Three adults and two toddlers went to Sakura in Sicklerville on January 1, 2021, to have the hibachi grill experience. We were hungry and excited so we arrived prior to the restaurant opening and we waited twenty minutes until it opened at 2 pm. We were the first customers to arrive and the first customers to be seated at a hibachi table. The table had ten chairs and we sat in the chairs facing the front of the grill. The hostess advised us rudely that we needed to move to the side of the table just in case other customers arrive so she could fill up the table. We moved over but we wondered why the restaurant would not be practicing "social distancing" because the chairs are very close. We were served soup and salads and sodas. About ten minutes after we arrived, ten customers were seated at a second hibachi table. Only two hibachi tables had Customers in the entire restaurant. Around 2:20 a hibachi chef started cooking at the table that arrived ten minutes after us. At 2:30 pm our table still had no hibachi chef. Our one and three year olds were hungry and getting inpatient. We advised the hostess that we have been waiting for a hibachi chef for a half hour and we wanted to know what time someone would start cooking at out table. We were shocked when we were told we had to wait until the chef was done cooking at the table that arrived after us and that likely the chef would not start cooking for us until 3 pm. This was very upsetting for us that we would need to wait an hour especially when we were the first and only customers at 2 pm when they opened. We were not offered an apology nor an explanation except that the restaurant wants to fill the seats at the table. This was a poor policy on a day when there were no other customers there for a hibachi table except for us and the second table. Of course we left without service and still hungry. Sakura in Sicklerville has poor customer service at the front door given by their rude hostess. We will not return to this restaurant and we do not recommend going there. They did not care that we had a hungry one and three year old. This restaurant does not even deserve one star. Very poor service! read more

Love being able to stop into this place for a sushi roll and a Sapporo...the staff is friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend the Tia Roll and hibachi fried rice with yum yum sauce! read more

If I could give this restaurant a 0 rating I would. We arrived at 8:35 for our 8:30 reservation and they would not seat us In the Hibachi section. We decided to stay and eat in the other dining area. Our drinks were served in styrofoam cups, our dinner on paper plates, and we had to use plastic utensils. Our waitress was extremely rude and acted as if we were an inconvenience to serve. The food arrived and several rolls of sushi had human hair in them. Highly dissatisfied with presentation, service, and cleanliness. We will definitely not be returning and take our business to other hibachi spots in the area. read more

We wanted hibachi so we thought we'd give sakura a try. So, to start, the hibachi tables are very dirty. There was gunk trapped all around the borders. Gross. The wait wasn't that long considering how packed this place was and our chef had GREAT personality. He kept everyone laughing the whole time. Now for the food, the food was average. They don't serve noodles with the hibachi, it's not even an option for upgrade ($). You get a soup, salad, "appetizer" (which is just mushrooms, shrimp, or chicken liver), meat, veggies, and rice. & Because we love going to hibachi, I can confidently say that only the veggies were memorable. read more

Usually had good experiences here anyway..but it has been a couple of years since I've been there, and after seeing some of these reviews i wasnt sure what to expect this time. Well a friend and i ordered the Boat with the sushi & sashimi yesterday. It was EXCELLENT! Very fresh. Good size portions. Great variety. There were at least 4 pieces of each sashimi item and they were nicely cut. And beautifully plated, of course. The white tuna (my fave) was to die for! Friendly, attentive service. Granted they were not busy at that time of day, but we sat at the sushi bar and had a lovely conversation with people working there...and they do not breathe down your neck or really push anything extra. Can't wait to go back again! read more

Just ordered takeout lunch which typically includes soup and salad. Salad was scarce with lettuce and not enough dressing but the kicker was I opened the soup and it was literally only filled about an inch up from bottom of cup/bowl. read more

Sakura - a person holding a cup of soup - Japanese Near Me - Sicklerville, New Jersey

This location was always one of our favorites but this evening was disheartening. When we arrived the restaurant seemed busy- not unusual for a Saturday but the attitude of the hostess WAS unusual. She was very rude and abrupt. Our family had Questions about how social distancing would be enforced at the Hibachi tables to which she answered "no you will not have a table alone"... not the question asked. We wanted to know at a table that normally seats 10 how will we be distanced from another family. She continued to be dismissive of our concerns, walked away while I was speaking to her and then proceeded to argue with my daughter and I when we told her that she was very rude to us. She said "well I'm very busy". We've NEVER experienced such rudeness at this restaurant or any restaurant for that matter. With the current climate you would think that she would have been more understanding of our concerns and took the time to calm our fears. We did not feel as though we were welcome or appreciated as customers. I really hope that this was just a case of frazzled nerves of an overworked employee and not a reflection of the direction that this restaurant's customer service is going. read more

This is the first one star review I have ever written. Let me explain the night. My SO and I get there for hibachi and are the first seated at a new table. They place us at the right end. Never the best spot to sit. But it's okay. We've sat here before. Then three other sets of two are seated. The chef comes out and says his hello's and says "oh hey, you're back again. You're a good man" and immediately you wonder what this means for food portioning. My boyfriend orders the $2 extra for extra fried rice (since sitting at the right end always means you get less) and he is the only one that does so at this table. I order chicken. And only one other person orders chicken (with their steak). The fried rice starts being served out and I am the last one served. I received half as much as everyone else. Then he gives the "favorite" guy more. Then my boyfriend his "extra" and then more on 3 other people's plates. And then a third serving to the favorite guy. He had more rice on his plate than my boyfriend who paid for extra . I never got a second serving. So I have half as much as the usual and we paid extra so someone else could have three times as much as everyone else. When the chicken was done he served the steak and chicken plate his portion. Then my plate my chicken. Had extra left still. And instead if giving to the people who paid for it, HE GIVES IT TO THE FAVORITE GUY WHO DIDNT EVEN ORDER CHICKEN! How is this fair? I understand servings aren't exact in hibachi but when you so blatantly favorite one person in that way, it puts a bad taste in everyone else's mouth. Needless to say, we will never come here again because we refuse to pay for other people's food. read more

This is my favorite hibachi place in the area to eat. I always get the chicken teriyaki & it is so good! The chefs always make it a fun experience and make me laugh! The service is fast & the people are always nice. I've been here 4 times in the last 6 months and I can't wait to go back here! read more

We pass Sakura a lot while shopping and it always smells wonderful from the outside. We decided to stop in on a Monday evening and my 5 yr old was really excited to do the hibachi. Unfortunately we were told there would be a 20 minute wait and were given a long explanation about only having two cooks in and blah blah. I knew a 20 min wait probably meant 40, and with two small kids that wasn't ideal, so we sat at the regular tables. Needless to say the kids were disappointed. I watched a few more groups come in for hibachi who had to sit on the regular side because of the wait. Which, 10 mins after we sat down, was still "20 mins!" The waitress was nice. We ordered beef dumplings for an appetizer. My 5 year old and husband were not fans. The waitress forgot my husbands wine but she was nowhere to be found after she took our order. We saw the wine sitting on the bar for a long time. The host, I believe, would bring us our soups and salads but then would run away so quickly we could barely ask him for the things we needed. I got filet and chicken with fried rice. I was pretty impressed and thought the food tasted great with a nice presentation on the plate. The rest of the meal went well until we got the bill. Very pricey! But the kicker was....$4 for a tiny plastic kids cup of apple juice??!?!? I thought I was seeing things. My husbands wine was only $2 more! Wow. Still undecided about this place. I think I will give the hibachi side a try soon, but will definitely call ahead first!!! read more

Service was good. We sat in the sushi/non-hibachi area, they have some nice HDTVs to watch the night game. As for the food, I'd say it was good overall. I ordered 3 sushi rolls which tasted very fresh. I'd recommend the Mexican roll if you're into spicy tuna. Appetizers were also okay, although I won't be ordering the shumai again. The yakitori was good, big chunks of white meat but a little light on sauce. Overall, not a bad choice if you're feeling for sushi. read more

My family and I went for a regular dinner, not Hibachi. Good food, I wouldn't call it the best or more authentic but still good. We had great, attentive service. Our waitress was very sweet. We ordered the katsu chicken dinner (x2), the sashimi deluxe, sweet potato roll, yaki soba dinner, and spider roll (4 ppl, total cost: $88 w/out tip). Portions were large and the food was tasty. Miso soup and salad were a little salty, but otherwise we had a great dinner. The restaurant itself is beautiful and the place has a full bar. We would definitely go back, but only for special occasions because it is a more expensive dinner. read more

Sakura - Sashimi Deluxe - Japanese Near Me - Sicklerville, New Jersey

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We love sushi! Eat it often and know the good from the bad. Sakura's sushi is always very fresh, the rolls are inventive and delicious, and Andrew always has good suggestions for new stuff to try. Tonight was "horse mackerel". Complete with head, which our daughter found fascinating. :-) We always sit at the bar and the service had been great. Definitely try the "under the sea roll" for great taste and presentation. read more

I waited until my second visit to rate this restaurant. The hostess who was standing right in front of me totally ignored me the first time I purchased a take out order. Finally the bartender who witnessed this finally assisted me by handing me the order which was right in front of the hostess. My second visit only occurred because my husband enjoyed his meal so much the first time. Because rudeness and disrespect are deal killers for me even if the food is good. However this visit was worse. My husband went in to pick up our meal which was ready and on the counter only to be told the order was in my name and the phone confirmation was required. I entered with the information she requested only to then be asked how many orders I had and then for a run down of what I ordered. She argumentatively insisted that I had 5 orders. No... I placed an online food order which consisted of 5 entrees. There is a difference. While the food is decent, it is way overpriced and the behavior of the hostess has ensured that neither myself nor any of my friends or family will be patrons of this establishment ever again. read more

Chef was funny, waiter was good, food was alright but definitely NOT worth the $$ .. better off going to Hibachi.

I used to frequent Sakura with my friends, and still go back every once in a while when I'm in the area. You are not getting a 5-star sushi experience here. It's a hole-in-the-wall type place, but without the stellar specialty you'd hope to find at such an establishment. That being said, I still like Sakura a lot. The sushi is 50% off for dine-in only (discount does not apply when you order to go), so if you are getting rolls, you can get a lot of food for a good price. I always leave here full. If you can get past the quirks of Sakura - the wait staff that is sometimes unattentive, the average-quality sushi, etc. - then I think it's a good place to get your sushi fix when you're in the area. read more

Good food. Understaffed service. Salad and soup were very good. Good portions on the entree with vegetables and fried rice. There was only one server for the whole "non-Hibachi" section so the service was quite slow. Also, wine was overpriced. read more

The WORST sushi we ever had. If I could give a 1/2 I would. We had the absolutely worst experience, horrible wine too. The sushi was literally like mush, a paté consistency. We paid $51.00 for bad sushi and a $9 glass of wine Kendall Jackson, yuck. My fiancé, has been having stomach issues since last night. It should be called Suck-ura. read more

I've been here many times. I always come for the Sushi. I'll start by saying that while a bit pricey, the Sushi is delicious and I've found Sushi generally works on the "You get what you pay for" scale. So why 2 stars? I asked to put $60 on my card for my portion of the check, as the people I was there with were paying their portion with their own card. This simple request ended with me have 3 charges for $59.99, $63.23, and $60.00 on my card. I was told they messed up and voided 2 of the 3 charges. If you see my Tun Tavern review from years back, the same thing happened to me then! Do I have really bad luck on this or what?! You HAVE to be more careful with people's money! When I hand my card to a waiter/waitress to pay for food or services, I expect ONLY the amount billed to be charged. This hold is now a 5-7 day inconvenience where that money is unavailable. Luckily I don't need the money immediately, but this is $120 less that many people might not be able to have put on hold for upwards of a week. So go for the food and atmosphere - but I recommend standing over the register as they run your card or at the least mentioning that you expect them to not charge and void your card, AT ALL. read more

Literally couldn't wait to leave this review as im still at the table. I know. Someone may have a bad day but can the food ? Everything we had was super salty. I've eaten ay many habachi restaurants and this is at the bottom. The drink sakitini was like water. The ginger dressing salad didn't taste fresh. The soup was like hot tea, no flavor with a couple raw mushrooms. Only thing good about the food, wasn't over or under cooked. Our cook master wasn't very interactive at all. Such a shame as we heard other cook singing and very interactive. In a pinch. I wouldn't come back. Sorry Kevin to our chef. But sometimes we learn from people reviews to improve. Like i said. Maybe an off day for him. read more

Wait time told 1 hour Sat 1 hour 10 mins later then waited another 1 hour for a cook to prepare our meal. No apologies. No compensation of drinks discounts etc Young children at our table who were also waiting from 7.15 pm. Meal finished cooking at 10.45 pm. I will definitely have to rethink about going back here again. Was told down 1 chef!! Was offered to sit at regular table but we came and waited all this time for hibachi!! Their food is really good. Exotic Drinks fantastic. Sushi we had at the bar was great as was the service of Joe the Bartender. What a great character and very customer driven. I hope they get their act together or hire another chef real soon or at least a back up crazy!!!! read more

Menu online was followed but when called I was met with a very unfriendly person on phone giving me lesson on what food is what culture and "you have the wrong number" and telling me they don't have things that were 100% on the menu. They then hung up the call after telling us "20 minutes until the food was ready" but did not inform us of the total. Once we got to the restaurant after 20 minutes passed the same lady who was on the phone told us it would be out shortly and I waited an additional 15 minutes only to get the total to come out to $70.65 as opposed to the total at any other restaurant which would be MAX $40. Complete waste of money and don't like having to pay the price for what could have been two meals for me and my girlfriend. Food was good nonetheless, but experience was ruined. read more

Always a great experience! Food is fresh and so flavorful. Portions are very filling and worth the price!

These people don't honor their hours, I stopped by at 9:35pm on Sunday , and I was told they actually close at 9:45, even it says 9:00pm on the door. Then I told the guy it's 9:35 on my cell, and he said their clock is hoeing different time, make no sense , WTF read more

Went to get sushi today on Labor Day, sat at the bar tried to order a "tanuki" which is their version of a pina colada. I specifically asked the server to make sure the drink was made with ketel one since the menu says it is. I previously ordered it during a happy hour visit and they made my drink with the cheap vodka that comes in a plastic bottle. The menu specifically says made with Ketel one but they actually sub it out with cheap liquor. I politely said never mind to the drink since he said he couldn't make it with Ketel. My husband proceeded to order a top shop "ex-girlfriend" and the server told him he can't use top shelf liquor. I'm done with this restaurant. If I'm okay with paying for the top shelf liquor and you have it on the shelf behind you why wouldn't you serve it? This is now the second time they have tried to serve us cheap liquor but label it "top shelf". read more

Great hibachi Beautiful restaurant always extra clean and maintained Filet steak and fried rice I have had from hibachi Highly recommend read more

We sat at the tables near the bar (not at the tables where they cook in front of you). The service was great. We got our food very fast and it was really good. We had no complaints. Will eat there again. read more

Made reservations for 745.... waited about 20 minutes to get seated..... we sat at the table waiting for an hour before the chef came. We didn't even get our drinks for a half hour. The place was kind of dirty and apparently so are the people it attracts. I was told that this was a good place to get hibachi but I regret the decision to go here instead of Iron Moto. There were a guy sitting around the table wearing a wife beater.... it was disgusting. The food was OK but not the best and they don't give you great portions. I'm not coming back here. read more

Ended up here by accident on Christmas Eve since Benihana was booked, and I'm glad we found this little gem. Hibachi show was great and engaging with audience participation. Food and drinks were good, and reasonably priced for a Hibachi place. From now on this will be our Christmas Eve go to. read more

Sakura never disappoints... except today. I let Paul know before he began cooking that I was allergic to shellfish. All went well and then "Shrimp toss" came about. He made a joke saying "Oh yes. none for you" and then threw it at me. Twice! One of the two landed in my food when I wasn't finished eating and the second one I dodged and it hit the floor. Very upset. I love their rice! The best part.. hands down.. I have never posted a yelp positive or negative and I felt I needed to. read more

We tried other Japanese hibachi style restaurants before, but nothing came as close to being "perfect" than this one. Mind you, we live in Huntingdon Valley, PA which is about 50 miles from this restaurant and we have been to this restaurant for 5 times already since they opened in late 11/2012. We'd go more often if it is closer to our house. Food is excellent and the staff is very courteous with services. Gotta try the "sushi on a "flaming" torch... Wow!! They bring the sushi on a plate (wrapped in aluminum foil) on fire, demonstrating a really impressive presentation. Perfect for a couple on a date. 'wink, wink' Ample parking space as well as really upscale decor thru-out. If you want to go, go during the weekday evening for little more quiet ambiance as Saturdays are little more noisier from the weekend crowd. Reserve your weekend trip there for friends and family for more lively audience and crowd, if you are into those sort of events... read more

Great family fun ! Food is delicious and chef was very entertaining , he made the whole experience memorable !

Over priced and mediocre sushi. Beware what you order. Ordered a Sicklerville roll and got a roll that was not listed on description. They tried to pass it as the roll and it was not what I ordered on the menu that was in my hand. No compensation was given while i had to wait for another roll to be made I had to watch while others at my table ate their meal. Agree with the other reviewer head down the street to S&P much better food! read more

Very entertaining and the kids loved it. Fried rice was great, food was great, not too many to go boxes but tasted good the next day. Daughter likes sushi and loved the dragon roll. Better than any other hibachi place around. read more

A bit on the expensive side but food is really good. You are also paying for the show of the chefs. It is a nice place to go once in a while and drop $100 for a dinner for two. read more

Terrible experience. Service was mediocre, food was not tasty, way too oily. We asked for extra sauce and the chef said "no, here's soy sauce" ummmm we like extra saucy veggies and meat but ok. The chef also kept calling me "sexy" which was completely inappropriate. read more

2nd time here on Saturday at 6. Reservations were for 615 seated at 7 PM. Hostess said 20 minute wait, significantly underestimated. Same thing happened first time around. Understaffed. Squeeze you in at each table.12 people at each table only room for nine. Not enough room for dishes and drinks. Food is good but everything else below acceptable. read more

08/24/19 Today I took one of my good friend to Sakura restaurant, located in Sicklerville,NJ. I ordered the Filet Mignon and Shrimp. They then proceeded to bring the soup and salad that comes with the entree's. As I was enjoying my soup I noticed a large INSECT was at the bottom of my bowl.... I was so disturbed!! I could not believe there was a insect in my soup that I ate most of! I immediately took a picture and asked to speak to the manager. As the manager approached me, he immediately said "things like this happen", I can offer you a new soup! "I told him no I did not want another soup what sense would that make for me to eat another soup that the insect might have been brewing in. The manager then proceeded to again explain to me that "this is a restaurant and thing like this happen". I then said to him " I'm confused as to why you think it's acceptable to tell me that " things like this happen" and basically that only way you could accommodate me is by way of another soup. Never once did he apologize for the insect being in my soup. I told him I would write this review and he pleaded with me not to but I have never experienced such horrible customer service. He sucked his teeth then told me he can't control what I do and walked away. I got up took my things walked out knowing I'd never return here again. Thanks a lot Sakura! read more

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Food was awesome! Service was not great. Our waiter started off good, but he was alone, not only waiting on the whole dining room, (the non-hibachi part) but he was also the bartender. This is not his fault but it reflects poorly on the restaurant because service is half the experience. Otherwise, awesome food. read more

I've been here many times as I live extremely close. I usually have a great experience. Food is 11/10 would highly recommend. Tonight however my hibachi chef was just okay. He was joking but threatened to fire a waiter in front of us. When he did the trick where he throws the shrimp in your mouth my friend and I said no. He proceeded to throw the shrimp at my friend when she didn't want it. I said no and he read more