Top notch sushi. Walking up on it, you wouldn't know by the store front, because there's only a few tables inside. But I have to say this is easily some of the freshest and best sushi l've ever had. Unbelievably fresh and superb tasting. Highly recommend the jalapeño crab meat bites and the mango dragon roll. Can't go wrong with the classic California roll either. This place is a hidden gem. Enjoy! read more

Fabulous place for the price ! Everyone is always kind and sushi is always delicious. We love the jalapeño appetizer ! read more

Been here a few times now and got their sushi lunch special. Decent sushi at decent price. It's a small carry out with 2 booths. Not intentionally for dine in. They're always friendly and nice. Which is why I'll keep coming back. I liked that the lunch special comes with a big container of soy sauce and miso soup. As a matter of fact, I might stop by for some sushi today read more

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This review is based on service. Could've been a great little spot to pick up sushi after running errands. However one thing I'm never going to tolerate when spending my money is rudeness. We walked in, was not greeted, first time in, not sure how it works. Asked if we should just sit anywhere. The man on the register gruffly said "you order and pay first." We picked up the menus and began to identify selections. Once decided we began ordering. My daughter started with a habachi order and simply asked if noodles were an option? He rudely responded it's $3 extra, we were seeking clarity if it was a replacement for the rice. He was so annoyed that we were even inquiring. I had to stop him in the midst of his rudeness, I explained we were first time customers stopping by after errands, thought we'd give you all a try and that the rudeness was unnecessary. He then asked... "I'm being rude?" I replied yes we were simply seeking clarity, he then explained the noodles were additional on the side. I said thank you for the clarity. We continued ordering, 3 rolls, I don't eat imitation crab I asked it be removed on one role. He responded as if it was a huge ask. We set for the next 25 mins and realized this is a pickup spot primarily DoorDash. They don't have the time or patience for walk-in customers. Business owners must understand customers can spend their money anywhere and when the choice is their business they should treat every customer with respect. Needless to say I won't be back. read more

Good food and quick service! I've ordered from here a handful of times on DoorDash. They have reasonable prices, the sushi is always fresh and it's delivered quickly for dinner. read more

sakura japanese express - Godzilla Roll(12pcs), Dragon Roll, Spider Roll, and Chicago Bear Roll - Japanese Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

Fresh and tasty sushi and sashimi! This location is focused on take out, but has a couple tables available to eat in. read more

sakura japanese express - Sushi & Sashimi Lunch - Japanese Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

Yellowtail Scallion 4/5 Spicy Tuna 3/5 Shrimp tempura 4/5 (delicious but they skimp on the shrimp) Service 5/5 (young lady at the front was very friendly) read more

Great little hole in the wall sport with amazing fresh made sushi . Been there 2wice with 2 girlfriends and absolutely LOVE everything we all got. The lunch special is pretty great, soup or salad and 2 or 3 traditional rolls. Avocado + salmon rolls are my fave along with miso soup and eel sauce. The food was freshly prepared really quickly and right there a few feet from you. The veggie egg rolls are also amazing (always hot and crispy). This will definitely be my go to spot for sushi Give them a try!! read more

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Tried the lunch special and it didn't disappoint! First of all, the lunch special is available from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM EVERYDAY. Not just weekdays. We ordered takeout on Sunday April 24, 2022. Both of us ordered the lunch special 3 rolls which comes with either a miso soup or a house salad for $11.99- it's quite a deal!! I had the shrimp tempura, Philadelphia (smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado), and the tuna avocado. Each was delicious. The only thing I forgot to ask for was ponzu (I love their ponzu), but I had some bottle brand at home, so not a big deal. He had the yellowtail scallion (which was oddly tiny), the Boston (salmon, cucumber, avocado), and the tuna avocado. He enjoyed them all. The miso soup was good/fine; nothing particularly special. As for the house salad- it's essentially lettuce with a few shreds of carrots and a creamy dressing. I'll prob order miso every time. Then we shared the 2022 roll. This has cilantro over white tuna and regular tuna atop a roll with cucumber, crunch, and jalapeño inside. It comes with a chili oil ponzu sauce. I prefer using ponzu that doesn't have chili oil. This roll is fresh and so tasty! One of my favs! read more

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Great fresh sushi. I use to always drive by this place now I have been 3 times within the past week. They are quick and serve fresh food.

The food is always delicious, ready within the time frame. Staff is kind, my picky family is now obsessed with me.

This place is very good. I ordered steak with noodles. It tasted very similar to a Japanese steak house at only $12.00. Will ask for more garlic butter next time. Person over the phone was super nice and I got rid of the mushrooms and added broccoli. Definitely try this place out. I drove 20 minutes to get there. I got home and the food is still hot. I added some garlic powder and a little butter. Taste very similar to more expensive Japanese steak house.Noodles cooked perfectly. read more

sakura japanese express - Japanese Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

Holy smokes! This sushi was good! Going back for more! Ordered takeout so unsure about service. Ambiance looked quaint from outside.

First off, Volcano roll is a must have! Crispy, crunchy and delicious! Service was really friendly. Small cozy spot nothing fancy which is why it's called express! Sushi is fresh and had a very nice presentation. Sweet heart roll what sushi made into hearts! Perfect for a nice little date with your significant other. Spicy two in one roll was perfect but I didn't really favor the texture of the ingredients. Hands down, love this new little spot we found. A real gem read more

sakura japanese express - Volcano Roll(12pcs) - Japanese Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

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I really like the food here. The issue is with the service. The last time we ordered I did pick up and waited a half hour longer than they said. I understood though bc I work in the food industry and they were busy. This time i ordered over two hours ago...still no food. They said it would be an hour. I live 5 minutes away but am drinking and figured I will pay the delivery bc its not worth it. Called 40 minutes ago... told the food was on the way. Still no food. Delivery driver called 15 minutes ago. I explained how to get to our house and that we were 5 minutes away (with traffic) still no food. Hopefully I'll get my cold ass noodles within the next 10-15 minutes. That was $118 order and they will not be getting my business or my 20% tip again. I tey to be understanding but come on!Just be honest with your times! I updated the star rating to account for the owner calling and apologizing for the poor service and cold food. I appreciate that they care. read more

sakura japanese express - Japanese Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

A typical 'hole in the wall', but of course in the best way! Out in Chicago for a weekend get away and happened upon Sakura online while searching for food options. What a great choice! It's not a huge, multi-table affair, just a few booths and mostly focused towards take out, but oh man, the food is SO GOOD. My husband and I both had hibachi, though his was steak and mine was shrimp&scallops. So flavorful, different from what we're used to at home, which is always great to experience. Soup stayed near boiling the whole time (in a take out container, which fair in this climate). Salad was refreshing. We also ordered pan fried gyoza, a favorite, and they were delightfully crispy. Cannot recommend this place enough. Definitely going on the list of return places for the next time we come to the Chicago area. read more

Love this place. Dirty yet hits the spot. Double chicken. ............,,,,,,,,,......................... .....,,,,............:.::::::::::::::::::: read more

Amazing sushi and sashimi. Once we found out about this place, we haven't stopped coming back. This has been a staple in our weekly food rotation. read more

sakura japanese express - Tiger Roll - Japanese Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

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TLDR: This place is fantastic. Everything we've had has been top notch. See photos. I can't recommend it enough. They deliver via Yelp/Grubhub. I've probably had half the menu with my partner so far, so I'll try my best to cover everything I can below: Clear Soup 5/5 This is so addictive. The broth is very flavorful. I can't get enough of it! I'd honestly eat this every day if I could. Ginger Salad 4/5 There is a great flavor to the dressing but it can be a bit watery. Still tasty! Appetizers: Gyoza 5/5 THE BEST. I don't think I've had better. Killer ponzu sauce. Just delicious. Get them! Baked Scallop 5/5 Excellent flavor. Delicious. Crab Rangoon 4/5 Plenty of filling, love that they'll toss a few in for free with a big order so that's awesome! Red sauce is too sweet for me. Tuna Tataki 4/5 Great presentation, big portion, sliced evenly, and the tuna itself was good but the sauce was too sticky and not amazing enough for me to order it all the time. I think something more sharp like a ponzu with some salt that penetrated the fish would be better. Sushi: Sashimi 5/5 This is where you truly see value in what you order. The sashimi portion is huge and presented gorgeously. If you prefer sashimi to nigiri this is 100% going to be your new favorite spot for getting a lot of sliced fish for not a lot of money. Boston Roll 5/5 Lovely version of what other places call Ebiku maki. Just love the dollop of mayo on the roll. It's a really good combination. Crazy Tuna 5/5 Great! I love taking the tuna off and dipping it in soy sauce separately only to enjoy the roll on its own. The spicy sauce on top is very good! Spicy 2-in-1 5/5 You will love this if you can't get enough of the fish-mayo-panko type of sushi. It's loaded with both spicy tuna and avocado on the inside & then spicy salmon on top. They are super generous on filling and it has a great texture. Hibachi 5/5 Lunch special is a very good value. I find it worth it to get the golden sauce and hibachi noodles for extra charge. My partner and I were able to eat from ONE chicken and steak combo for 2 days straight and it was the best hibachi I have ever eaten. Super impressed. Love the white sauce that comes with the chicken-- addictive! Miso Soup 1/5 The only thing I'm not crazy about from here. It is very watery and lacks seasoning. It's crying for salt and depth. Lots of seaweed & the tofu is chopped really small. Their clear soup is much, much better Okay I did my best to review all the items I've had thus far. I eat at higher end places frequently and I put Sakura right at the top of my list (#1) for Japanese in the suburbs. I honestly have not had better. They are better than Asian Harbor, Wu's, Sesame Inn, Woow's, Chi-Tung, Sushi Thaime, Blue Island Seafood, and Ichiban. Keep up the good work Sakura! read more

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This little spot has earned another star. My order is always perfect, even the little extras I request; don't even have to check, and always ready when I arrive. All the special maki rolls are scrumptious, generously sized, SUPER fresh, and never more rice than fish & filling like some places. The tuna avocado ball appetizer is yummy & enough for 2 meals (when I can stop myself from nibbling it all in one; the shrimp & veg tempura is perfect. Their punch card deal helps me feel better about my addiction and the free crab Rangoon with $35 is such a nice treat cuz I ALWAYS spend more than that as there are too many delightful rolls to choose from. If they had an all-you-can-eat deal, I'd just set up camp in the parking lot and never leave. So glad to have good sushi nearby finally! Well done. read more

It wasn't bad but it wasn't great. We were getting to go and starving so I forgot to get pictures, sorry. My husband and I each got two rolls; Volcano Roll, fantastic roll, fire dragon roll and Mexican roll. They were a bit messy and both the volcano and fabric has a strange after taste. It was somewhat disappointing since I was really craving sushi and we paid so much for it. read more

I rarely leave reviews on anything but this place! This place I love cause it's a hole in the wall and I was craving Japanese food. Have yall ever been to a hibachi place? Well this place has hibachi food quality. The service was great. Soup and salad didn't expect and I love it. I'm most definitely coming again. Small place but don't care cause the food is DELICIOUS! read more

My wife and I decided to try it for New Years Eve. Scallops, shrimp fried rice, Steak (angus) couple of soups and crab Rangoons. $60 No problem spending on good food, but this just sucked. Crab rangoons were very good. Everything else went in the garbage. Unbelievably crappy flavor to everything. The fried rice was loaded with some unpleasant flavoring and the scallops and steak(angus) were terrible. Never again. read more

Tried this place today cause I like to read reviews but when their mixed I give benefit of the doubt. Food was EXCELLENT. Presentation was appetizing. Give it a try read more

sakura japanese express - Summer Roll and Phily - Japanese Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

The best sushi anywhere near here. Might even be leaving my second review but i don't care because the sushi is that good. so much better than Wus House, Sushi Nova, or anywhere within 20 minutes of here. I come here multiple times a week now because I crave it. read more

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Love this place definitely my go to sushi place my wife who doesn't eat sea food enjoys their Mongolian beef staff is great and so is the sushi this place is definitely worth checking out ! read more

Best sushi around. Workers are top notch & they are attentive to detail. I'll be back often!!!

My boyfriend and I had a craving for some sushi and this place seemed to have the best reviews. We tried out a couple of different rolls including the Godzilla roll, the Sweet Heart roll, and the Volcano roll. All of them were extremely delicious with different textures to keep things interesting. The rolls are also really creative which I enjoyed. I can't wait to go back next time to try more rolls because I know I won't be disappointed! read more

Tried this spot for the first time tonight. Although it's a little drive for me, my usual spot has really disappointed me lately and prompted me to look elsewhere. Very impressed. The sushi was fresh and there wasn't an overkill of rice used in the rolls. I'm super happy I found this place and I'll be back. read more

sakura japanese express - Japanese Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

This place is delicious and super fast! Also, you cannot beat the price. Their hibachi is really good.

My daughters wanted to try sushi, so we ordered a couple of the lunch specials. Everything was great. The sushi rolls were fresh and well seasoned and my oldest loved the miso soup. The guys working there were very friendly and you could tell they care about what they are making. I'll be back soon. read more

Freaking love this place! So so good and friendly. I spend way to much money here! Love the lunch specials

I've ordered from Sakura many times and I finally took pictures of the food to review. I've tried many items from the menu and each one is amazing! Everything is fresh, full of flavor, and generous portions! read more

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This place is amazing!!! Everything is great!! You want a local sushi place this is the spot!! And the staff is nice and quick!

To start I had the volcano rolls with vegetable rice and crab rangoon I just want to know how does this place have such good reviews? My son and I were craving sushi and didn't feel like taking the drive to Aurora for shintos so we settled here because of the reviews. To start the crab Rangoon was like rubber and I had to chow down on it as if I was chewing gum the sauce it was served with was overly sweet with an excessive amount of garlic. The "sushi" tasted like it was made with canned fish and drizzled with store bought spicy mayo and drenched in oil the rice was basic seems as if it was boiled first then doused in oil to give a fried rice take with frozen vegetables. Overall I will not be returning here. read more

My wife and I have been searching for a decent place to have sushi, and we definitely found it with Sakura! The food is absolutely delicious, the presentation is very good, and the prices are very reasonable! The soup tasted very good, the salad was mostly lettuce (could use a few more veggies), but the salad dressing was very tasty. We had the spicy maki combination platter, and the hibachi chicken noodles. All of it was way better than we expected it to be! We have definitely found our go to spot for sushi and some of the hot dishes. HIGHLY recommend!! read more

I'm not quite sure what to say- it's GOOD sushi. I went in thinking "Hmm, I'm sure it will be fine." No, y'all. This is just completely good sushi. I sat inside to eat a few rolls and sides, and it was truly delicious. I'd recommend this more for take out. But as a lunch stop, this was perfect. read more

Love this restaurant! The food is EXCELLENT! It is primarily carry-out but there are a few tables there as well. My daughter ordered the Godzilla Roll, which she said was one of the best she had ever eaten. I ordered the Hibachi Noodle combination of steak, chicken and shrimp - it was incredibly delicious! Plus the people working there are extremely friendly and welcoming!! Just wish I could give it more than 5 stars, I so highly recommend it!! read more

Delicous sushi! Pleasant service. Clean enviroment. Reasonable prices! Will order again

This place is great for a quick Hibachi lunch. Very reasonably priced and friendly. Haven't tried the sushi yet, but next time I will.