Service wasn't terrible, but they only had one cook so it took us a while before we got a chef. That being said, Robert (I believe was his name) prepared the food excellently and made the wait worth it! As one of the servers said "he's the sh*t" and indeed he was! Ambiance is in a strip mall but has a pretty typical hibachi vibe. I'd say the only drawback is it's not super clean. Food was def worth it though if you're in the area. We had the hibachi ribeye (medium) and chicken! read more

Sakura - Hibachi chicken and ribeye - Japanese Near Me - Bryant, Arkansas

The wife and I love going here on date nights. Great food every time we go. Love their Sakura soup.

Love this place! Hibachi is wonderful but sushi is better. Lots of variety. I get something different every time. Service is always good, ambiance is equal to most Japanese steak houses. Sitting at the grill is always entertaining! read more

The food is okay I'd like it to be better quality for the price but over all good service

Four stars for the hibachi grill; the chicken was overcooked and tough, but the scallops were tender and lightly touched with citrus. the sashimi, however, was exquisite! Very large, perfectly chilled pieces, each piece of yellowtail was easily three bites! I'm going back soon! read more

Today mom and I went out for dinner. We had table side Hibachi, which was cooked nicely and the veggies were tender. Manny was our waiter and he was great, working with me and my allergies and diet restrictions. Because of this we will be coming back. read more

The hibachi man was so fun The fried rice was good The food was good overall calm music not that crowded Service was good

This place is very nice, the inside is pretty and clean and the staff is friendly and professional. It's expensive but very good, we had sushi and beef and chicken with rice, flavorful and not too greasy, just right. Our waitor was Manny and he did an excellent job and checked on us regularly and was nice. read more

Better options around especially food trucks, way over priced for the portion size. Owners are rude,

Food was fair, but soup, salad, and entree arrived at the same time. Entree was cold by the time we finished soup and salad. Once it arrived , the server never came around to check if we needed refills. The service was terrible, when I mentioned it to the lady at checkout, she just simply said "ok". Interior needs updated to match the prices. read more

The Listers are in agreement that Sakura is a pretty solid hometown hibachi spot. The hibachi chef was extremely personable, the company at the table, not so much. Did you know that there are currently 37 trash companies servicing the Alexander area... Well now you do... Stay up to date on where we are and what we do: https://www.instagram.com/listislaw read more

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We went here for dinner on Valentines Day with the kids and sat at the hibachi. The setup and show were fantastic but the taste had something that was just off. I could not put my finger on it but it was almost an acidic taste. The mushroom broth was fantastic and the gyozas were good too. I think that something may have been mislabeled, or mixed wrong, as the soy sauce tasted sweet. The kids loved the show but when it came time to eat the veggie setup, they would only eat the broccoli and did not care for the rest. They enjoyed the filet mignon but my daughter did not like the chicken. I got the filet and chicken and thought they were really good but they just did not mix right with the fried rice. The kids did enjoy the edamame. They have some really good looking sushi options too but we did not partake this time as the hibachi filled us up enough. Definitely will go back. read more

Love the sushi and spicy edamame. Everytime I head to Bryant Arkansas I want to go here just for the sushi.

MOLDY FOOD, And we STILL had to pay....Literally! VERY Expensive prices.....! Just passing through & Sakura Caught our eye. Hibachi grill and sushi seemed Wonderful & Light. Once inside we 1st wondered why No one was there, & they don't close for 2 more hours. We were sat in the "Sushi area" Very OLD Nasty filthy tables, with what may have been white paper doilies under plexiglass eons ago....decor to match the horrific food!!! The owner passed by & I told her your Ginger is "Molded"!! She made an excuse that they slice it fresh & it MUST be the "root end", She goes to "Sushi Bar" speaking a foreign language, until she gets to the point of "moldy" I understood that word. She then disappeared. Our server stopped by & asked how things were & we then showed him the Black Moldy Ginger. Our server brought us more, the Owner NEVER came back by.And Yes, they charge for Everything, Yum Yum sauce, etc. And they have a $4.95 "plate charge" if you "share" a dinner! Oh My!!! Don't know what happened to the "Hibachi Grill" no where to be found. Stay Away!!! Most Expensive [Very Overpriced] & possibly life threatening food. All sauces need to be dumped! We were brought a 'brown sauce' it was supposed to be spicy mustard, & it was fermented, literally bubbling. Salmon was recommended & it tasted like a refrigerator on Defrost! Very disappointed. Very Unfriendly "Owners" hiding behind plexiglas counting their money. Severely less than mediocre food, now I'm just hoping my immune system is Stronger than the Black mold. read more

Sushi and hibachi food was very tasty but price was it was very steep for my liking. Also I ordered one hibachi dinner and a sushi roll and had to wait almost an hour for my take out food. read more

Food and service was very good. Atmosphere is okay but it's nothing to write home about. The hibachi scallops were perfectly cooked and the veggies still had a good crisp to them. read more

Nice find, was greeted promptly and had about 2 minute wait for the hibachi table, waitress quickly took the tables drink orders, the cook we had was engaging and humorous. The fried rice here is fantastic, well seasoned, the hibachi steak and shrimp was cooked perfectly along with the veggies, salad ginger dressing was delicious and wife had the Razorback roll, which she enjoyed tremendously. The yum yum sauce was great as well. We would recommend this place. read more

Sakura - Razorback roll - Japanese Near Me - Bryant, Arkansas

Two bites in and we found hair in our food! The owner came over and tried to tell us it was from the zucchini. It was clearly a curled up hair with a follicle on the end. The owner tried to get us to have another meal made but we did want another plate. After YELLING at us and the server she reluctantly took the meal off. Hair falling into food happens, and thats why we gave them another chance after we got a Togo order a few weeks prior with a hair in it. We didn't call to complain just tossed the meal. We will never go back after seeing how the owner acted. The food is sub par and the lack of customer service is very much present. Save yourself the trouble and try ANY other place. read more

Me and my two young children came here on a Sunday night for the hibachi grill. We waited for close to an hour at the grill after placing our order only to have been served drinks. If you have small children or would like to see your food order placed within the hour you order it, this is not the place for you. They charged us full price for our fountain drinks and we went to a nearby burger joint where we were served in under five minutes to when we placed our order. The food may be great, I don't but the service was terrible especially waiting an hour with small children in a dead restaurant. Drinks at Sakura was almost the same price as we paid for our full meals with drinks at Freddys steakburgers. Bad service and rip off at this Japanese steakhouse. read more

I just never thought a Japanese restaurant in Benton could compete with those in Little Rock. I moved to the area and thought I'd try it. My spouse and I were pleasantly surprised! Wait wasn't too long and yes the restaurant seems very old school, there's no cool lighting system or hip music playing in the background but they've been an establishment for a long time, it is what it is. We had the Sakura Special Dinner that was $49.99. Yes a bit pricey but if you consider the fact that these are sashimi and sushi pieces and this was basically in our backyard, it was worth the price. This is definitely a place to hit up when you're feeling too lazy to drive far but are craving sushi/sashimi. read more

The food is always great but the prices are kind of steep compared to sumos which is, in my opinion, WAY better!!

Warm Salmon Sushi. Almost made me throw up, now my stomach is in pain. I had chicken teriyaki as my main course, very small portion which was incredibly disappointing for $15. Then the tiniest little salmon rolls you've seen in your life, and they're fish is warm. Not room temp warm, but like it's been sitting under a heat lamp warm. Disgusting. My coworkers stomachs are also making weird garble noises. Never again. read more

The place is nice, clean, big, and great for big parties. There's a big dining room area, a sushi bar and a habachi room that has about 7-8 cooking tables. Upon walking through the double doors, you're greeted by one of the employees and immediately seated if there is a table available. Our server quickly came and took down our drink order. I decided on the Habachi Steak dinner entree. My food came out in about 15 minutes and it was steaming hot ( If you sit near the kitchen, you can see the chefs cooking the food as the orders come). The entree comes with fried rice (extra $2.75), grilled vegetables, soup and salad; it definitely filled me up and I packed the rest of my food as my lunch for the next day. The sushi here is great and tastes fresh. My favorites are the 911 roll, Bryant roll, and the Spicy Crunchy Shrimp roll. They have both specialty rolls and the typical sushi rolls (sushi and sashimi too). The prices here are reasonable. There's an all you can eat special on the weekdays for about $20? and they have a three roll dinner special for $12 (I always get this when I'm not craving one of their specialty rolls) I've never been in their habachi room because it's usually crowded during the dinner rush hours, but it must be interesting to see someone cook your food in front of you. Overall, I enjoy coming here for lunch or dinner. The atmosphere is great and the staff is friendly. The BEST thing about this place, it now serves beer and wine! great great great! read more

Sakura - habachi steak and shrimp - Japanese Near Me - Bryant, Arkansas

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A great find on a road trip. I truly enjoyed the sashimi salad! Great job at finding a way to stay open for business!

Regardless of Covid, the quality of food & service here has been deteriorating for a couple years - & I'm a former loyal customer. After a recent visit where I was unapologetically overcharged & received questionable product, that was it. There are too many other restaurants around Bryant/Benton now (vs when they opened) to not appear as you want to be in business. Maybe they'll turn it back around? read more

I love the sushi and fried rice here. Get a side of spicy mayo with it, soooo good! The staff could be a little more happy. But then again, who really wants to work! The good makes up for the lack of smiling faces. read more

The food tastes good. It is not the best sushi I have had, but for the Benton/Bryant area it is the best I have had in that area, my only real complaint of them is that they are fairly high priced for the amount of food you get. Still, all in all, I recommend them if you are in the area and looking for good Japanese! read more

Got my order wrong and when I brought it back to tell them that the chicken Was supposed to be teriyaki he reached in the fridge to hand me some cold teriyaki sauce and said it was the same thing. There was only supposed to be 1 order and there were 2 so I had to tell him that I needed one for the 2nd one. Told him I wouldn't be back and he said sorry sweety. Really?!?!?!! Wanted to give 0 stars read more

This place has some pretty good food. Their rolls are flavorful, but many of the ones that you'll be curious about happen to be deep fried, which is sort of weird. Overall, this place is solid if you're jonzing for Japanese. read more

Sushi. Bryant, AR. They aren't synonymous. We've been eating at Sakura for 6-7 yrs. Seen staff come and go. Food has never been the issue. The husband/wife owner "dynamic duo" are kind of snooty. But we don't go there to see the managers. We go there to eat fresh sushi. Their stock rolls are par. Exactly what you'd expect from a run of the mill sushi joint. But again, that's not why you go there. Their signature rolls are what's worth going there for. They created 20-30 rolls that has something for everyone. ANYTHING with the spicy crawfish in it is money. Want a custom roll? Yes, they'll make you what you want. Want 5 ramekins full of eel sauce for free? Yep, they'll sure give it to you. Bar none, their specialty rolls rank with any fine sushi establishments that I have eaten at in major metropolitan areas. Even some high end sushi bars (25-30/roll) don't provide the quality and assortment that Sakura does. The staff is great at the sushi bar. I can't attest to attentiveness for hibachi customers. I've only eaten hibachi there once. Was great as well. Give them a shot. You won't regret it. read more

Sakura - Distinguished Gentleman (top) Sherwood (lower right) Spider Roll (lower left) - Japanese Near Me - Bryant, Arkansas

HORRIBLE!!! First of all covid is an issue for ALL restaurants. We made a reservation for 8 and they said they didn't have it even after showing our email confirmation. Then 5 different groups were waiting to be seated and the old dude kept walking by rude and did acknowledge anyone. Three groups left after waiting for over 10 min and not one employee acknowledge them. Their business isn't busy and you should at least acknowledge your guest! This was the first time we were going to try to eat here and I will never go here and I'll tell everyone to stay far from it. You all are very rude! read more

My wife and I go here all the time. I usually get the 911 roll (which is great) and she gets the scallops. Everything is always good and they are very consistent. We usually do not to the hibachi grill , except on special occasions. To me it is just too expensive for what you get, although it is very good and the show is fun, but the food in the regular dining area is just as good. I would have given 5 stars but took a star off due to the high prices. But, yeah, the food is great! read more

We stopped here after driving from Magnolia. We ordered Sushi and Sashimi for two and it was so wonderful. Sushi was so fresh. You should give it a try. read more

Sakura - Sushi and Sashimi for 2 - Japanese Near Me - Bryant, Arkansas

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The staff were all pretty friendly, but our waitress hardly ever checked on us. After waiting for several minutes I finally had to go find a staff person just to get some chopsticks. My husband and I split a meal and ordered an extra rice (the meal comes with one serving of fried rice, of course). When we got our ticket we had been charged for two extra orders of fried rice as well as a $5 "plate fee" to split our meal, which we had not been told of prior to ordering. They would not take off the charge for the extra rice. The hibachi steak and shrimp meal was ok. It was satisfying, but certainly not the best I've had at these types of restaurants. Ironically, the rice was not that good. We won't be going back here. read more

We received poor service. The waiter was not friendly at all. There was a gnat in my sushi and they didn't offer to make it right. Also the fact that we had to pay for a small cup of yum yum was absolutely ridiculous. I would not advise wasting your money here. read more

Placed a to go order and picked it up the the rice was bland, the yum yum sauce looked and tasted expired. When I called the results to tell them they just said they sell a lot of the sauce. read more

Best Worst Time Ever! During my cross-country move to Cali, I stopped into Benton, Arkansas to stay with friends. We went to Sakura, and at least I had a fantastic time. That being said, wow, they haven't a clue. I think it was possibly because it was our Hibachi Chef's first day. He began by trying to flip a raw egg into his chef's hat. 1st attempt: miss and splatter on cooking table. 2nd attempt: again, miss and splatter. 3rd attempt: missed. Splatter, this time my friend got yolk on him. 4th attempt: over the chefs head, splatters on the floor behind him. The chef covers it with a rag. 5th attempt: SUCCESS! we clap. The young chef had a seemingly endless supply of "oops I messed up" one-liners, such as "ohh, too much Sake today..." He was very excitable and started throwing vegetables at us to catch in our mouths. Based on the egg experience, you may expect that his aim was bad and you would be correct. He hit me in the eye with steamy hot broccoli. I laughed it off. All in good fun. My other friend never got her steamed white rice. Perhaps due to a cognitive error, being the only one not to have fried rice. While spraying our rice with soy sauce, the yolk covered friend was also treated to some Kikkoman's to complete the Ghallager-like experience. The chef was sooo bad, it was fun to watch. You wanted to root for him. He was an underdog. And the food was tasty, so he did ok there. The three stars, however, comes from something I did not notice but my buddy did. Remember that rag that covered the egg that splattered on the floor? Well the chef took that rag back and used it to clean his cutlery. That's bad form. I don't know why my friend didn't say anything about that as it was happening. Oh well. I would possibly go back, and if I do, I'd go with a smock. read more

Great restaurant! the service was pretty good, and the sushi was fresh! I came from California to visit a few friends from Arkansas and this was the first place they took me to after i landed. The restaurant is fairly big and spacious and they have over 30 different rolls to choose from. The restaurant also had another room for habachi, but my friends decided to just stick to sushi for the night. I recommend the Sunrise Roll, 911, and the seemingly popular Razerback Roll. Mmm! Their spicy sauce is just to die for. ohh and the seaweed salad was delicious as well! read more

Sakura is the only Japanese/sushi restaurant in Benton, so people tend to go there instead of making the drive to Little Rock to go to a better Japanese restaurant. Personally? Just make the drive. Their sushi is not bad, but Igibon in LR is MUCH better. Their hibachi grill is not that great and EVERYTHING is overpriced. More than that the owners (I'm assuming they're the owners) are not friendly. The lady walks around staring everyone down. Whoever works the register ignores you and doesn't engage when you go up to pay. This is the South, you got to be friendly to folks. I only go there if a group of friends is going or if someone is paying for my meal. read more

Just passing thru on the way to Texas and found this gem of a restaurant. Excellent sushi, good prices and the Monster Roll was to die for. The waitress was friendly and service quick. read more