May 7, 2022 1pm. Ordered several items, everything was decent except for our main dish. Tried my best to just eat the roll although the avocado was "mushy n slimy" and the shrimp tempura in the roll was hard as a rock. I couldn't. 70% of the roll was NOT eaten and was left. Talked to the manager and she said that she would only be able to give a "discount" if the customer didn't like the food. I said ok until I saw that she took just $3+. Food was gross so not sure why $3.19 discount would make things better. Maybe offer a replacement? Had to ask her again to improve the total price. Tsk Tsk. Manager seemed upset I asked for a discount off the old tasting roll and was "defending" the order. Sakura Upper Mgt-Please provide better Mgt Training. read more

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We took my best friend out here for a sushi date and she enjoyed it for her first time . She actually love every single sushi she had ordered. And same goes for our other order. My friend order the Sashimi Deluxe, the Ninja Roll, and 3 in 1 Sakura Roll, and the Salmon Combo . It was all delicious. My daughter ordered a miso soup but it never came to us at all since we waited so long our server was nice to just give us all miso soup. My toddler loves miso soup! I got the Godzilla Roll, my daughter usually eats the hamachi and salmon nigiri. My husband always get the tamago, ikura, hamachi , ahi nigiri . He didn't order the uni or the otoro this time but he normally does. But definitely will be coming back again. read more

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We really enjoyed our random lunch date. We arrived just as they opened. Much like Mililani the service was awesome. Quick, polite and not overbearing. Miyoshi was our chef. He was hilarious! Food was delish and cooked just how we asked. Very clean, service quick, prices are awesome compared to other teppanyaki restaurants on island. They have a private room that holds about 20 people. read more

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Went there for lunch on a Sunday. You're immediately greeted when you come in and staff are visible and ready to help. Restaurant was very spacious and very very clean. The food was VERY reasonably priced, I was very skeptical hoping the food quality would be sub par but I was refreshingly proven wrong! What caught our eyes were the items on their "Sushi Bar Appetizers" section on the menu. Very interesting names "Salmon Poppers", Pizza Sandwich", "Dinosaur Egg" etc. I'm a total sucker for creativity so I went for it and left pleased! Each appetizer was beautifully plated and arranged. Nice to look at yes yet it matched in portion and taste as well! We also loved how servers were always visible standing ready to help no matter what table. Some people might find that strange which is strange to me because most of the time...servers in most restaurants are nowhere to be found. Such a fantastic place to have in the ever growing and booming Kapolei area. read more

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***WATCH YOUR CHECK*** Gratuity of 18% is automatically added to your check. Then there is an additional tip box where you can select 18% 20% or 25% which is deceiving if you don't see the first 18% is ALREADY added. There's also a CUSTOM tip option - which I chose because our server ended up forgetting us when a large group came in and I wanted to tip the other girl who came in clutch for us separately (I ended up slipping her cash) but the automatic 18% was still charged to my card regardless of what I wrote and signed for. I opted not to call and argue and let it go because it's not the employee's fault if the owner/management runs their payment collection this way. I'm just here to help others be aware. Alcohol not only runs a higher tab for an automatic percentage of tips, it also clouds people's attentiveness and realization of what's happening to them and their money. I was almost a casualty to it myself. It's a business strategy for sure, but is it an honest one? read more

Sakura - AUTOMATIC GRATUITY plus a tip box - Be Careful! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

The staff are really friendly, our cook was funny and put on a show and played music which was nice. The food was good, he put a ton of garlic in all the food, kinda gave me heartburn lol. I walked away full and satisfied. Wish the rice had a bit more flavor though read more

Heard this place was good so we came to check it out. The greet as we came in was very friendly. We decided to sit in the back area that had booths to sit five in our family. They have different sections - Teppanyaki, Sushi Bar, Bar, Booth & table seating. The ambience was a mix of openness, crowding & spacious between the sections. We were seated and was intrigued with the menu. We were ready to order the Lunch Teppanyaki but the server said the Lunch is not available on Sundays..! CONFUSED!!! It didn't say it on the menu or was not told. But didn't want to make it a big fuss cause I wanted my family to have a nice enjoyable time. Calamari was cold. The server brought my son's sushi roll and was very small portioned, he was already done then about 15 minutes later we got our "DINNER" priced Teppanyaki entree', the PICTURES will speak for themselves. Simple iceberg Salad served with a watery type of house dressing. New York steak requested medium rare, but was well done. Two chicken plate but the portions was poorly executed. The one scoop rice was portioned really small - like for a toddler. My fried rice was a bigger portion.?. Fried noodles were plain, over cooked shrimp, stir fry veggies were roughly cut. My son-in-law sushi roll was also small portioned. The desert was okay. Server asked if we wanted refill on our water and we said yes please. She grabbed the cups with our straws in them, left and came back with waters filled..???...she handed them back to us and I asked, excuse me. Do you know who's cup belongs to who..she said yes..??? Ok, not...there was no name on them. Plus they were not new cups either cause the condensation on the cups remained. So we asked for new ones. Overall it was disappointing. Thank you Sakura and hope things get better. read more

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3.5/4 We were delightfully surprised to have found a sushi spot in Kapolei - it kind of gave me "Tanaka of Tokyo & Doraku Sushi" vibes all in one place. We ordered the crunchy yellowtail, tiger and Sakura 3 in 1 rolls - including the miso soup and "Age Tofu". One observation: Not your traditional Japanese prep - I believe they're trying to gratify the needs of all types of taste palates - visitor and locals - my husband could observe that by the types of sauces they used on their "age tofu" (I believe is supposed to be like - Agedashi Tofu) and the "thick" sauces used on their rolls. At times, we felt it was a bit "heavy handed" with the sauces. But all in all everything was tasty and we had a nice experience! read more

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Noodles was spoiled and fish was not fresh. Out whole family had ood poison after eating there.

We went here for our anniversary dinner. Unfortunately it did not live up to what we were expecting given what other hibachi restaurants are like and it always seemed busy when we went by it in the past. The food was ok and the prices consistent with other hibachi restaurants. We were sat at a booth and told we could order off the hibachi menu but that is the main reason most people go to these types of restaurants, for the show. Overall decent place, but not worth going out of your way for. read more

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It was horrible. We made reservations but because they only had 2 chefs we had to wait about 40 mins. Then the chef didn't interact with us at all. We sat in silence and even had to look at the other chef because he was doing tricks. Our chef just cooked our food. It was so awkward. The food was all overcooked with zero seasoning. And the bathroom was nasty. Never going here again. But Mililani's location is way better and more menu choices. I would drive further just to go to that one. read more

Wow, What an amazing Experience watching Scott cook for us. He sure put on a good show and he sang for us which was a plus. He was very friendly and helpful. Our server Neal was wonderful also and very friendly and helpful. He helped us get started with our drinks and took our orders. We all ordered the hibachi dinner and I had the steak and chicken combo. My mom had the steak and shrimp along with three of the other aunties. We went here to celebrate Colleen's birthday and all of us really enjoyed ourselves. The aunties and my mom ordered fancy drinks and I just had a diet coke. It was my first time coming here and had an awesome experience and will definitely return here again. Highly recommend you try this restaurant if you're at Ka makana alii. It is located next to Foodland. read more

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Sakura Kapolei is by far the BEST, outstanding services, our order was perfect in taste and portion and the presentation was amazingly beautiful, the ambiance was perfect, relaxing, and entertaining all around!! Highly recommend to everyone!!! read more

Sakura - Sakura Boat - Sushi Bars Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Make sure to write your info down for contact tracing because they will NOT ask you to write your info down even tho it's REQUIRED by the note that they have in the front of the entrance. I had to REMIND myself to write my info down. Unacceptable!!!! Contact tracing is very important!!!! They'll take your temp upon arrival that's pretty much it. Terrible service in the front. Skye that help me was very rude and not helpful at all. Gave us a hardest time with our reservations!! 1) I was told we could come 15 minutes early to set up our table with some goodies for our guests, our tables were not even ready. Came early for nothing. 2) With numbers increasing due to covid, we had 8 people total showed up versus 15 people. I thought they would be more understanding and show little empathy due to covid but no she gave me the hardest time about half of the reservations not showing up. 3) And to top it off, this place was packed. Full of people, I felt like I was in a CLUB not resteraunt. No social distancing at all. Very crowded and don't think they cared about the new restrictions/guildines. And I'm not sure if they were following the new guidelines/restrictions effective sometime this week (8/28). In the end spending about $400 that night, I don't think it was worth our money eating here. Overall my experience here wasnt that great due to disappointment on how they handle the contact tracing situation and social distancing. I don't think I'll be back, I would rather go somewhere else that is less crowded and has good customer service. read more

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Sakura became one of my family's favorite restaurants. This is our fifth time visiting in 1 month. You can dine in or eat at the Teppanyaki side and enjoy chefs cooking. We order calamari, steak, and friend rice. Was excellent. And the service was great too read more

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This is my family's 4th time coming to this restaurant. For the most part it has been fairly decent. The last two times was a little different. The waiter questioned our order choices, asking we are sure that's what we want and it is a lot are we gonna eat it (order a boat and some other rolls on the side). The first time it was just my two daughters and we finished the boat and the rest of our order. This last time my adult son tagged along and we ordered a boat and other rolls on the side. Again we got push back on our order choices. He repeated the boat order back to me and still came back with the wrong order. Luckily the boat was not complete just the miso soup. He was a little rude in trying to blame me that the order was wrong after all four us, heard him repeat back the order. I have been coming back because they are usually not busy during lunch but after this time I am not planning on it. The prices are not cheap by any means either. read more

Loved chef KATO! The hibachi menu had a very good selection! The sushi and fried oysters was also good. You won't be disappointed! read more

Good food and service. It's just I wish the hibachi chefs were better at portioning the food equally. I got little compared to the rest of my party. Overall good read more

Had a celebration with co-workers the food is always cooked exactly how you want it to, and the chefs were pure entertainment, and the drinks were brought out promptly read more

Id rather eat at Kozo's Sushi. Wrote a review the night i came here but they had it deleted immediately because they don't want people to know how bad their food/ service is. First of all Don't come here. Ive worked in restaurant service for 6 years and I know how everything is supposed to go down, we were really nice to our server and she was nice as well but the food was absolutely terrible. Just zero quality. They claim to be japanese but they butcher the culture and the food. They legit have a chinese themed chandelier hanging from the ceiling, it's a whole a** mess in there. We dined in on a Tuesday night, our server was really sweet and we don't blame her at all for the quality of the food. The sushi was bland and the ahi was so shredded and chopped up we had to ask if it was even in there. We ordered the steak teppanyaki with vegetables, fried rice, noodles, and salad just to try but the steak had been sitting out so it was cold, the vegetables were mostly onions, there was like 1 zucchini and mushroom in there (no joke) and our salad was sitting in a puddle of water. We took a single bite of each part of the plate and were not satisfied. We didn't eat anymore of the plate and requested that it be taken off our bill but the manager came over and was like "we can take 20% off the the single teppanyaki item" i'm sorry am I a f*cking employee ?? He was so unreasonable that I had to spell it out for him several times. In the end he only took that item off our check which is what we wanted but holy sh*t, we never came back after that. This restaurant should close down. read more

Sakura - Salad that comes with the teppanyaki - Sushi Bars Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Sooooo... we were nervous about going since the rating is kinda low, but my bf and I had a good experience here! Arrived on a Friday night at around 6pm and got seated immediately for just the sushi bar. Got the dinosaur egg and that was tasty! Love the avocado, but maybe a little too heavy on the sauce. The Sakura sushi boat came with two bowls of miso soup -- freeze-dried kine tofu, so the soup that comes in the packet. Meh, but didn't matter much to us lol. The sashimi and nigiri were good, and so was the Sakura roll! I do wish there was some clarification on what we would be getting though as the menu just says "chef's choice." Overall the food was good but not super amazing, but definitely worth going again to try more stuff and to hopefully try the teppanyaki part of the restaurant! read more

Sakura - Dinosaur Egg - spicy ahi, spicy imitation crab, and avocado... all deep fried and covered in spicy mayo & unagi sauce - Sushi Bars Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

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We decided to try the new Kapolei location to see if it was similar to the Mililani location. When we checked in for our reservation, the hostess asked us if we would mind sitting outside because if not the wait for a table inside would be about 30-45 minute wait. We weren't too happy especially because it was cold outside. And why didn't they ask us what seating we preferred when they took our reservation? But we decided to sit outside because we weren't about to wait that long. We looked through the menu and noticed that it's definitely not like the Mililani location. Everything is mostly hibachi or sushi items. They don't have katsu, tofu tempura and the specials like the other one. And it seems a little more pricey. So we all had a hard time figuring out what we wanted. We started off with the hamachi jalapeño & age tofu appetizers. Both were really tasty. Most of us ordered the hibachi meals which they cook Tenpanyaki style and then bring it your table. And my cousin had a sashimi dish which looked really good but she said the quality was okay. And so were our dishes. The service was slow and their excuse was that they were busy. And our waiters English was not the best so at times he had a hard time understanding what we wanted. If you decide to give Sakura a try, I recommend you going to the Mililani location. Sometimes they can get busy as well so it would be best to make a reservation. read more

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My dad was in the mood for some sushi and we've been wanting to try this place for quite some time, but never made the effort since it always seems so busy. I called the day before to try and make reservations, but they only take reservations for parties of 6 or more. When we came on a Friday night, there was a lot of people waiting outside. We for sure thought it was going to be a long wait and was already thinking of our plan B. However, we checked in and was told we could sit right away at the sushi bar. Score! It turns out all the people waiting outside want to eat at the hibachi grills, which what I think people mostly come here for. We ordered a bunch of things like their sashimi appetizer, tuna tataki, gyoza, Agedashi tofu, a bunch of nigiri, the shrimp tempura roll, and fried octopus. Everything was good and the prices are good here as well. I also really like their cocktail selection I mean I didn't expect to be able to order a Blue Hawaii at a place like this. For dessert, I had the tempura fried ice cream which was good, but the batter could've been more crispy. The highlight of our dinner was our server, Neal. He was super friendly and funny. He joked around with us and just made it a fun, enjoyable time. Was it the best sushi we ever had? No, but was it delicious and affordable? Definitely! Food came out a pretty good pace, but the place was packed. My family and I will be back and will request Neal every time because he was seriously the bomb. read more

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Food is rather mediocre and don't have Wow factor. For the price, it's better to go to fast food. Same quality, less pricy.

Came here to celebrate my uncles birthday on New Year's day. Sparingly, they were open! Good for us, but I felt bad for the workers that had to work in New Year's day. But, I mean unless they wanted to work, idk that's besides the point. We came here with a party of about 20 people and we planned a surprise party for our uncle! While we waited, some of our party hung out at the bar. The bartender was pretty nice and friendly. He knew how to strike conversation and was pretty quick with making our drinks. He was very attentive as well when it came to asking if we needed any refills. We got the back room reserved for us where it was nicely sectioned off from the rest of the restaurant! My review is slightly biased only because our party was so big that I was on the side table that wasn't able to be apart of the teppan grill. I do want to come back with a slightly smaller party so i can write a better review! Again, since i was on the side table i figured that it wouldn't make sense for me to order anything that needed to be cooked on the grill because it would be a hassle for the food to get to me. So I, along with the other people on the table, ordered sushi! Honestly, their sushi was so soft and delicious that i partially didn't mind lol. Our party definitely had a blast with the chefs! The chefs were very entertaining and new how to have fun! I wish i got the chefs' names, but it's been a month already so I don't even remember what they looked like. Anyways, the chefs were the best part of the night! They new how to joke around with our party and everyone seemed to love the sake shooters lol. As said before, I'd love to come back and give another review when I'm able to fully experience the food! Especially because I used to work at a teppanyaki restaurant as a server so I'd have something to compare it to. :) read more

Came here on a week night to celebrate my sister in law's birthday. The place was busy! The food, staff, and service were all excellent! The servers came around and took our drink orders immediately. Our appetizers and entrees were ordered right after and the appetizers came out quickly. The teppanyaki chefs were both fun and entertaining. You gotta try the sake shots into your mouth lol! We also ordered sushi and it was delicious! No fishiness at all! Definitely check it out if you're looking for some fun while enjoying a delicious meal! Tuna Tataki (10/10): ahi seared perfectly and literally melted in your mouth. The accompanying sauce was delicious! Perfect light appetizer to start your meal. Shrimp and Veg Tempura (10/10): came out piping hot with not too much batter. Yummm! Oyster Shooters (9/10): oysters had no fishiness to it and the sauce was light and paired well with the oysters. Sakura VIP hibachi for 2 (9/10): the steak, lobster, noodles, shrimp, and veggies were seasoned well. I love butter and garlic and they weren't shy about it. The chicken, however, was a little bland. But overall, better teppanyaki then other places that I've tried. Honestly can't wait to come back! Price is also very affordable! read more

Sakura - Sushi Bars Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Food 2/5 Ambience 4/5 Worth it 2/5 Food wasn't too good. We had a reservation and we still had to wait about 10minutes. We had the hibachi dinner. We had the hibachi set with fried rice, noodles, chicken, lobster, steak, and shrimp. We also ordered the Hawaii boat which came with sushi, sashimi, meat, and tempura. The hibachi food is drowned with pre minced garlic and soy sauce. Barely can taste the main ingredients because the garlic over powers it. The chicken was dry. The steak wasn't even tender. The noodles and fried rice straight up tasted like garlic and had no other taste. The rice becomes dry because it was on the hibachi for too long. Sushi was alright. Not the highest selection of quality fish but sufficient. Located in Kapolei Kamakana Alii, next to foodland farms, the restaurant attracts west side demographics, and I would save my money and visit Moani or any other restaurant. Only thing good was their shrimp tempura and experience read more

Sakura - Hawaii Boat - Sushi Bars Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

The food and ambiance was really lit, I read a lot of reviews and still really wanted to give it a try. I figured it could have gone either way and I was ultimately very pleased with my experience. Our chef was Collin and he was one hammah wit plenny experience under his belt, all the while being extremely humble despite his skills. Do not let what anyone says about Skye (manager i think) or any of the staff fool you, they were all kind, hospitable and patient with our party of 7, even offering to take a group photo!! I also saw zero cockroaches which is a gold star in my book. 5 stars would probably try again read more

Sakura - Hibachi dinner; chef Collin (the hammah) hibachi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

I have very mixed feelings about this place. I really enjoyed my time here because the service was great and the ambiance was upbeat and lively. As for the food, the teppanyaki was very reasonable and well cooked. The sushi was decent, the menu has lots of options to choose from. The sushi boats looked amazing, overall great presentations. However, I have to say that im concerned about the sanitation because we saw a roach trap that was full of roaches inside sitting on the sushi bar next to the clean plates and settings. For this reason, I can only give it a 4 four stars. Not sure if I will be returning, but this is definitely one of the better sushi places on the west side aside from doraku. read more

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We are a Hawaiian, Caucasian family. We checked In at 7:23 this evening and we're told to put our name on the list and that it would probably 8:20-8:30 before we were seated. We put our names on the list and were told that they would call us, hence why we left our phone number, when our table was ready. I was starving so we walked around foodland for about 25 minutes and grabbed a snack. At 8:00 I returned to the check our name on the list and was told our party had already been seated. I told he that was impossible because we were waiting outside cause it was crowded and noisy. No one ever called or texted. They sat four parties that had checked in after us. The lazy host at this restaurant took whoever was next and made no effort or attempt to sit us. On top of that there was a party of 4 white men who came in after us who were seated before us!! Totally unsatisfactory. I guess if your a local native Hawaiian they don't want your money!!! read more

Originally tried to go here for the hibachi tables but a lady told that they can't seat us as just a party of two because they require at least five people per hibachi table. We got there fairly early at around 11:15 with only two parties already seated before us at regular tables. She told us we can wait until we could join another party and that they normally see an increase in customers between 11:30 and 12:00. The lady who helped us seemed annoyed that we turned down the regular tables and looked overall not happy to be here but I figured it was just one of those work days and ignored it. 11:45 rolls around and no other parties walk through the door so we opt for a regular table since we were hungry, no biggie. Informed the lady of our decision who still seemed annoyed, said "okay fine," barely made the effort to take our temperatures correctly, and grudgingly brought us to a table, placed the menus on the table and walked away before we could even sit down and say thank you. We get seated but had to wait another 20 minutes before we were able to get our waters and place our order. Couple spelling errors in the menu itself so I got corrected by the waiter when I tried to order the "Ninjia roll." We ended up getting the yellowtail jalapeño, the Ninja roll, and the spider man roll. The yellowtail was great with the ponzu sauce but the hot sauce was almost overpowering the dish. Spider man roll was good but most pieces had more fried tempura batter than actual soft shell crab. However, the Ninja roll was great; refreshing and light with a variety of fish and covered in tangy ponzu sauce. Lastly, Mom ordered a Tokyo Tea once we got our appetizer but it didn't come until we were almost through with our entrees. Neither of us liked it as it was barely green so it had very little Midori and all it had was an overwhelming somewhat vodka taste. The overall customer service was a red flag and to top it off, as we were walking out at around 12:45 or so, we saw a party of of four people sitting down at a hibachi table despite being told they require at least five. Second red flag, during the time of what should be a busy lunch rush on a Saturday, there were only two parties in front of us and two parties after us for the entire duration. Food was decent but don't know if it's worth the trip to visit again for the poor customer service. read more

Sakura - Sushi Bars Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Sakura is a little bit pricier than I'd like it to be, but their food is worth it. I love their Saba and Uni shooters, I recommend you should go. I still have yet to try hibachi style, but their sushi is so ono. Also, presentation was beautiful. 4/5 only because service wasn't as great the day we went and it took a while to get our food after ordering (there was only two other tables along with us) but still recommend going because their food was delicious. ALSO. Deep fried tempura ice cream? Get it. Don't have room for dessert? Make room. So good! read more

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Teppanyaki was mediocre, scallops and shrimp were obviously frozen. And over cooked and rubbery. Chicken was over cooked and dry. Sushi was very Americanized sushi, but the flavor of the sushi wasn't bad though. We also ordered a few cocktails, the strawberry daiquiri was good, my brother had a Pina colada which just tasted like straight rum, heavy pours all around. And my Cosmo was just straight triple sec and vodka, not easy to drink but I will never waste my alcohol lol. Ambiance was okay, I thought it was a Japanese restaurant. But completely looked like a Chinese restaurant haha. Service was great, it was a slow night so our server was very attentive answered all our questions and even gave us a new hot sale cause the first one we ordered was sour. Probably wouldnt come back, but still glad I got to try it out. read more

Nice dinner out with family! My sister recommended this venue as they visited her a couple weeks prior. ATMOSPHERE Situated in Kapolei. As busy as this area is, parking was great. There's a lot of seating area outside that allows you to hang out during your wait. They offer both indoor and outdoor seating. I'm glad that we selected the outside area as the inside was very busy and a lot of noise. Some of the indoor seating has a chef cooking for you at your table offering entertainment while he's cooking. One table had a speaker with music playing! So yes a lot of energy s much partying going on. For tonight a quiet evening on the lanai was perfect. SERVICE We were able to make reservations prior to. Wait time was about 10 minutes. We had to get our temperature taken at the door and escorted to our table which was situated in the lanai area. The wait time for food was decent and was brought out as it was ready. FOOD It was good. I shared the combination plate with my sister and we had various appetizers and sushi to share. read more

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Always a great experience! Whether you choose the hibachi experience or spend your night at the sushi bar, you'll never be disappointed! A few pointers to make your experience better: *Make reservations: it gets pretty busy, and the wait can be up to an hour *Hibatchi is more fun with a larger group, try the sushi bar if you're on a date. read more

Sakura - Soft shell crab - Sushi Bars Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Tanaka of Tokyo is more high end, intimate, and mellow (at least when we went). Sakura is somewhat affordable, (once again) kid friendly, and rowdy (when we went, there was a couple parties drinking, cheering, and having a good time so just be prepared for that). The floor manager (?) Xu was very on it. Always on the lookout to see if you're ready to order, clear empty plates and refill water. I don't know our cook's name because they don't have name tags...but he was funny. He was a little hard to understand, but we got the gist. I got the Hibachi Combo, which I chose salmon and calamari as my entrees. The calamari was covered in a good amount of sauce, which was delicious and the salmon was alright. My dinner came with miso soup (always yum!), hibachi noodles (I LOVE noodles more than rice), we got the fried rice for an extra $2.45, freshly tossed Sakura House salad (it was DRENCHED in sauce, #sauceoverload, there was more sauce than salad), flaming shrimp appetizer (2pc shrimp), and lightly seasoned hibachi vegetables (thumbs up). My bf got the steak and lobster ($6 extra) as his entrees. He got his steak medium well, which tasted awesome and the lobster was tasty! My bf got the volcano of onions, which I thought was going to be cooked longer, but my bf didn't mind. We ended up getting the Tempura Fried Ice Cream and chose vanilla ice cream. Yay! I LOVE ice cream so no complaints there. Sakura, represents a time of renewal and optimism, which is what I hope 2021 will bring. read more

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Decided to have a last minute lunch here and I had absolutely no idea what to order since everything looked so delicious, I asked our nice waitress what she recommended and in all honesty, I have no clue what she ordered but it was all so yummy. I do wish they had all you can eat. My next visit will be to try their Hibachi, the group that was there while we were eating looked like they were having a blast and because of where I was sitting, I got a full view of the show and the drool worthy food. read more

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I guess we're at tier 4. The place was packed out! We reserved the private room to celebrate Mother's Day. Our chef was Akoni (I'm sure that's not his real name) who was very funny and entertaining. He wasn't that great with his tool skills (I've seen much better) but he was funny. I recommend the #15 which gives you lobster, shrimp, ribeye and chicken included with miso soup, salad and rice (fried if you want it). It's good for two people and is $58. The sushi is above average (I've had better). But for a teppanyaki on the west side this place is great! You no longer have to drive all the way to Tanaka of Tokyo or Benihana to have good teppanyaki if you're on the west side! Try them out but highly recommend reservations. read more

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Since dining in is now allowed in Hawaii I tried this place. Mask, and outdoor seating while socially distanced were the only good things here. Beautiful place in the heart of Kamakana shopping. This place was busy on a Sunday night which is good! However my experience wasn't so great. Ordered 2 different types of sushi, tempura, oysters, salmon appetizer and tataki. Food arrived in sporadic order with sushi last. Had to ask for plates, soy sauce, dipping bowls, napkins and utensils! Fail! It took so long to get them by then I was livid! Got up looking for the waitress to get those things. By the time I got them it food was cold and not once did she check or refill the water. Then she brought out dipping sauces for I don't know what because we received all of our food! Of course sitting waiting for the check it never arrived. Walking to the cashier she starts running! Needless to say $79 later it was done! Won't give them another chance because there are other places that will give better service! read more

Second time trying this place. It wasn't busy, so we dined in. As with our first visit, the Service again was poor. We had to ask several times for water and soda. Waited over an hour for our food. And when we got our food, it was already cold and bland. We also ordered sushi as appetizers and that also took long. read more