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Sakura

3.9 (65 reviews)
ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
Closed • 11:00 am - 10:30 pm

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Quiet
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Dana S.

Sakura has an incredible lunch special for sushi, with many options and it's sooo tasty. The waiters are attentive. If you're older though, bring your reading glasses, as it's a little dark in the restaurant. I personally like the vibe of it though!

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Sandy B.

Not much left at town center mall, but this gem. STIILL good chicken teriyaki ! Been there a long time. Was good to see open

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Stacie W.

Another great experience here. Amazing service. Amazing food. Absolutely love this place. Hibachi Steak Dinners for the win.

Perfectly done edamame and a super delicious Dynamic Roll
Melanie W.

I do miss this sushi spot. I just wish they had different hours so that I would be able to enjoy it. The food is really delicious and the staff are always very pleasant.

WV rolls are the best...but the lady manger is rude!
Beverly S.

The order was takeout...but everyone wore masks and place appeared to be clean. Love the WV rolls very tasty.

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Jeff Y.

I left Richmond kind of late and by the time I got into Charleston it was almost 10PM, so I was just looking for a place that was still open for dinner. I Yelped and found that Sakura was open until 10:30PM and was relatively close to my hotel. The interior was quite large and very clean and well-decorated. They were already cleaning up the teppanyaki area so it was too late to eat on that side of the restaurant (what east coasters refer to as "hibachi;" in Japanese, "hibachi" refers to the cooking utensil, and "teppanyaki" to the grill/cooking style). My waitress was very friendly and attentive, so service actually deserves four stars. My reason for a three-star rating overall was because of the food. It was just average/mediocre food. I guess I should give Sakura the benefit of the doubt since this is Charleston, WV (actually several miles outside the downtown area), but the miso soup was really watery and just didn't taste like miso soup. The salad dressing was also a bit creamier and more ranch-like than expected. However, I will say that the dinner bento for $19.99 comes with A LOT of food. In addition to soup, salad, and rice, you get a full six pieces of California roll, a full order of tempura with two pieces of shrimp (this wasn't a combo of meat + tempura, all bentos just come with tempura), four fried shumai, and steamed vegetables under your choice of protein. My teriyaki steak was actually a nice, thick, steak-cut and was actually cooked to medium as ordered, maybe even medium-rare. The shumai, California roll, and tempura were not bad, but not amazing. Oh, and the steamed white rice was surprisingly good. Sakura has a fairly extensive menu and they are running a 15% off special through the end of May 2016, so it's worth coming just for something different, but for those of you who have had better Japanese in big cities or in Japan, don't come with high expectations. P.S. There was a mix of Japanese and Korean music playing during my meal, and I'm pretty sure many of the employees were Chinese, which was amusing.

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Joseph M.

Again, coming from Cali I am always looking for some good places to eat near by so, I stopped here to have some sushi. It's a quiet place and I decided to sit at the bar. I was able to change the TV to whatever I wanted and the server checked on me Multiple times to see if I had questions or was ready to order. I the vegetable spring rolls, which were tasty and very hot when they came out, and that was great. I also had the Honda Roll which was pretty good as well. Very pleased with my visit.

Great fish boat!
Tom B.

Great lunch deals, nice service, fresh sushi and a habachi option. The menu is extensive and good food.

He seemed a bit sluggish

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Great service, nice clean atmosphere, and food is always good. Go there couple times per month.

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6 years ago

Food and service is always top notch! Menu and prices are great! Their sushi is the best in the valley!

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8 years ago

One of the best Japanese restaurants I have ever been to. The food is head and shoulders above like places. It won't disappoint!

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9 years ago

Sushi is ok I guess. Was expecting better is all little disappointed. Service was good and the place is clean.

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Great service. Salad, soup, and entrees came out quickly. Steak, Chicken, Scallops, Mexican Roll, and Volcano drink were excellent.

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10 years ago

Loved it always a good option and fun as well. Ask for wan wan if you get the habachi it will be fun no doubt

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11 years ago

Excellent service, food and very clean well priced. Will be going back. Sushi was very good.

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