jiazi Li

Google
The service here is great! The waiter is very enthusiastic! On call! On call! The dishes are very authentic! Meat hamburger is highly recommended! The hamburger is the most authentic hamburger I have ever had! Be sure to have a try or you will regret it!

Paul Dascani

Google
Sakura is my wife and I's favorite local restaurant. The food is fantastic; our favorites are the hand-torn noodles, wood-bucket chiken, and the sushi. The decor is very comfortable and homey, and the owners and staff are always so nice. I cannot recommend Sakura enough!

E B

Google
Online ordering from this place is really bad - they cheat! I paid almost $11 for the small box of some small pieces of tasteless veggies! What a rip-off! Before I ordered soup twice for $9, and both times they gave me half of what the portion was supposed to be. Not ordering from this place again!

Naomi Andrzejczuk

Google
This was a small order of fried rice and low mein. Definitely get your money’s worth. There was a bit of a wait with no other costumers in the store, but you get your money’s worth.

Brittany S.

Yelp
One night we were craving sushi & noodles...this is the first place with really good ratings that popped up (I had just moved in and was unfamiliar with the area). I got my standard sushi selection along with soup, steak hibachi, and they threw in a pork sandwich (unusual but ok) for free. Showed up on time & complete...all the food was good (better than average I'd say), but this pork sandwich....o.m.g. incredible. It was this crispy, flaky, buttery (but not soggy) crust filled with small pieces (almost ground up) of flavorful pork that wasnt dry or tough, etc. I have never had anything like it...the closest would probably be some type of breakfast croissant sandwich, but this was much better. I'm really looking forward to trying their other Laotongguan dishes!!

Jenna M.

Yelp
This is the best Chinese food I have had since moving to Pittsburgh from NYC. We ordered the pepper noodles and two types of dumplings. The dumplings that we ordered were the hot chili pepper and kung pao chicken. The food was fabulous and the service was great. We came with our 11 month old and the staff was so accommodating. I can't wait to come back and try more!

Lilee N.

Yelp
Noodle review! Get their special that isn't in the menu but on their board. The longevity noodles. Any of the hand cut noodles are delicious too (on the menu). Their noodles are chewy and thick so if you're expecting thin, not the right place. The noodles are satisfying and perfect. When we went a lot of people had hot pot so it seems popular. We also ordered the peppercorn chicken. It was spicy and even had some fried potatoes (fries) in it (definitely in Pittsburgh!). The owner told us there were bones but we decided to try it anyway. The bones are slightly annoying but the flavor is good although slightly saltier than we are used to. However, it's balanced out by eating the chicken with white rice which comes with the dish. Restaurant is no frills and has plenty of seating for an intimate or large crowd. The service is very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our dinner. Note- we did get an appetizer of white tuna sushi. I wouldn't go here just for the sushi. The star is really the hand made noodles!

Jenn G.

Yelp
I took my partners here for a special dinner. We decided we hadn't had sushi in a while, and this was the closest place. FOOD we ordered: -1 order of the shrimp tempura appetizer. It was like $7 and had only 4 pieces of shrimp. Not a good deal. -1 vegetable tempura appetizer. The vegetable tempura was a better deal, $5 for around six larger pieces of tempura. Sweet potato, bell pepper, broccoli, eggplant. - 1 rock n roll ROLL. Very tasty and sweet. Like a dragon roll in reverse. - 1 dragon roll. Very tasty and sweet. Exact ingredients as a rock n roll roll. - 1 first date roll. This was the star of the show! It was the table favorite. Crunchy tempura shrimp inside, spicy tuna outside. Smothered in sweet bbq eel sauce. - 1 rainbow roll, also known as a caterpillar roll, where I am from. It's primarily various raw fish, avocado, and crab inside. It was just okay. Good enough. Better with a little wasabi. - 1 Pittsburgh roll. What the hell even was this roll? It was just crab paste or something. It was boring. - 1 spicy tuna roll. It was creepy how grayish pink it was. Spicy and fishy. Two of the three of us liked it a lot. ----- A note about the SOY SAUCE: don't use it! Something tasted really, really off about it. It seemed gross and not flavorful. I couldn't make it taste better with wasabi-- I've never had such strangely bad soy sauce before. Luckily, I ordered rolls that mainly had other elements to moisten them, so it was fine. Ambience- the place was empty on a Saturday around 6pm. Seemed like the family who runs it was just hanging out at the bar. It's not an upscale establishment. The bathroom smelled like someone accidentally dumped a whole bottle of bleach, and the eating area also smelled faintly of bleach, as a result. Service. We were quickly given water and our server, a femme with glasses, was very attentive and polite. ---- Overall, for sushi, it was just okay. I've lived in California and Hawaii, and have high hopes and standards of sushi. Some of the rolls here are overrated and overpriced. If you can learn what the good deals are here, or if money is no issue, it's an okay place for sushi for Pittsburgh.

Ally B.

Yelp
I used to love getting food here when I was in Highschool and I recently had to move back home to take care of my mom, so we got it for old time's sake. I thought the prices seemed a bit ridiculous (15 dollars for 4 pieces of shrimp tempura??) so I looked up my old menu and the prices have nearly doubled for many of their dishes. The quality has not improved to warrant this price change. I understand covid impacted many restaurants and they may be financially hurting, but I'm not sure raising the prices this much was the right strategy. Really sad because I used to love coming here. There are less expensive alternatives that offer better quality food on Forbes. The only reason I can't bring myself to give 1/5 stars is because I am nostalgic for their hibachi chicken.

Genna G.

Yelp
So I used to love this place and would make it a point to stop here on my visits to the burgh. It's definitely not as good as it used to be and my last meal there was pretty eh, average at best. The sushi is fine - but grocery store quality in my opinion and you can do better elsewhere. The hibachi dinners sound wonderful on paper but this time were mediocre at best; chicken was too chewy and undercooked and veggies too saucy/ soupy. Fried rice was also a miss with a weird flavor/ aftertaste. I'd be willing to give it one more shot due to the fact that iv had previous meals there that I would give 4 stars . This recent meal was a 2 and I'm only tacking on a star due to previous meals there being better

Flyer J.

Yelp
They were not open when people are waiting in the rain. Called 3 times, when we saw people inside the restaurant. We waited for 15min, not sure the other party

Susan T.

Yelp
We went strictly for sushi. This was our first visit. We were extremely pleased. YAY Staff: very friendly Atmosphere: nicely casual Menu: HUGE, very descriptive Sushi: great flavors, very fresh, beautiful presentation HMMM It was honestly a bit difficult to order additional sushi. This should not be the case. Also, at no time was a fork offered... friend was a little shakey on the 'no utensil backup plan' but was up for the challenge and came out of the deal with better 'stick skills! And, of course, the plum wine was mighty fine! Would definitely go back. Everywhere does not make fabulous sushi - this place definitely does!

Danielle E.

Yelp
The best sushi in pgh. I always get the lobster sushi and some soup, and it has been amazing every time. I've also gotten lobster roll and added cream cheese as well as the CA roll. All AMAZING. I also have gotten pork lo Mein and that has been phenomenal too. Also very sweet staff! Highly recommend.

Catherine H.

Yelp
They have fantastic prices for bento box lunch specials at $7.95 each which includes miso soup, various types of sushi rolls, gyoza, and tempura. This is what I usually have and haven't gone for dinner more than once or twice. It's of reasonable quality but nothing special. Sometimes the tempura is very overdone. For my visit today everything came out cooked well though. The green tea has a lot of residual powder in it. It's a worthwhile place for decent Asian Fusion at cheap lunch prices.

Nikki K.

Yelp
Ordered from seamless - which stated this place had 4.5 stars with 1,500 reviews. Would absolutely not recommend. I ordered General tsos chicken, of which the chicken was barely crispy and there was absolutely no spice. It tasted incredibly bland. I asked for extra broccoli and they charged me 2 dollars to literally add 4 more pieces of broccoli into this meal! Do not trust the reviews on this place, it's trash.

Casey K.

Yelp
While researching a few restaurant ideas for a ladies night out, I came across Sakura, which may be my new go-to sushi spot. The location itself does feel a little like a hole in the wall, but what they do give you is quality. We ordered a few different rolls which we shared so that we could try a variety: spicy salmon, Philadelphia, and eel rolls. Each roll was fresh and very tasty. During the meal, the staff was attentive to our needs but was great about giving us space to catch up. Next time I'm in the mood for sushi, I'm ordered Sakura!

Megan M.

Yelp
I am so glad I heard about Sakura from a Pittsburgh food blogger. The Eight treasures bbq pork, hand ripped beef noodles, and Laotongguan pork sandwich were all delicious. It was a crispy noodle pancake with tender, juicy pork. The wide, ripped beef noodle dish had a great limey-spicy oily flavor. The service was great and we will definitely return to try more food on the menu. We had a great meal for a great price.

Lana L.

Yelp
A couple of friends warned me not to ("awful" and "tastes nothing like Japanese food"), but curiosity brought me here on a Tuesday night. Okay, it really isn't that bad. Craving sushi? The fish isn't the freshest, but this is not the worst place to get sushi in Pittsburgh. (Trust me; I've had much worse.) Unless you have ridiculously high standards, you'll probably be satisfied if you order the right rolls. We ordered the shrimp tempura roll, dragon roll, salmon avocado roll, and the red dragon roll. The red dragon roll was probably the best of the four, but all of them were average to good. And I wasn't even hungry; if I were, then I'd probably think they tasted better. Boyfriend was a bit more harsh though ("it's a little better than GEagle's sushi"). The only thing that really bothered me was that the AC wasn't on even though it was 80 degrees out. Taste | 3 Atmosphere | 3 Presentation | 3 Service | 3 OVERALL | 3

Robin R.

Yelp
Truly worth the visit! The staff was very friendly. We ordered our meal based on Instagram influence and couldn't be more pleased with the result. We ordered the Laotongguan Pork and the Eight Treasure Spicy Sandwiches. Both were appetizers and both we delicious. Such amazing flavors and paired well with a Sapporo. We then finished on the Xinjiang Style Chicken and the noddle, minced pork and bok choy dish that isn't on the menu. They both came with noodles which may have been too much noodles. Otherwise, the flavors were outstanding. I'm looking forward to returning and trying more dishes!!

C L.

Yelp
I'll be dreaming of their thick, chewy, savory handcut noodles. We also got a dumpling sampler and loved all of those too.

Amanda W.

Yelp
Fast delivery, and nice that there is a hibachi delivery service. HOWEVER, every single thing was over salted - the meat, the soup, the veggies and rice. I ordered the filet and shrimp - and for the price, I am disappointed there wasn't much taste besides salt. My friend ordered the filet and scallops - the scallops were dime sized and tasted extra salty, and almost undercooked. I will not order from here again.

Travis R.

Yelp
Sushi Review Strictly Location: On Forbes and Shady. Parking is tough on Forbes, and people don't enjoy letting others parallel park in heavy traffic. I suggest paying the fee to park behind Dunkin. Service: The lady that runs the counter is authoritarian and rigid. No pleasantries. Food: Terrible, I have tried their sushi 3x. Each time more expensive than the previous. The rice is dry and not evenly applied, the masago could actually be counted and less than 20 on a $17 six-piece roll. I got a tiger roll. Outside jumbo tiger shrimp was a flap of cold old shrimp. The pineapple chunk was enormous and over represented the flavor of the rest. The whitefish inside was a fried fishstick. And again the masago was so few and far between, it was a disservice to put to put it on in the first place. Overall- 3x disappointed. My fault for coming back. This is the worst sushi in the city. Near expiration imitation crab California rolls at get go put this place to shame.

Shaked T.

Yelp
Really bad experience the chicken lo mein was so grease and not tasty the fried rice wasn't fried and no taste as well one of the worst meals i even had

Sara M.

Yelp
Be sure to make a reservation in advance. Their sushi is delicious, I ordered the lunch sushi. My daughter tried their grilled chicken teriyaki, and she loved it. We also ordered a piece of green tea cheese cake for desert, it was delicious!

Yung Min L.

Yelp
I just stumbled upon this place a few weeks ago, despite the fact that I try to visit squirrel hill as often as I can. I tried the sushi on my first visit. I love sushi, and I know who's good and who's not so great in Pittsburgh. It's very good. The quality of fish is excellent, and they have a nice variety of platters and specialty rolls. We tried a lot that day, and liked everything. Today I was in the mood for something hot, as the summers coming to an end and tonight is almost jacket weather. The owner, Ping Geng, came up to my table and showed me a menu with traditional Chinese dishes on it. I literally just drove back into town from Toronto's Chinatown earlier today, and eagerly wanted to try something traditional offered locally. Everything was excellent, from the eight treasure spicy sandwich, to the scallion puff pancake, to the BBQ pork sandwich to the house made dumplings. In addition, there's a Chinese brunch menu offered on Saturdays and Sunday's from 10am-1pm that I'm very interested in trying.

Jessica D.

Yelp
If you are going to get food here - do not plan to use the soy sauce. My friend and I were striking out of restaurants to eat at, so we ended up at Sakura. We were the only patrons in the restaurant - a few other folks came in when we were ready to leave. They have about 4 different sushi menus, a paper one along with 2 specialty rolls lists - so we had to ask what was in a few rolls because the menus weren't at our tables. Our waiter was great though - very attentive. The trouble came when the soy sauce was brought to our table. Silly huh? Soy sauce ruined the meal. I recognize not everyone uses soy sauce, but we did/do. There are some soy sauces that are sodium filled and gross. This is what they served. I first noticed something was wrong when i began to put soy sauce in our bowl - it was so dark, almost black. I stuck my chop stick in it, tasted it to find it was that super cheap soy sauce. It ruined the meal for us. $60 worth of sushi wasted. Packaged up to go to use our own sushi with. There are 2 stars because the wait staff was great. The 3rd star is - this is merely my opinion on taste. But they definitely need to upgrade their soy sauce.

Bin G.

Yelp
changed chef. Dishes looks and tastes like this. I took photos. It's getting worse and worse for this restaurant.

Lingzi H.

Yelp
I have been to this place several times and really have to say I like most of their Chinese breakfast but it's so salty! When I was eating I have to keep drinking water to wash away the salt staying in my mouth... We had youtiao which I really like and we do not get these in Cleveland. Green onion fried pancakes (Cong you bing) brought up flavor from home. The tofu soup (dou fu hua) is good but too soy saucy. The most salty thing is the green pepper beef slices - oh my god - we had to ask for more rice to go with it! I would suggest less salt for all dishes (have to say salty food brings high blood pressure) as it would be healthier to customers...

Ana S.

Yelp
Got some sushi take out from this place. Umm honestly its nothing special. The sushi rolls are small-ish. $$$. Ehh... They taste decent. I don't really have anything bad to say, I just have had better.

Juan J.

Yelp
. Really it was delicious, but very expensive to of quantity of piece. 50 dollars spent and it only can eat a person. It has been the more expensive I have eaten

Mark G.

Yelp
It's not very good. It's not orderly or all that clean. The quality of the fish isn't great. Neither is the rice, or the miso soup for that matter. Service was a little slow. Decor is dingy. Maybe the hot food is better, but for sushi, just keep driving up to Shadyside or over to Oakland or Regent Square.

Brant H.

Yelp
Horrendous and disastrous pork burger(肉夹馍). On this website(http://www.sakura-pgh.com/) Sakura boasted itself to server traditional northwestern Chinese food and its pork burger is not even close to be authentic or tasty. I also ordered its Sao zi mian, the pork sauce is still frozen cold....Seems like it was just took out of the fridge. Overpriced too. $6 pork burger and $13 noodle Will never go back again. 灾难

Elisabeth E.

Yelp
I've ordered from Sakura several times now, and while it has always been satisfying, it was never so memorable (in a good or bad way) that I felt compelled to write a review. However, last week, I ordered from Sakura through the eat24 service, and was blown away with how quickly the food arrived. I ordered at a little after 8:30, and the driver was knocking at the door less than 20 minutes later, food in hand! For a hungry person with cravings, that is definitely something worth commending. The previous delivery orders have also been consistently timely, albeit that was the first time being less than 20 minutes. As far as the food, I can't say that it is especially delicious or awful. It's sort of more...comforting and dependable, hitting the spot when needed -- and that is what will keep me ordering from them.

Zhongyang Q.

Yelp
Great place and a total surprise when you consider how easy this place is to miss! The owner is both passionate and extremely kind. Have tried both breakfast and dinner and both are beyond satisfactory!

Sean K.

Yelp
I always eat breakfast on weekends here. Traditional Chinese food here is pretty good and cheap.

Amit D.

Yelp
I have been here several times. I really like their maki rolls - they're better than most other local Asian restaurants. And you can get them without burning a hole in your wallet. You have to try their hand shaven noodles. It's their specialty noodle. If you don't see it on your menu, ask for the authentic menu and order it from there. Yes, they have a separate authentic menu.

Tian Y.

Yelp
2 years ago, I would have given this place a higher rating. Now, the food changed though the names stayed the same on the menu and it is not worth eating anymore. I came here with my parents a couple of times on break from college, and it is really not the same the last couple of times. The last time really made us never want to come here ever again. We used to love the chinese bbq pork sandwich, but now it is dry and bland and even looks completely different (different bun and meat cut). The yang rou pao mo (shredded lamb and pancake soup) is a Chinese classic, but is no longer the dish it used to be. Now, the stock does not taste like it was properly made and the flavor is pretty underwhelming. We also got the hot oil noodles, the and the Chinese name escapes me, but it's supposed to be wet and oily. Not being authentic would be okay, but it was really dry and the texture of the noodle was awful. No flavor except your palate feels completely overpowered. There was one other dish, but it was so not memorable I don't even remember what it is. We only barely ate half our meal. Just... nothing was right. The waitress was polite at first, but when we inquired about the noodle dish, she said she didn't know, and that's the way it was supposed to be. We were surprised but didn't send it back because I don't think it could be improved upon anyway... but afterwards, she seemed to tend to any of her other 3 tables (the only other 3 in the restaurant and she didn't seem swamped at all) except for ours, though we were clearly trying to get her attention for boxes and our check and leave. There was a clear change in quality of service, for reasons I can't understand. Worse food and service... I wouldn't mind a change, but this is not a change for the better. With How Lee next door, save yourselves the trouble. Granted, this is really a review of the food they used to advertise as authentic, which has stayed advertised as so on the menu - but none of it tastes right (or good) anymore. I would give this a 1 star, but +1 for benefit of the doubt for their sushi and Americanized-Chinese menu.

Jon B.

Yelp
I love this place. The sushi is always fresh abd made fast. Try the spicy yellowtail roll or the eel roll if you want something simple. I had the amazing fire roll today, and it really lives up to its name. The place is nice and bright, light unobtrusive music, and friendly staff.

Stacey L.

Yelp
I am a regular at Sakura, simply because they have decent sushi at okay prices. Also because the owner and I have become familiar with each over the last three years my boyfriend and I have been frequent patrons there. I have explored much of both their japanese and chinese menus, but tend to stick to the sushi menu whenever we go. Not the best sushi I've ever had, but certainly my preferred place to go in Pittsburgh. Usually order yellowtail roll, scallop roll, spicy tuna, salmon skin, white tuna sushi. When we go for specialty rolls, we order USA roll, Godzilla roll, and recently discovered the super delicious Sunshine roll. Service is friendly and attentive, but usually when we go, it's very empty, so we just eat quietly at our table. Also ordered some deliveries time to time as well, but it's not as fresh as eating in.

Hanrui L.

Yelp
It's a good and quiet place for enjoy ur meal or dating, U can get cheaper price and better taste in here;100% general sushi from Japan,and really good homemadefood from China!!!

Omkar L.

Yelp
I came here with a few Chinese friends for breakfast. I liked the fried bread with soy milk and also the pancakes.

Michael A.

Yelp
Solid sushi place, great by Pittsburgh standards. I've only been here for sushi but I'm told the Chinese menu is very good as well.

Gary G.

Yelp
Oh my, how many good things can I say about Sakura? Well many, based on the authentic Chinese food I've ordered in or eaten at the restaurant. I'm a regional Chinese foodie meaning that I like to find places like this that serve Northeastern or Northwestern Chinese food rather than the much more ubiquitous ( at least in Pittsburgh) Sichuan food or, in other places I've lived, the equally ubiquitous Guangdong (Cantonese) food. Before the opening of the equally fabulous Northeast Kitchen down the street (which only does Northeastern Chinese food) Sakura was about the only place to get Northwestern (Xi'an) Chinese food which overlaps with some Northeastern Chinese food as well. I've had several noodle dishes such as the Hot Oil noodles and hand cut noodles and they have been quite tasty. One particular favorite of mine is the Shredded Pancake Lamb Soup, but I also love the spicy Laotongguan Pork Sandwich,and Lamb Minced Noodle Soup. Another wonderful traditional Western Chinese dish is Cumin Lamb and the lamb stew is yummy! I still have to try the Home style Pork Belly with Youtiao and Nang Bao Rou but another dish I love and encourage you to try is the Golden Pancake Pork or any of the 'pancake' (not the sweet Euro pancake we eat for breakfast but more the Silk Road variety!) dishes. I'm going to have to get in there on a Saturday or Sunday when they serve a classic Chinese breakfast/brunch. Chinese food lovers do yourself a favor and go to or order from Sakura their traditional Chinese dishes. You can always come back for some sushi!

Rocket R.

Yelp
I am originally from Northwest part of China(Xi'an), my wife was from Northeast part of China, let me tell you something, this place is the WORST Chinese Northen style restaraunt we have ever dined in. I paid 8 bucks for 10 lamb kabobs that have barely any meat on. The dry beef noodles I had had no taste, patatoes and noodles tasted like dry starch.

Callie O.

Yelp
Sakura is consistent, has what I want when I order and expeditious. There's nothing really extraordinary about an Avocado roll and tomago in general because they might be some of the most basic options at this restaurant, so I measure their stars by consistency. I can expect the same amount of sweetness in the tomago, the correct level of ripeness in Avocado and the same portion sizes overall. These are really important for me! Their prices are also reasonable across the board for high-quality food. I will continue to order from here and dine in whenever the craving strikes! I recommend it if you're in the area or want consistent quality. I know I said consistent a million times in this review, but at least I'm consistent! ;)

Fei P.

Yelp
Mediocre food!! I ate here a few times already, but I can't think of one thing that's tasty. When people don't invest in what they do, you just can't feel it in their work. I hate it when I run into this type of restaurant, and I won't be eating there whenever possible.

C C.

Yelp
My boyfriend and I stopped in for their brunch on a Sunday around 11. It was busy but not crowded. We were seated immediately, and service in general was timely and professional. We ordered breakfast items to share: 2 bowls of hot soy milk ($1.50 each), a stick of fried dough (1.25), chicken and thousand year old egg congee ($3), jellied bean curd ($3), and pork buns ($3). We left feeling a little stuffed, but the meal really hit the spot for me. The soy milk was subtly sweet, the dough was crisp and warm. The congee was really delicious. There were only very small pieces of chicken and egg, but I loved the intense ginger and scallion flavor. The jellied bean curd was a little on the salty side for me, but I still enjoyed it. The pork buns weren't anything special, but they were decent as well. My boyfriend happily downed everything. Overall, a really delicious breakfast that made me feel better about not visiting Taiwan this year. Another great Chinese restaurant in the area!

Reuben M.

Yelp
I went to Sakura last night with my friend and I have never been there and I though we should go there for a change so we went and the second we got in the lady sat us and she was very nice then they gave us a couple minutes to look at the menu and we ordered all of this sushi and our waiter was so nice and he was very very funny and it was actually kinda fast like 10 minutes for all of that sushi and it wasn't sloppy it was well made I give them props then we ate it and it was a little higher quality than good and then a couple people came in and when the waiter went to take there order they were saying all of this stuff and I have seen this happen at other places before and the waiter gets really aggravated but he kept his cool the whole time and at the end we were going to tip him $8 but because of how he kept his cool I tipped him $13 and if you are reading this that waiter that was well earned so I really recommend this place it's a little place next to How lee and it's really good so support a neighborhood business

牟默

Yelp
I will give five stars for their really delicious noodles! Their Qishan noodles tastes like what I had in Xian.

Knox C.

Yelp
Honestly, if you're trying to get an Uber eats order that gets pushed back 40 minutes in several different increments, this is the place for you. Super salty. Parmesan boys forever.

Qianwen C.

Yelp
Although the restaurant started as a sushi place, it serves really authentic Ningxia food. The owners originally came from Ningxia, China. I went to seveal states in USA, but rarely found these kinds of dishes. Even in China, it is hard to get authentic Ningxia food. I always get the BBQ pork sandwich(Rou Jia Mo) The Rou Jia Mo is stuffed with tender strips of meat, onion and more.... It's a treat! I also recommend trying their variety of noodle dishes. The noodles are all hand made and fresh. If you love lamb, you have to try their lamb dishes. Lamb is Ningxia's famous traditional food. They serve lamb braised in soy sauce, lamb steamed in clear soup and so on. The meat is so tender and tasty. The prices are also unbeatable. They are around $15 for a big portion.

Julia B.

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This is one of my favorite Asian food restaurants. Service tends to be slow but that's worth it for the good food and friendly service. They give you large, beautiful portions of the rolls and I've yet to have a bad one! Hot meals and soups are always hot! My favorite has to be the beef and vegetables just for the portion size and quality. Everyone I've ever brought here has been happy with their choices as well.

Kristine P.

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I wouldn't recommend this place. Coworkers and I came in on lunch. The service was regular. We was celebrating one of the coworkers birthday. Anyways. It came time to pay the bill and the bottom of the bill normally recommends what to pay. The waiter made it his point to say we didn't tip enough. There was 3 bills and we tip according to the service. Remind you the bill he said he didn't get a big enough tip on he made the sushi wrong. So of course that came of out his tip. But to tell someone how to tip is bullshit. I work in the the service industry and I can't tell someone how to tip. So with my bill I took my tip back and he tried to raise his voice and I told him I don't like your service or how you talk to someone and insist they tip more. Never again.

Jaime C.

Yelp
Honestly they just take too long and the orders are almost always wrong. I've ordered here many times and I'm finally over it. They will always correct the order - I will say that, but it's a 2 hour ordeal to get the food you ordered and paid for. Something is always missing in the order - dressing, chopsticks, sushi etc It's just too much hassle - I'll order from somewhere else from now on.