How I love Tamashi! I believe it to be the most high quality sushi with the best variety in abq. I…read moreALWAYS order the crispy rice with spicy tuna (red rock), and a fresh roll. Their eel is super tasty and has the perfect texture. I had only had their salmon on fire from takeout- but having it in restaurant is quite the experience. They bring it to you completely flamed up, it's a bit scary but thrilling. I haven't had a bad meal/ roll from this place. I need to expand my horizons to new dishes!

I have visited Tamashi a few times and and just now getting to my review…read more I want to preface this by saying that they should have a five star review, but finish my reading this and you will see why. It is not the biggest restaurant, and is popular, so I would recommend being prepared to wait during "popular busy time" but it is so worth the wait. So I also recommend waiting. The staff is always pretty friendly and accommodating. I shared an app, a roll and an order of salmon sashimi with a friend on both visits. The food is always fresh, and delicious! I never feel like I am being overcharged for what I get either. Going to eat for sushi can feel like that sometimes. The quality of the food is great and everything is always aesthetically pleasing as well. I had their avocado bomb on my last visit and I was delightfully surprised with it. I like avocado in most cases, but sometimes, it can be a lot at one. I thought this was going to be like that when I saw it, but I was wrong. I look forward to getting one of these on my next visit! On my last visit my friend and I saved room for a dessert, one that we saw rotating on their screens that they have in the restaurant showcasing some of the menu items. It was a take on a bananas foster. It looked delicious but alas, we'll see if we can manage to get it next time. Note to self, have dessert first on next visit?

It's worth the price. I thought that the menu looked a little expensive, but the portions are huge…read more My friend and I shared the medium Happy Boat, one order of mackerel sashimi (basically a whole side of a fish!), and the banana tempura for dessert, and left extremely full and satisfied. The final price (paying with cash) was $102.32 before the tip, which seems very fair given the size of the portions and the quality. The fish was not the very highest quality, but it was very good. The wasabi was some of (if not) the best that I've ever had. The soy and eel sauces were made in-house, and were excellent. Presumably, the rest of the sauces were house-made as well. Leo was a very good and friendly server. The atmosphere was very relaxed but could be suitable for something fancier. The one thing that hurts is the price; as fair as it is, I do wish that it were a smidgen less.

I may have just ordered from them on a bad night the last time. This time the food was better. I…read moreonly ordered two special rolls and the rest were nigiri, tofu puffs and Monkey Balls. The two rolls I ordered were better than last time. One was The Green Dragon (i think) using Avacado instead of seaweed. The other was Lobster Dance which is scallops and lobster. The Green dragon was okay. The Lobster Dance would have been a lot better without the overpowering sauce. The nigir were okay, but I prefer my nigiri to not have a lot sauce and all three I ordered were heavily covcered in their cloying (oyster based?) sauce. The Monkey Balls were meh, I've had way better here. The Seaweed Salad was excellent which I think was true last time. I guess I still need to try the in restaurant experience, but based on the food alone I'm not sure it would be great. If anyone has a great place they like let me know!!!

This is a regular spot for me and my husband at least every 6 weeks. Sometimes we do sushi, and…read moresometimes we do Hibachi. There is always parking available. We usually show up around 5, and we never have to wait to be seated. Today, we decided on Hibachi. Our waiter saw to our drink order, and he brought us out some soup. We ordered some sushi, and that didn't take long to come out. Our waiter collected our food order, and our chef brought his cart out to cook. The chef we had today was okay with the show, but what he cooked tasted great. The place is always clean, there's a nice coy pond separating the sushi room and the hibachi room. The bathrooms have always been clean, too. Next time we will be back for happy hour sushi.

Got sick after eating here. Also dubious as to cleaning habits. Smells great coming from the…read morehibachi tables tho

As someone with celiac, eating sushi can be surprisingly stressful. Soy sauce is in nearly…read moreeverything, menus aren't always clear, and I'm usually stuck asking a ton of questions or avoiding places altogether. That's why Sakura Sushi & Grill stood out right away. They clearly label gluten-free options on the menu. They also offer gluten-free soy sauce, which is a huge win. Even better, they have lunch specials with gluten-free options, which is rare. It's located in Riverside Plaza in Albuquerque, just past the river on the west side. I ordered the Sushi Lunch A with premium fish and chose the double salmon roll. Everything was incredibly fresh and delicious, and the portions were great for the price. The miso soup that comes with lunch isn't gluten-free, but they brought me a side salad with an amazing gluten-free dressing instead. I felt confident eating here, which is not something I say often. I didn't have any reaction afterward and would absolutely eat here again. One of the coolest surprises: they make their own wasabi in-house. It's not on the menu, but if you ask, they'll bring it out, and it is absolutely worth it. We considered getting a sushi boat, but the lunch specials were a better value for lunch. If we went for dinner, we would absolutely order a boat. I also had hot sake, which paired perfectly with the meal. At the end, they even brought us a sweet cinnamon tea for my friend's birthday, even though we didn't order dessert. Service was warm and attentive the entire time. My friend has a shellfish allergy, and the server made sure her plate only included fin fish, which we really appreciated. We went around 1:30 p.m. on a Tuesday, and it was quiet with only a few other tables. The atmosphere felt calm and relaxed, with a casual, comfortable vibe that made it easy to sit and actually enjoy a conversation without feeling rushed. They close at 3 and reopen for dinner, so it's a great low-key lunch spot if you time it right. My friend also mentioned she brings her young kids here often, and the woman manager or owner is especially kind and welcoming to them. I enjoyed this place so much that I called my husband on the way home to tell him all about it. We're already planning to go back with our kids, which will make this my second visit in one week. If you're gluten-free, this place is a gem. And even if you're not, the quality, service, and overall experience make it absolutely worth a visit.

Green eyes, fried rice I could cook an egg on you…read more. Excuse me, a green tea?" From ice on rice.. Music for a sushi restaurant.. We settled in at Sakura for a late lunch... We started and finished w. delish Cold Sake.. We shared...a very well cooked delectable.. "Soft Shell Crab"..melt in your mouth good.. Up next.. "Vegetable Fried Rice" of Stir Fried Rice cooked with Peas, Carrots, Yellow & Green Onions, & Sesame Seeds w. Added Kimchi..nicely hitting the spot..:) "Sakura" is most authentically superb..:) "If the stars were edible And our hearts were never full Could we live with just a taste? Just a taste.. "Music For A Sushi Restaurant" Best, Avram Hairistyles Jr.

Food was amazing...the "manager" possibly the owners son needs to get out from behind the sushi bar…read moreand manage the restaurant. Has a very foul mouth, heard him more than 3 times use the f* word. Very unprofessional. Missed the owner tonight! Had the spicy tuna roll, sizzling beef and curry chicken...all were delicious!! Management professionalism needs an improvement!!

I've been ordering, from , off-and-on for about a year, and have loved their food. Flash forward to…read moreFeb 2026, and I'm now working on losing weight, so I ordered the teriyaki chicken. "Grilled marinated chicken tossed in a sweet-homemade teriyaki sauce." The menu says nothing about the chicken being coated in a "light batter." I called the restaurant told them that I was expecting just grilled marinated chicken, not with a batter. The gentleman who answered the phone, said they've been meaning to take that off the menu. I've seen this item on the Grubhub and restaurant menu before, just didn't order it, and it never said anything about it being battered. So, apparently it's not all that important to change being as the description hasn't changed in all these months. My order was refunded, and I greatly appreciate that, I now need to find something else to eat tonight. Had I been physically able to get in my car, and drive to the restaurant to ask how they prepare their food I would've done that instead of going through a delivery service.

Grabbed some new years eve dinner here. The place was empty when we showed up, but a few tables…read morefilled by the time we were leaving. What I loved here: Big portions, their rolls are masssive Ginger tea (a whole lot for $3) Great staff, attentive and friendly The tom kha soup!! All very tasty, would definitely come back to try some other rolls and get the tom kha soup again

Did not disappoint....great Saturday lunch spot , college football and Sushi!!! Can't go wrong!!!…read moreDelicious and delightful!!

Tried this place for the first time & loved it ! Very taste sushi . They have lots of different…read moreoptions to choose from . We didn't expect the rolls to be so big! Which is why we ended up with so much food ! Would totally recommend, they have discount rolls which is a win!

This place is really good and me and my husband loved coming here before this location. Maybe it's…read morethe new staff or today was an off day. (We kept noticing tables asking for utensils to eat their food as their food came out but they would sit there waiting for someone to come by with plates napkins and chopsticks) This place is usually known for their fast service but today we waited 30 minutes after they had taken our menu and noticed other tables got their food first. So we asked to check on it. The server realized something happened and told us the food was coming out now it was going to be free of charge which was sweet on Her end However, We just got home because we couldn't wait and eat the location anymore and we noticed it's not our order. And or we are missing items? The sashimi on the menu says 3 pcs an order there's only two rice with big chunks of salmon dumplings we actually didn't order We ordered sushi with jalapeños we don't see it and again just not what we ordered. We'd go back again I guess just double check orders? This WAS our order 1 Shrimp tempura roll 1 order of the sashimi salmon 1 dragon roll 1 Los Lunas Roll 1 Amazing Roll 1 Money roll

We came for lunch on New Year's Day. It wasn't very busy bc they didn't use their "party room" and…read moresat at a large table of 6. We got seated right away and didn't wait long to order pretty much everything. I took pictures of everything we ate. I ordered our usually and added Japanese style chicken to try for the kids and they kind of liked it. It's on the sweeter side. I thought they were gonna be breaded, but they weren't. My MIL said it was dry and didn't like it. It was ok. But we didn't finish it and told the server. We ate everything else. They ran out of all the flavors of ice cream except vanilla. Our server was very quick and precise with our orders. She even brought our check as soon as we told her we were done after ordering ice cream. We have kids, so we appreciate efficiency. Their xmas tree is so cute with sushi ornaments!

The sushi itself was very good. However all three stars lost goes to the service. We placed our…read morefirst order and about 5 min later our calamari appetizer came out. About 5 min later one roll and about 10-15 min later the remaining 5 rolls came out. So the bulk of the rolls took at least 25 min from order time. We ate our rolls and about halfway through we were trying to get our waitress' attention since everything seemed to be slow. We waited at least 20-30 min to place our second order which was for two rolls and tuna tataki appetizer. Rolls came out pretty quickly... tuna never arrived. Either the place is understaffed, it's an AYCE tactic to save money or it was just our waitress? Not sure but for AYCE slow service is a deal breaker.