We ordered out food at the Teppanyaki table, and five minutes later, my four year-old noticed that there was a gigantic COCKROACH next to our table. One of the workers quickly picked it up without looking surprised at all. Needless to say, we all left. More than 20 people witnessed this and the manager was too busy to come out and address this. read more

Miso soup was meh. Ordered bento box. Didn't care for egg roll, and gyoza had no taste. Sashimi was all right all in all a disappointment.

My first visit to Sakura where we celebrated a family birthday. The chef at our table cooked everything as requested. I had steak and shrimp with fried rice and veggies. Everything tasted fresh and the steak was tender. I thought the prices were a little high, but this isn't a place I would go to often. The birthday celebration offered for $6 was a plate of sliced fruit with whipped topping/cream, drummer and singer, and a Polaroid type picture of your group. Not worth it, in my opinion, but again, celebration. read more

Made a reservation ahead of time at 6:00 for 6.They squished the baby on the corner with it in her face. And seated us with 3 other people. Seated at 6:15. I asked about the delay and a hungry baby. She said they are short staffed and walked away. All the while they continued to seat people with 4 large party reservations. Chief didn't come to the table till 90 minutes later! They brought out two appetizers, however the baby couldn't eat it and was very hungry at that point. Didn't ask what would be best for our party, as one person couldn't have pork and both had pork. Sushi roll was bland and terrible. Food was pretty good. Bathrooms are terrible. Place needs updating and painting. And we were still charged the full amount! read more

This is my favorite sushi restaurant in all of Tucson. The traditional rolls are done right, and they have a good variety of specialty rolls--most of which are true to Japanese cuisine (many other places have fusion rolls for the majority of their specials, or drown their rolls in sauce and batter). All the rolls are served at the right temperature. It's not the most chic restaurant, but quite authentic. The times that we have had hibachi here have also been mostly excellent. One time I think we had a new or trainee chef--the food was a bit over cooked and he didn't seem comfortable interacting with us. But every other time has been delicious and entertaining. You get your money's worth. I always have leftovers to take home from the hibachi grill. read more

Called to ask if they were open, no response but their automated voicemail implied that they were open based off of time (11-11). I checked their website to check their hours which also implied that they were open (11-11). I drive over to see that they were closed. Wish that they updated their website or voice mail to not bait people in thinking that they are open when they're not read more

We used to come here a lot, every weekend and had a really good experience.. lately that is not the case. We've tried giving this place a chance 5x getting worse and worse service each time. Tonight I had to post a review because we literally sat there for 20 minutes, on the patio, with our 2 year old getting bored, and these servers look directly at us and went to pick up other tables, and basically avoid just giving us a menu. After sitting there 20 min, another couple sat a few tables away from us and not even a minute later got menus. We just left at that point. This was supposed to be my birthday dinner and this literally got us in such a bad mood we just went straight home and made a frozen pizza. Really upset with the service, we will not be coming back here again. read more

It's more like fusion sushi here, so definitely try the Vegas roll and Red Bull roll, and the land and sea has a filet and lobster that's pretty awesome too. Don't expect super authentic, just come and have fun and try some new and different things! If you are going to be doing any sake bombs make sure you take a Lyft home too! read more

Was in the mood for sushi the other night so decided to try this place, as it's fairly close to where we live. We happened to show up during happy hour. Opted to sit in the bar after being pleasantly greeted by the hostess. Server showed up immediately and took our drink and appetizer order. Cocktails for both of us, mine was a yummy prickly pear margarita. I ordered a roll and we decided to split the teppanyaki steak and shrimp. Drinks were excellent and food was tasty, but I do wish they were a little more descriptive with their happy hour sushi menu. They were pretty accommodating for specific requests. Would have been a little pricey if hadn't been happy hour but the service and food quality more than made up for that, so we will definitely be returning. read more

Food was good as always. Kinda bummed out to see the happy hour is only in the table dining room and outside/bar. Being with a group where half want Teppan style and the others want happy hour is frustrating. There wasn't one person in the reg table dining section or outside( it's 110 degrees). Other than this it was a nice dinner on a Wednesday. Restaurant is a bit outdated now and could use a refresher and maybe have more than 2 cooks for the entire dinner hour. Food could get rushed and for $25 a steak I'd like it to be cooked the way I request. read more

We had an excellent time celebrating a birthday! The service was entertaining and very good! We had a variety of food and drinks, shrimp, chicken, steak, mussels. Everything was very tasty! read more

Oh boy-we just walked out of this place. Waited 40 min and no chef for hibachi. Very few people in the place... waitstaff was fine but did not tell us the chef had not shown up. Unfortunately we were super hungry, as you should be for hibachi. Overheard the waitress tell a new patron that their table was 3rd as soon as the chef got there. On top of that it was REALLY dirty. The floors, the griddle, the windows, the chairs all had droplets of food and looked like they had not been washed in a long time. Can only imagine what the kitchen is like...Wont be going back- dirty and unprofessional! read more

It's been several years since I've been here. Wow! What a difference! I will definitely never be back. Food was mediocre and pricey. Service was mediocre. The restaurant was dingy and dirty looking.....floor, tables, decor...What made up my mind though was the napkins. The cloth napkins appear to have been washed in a cheap, highly perfumed, laundry detergent. I literally had to move the napkin as far away as possible and use a paper napkin to be able to finish the meal. This place needs a different owner and a complete revamp. read more

Hadn't been in a long time, went yesterday for a birthday dinner. Won't be going back again. Just like I remember, it was dirty and everything we touched was greasy. We sat down at Teppan and it took a hour for our chef to come. VERY SLOW service. My daughter and I ordered chicken teriyaki, steak and shrimp, egg rolls ( only comes with 2), a Sprite and a cocktail. My tab was $121. Save your money and for that price go to Sullivan's or Flemings. Food wasn't even that good. The chef's entertainment has been the same volcano, throwing up cookware for the past 10 years at least. read more

I dined here the other day and it was great. They had a real good price on the daily lunch specials. The service was great. The food was delicious. There was absolutely no wait to be seated. I will be returning here anytime I'm in the area and would definitely recommend it to others. read more

Steer clear, the appeal of this place has long left the building. I've given Sakura several tries and have never been impressed but our experience on Friday night was the worst. We came for a birthday happy hour before moving across the parking lot to a paint party. Our group trickled in by 2s or 3s on the patio to be a final party of 8. The place wasn't that busy for a Friday evening. Our server, Brittonee was either very preoccupied, just didn't care or she was a very new server. 3 of us ordered drinks at the same time but she only brought 2 to the table. I waited another 5 minutes for my drink and finally flagged her down to ask about it and she proceeded to tell me it was at the bar...she didn't want to spill it when bringing the other 2 drinks out. Really? K ordered sake for her and the birthday girl and also had to flag down Brittonee a good 10 minutes later to ask once again for the sake. Then she finally brought it out with only one sake cup. After waiting for the 2nd cup for a bit, she had to go to the bar herself to get the other cup. K once again had to serve herself when Brittonee brought the sushi rolls to the table and never returned with soy sauce. Brittonee also brought the wrong roll out to one of my girls and it took a good 15 minutes for the correct one to come out. My drink, the Sawayaki (cucumber vodka and citrus martini) was mediocre and lacked flavor. L's MaiTai was served with a volcano of ice on top where all the liquor pooled....obviously not mixed. When she sipped the top to try to mix the ice in and got a mouthful of alcohol, the drink suddenly turned in to Kool-aid. We asked Brittonee about the Volcano, "a special concoction....served with a flame!" but she said she wasn't allowed to say what is in it because it's their special recipe. She couldn't even tell us what kind of liquor is in it!! She did say no one has ever ordered one from her though. I wonder why?!! The worst part was when the last friend showed up and had forgotten her wallet at work. One of the other members in our party ordered a drink for her and when Brittonee was asked to bring everyone's bill - she asked for everyone's IDs. Even though everyone had been ID'd at the beginning. Now, I know it was wrong that T ordered a drink for G when G didn't bring her ID but G is obviously over 30 and there was no way she could have been mistaken for someone under age. But the group was harassed about IDs at the end with the blond female manager staring down at everyone over Brittonee's shoulder. This was the most uncomfortable and most unwelcoming feeling any of us have ever experienced at any establishment. I will not be returning to Sakura and will not be suggesting this establishment for any further gatherings. The food and drink are average at best but I refuse to be harassed and made to feel uncomfortable by a server and manager. Ridiculous. read more

Not sure how I feel about this place...Stopped on the bar side to waste some time for happy hour... Kinda dark and sketchy looking... The menus were old and cruddy looking. They really need to invest in new ones....Made me queation overall cleanliness (after the fact)....praying for no bellyache later. Lol The young, female bartender was very non-chalant , not horrible but definitely not very engaging...Didn't act like she was especially happy to be at work....She also answered her cell phone which I'm not a fan of... Happy hour prices kinda high IMO and the hh sushi menu is bare minimum. Spicy tuna roll size was ok but taste was just ok too. Eh. I don't feel like I just HAVE to come back. Scared to try the teppan grill option...Final words: the place made me nervous...Still waiting to see if I'll end up with a tummyache...Pray for me! read more

This place is god awful. 7pm: arrived 8pm: waitress FINALLY took our order (after many attempts to get her attention) 8:45pm: our food FINALLY arrives (we ordered THREE rolls) 8:46pm: hated our food, the fish tasted old, the rice was under-cooked, and all of the pieces fell apart) 9:30ish: our waitress FINALLY comes back around (did not check on us ONCE) 9:45pm: we were out of there (FINALLY) this place sucks in every way a restaurant can suck. do not come here. if you do, don't complain about it. I, along with everyone else who has reviewed this place, has warned you. read more

I went to Sakura this weekend with a large group of people (a good-bye dinner for a friends co-worker). It was about 8 on Saturday night and was pretty packed but I'm not sure about the wait because there was some of our group already there. We were sitting on the patio, which is entirely too dark, and they had a band out there as well. Personally the band was not that great and they had the volume WAY to loud, I couldn't even hear the person next to me even while leaning closer to talk/hear. I've only been one other time and I wasn't impressed. The tepan tables are typical and I personally think you pay for the show because the food isn't that great. Anyways, we were outside not at a tepan table this time and I ordered a Prickly pear margarita, which tastes almost the same as their regular one. My friend and I shared the Yakisoba that was on special and that one was actually reasonably priced for the quality and was pretty tasty, although not something I would drive across town for. We started with the shooters next (jager bombs and fire bombs) Both had a good ratio of flavor but it was as if they heated the glasses up (I prefer my drinks cold). At this point it was happy hour and they have good prices for that and I ordered the Wonton Ragoons something I order anywhere that offers them) and they were quite good but the sauce they came out with was really unappealing in flavor and looks. Our server was OK at best. I understand we had a large group but she didn't even ask half our table for their food orders and then said nobody wanted food, which was clearly a lie. She also never brought out orders all together so we'd have to wait. Then lastly we were about to leave and we had to track her down for our check, again she brought a few and vanished. There are so many better places to eat the same type of food in Tucson, go to one of them. read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT!!!! STAY AWAY! DON'T WAIST YOUR MONEY OR TIME!!!! We ate there last Friday night and our special night was completely ruined! My fiancé took me to this restaurant to celebrate our anniversary. It would be our first time there and we were both very excited. My fiancé had gone in person to make reservations to ensure that everything was perfect. We got all dressed up and off we went. The hostess was very rude from the minute we walked in. After confirming our reservation she just started walking to a table. No "follow me", nothing. We followed her anyway. She sat us at a table in the 4th and 5th seats at the table. Seats 6,7 and 8 were vacant. My fiancé asked if we could sit in seats 7 and 8. Her reply was that a party of 3 were coming so we could not move. He then asked why the party of 3 couldn't sit at 4,5,6 since they would all be together. She again stated very matter of factly that it's not allowed. We asked to speak with the manager. Meanwhile we noticed that the border between the grill and the eating surface was FILTHY!!! We decided that we would bring that to the manager's attention when they came. NO MANAGER CAME TO OUR TABLE! Approximately 10 minutes later a couple was seated at seats 7 and 8. They were very nice and we asked them where was the third person in their party. They said there was no third person. They were there for date night. I went up to the hostess desk and asked why we were told that a party of 3 was coming and that we couldn't move. Her reply was "CORRECT". I voiced my frustration that her answer made no sense. Again her reply was "CORRECT". At that point I asked to speak with the manager. She turned and walked away. I assumed she went to get the manager. The manager never came! I went back and sat down and tried to "get over it". I didn't want our special night to be ruined! The chef came and started cooking. He placed several shrimp to the side and when he finished cooking, he chopped them up and asked for volunteers to catch them in their mouth. Several people did, I refused repeatedly. He gave me the choice of trying to catch one in my mouth or he would toss a spatula with approximately six pieces at me. It was in jest (I thought) and everybody got a good laugh from it. I still refused so he tossed one at me and it landed in the top front of my hair. It was oily, sticky, smelled like shrimp and was now caught in the top of my very carefully styled wig. I have to wear wigs as I am bald. I finally shook it loose and it fell on my blouse leaving an oily spot on the front of my fancy blouse. Now my blouse is ruined and my wig smells like fish and garlic! Meanwhile the helper came and motioned if I would like a drink refill. I replied that I would. I happen to be highly allergic to diet sweetener. She brought my cola and I took a drink through the straw. I immediately tasted that it was a diet cola. My fiancé was very upset as this could have sent me to the emergency room. I spit it in to my napkin and took a Benadryl. When he questioned the server as to why she brought a diet cola, her reply was "oh you want regular?" No apology, she just took my glass and brought back another cola. STILL. . . NO MANAGER HAS SHOWN UP! We finished our meal, still trying to make the best of a horrible night since we were celebrating, paid our bill and left. THE MANAGER NEVER CAME!!!! We will never go back!!!!! In case the manager from the restaurant wants to talk to me, my number is 520-443-0828. Do not ask me to email you since this review is very concise and thorough. read more

Sakura - Taken when we were first seated. Still trying to enjoy the night even after being told we had to stay in the seats we were assigned. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

HOSTESS STAFF = GIGANTIC THUMBS DOWN!!! Upon first walking in, you will be ungreeted by: your typical cliché! 98 pounds of fresh out of high school, just broke up with her boyfriend, flirting with the sushi chef, good looking but sadly frowning "hostess" who will plop your menus down and then run away to get back to her text messages. This is what starts your experience, which might explain why the place is DEAD for lunch: real business people don't want to be greeted by that. The ONLY exception is Julia, a very pleasant and professional hostess who was fantastic. Don't worry Sakura, you are not the only one suffering from CHS - crappy hostess syndrome - the FOX restaurant chain has a chronic, highly contagious strain of this disease. Plan of attack: 1) Fire the hostess staff (except one) and retrain all the new ones to be ungrumpy - even if you have to hire less attractive people - it will pay off greatly. 2) Offer a business lunch and start promoting it, in the $8 - $11 range (they are only off by a hair here) 3) New paint, new chairs, new dishes, new chopsticks, fix the damn front door panels and the peeling tint - how much could this really cost? DIY for about $5K... 4) Have the owners pop in more than once a month. Food is very good, chefs are fantastic - especially Danny and Carlos, and the service is usually perfect ESPECIALLY in the daytime. I will be back, but not for much longer if things keep going this way! read more

Amazing sushi!!! We've been her 10 times and counting and they are amazing . The sushi is outstanding and they have been very consistent with there food ! Great quality and fresh !! 5stars read more

Sakura - Sushi Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Sakura has really gone down hill. We did an early dinner with some out of town guests. It had been about year since our last visit and WHOA! The place is really run down, dirty, and just outdated. Because we were so early, we didn't have any trouble getting a Teppan table, and our service was great. (But we were only one of 4 tables at that time...5pm). The Teppan chef was good. He wasnt 'super showy...almost seemed like he was just going through the motions, etc. But the food was good. Meh...all in all....it wasn't the worst experience I've ever had. But it was kind of a let down. Going to Sakura used to be a special place for us to bring friends. Now, it seems a bit embarrassing. If I'm going to spend $125 for dinner for 4 people, I'd like to the place to at least be clean. So. Yeah. Sakura, we're breaking up. read more

Came here for a date after a fun night of Golf N Stuff across the street. I had heard a lot about Sakura and always wanted to try it. So here we went. Sat at the hibachi grill and took a look at the menu. Lots of choices, which is nice. The waitress was very friendly and accommodating. I went with the salmon, my date with the filet. We sat at a table with a small family and were the only people in the whole place. Fair enough - it was 9pm on a Sunday night. The chef came around and did his show, scaring the heck out of the little girl with fake mustard squirts, lots of fire, etc. But it was all in good fun and everyone laughed. Then came the food. The fried rice was my least favorite - it was very bland and I didn't eat much of it. I think I was most disappointed with the array of frozen mix vegetables (like you buy in a bag at the grocery store) mixed with it. The salmon was pretty good. The veggies were okay. It all pretty much tasted the same. All in all, I was a little disappointed in the cost of the food and the overall "meh" of how it tasted. But I'm willing to come back some day and give it another shot, maybe try some sushi. read more

I drove almost half an hour to Sakura for a Working Women's Night Out event hosted by mixfm. Before I came, I was told there should be some sort of happy hour at Sakura. But not only there was no happy hour menu, the waitress was apparently ignorant of whether there was such a thing. Based on the yelp reviews, someone, somewhere, somehow, had seen a happy hour menu. I was just blown away that everyone else's experience contradicted mine. Also, the sushi rolls were lame. I don't say that lightly--all the three rolls we got (and paid full price for) were small (1/2 size of what I would get from sushi garden's happy hour), limpy (falling apart if you use chopsticks), way tooooooooo cream-cheesy, and not enough other filling (like, more fish in my rainbow and vegas rolls plz?). Other than rolls, all the other items on the menu are way too expensive. The Working Women's Night Out was apparently fun to some, but not the others. You would think it's a networking, or meet-others type of thing. Nope. Absolutely not. People only mingle with the people they come with. But Sakura was absolutely booming that night. Don't know why. read more

Years ago, this would have been an easy five-star review, but the restaurant has gone downhill steadily ever since Mr. An sold it. Since then, food quality and portions have declined. Now, don't get me confused here. They still put out a great product at times and most of their teppan chefs are still very good at their craft, but if you order that same food in the bar, off the same menu, the quality diminishes drastically, which indicates that it's likely be cooked by line-cooks who simply aren't as skilled as the man who comes to your table and puts on a show. But somewhere along the line since An's departure, this place lost its mystique and charm as well. For starters, An took the vast majority of his sports memorability out of Sakura (And that's totally understandable considering how much money that collection is worth), but their effort to fill that void has been pretty comedic. I mean, painted black plastic sporting equipment including.... wait for it ...... badminton rackets. Don't patronize me with that type of decor. I'm not asking you to go full bro-UFC style, because that would suck too, but a little more effort would be greatly appreciated. Maybe hire an interior designer who happens to specialize in sports bars or something. Do those exist? Also, why are they leaving the old TV's that aren't in commission up to collect dust and provide an eye-sore? Replace those monstrosities down with smaller HDTV's. I mean,HD isn't just an expensive novelty anymore; it's quite essential in the sports bar realm and their lack of attention to this area speaks volumes for how much ownership and management really cares. Sakura still gets a lot of business, so I would assume they have the means to make much much-needed, interior alterations. The staff, though, is always fantastic and friendly. Some of the waitresses on the restaurant side have been employed there since the 90's (possibly longer?) and are cordial, attentive and thorough. The bar staff has experienced a bit more attrition over the years, but the unit still seems to operate with minimal problems. The girls behind the bar are some of the best you will come across in Tucson and the cocktail waitresses are usually a friendly group who cater to the customer's needs. Really, what seems to have happened to this place is that Mr. An sold it to someone who wants to squeeze every last little bit of profit out of the Sakura name before they need to make any drastic alterations. But, inside, this place needs an overhaul. I am not a sushi person, but I hear nothing but good reviews regarding their sushi and the teppan chefs deliver quality food in an entertaining fashion. The entire wait / host staff is a friendly and determined group on both sides of the restaurant. The real issues appear to be sub-par cooks for the bar food and careless ownership and management. With that being said, I will still periodically give this place my business and the overall product is still acceptable. It's just a shame to see something with such great potential get treated nonchalantly. read more

Just got lettuce wraps to go ask for extra lettuce just like I have many times before at PF Changs Pei Wei Etc. I asked after I'd already tipped the guy and another guy comes back and says that'll be $3 for extra lettuce. It's almost a joke at how rude they were to begin with and how rude they ended up, but to charge $3 extra for a lettuce when they barely give you any is disgusting and Despicable. By the way PF Changs lettuce wraps are amazing and they must have given me a field of lettuce when I asked for extra lettuce there and at zero extra charge. Pei Wei staff also super. read more

It took me a bit to think a way to kindly post this. But when we ordered the Chirashi, I could NOT believe the bowl has "smoked" salmon lux AND pickled mackerel. What a waste! The entire bowl taste of smoked and pickled .... well it was just horrible. Too bad they have given up on the art of this great Japanese cuisine! read more

Went there with a co-worker for lunch. Not sure if the place is just getting old and Mr An no longer cares about it. It was a weekday and there were only 5 people there (that should have been a sign). We sat at the sushi bar, and our first impression was that it wasn't very clean. Greasy fingerprints on the equipment and the insulation from the refrigerator that the fish sits in was falling on the counter where we sat. We ordered a couple of rolls, as their lunch menu is a joke. Ex: California roll, chicken tenders and rice, $9.95. We ordered spicy Tuna, spicy Yellow tail & a spicy Dragon roll. When the rolls were delivered we were never given any thing to eat off of. We asked the waitress and she picks some plates from a stack sitting out on the corner of the counter (Is this sanitary?). They were those small beige plates like from a hospital cafeteria, or Furr's. Then the waitress reaches in front of my face to hand the plate to my co-worker. As for the rolls, the tuna roll was good, Dragon roll was excellent, but the yellow tail was bad. Not just bad tasting, but the fish was bad! We've had yellow tail before and this was not how Yellow tail has ever tasted. It was acidic, and really fishy tasting. It was so disgusting we had to spit it in the napkin. We told the waitress and she tried to give us an explanation on how it depends on what part of the fish it came from. At least she let us order something else. From eating one piece of that Yellow tail we both got sick. My co-worker lives in Oro Valley and didn't even make it home without having to pull over, and this lingered into the next day. They get one star because my last two visits there were not pleasant, and I will never return to Sakura again. read more

One of the most entertaining Teppanyaki places I've enjoyed, and I have been to many. Gilberto was our chef and he was great. I was a single that got placed with a 10 year old girl birthday party. It made my heart happy the way he interacted with the kids. He let them try to balance a spinning egg on the spatula, tossing it and catching it, he took extra time to help them catch chicken in their mouth, and even let them use the spatula to toss the chicken to each other. The food was great, and so was the entertainment! read more

I was suprised to see the bad reviews on this place. My husband and me decided to eat here after our wine and paint date. We love sushi and this place was close. At first we were suprised how dead it was in this place. They have happy hour which was awesome and the sushi was fresh and no we did not get sick. We had crab ragoon, salmon roll, veggie rolls, and spicy crab roll. Everything was awesome and this morning I feel great! (So does my husband) The service was fast and very nice. We will be back for sure. Try more options next time! read more

I hadn't been there in about 8 months and wow what a difference. I had a feeling this would happen after the change of ownership and slowly I've seen it. Food is good, but when I'm spending 28.00 a plate I want better. The food had no flavor. I used to love the fried rice, but it had no flavor and the rice was crunchy in some bites. This is the first time I had to use the sauces to flavor my shrimp and steak. Steak was cooked good, but no flavor. I guess we have to pay just for the show and they don't care as much about the food. Too bad this was a favorite spot for my kids. read more

Sakura - The volcano - Sushi Bars Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

If I had hit up Sakura as soon as I moved to Tucson from the west coast I might have given it three stars based on my low expectations for sushi in this town. However, I have been proven wrong and have eaten some EXCELLENT sushi. Unfortunately, it was not at Sakura. *Please note, this review is for the sushi, not the Teppan* So my husband and I went tonight, Saturday around 10:00. The parking lot was packed and the band out on the patio was kicking. However, i was just there for the sushi (serious craving going on) and so we sat inside. Service was prompt and friendly which is why there are two stars instead of one. Our drinks were served quickly and refilled regularly. We ordered albacore, fresh water eel, dragon roll, vegas roll, spicy tuna roll and tamago. The miso soup that came out before the meal was pretty flavorless and watery. Reminded me of the powdered stuff you can buy at the grocery store. The fish was all covered in sauces and even then the flavor (what little I could taste after the sauce) was meh. My albacore (which is my favorite sushi EVER) was slathered in so much ginger that it was overwhelming even AFTER I scraped it off. If you are in the mood for sushi, keep walking. It is possible to get yummy fish in this town, just not here. read more

Maybe I'm a party pooper, but I feel like incredibly you have had the Teppanyaki experience, you've checked it off for a lifetime. Once, sure it's great, but they all do the same tricks (no matter the restaurant) and it's a slightly awkward set up to try to enjoy your guests with conversations. Don't get me wrong, it can be very fun and provides a good show (our chef was more laid back and funny), but it's a little too chaotic for me to relax and enjoy. Not only that, but the prices are always jacked up, and honestly the food doesn't seem worth the price. I mean, that's what happens when everything tastes the same because you cook it all together, you just have a variety of meats. Eh, been there done that. I think if you would like to enjoy this experience come at a slow town so they restaurant isn't filled with yelling at cheering. Just my two cents. On the flip side, the sushi is wonderful! Very fresh and tasty and great presentation. I'd say the prices for it are pretty average and I'm more likely to shell out money for that then the grill. I'd say if you haven't experienced it, it's definitely fun and something you should try, otherwise try the sushi or keep on driving! read more

What can I say, it's Sakura! One of the only places in Tucson you can go that has an outdoor patio with live music on the weekend. The atmosphere is what keeps me going back. Always friendly staff, they have the best bartender in town, Deb Ruiz and Charity is our fav waitress! Best place to take a date, multicultural crowd, nice ambiance outside, good music with 360 Degree band as well as Jay Faircloth. There are other Sushi places in town but none that have all the attributes you can find at Sakura! read more

We had dinner here last night with a couple for their anniversary. The hostess seemed very busy and inpatient. The waitress was rude, inpatient, and less than helpful. The cook was so nice and made an amazing presentation of the food. The food was so good. I just wish the staff was nicer. read more

Apparently they have no idea what reservations are here. We made reservations for Valentines day. We arrived on time and were told it would be at least a 20 min wait. There were a lot of people with reservations waiting including someone who had theirs booked a half an hour ahead of us who still was not seated. The manager was making sushi and refused to talk to anymore. Managers should be managing not making sushi. Reservations are just that, don't seat others when you have reservations coming. Food and service was good. Need to learn what reservations are and how to manage them on busy days. read more

Horrible service and the worst management ever. Our family went here for a very special lunch, celebrating my parents 40th anniversary, my sister and brother in laws 11th wedding anniversary and my brother's birthday. Turned into a chaotic lunch, my sister left her phone at the restaurant, she could track it on my brother in laws phone and saw it was still there so she call d the restaurant letting them know, the server that answered said it wasn't there but 1 minute later, the phone was turned off and the location could not be tracked. We went to the restaurant to physically look for it, server who assisted us when we ate there, literally greeted us saying "it's not here, go look for it, but it's not here" so you can imagine how that comment and service made us even more angry. we spent over 2 hours talking to management ( manager doesn't even know what he is doing and has no sense of customer service). After talking to half of the servers there, one of them suggesting looking for it in the bathroom trash...was it there? YES!!!!!! What's your assumption here? I'll leave that up to you. read more

I LOVE sushi. That being said, I'm not overly picky. As long as it is cool and tastes fresh, I'm pretty happy. Sakura sushi makes me happy. It's not the best ever, but it's consistently good. I went to Sakura for happy hour last week, and love the specials. Dollar off beers and half off appetizers is great - we had the lettuce wraps (usually really good, but this time the lettuce wasn't sufficient for the filling), and the egg rolls (good, basic, but with a delicious dip). If I could change anything, it would be adding sushi specials to the happy hour menu! Even when I'm there during happy hour, I'd love a couple bucks off of my favorite Rainbow Roll! So, for a solid, consistent, and fun time, with decent specials, Sakura delivers. read more

When I walked in early one evening recently, for the first time, I kept looking around for Restaurant Impossible to jump out. Boy, can it use RI. As I walked in, the place had an unpleasant odor, like it needed a good cleaning. Add to that, the odor of no-longer-fresh fish, which is a problem in a sushi restaurant. The decor needs an update. I had a fried appetizer made out of mystery fish which was ok. The portion was huge, and cost $5, which is totally underpriced. It could have been a dinner. You can't make a profit, and use fresh ingredients at that price. I think they're discouraged, and business isn't good in Tucson, but I wish they'd take a fresh look at the place. I want it to succeed. read more