No better pace in town when you want quality food from great people! Always fast service and incredible food. read more

Good fast friendly service, reasonable prices, decent serving sizes and everything we've tried here has been very fresh and tasty! My husband loves their sushi and I am partial to their poke bowls. We try to stop anytime we are in the area. It's not fancy but if you know that going in, I think you'll really like it! read more

Sushi fast food just ok ! Not sure about ambiance not really! Service is good .gone a couple times.

Whenever I want good, reasonably priced sushi this is the spot. Service is always fast whether you are going through the drive through or dinning in. My only complaint is that the workers on the drive through can be a little rude. Other than that I would recommend! read more

Excellent food. The lunch special, Teriyaki Chicken is fantastic, comes with rice & broccoli. I always come back

I order sushi rolls from Sakura at least once or twice a week. The food has always tasted great! I've even tried a few new things like the avocado salad and it was really good. Would recommend them to anyone looking for sushi in a small town. read more

Super fast service. Amazing food, really cheap. If you want some legit food you will want to go here read more

Sakura Express - Japanese Near Me - Brainerd, Minnesota

Terrific little lunch spot with decent food and actual sushi (very unusual for this corner of the world). The lunch specials are priced well and excellent portions. read more

Food is very good reasonably priced have gone there a few times and never been disappointed

I didn't think I'd find sushi in the Brainerd Lakes Area, and this had me pleasantly surprised! It wasn't the biggest or fanciest roll I've had, but it definitely satisfied the craving. I'm so happy to have finally tried Sakura. Their menu offers way more than I would've assumed. read more

Sakura Express - two plates of food on a table - Japanese Near Me - Brainerd, Minnesota

The menu features a variety of Asian dishes, and I decided to try the sushi rolls. They were fresh, beautifully presented, and packed with flavor. I also sampled some of their teriyaki chicken, which was tender and delicious, served with a generous portion of rice and vegetables. read more

Sushi is always great, tried multiple different rolls and each one is amazing. Although the hibachi meat portions are lacking. Too much veggies for the amount of meat you get. Service is always very good and are helped very quickly. read more

The food is fast and fresh, sushi is better than most sushi restaurants in the cities. And the prices are very reasonable.

Honestly veryyyyyy surprised by this place. I'm not from the Brainerd area and so when I saw they had a sushi restaurant I was pleasantly surprised but skeptical because it's such a small, unassuming location with a drive-thru. Sushi drive-thru? I'd never experienced that before. I heard good things from people in the area so I tried it out and the sushi was really good! I loved the taste and the fish was fresh too. My only beef with this place is that the rolls were very small for the price. The lunch combo was a good deal but the sushi rolls again were just a tad on the smaller end. We also tried one of their hibachi chicken dishes which came with rice and that was a nice big portion. The chicken was so spicy and tasty!! We loved it. Definitely give this place a try and don't judge it because of its location! read more

One of our favorite places to eat in Brainerd, by far! Not just close to home but unless they're busy it's super fast service. Even when it's busy it's very much worth the wait! read more

This is a great place to quench a sushi craving. Prices are spot on and when ordering other items, the portions are generous.

There are very little options for competition to sushi in the Brainerd Lakes Area, but this location actually has great food. The dynamite and smoked tuna are tasty, their Miso is always hot and the drive-thru makes for a convenient pick-up. I have eaten here at least ten times since it's discovery this summer and I've yet to have a bad experience. read more

Very tasty and nicely prepared! Our go to spot for yummy Asian food. Order was ready on time! read more

Great food! Good Service! Staff is always happy!Sesame Chicken, Tempura Roll and Edamame were fantastic

Love their 3 piece sushi special during the week. A huge fan of the steak hibachi for dinner. Always coming back to eat here and highly recommend. read more

Absolutely delicious, fresh and creative menu. Friendly service, a hidden gem in the Brainerd Lakes area! Can't wait to return.

2 hours 42 minutes wait it is Christmas Day but and it was suppose to be 40 mins, very slow service they were trying

Best place to eat hands down. Delicious food- every. single. time. They nail it. They're also incredibly nice and the vibes in the place are impeccable. read more

I come here often & have not been disappointed yet. They are quick, consistent & kind. The sushi is just as good as other spots in the Twin Cities, IMO. Affordable pricing for what you get - recommend! read more

Stopped by as we were in Brainerd for the day. We were craving some Chinese food, but we settled for Sakura. Looks like a fairly new place and not many reviews. Certainly impressed and not disappointed. The missus ordered a Spider Roll and Sea Weed Salad. I settled for the Singapore Hibachi Chicken with a side of noodles (instead of rice). Gal at the counter hooked me up with the lunch special (11-3, Mon-Sat.). The portion was huge, and she said the dinner portions are even bigger! That is a lot of food. Chicken was cooked to perfection. The dish while certainly flavorful to me, was not very spicy as their menu indicated.But then again my tolerance to spice is a lot more than the average Midwestern folk and most Asian places cut the spice back to make the food more palatable to the general population. Sea Weed salad was very flavorful, filling, and had a hint of wasabi. Large serving size for the price. Spider Roll was excellent. Probably the best of all the dishes we had. Crab meat was perfect and (again) flavor was amazing. Sakura Express is intended to be primarily a take out/fast food restaurant. To keep costs low, food is served on disposable plates. Silverware matches the plates. Maybe owners should consider upping the game here a bit. Keeping the existing quality of food and having some decent dinnerware will certainly give this place 5 stars. We'll be back. read more

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Just had a good sushi meal in Brainerd! We have had a lot of sushi meals around the USA and this was a solidly good sushi meal. Price point was on par with the area. Quality was very good. Atmosphere was typical for quick dining restaurants but it was clean and well kept. Service was very friendly, helpful, and courteous. Overal we will be back again, frequently. read more

This is my favorite restaurant for hibachi! The sushi is awesome! They always cook fresh. The veggies are my favorite. Thank you.

Usually this place is great. However I'm still waiting for my to go order and it has been almost 45 minutes. If I did not already pay I would leave. People who ordered after me are receiving their orders. I'm not sure if it's because they only have one guy making sushi but rolls have been coming out. I sure hope the food today is as good as usual. This is really disappointing. They could use more help. The young man taking orders is doing a great job but you can see he is stressed. I always thought sushi was quick. read more

I wasn't sure about this restaurant but after looking at the menu I really wanted to try the hibachi shrimp. This dish was everything! The shrimp were a nice size and plentiful! The vegetables were nicely cooked. I would recommend this place. read more

Sakura Express - Japanese Near Me - Brainerd, Minnesota

Doesn't look like much from the outside.. But the food is pretty darn good! And they give you good sized portions. read more

Sakura Express - Vegetable Lo mein - Japanese Near Me - Brainerd, Minnesota

Have ordered online and picked up at drive-thru, has been perfect every time, nice presentation and containers for take out plus very yummy!!! Love the Diamond Roll is my favorite :) read more

Very good everytime i come, best asian spot in town and the portions are great! The sushi is also good! Definitely an underrated spot read more

Sakura Express - two bowls of chicken, broccoli and noodles - Japanese Near Me - Brainerd, Minnesota

Absolutely fantastic. The sushi is the best in the area, and you can't find a better hibachi dish. And their udon and other noodle dishes are fantastic. Very high quality food. One of my all time favorite places to eat in brainerd baxter. read more

We had an excellent experience picking up takeout for the sweet and sour chicken, egg rolls, and three of the sushi rolls. Really enjoyed it all and would definitely recommend! read more

Great food! Quick service. One of the best takeout places in the Brainerd/Baxter area. I recommend the miso soup, hibachi teriyaki chicken and general tso's chicken (fried)! read more

Went in here not knowing what to expect... but do not be concerned by the outside exterior. We were VERY pleasantly surprised. Tried a variety of items including the gyoza, steak lomein, shrimp fried rice, buffalo roll, fantasy roll, monster roll, and one other roll that I can't recall the name of. Yum. Yum. Yum. The monster roll was my favorite. And the service by the gal at the checkout was fantastic... we'll definitely return! read more

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We got a large order from this place while staying at the local water park. It was take-out and driving there took about 20 min one way so when we got back to our hotel and noticed that my seaweed salad (of course it's MY item) we immediately called. They stated we could pick it up or have a credit for next time. We were not driving 40 minutes round trip for a $4.50 salad and we aren't from here so a credit is useless. We asked for them to credit our credit card back the $4.50 (plus whatever tax we paid on that).... it is now almost 2 weeks later and no credit... :O shocker! So I've disputed the entire charge with my credit card company. I hope they do the right thing. If so I may be able to update my review somewhat. As for the food... we ordered like 5 rolls. They all looked really good, but they were little more than okay. We got two deep fried ones which sounded good, but were very chewy and not very flavorful. We got two chicken dishes... general tso's (which wasn't very spicy, but was good) and another non-spicy chicken dish which was very tender and filled with vegetables. Quite tasty. Both of these were a lot of food so the price was pretty reasonable. read more

Please don't judge the exterior! The staff is so pleasant and food is good. The sushi is pretty delicious.

Very good for the area! Way better than China Buffet or any other competitors. Chicken lo mein was very fresh and the shrimp tempura roll was also good! Highly recommend read more

Finally made the stop. Food was great! Very good portions. GeneralTaos chicken, and Pad Tai with chicken. We'll be back! read more