Amazing food ! Try the little mints at the front counter to go too ! They are the bomb . Also don't be a jerk and not tip because you're a spoiled little baby . Even if you hate the place leave a bare min tip . servers get paid in just tips . Don't be a dick . read more

Went here a couple of weeks ago and it really wasn't anything special. I have been to many a teppenyaki places and this one was sub par. The "miso" soup was weak, the soda very flat, and our waiter was not attentive. I ordered the chicken and filet mignon and it was just...okay. It was overlooked a bit and came out dry. The teriyaki sauce was just meh, weak and thin. The sushi was what I expected to get here in Las Cruces. My standards for teriyaki and sushi are pretty high but it's because I've lived in Japan. I get it, I'm in America now, in Las Cruces but if you're going to make ethnic food and charge loads of money for it, at least try and make it taste authentic and flavorful. I do have to say that our teppenyaki chef was great. He was funny and entertaining. We tipped him. And my husband liked his sushi roll, I think it was called Samurai Dragon roll. If you are looking to go somewhere in Las Cruces that provides a bit of entertainment and you aren't expecting fantastic food, try this place out. But if you want to save your pennies for some better food, maybe go to Koze In El Paso. read more

Sakura - Hibachi - Japanese Near Me - Las Cruces, New Mexico

Highly recommend Aqua Reef Euro Asian over this restaurant for sushi and Asian food. I found some parasites in the sushi and asked for the management to inspect the food and threatened me to leave. I later contacted the health and food administration and they are scheduling an inspection of the kitchen in next week. They are not veteran or law enforcement friendly. read more

Came on a whim with a friend for lunch in between classes.. We were seated right away and immediately asked for our drink order.. All of their lunch specials are extremely affordable and delicious! We decided on the Teriyaki Bento Box, it was $10 with ALOT of delicious food! We decided to try one their desserts after and got the Tempura Green Tea Ice Cream.. Oh dear lord it was actually deep fried and delusions and not too sweet! It was a great lunch experience and we will definitely be back! read more

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Nope. Very disappointing. Although can't say I expected much from a Japanese steak house in Las Cruses New Mexico... The "fried" rice was hands down the worst fried rice I've ever had a Japanese restaurant, it was essentially scrambled eggs with soy sauce and white rice. The service was definitely lacking. We ordered 3 lunch entrees and then were served 2 of them dinner sized and was not told this until we got the bill. 63$ total for what should have been $40. Definitely won't be returning. And honestly can't say I want to even see what the other Asian restaurants have to offer in town. read more

Went there was not happy, until I ordered way too much and enjoyed every roll I ordered. The philly roll is.the best I have had in town so far. Willing to hear recommendations from other places though. read more

We had a great meal here yesterday! Our waitress was really friendly and perky and the restaurant is very well designed. We had a hamachi appetizer- it was cooked to perfection with a light miso for dipping. We then shared the heart roll, a salmon roll, and the dynamite roll. They were just really great- not overloaded with any particular flavors or sauce and well built rolls. We also had a few pieces of sashimi- they were well cut and the presentation was excellent. All the food came quickly and with beautiful presentation. read more

Mediocre at best. Food (sushi for lunch) was poor (fish tasted as if it wasn't fresh). Slow service and phony atmosphere. Only people who know nothing about good Japanese food will like this restaurant. I think the sushi chefs at this restaurant are not Japanese. read more

Had the lunch bento today. Food was great and promptly served. Very convenient location for dropping by. Will come back if I eventually relocate to Las Cruces. read more

Very tasty teppanyaki / hibachi grilling going on here. Fun show, tasty food, outrageously good service. Also tried a couple of rolls and the grilled squid appetizer...all delicious. We're not from Las Cruses (just visiting), so we don't know the competition in the area, but we though this place was fantastic! read more

Parked outside and heard people yelling and being rowdy. Didn't think nothing of it, thought a sports game was on. Came in and was louder. There was a group eating and being very loud, which I have no issues with, but it was to the point I could not hear the waitresses and the hibachi cook was encouraging them. This is just my opinion, but if there are other customers, I think the workers should ask people to keep it down. We say down for 5 minutes and we had to leave because it was too loud. read more

Went today for the first. my appertizer was good and had flavor. Until I order the Tempura box. And had no flavor it was very plain. I politely said I do not want the plate and I was willing to get something else. Until the Manager said "I don't know what you want me to do I'm not taking it off the check because you ordered it." and I had to explain that I did not eat it and I'm not going to eat it" and the manager proceeded to become aggressive and ask "what do you expect me to do?" I had to explain once more to take the plate and do not charge me for that plate. As I was ready to go and pay they still charged me and demanded that I'm still paying for it. And Henry Wo that i assume is the owner? Became hostile and aggressive because I refused to pay for something I did not eat. To the point I had to get aggressive back for my own safety because remind you I am a female being attacked by this restaurant because they got offensive that I did not like that plate and argue with me and I had to get out of character because they refused to take it off the bill. This was my first time here and my last and they will be getting a law suit for harassment. read more

The worst restaurant EVER. My stomach feels like a chemical reaction is happening i side of it right now!! the first clue place was Hoo to be bad is when they sat us at a table that had other seat cushions fastened to it because the booth is worn out. The food was disgusting - I don't even know why I decided to try it. read more

This place has a really awesome lunch special where you can get 3 rolls of sushi for 13$!!! It's a super good deal especially because it comes with either a miso soup or a salad! Service is ok! But if you take it to go they will have it ready in 15 minutes. read more

Great place and great hibachi. So far the only good sushi I've had since coming to New Mexico.

Monday to Friday from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm is the restaurant off time, there are complete Asian beer, there are teppanyaki, fried rice, fried noodles, tempura, sushi, sashimi, American creative sushi, Japanese traditional sushi, iron Show show, meet the needs of most of the guests in this community is a good choice for the Japanese restaurant, thank you! read more

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We have lived in Las Cruces for over a year and came from Oregon where we had an amazing amount of sushi restaurants. We have been to Sakura many times and it just keeps getting better! The sushi is great and the service is excellent! So happy to have a great sushi place here in town! read more

food was amazing!!! waitress was a sweet young girl with brown hair, but did not mention her name when she came over. Nonetheless, was very friendly and made sure we were going to have a dinner we could remember! Manager also made his way over to introduce himself but was not able to chat long. Busy Busy place! Worth the money and wait read more

Amazing. Just amazing. Thank you to everyone who works here for making each time I bring my family absolutely magical

Very great service from sushi chefs and from our wonderful waiter. We sat at the sushi bar and everyone was very friendly and it made for a great experience. The food was very delicious also. I will definitely be returning. read more

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Drove 20 minutes to this place. Walked in the door at 9:26 and was told the kitchen was closing on a few minutes. Didn't even offer anything for a togo offer. What a waste of gas! read more

Hear great things about this place but very disappointed! My partner and I sat at the sushi bar for about 15mins and no one come by to take our order. We asked the guy behind the sushi bar if we can order with him but he said go ask a server and started whispering with the guy he was working next to us and they both looked up at us and laughed. So we got up any left and the hostess watched us. Hopefully management will be aware of this. Will NEVER go back there again read more

Had a reservation for my birthday at 6:00. It's 6:50. We did finally get our drinks. She took our dinner order about 10 minutes ago. Haven't seen any sign of our hibachi chef yet..... stay tuned.... not too impressed so far. Alright.... the chef entertainment and food redeemed this experience. Fun and delicious. Portions are large, but timing wasn't great, so don't arrive starving. read more

This place has really gone down in quality and service. We had a terrible experience while sitting at the Sushi bar. We won't be back.

The service and food were wonderful. We were seated almost immediately even though it was a very busy night with a packed house. The sushi artists were so friendly. We sat at the sushi bar. They made an off menu item just for us when we asked for something they didn't carry. The food was prompt and fresh--the wait staff was pleasant and attentive. We sat near the kitchen and could see they kept things clean and tidy. Even the bathrooms were well kept. It was a mixed crowd--for sure a family friendly spot. Definitely would recommend this place! read more

Sakura - Japanese Near Me - Las Cruces, New Mexico

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I'm not one to leave reviews unless I have something good to say, but in this case I feel its necessary for me to leave this opinion hoping it can be considered in the future. My family and I were craving sushi and saw that this place had decent reviews for their menu and wanted to give it a try. Unfortunately, when we got inside there seemed too he a big group at the hibachi table being loud. Nothing wrong with having a good time, however, it was a Thursday night and we weren't the only family, with kids, there. We could barely hear the server, let alone each other over the noise. It didn't show any sign of dying down so we ended up leaving. We just hope that next time the server or other employees will notice when customers look uncomfortable or irritated. read more

I had the chicken Yakisoba, spring rolls and gyoza. All were very tasty. We went a second time looking forward to trying steak and sashimi, sadly we never got the chance. They need better wait staff as we had to leave after the server failed. I could go into details but it's the one server and the manager (for looking the other way and not helping). The food was really good the first time and the atmosphere was great. Maybe sitting at the sushi bar will yield better service. I do recommend but expect to be patient. read more

Our favorite sushi in Las Cruces, and it isn't even close. Sure the price is a little higher, but worth every penny for the quality.

Wow, reading some of these negative or so-so reviews, these patrons sound like uneducated spoiled brats. "Onion" soup, uhm... it's Miso Soup. And then the people who walked in before they were open... and then got upset because no one had told them that they weren't open.... again - this is a cultural thing. I find that Asians do not like to confront people, it is considered rude. They probably also thought that the couple was just going to sit and wait until they opened... Others were complaining about the ambiance.... wow. What I want to know is... WAS THE FOOD GOOD! Did you get served? Were the servers polite? How much did you pay? Was it worth it? Was it CLEAN?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Ok, so to get to the answers that REALLY matter... The food was great! Yes, we had to wait for our food. It is a freaking restaurant not mcdonald's! When we came in, we were greeted nicely by the Hostess. The ambiance is somewhat dark and quiet. They have done some really nice renovations with the place, it is clean and comfortable. This restaurant space first opened as Lorenzo's Italian, it sat vacant for awhile before Rockin' BZ Burgers took over. Sakura has totally revamped the space and you would never guess that any other restaurant existed there. It is really nice! Well done! Once seated, the waiter came over and took our drink order. We perused the menu for a few more minutes before placing our order. It took maybe 5-10 minutes for the MISO soup and salad to arrive. The salad was simple, but had a tasty dressing, like I've never had. It was like a Thousand Island dressing with something added... soy? mild fish sauce? Not sure. The miso soup was fine. It too was a little different then I've had... tastier. There could have been larger - or more - tofu. NOT an issue. Just a suggestion. We ordered the tempura,, steak teriyaki and yaki soba. All were very good. from the finishing of our soup and salad to the entree was probably 5-10 minutes. There were several servers/hostesses milling about and checking on customers in our area, though we only saw the original server once during the course of our meal. He did not speak very good English, so it was just as well, as it was difficult to communicate. He was very thoughtful and courteous however. The food was a little pricey, but not any more (in fact less) then the other Japanese restaurant, Japanese Kitchen, which was just around the corner and closed a few years ago - this place is cleaner, faster, better food. At the time of our visit, the place was full, btw. Oh wait, there was something I wanted to complain about, that when we were done with our meal, they didn't ask us if we wanted dessert. So we just paid our bill and left. NOOOOO I am kidding!!!! Because it is this sort of stupid petty bs that these other reviewers are complaining about. Jeese people if you want something more, then freaking ask for it! Stop being little babies and complaining because someone didn't wipe your bottom side! smh All in all, it was a good experience, very good food, and we will be back! read more

This place is awesome!! I had been waiting for it to open ever since I saw the sign and wondered what was taking so long. Well, as soon as you walk in, it is clear a lot of care and effort was put into remodeling the space into something that feels very authentic. Simply put, I loved everything about it. The place was clean, the lighting was a nice departure from almost all Las Cruces restaurants, the music was great (No "office mix" or "top 40" here. This is a Japanese restaurant through and through.). I love it all. Now let's talk about that sushi menu. Thank you, Sakura for not having avocado on every single item. I understand that avocado is near and dear to the hearts of New Mexicans, but I have become so tired of having it all over my sushi. This sushi menu was stacked. I would be happy to go back many many times to try it all. What I did have was prepared wonderfully. The rice, the size, the temperature... all excellent for my tastes. I also grabbed the Steak Udon, and loved that as well. You're off to a great start, Sakura. I'll be back for sure. read more

My wife and I came here the day before Valentines Day and at around 8 pm. The service was good, but a bit slow. I noticed a "now hiring" sign in the front door which may be why but we had to flag down the waitress to have our drinks refilled and didn't even get our drinks until about 10 minutes after being seated. Other than that everything was great! The place was clean, staff was friendly, and the Hibachi Chef was phenomenal. read more

Great little sushi teppan spot. Their quality is excellent and so is the service. Why not a 5? The price is a little steep. Maybe if they had a couple happy hour specials or 3 for ??? Type offers. This place would get more traffic. They finally have the beer n wine license so it's great place for dinner with friends. read more

First, the interior is stunning. No detail was overlooked. They spent time and money to make this a beautiful, clean restaurant. More importantly, the food is stellar. I had both sushi and hibachi. The sushi is priced reasonably for the type of restaurant, as is the hibachi. Soy paper is available for sushi, which is a big perk for me. The hibachi is expertly prepared and the chefs are more entertaining than most. The vegetables were, hands-down, the best hibachi veggies I've ever had -- crunchy without being overly seasoned or oiled. And they have yum yum sauce! Prices for lunch are a great deal, if you're looking to try it on a tighter budget. Wait staff was very courteous, but still learning. We can't wait to go back. This is a nice addition to Las Cruces. Perfect for a date night. read more

Sakura - Veggie hibachi. $9 for lunch. Also includes soup or salad. - Japanese Near Me - Las Cruces, New Mexico

We visited on a busy Friday evening and requested to be seated at the bar. We ordered wine, the New Mexico Roll, Sakura Roll, and Lobster Tempura Roll. All of the rolls were excellent: fresh, tasty, and attractive. It was a very busy evening and the staff were hustling well to help everyone. We thought they did a great job. read more

Loved the food! Great service, nice atmosphere. Give this restaurant a try, you will be more than pleased.

Good food, slow service. The second time I decided to eat here I had a reservation. 1hour and 10 minutes later we got our appetizers. I wouldn't mind waiting so long if our drinks and appetizer's came out in a reasonable time. The Hibachi Chef did a good job of saving the evening entertaining the children at the table. read more

This place is great! Fun dining experience and well worth every penny! Ben was our chef and he was super entertaining. Will definitely come back avain read more

Went here for my birthday last night. The food was AMAZING! Our server and chef for the hibachi were great! The reason I only have them 4 stars is because the hostess was kind of rude. We had 6 people in our party and she made us feel horrible for not having a reservation. She even bad mouthed a server in front of us. All in all it was a great place though. read more

Whoever has given this place bad reviews, I really cannot understand. I went to Sakura last night and tried the Sakura for 2. Let me tell you that every aspect of this place was flawless. The decor, the service, and the food!! Everything was amazing! And to top it all off, it was my ladies birthday and they went above and beyond it make it special! I will absolutely be going back to Sakura and will recommend it to anyone! read more

Great Experience ! Great Food!! GREAT SHOW! Visiting from San Francisco , I highly recommend it :)