I thoroughly enjoy Sake Cafe on Magazine St.! Thoroughly! From their appetizers to their shrimp tempura, Sake Cafe does not disappoint! I finally ventured to Sake Cafe for the first time, about 15 minutes prior to the end of their happy hour. When I say our waiter was down, I mean our waiter was down to take our order so that My husband and I could take advantage of the Sake Cafe's exceptional happy hour offerings. We ordered 2 glasses of Chardonnay each, and at the same time we were able to order an array of sushi, fried calamari, and their chicken teriyaki entree. It was heaven, and it was at a fraction of the typical price! After my first visit, I was definitely hooked, and have returned multiple times. I also tried some of their specialty rolls (see video and pics), which have been similarly rewarding. If I were you, I'd visit Sake Cafe often for nice happy dinners! read more

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This place used to be my favorite. When I moved here over a decade ago, I believe it was owned by someone else. Then, operations were seamless, workers were happy, and everything was delicious. Unfortunately, since the ownership changed and what I will assume was a self-serving, egocentric (sorry for the redundancy, it's for rhetorical effect) man with little to no service-industry-managerial experience was given way too much power with his little "GM" title. Since, the employees have become expendable (I've watched several good hearted, hard working human beings get tossed aside as if they were a cigarette butt for the slightest of infractions), the operations have become sloppy, and the food has been inconsistent (Chef Hao sadly left as well). Over the past year or so, I watched their once underwhelming bar (I used to go there to escape the crowds) be magically transformed by one of the most loving, dedicated, selfless bartenders I have ever observed (and I've bartended, served, managed, and owned within the service industry in this city for 8 years) into a bustling neighborhood congregation. This bartender, let's call him "Craig", worked on average 60+ hours per week for this little man. Despite his exhaustion, he warmed the heart of every last soul to stumble upon his bar, making lasting friends with all, turning tears of sorrow into tears of laughter and joy. I watched him create ridiculous dances just to make an upset girl laugh, set up special place settings for those he knew had endured a long day, personally bought bottles of wine or sake just so he could give out a little lagniappe (here in nola that means a little something extra) to his guests just so they'd have a joyful reprieve from the drudgery that can be the 9-5 grind... This bar went from being my secret hideout to a daily giant neighborhood "family reunion"/therapeutic revitalization experience- even on a Monday at 4 PM. This guy worked in circles around everyone else, and would even go in on his OFF DAYS to make sure everything was well-stocked and prepped for the other bartenders, despite that not being his responsibility. Last week, this egocentric "gm" man fired this loving bartender for being late once, refusing to even hear what he had to say. My heart goes out to "Craig" and to all of the sweet people who will be so utterly disappointed to find that their favorite bartender has been treated like the aforementioned cigarette butt. I hope that tumbleweeds and spiderwebs replace the smiling human beings that once occupied that bar. This man has no business conducting business in such a manner in our lovely city. He has much to learn and should practice learning to love in his basement to prevent hurting anyone else in the process. New Orleans is beautiful because of its loving, open community. The scaly ego of the selfish individual has no place here. I'm sorry to say I will never patronize this place again. I've spoken with a few others who are following suit. PS. there is no wifi... yelps incorrect. read more

Great place for a sushi dinner. Has a large bar and plenty of seating at a sushi bar, as well. This place is perfect for business meetings or a slightly upscale dinner. Service was great and the sushi was fantastic. Large variety of rolls and you have to try the squid salad. read more

sake cafe is delicious and i always come back for the beautiful glass chandeliers and decor! i got the cherry blossom and flaming volcano 10/10 would recommend read more

My girlfriend and I enjoyed a fantastic dinner here at the Sake Cafe uptown. The place offers patio dining, a great bar seating area, indoor fine dining, and sushi bar seating. We opted for a table indoors and were treated to excellent service from start to finish. We started off with a drinks. I selected from their cocktail list and my girlfriend selected a nice sauvignon blanc from their well rounded wine list. We shared a delicious Ahi tuna and goat cheese appetizer and shared several of their specialty rolls as an entree. The food took just the right amount of time to come out, we even had just enough of a break before dessert to be ready to finish it! Everything was great, the quality of the food was impressive. I would recommend this place with a high degree of confidence! read more

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Returned to eat sushi that i was used to eating when I live here. I was impressed again with the quality of the rolls. They're as delicious as I remembered them. Try the New Orleans Roll and the Tiger Roll. The only reason for. Or giving it a 5 star is because the service is slow, I felt the waitress was very busy during lunch hour, but I understand and given the quality of the food, this does not bother me read more

Fantastic sushi, sake, and service. Highly recommend tuna and tuna rolls. Staff was warm and diligently abiding by COVID prevention measures (masks, sanitizer, call ahead, disinfected tables etc...). Great experience. read more

Stopped by for Happy hour to give Sake a go. Nice decor. Ample indoor seating. Much smaller outdoor patio but, hey it's Magazine. It was a little chilly so I sat inside. A lot of windows, good lighting. That's always a plus. Ok so I went with the California Roll and Snow Crab. Both were pretty good. Freshly prepared and for $3.50 the portions are nice. 6 rolls per order. I know California Roll is pretty basic but, there's was really good. I decided to order the chicken spring roll off the appetizer menu per server suggestion. I wanted to love them but, I had to wait 15 minutes for one order. They sent mine to the wrong table. The double whammy; I asked my server if they had mushrooms, shiitake not my thing, she said no. 1st bite after 15 minute wait, yep a mushroom, big wet one. Needless to say great thing I'm not allergic. I posted a photo. If their brought to the right table and shiitake mushrooms are your thing definitely give it a go. My server was very nice. My issues were the misinformation and once she got sat with another table she seemed a little overwhelmed. Now to end with the good stuff. Let's talk cocktails! Lol well actually singular. I planned to try a few but, she recommended the MANGOTINI. I tried it and got stuck. Lol it was sooooo good. Needless to say I'll definitely be back. Gotta get a patio seat. Maybe next time I can give that 4th star I wished I could give this go around. read more

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Dave and his staff were amazing. I celebrated my 30th birthday in their upstairs reserved space. The sushi and the rolls were delicious. I'd never had pineapple in my chicken and shrimp fried rice so that was a really nice touch. The sashimi was fresh and cut expertly and to top it off they offer happy hour every day from 3-6p with 2 for 1 drinks. Try the strawberry & blueberry mojito....one of the best mojitos I've had in a long time. read more

The Sushi is Very Good. Not excellent. Four & 1/2 Stars for the Sushi. One thing that has remained constant about the Sushi at Sake Cafe for the 15 years that I have been eating at Sake Cafe... it is consistent. Just like a McDonalds cheeseburger, the quality of the Sushi has always been the same... consistently good. However, EVERYTHING ELSE at Sake Cafe has gone to SH*T. The service has no oversight and the management has no clue. The hot food out of the kitchen was horrible. We were the only table for our server and we always had to another waitor to tell him that we needed service. He forgot half our order. It seems like whomever has f*cked everything up at Sake Cafe, has fortunately left the Sushi bar alone. Beyond the sushi bar, there is no Love, there is no Passion. Something just ain't right at Sake Cafe. read more

Zero stars. Sake refused to honor a 50,00 gift certificate from Christmas, saying they were under new management. Great way to steal from the public. read more

Disappointed. My party of 3 walked in at approximately 1pm for lunch. We were told it was a15 minute wait. We walked over to get a drink at the bar and noticed the sushi bar was completely vacant. Asked a gentleman who worked there if we could sit there, he said sure. Proceeded to sit all the while being given strange looks by the sushi chefs, then we were immediately confronted by the curt hostess, ( she had most of her chest,exposed, literally to her waist), that the ENTIRE RESTAURANT was on a 15 minute wait. Why? Why, with many, many tables and an entire sushi bar vacant are you on a 15 minute wait? To make the restaurant seem in demand? After being seated the service was adequate, Atmosphere quiet. The baked salmon was very good. We had sushi bullet, not on the menu, also good, tiny portion for $14. The fish was fresh, the rice to fish ratio in the rolls was acceptable. There was nothing exceptional about the food, wait staff or dining experience overall. They should suggest to the hostess to dress a bit more modestly during the day as families with small children made up a good portion of the patrons. read more

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Overpriced and substandard are two words which come immediately to mind about this place. The place is huge and fancy, and they have a big private parking lot which makes finding parking easier than many places around here, but still, this place leaves much to be desired. It's like Sake Cafe is that hot girl everyone is talking about, but when you finally meet her, she charges you by the minute and refuses to bear your children until at least the second date. That doesn't even make sense, right? It was all very confusing, and there was some screaming involved, but in the end... wait am I still talking about Sake Cafe? If I am, stop reading, and go to Rock-n-Sake or Kyoto or Sushi Brothers or something. Unless you like paying more than something is worth, just because you can and want to impress those around you, including your escort for the evening, which doesn't make sense, because you're already paying her. What are you thinking? In fact why are you even paying for escorts at all in this economy? Just go get a hand roll... sushi. But not here. read more

It is very hard to say something that hasn't already been said here in other 2-3 star reviews but let me give it a shot. This place is ubery sexy/trendy inside and the place you go if you want to feel uber sexy/trendy and important. This is the place you bring someone in an attempt to impress them with your flair for knowing the uber sexy/trendy spendy spots to eat... then, after you drop her off and feel proud that you have made the best impression possible, you head to the balcony bar to fill up because (after dumping a huge amount of money on uber sexy/trendy sushi and impressing that girl) YOU ARE STARVING! Sake is like that guy you decide to date who is not the best looking one out there, but plays himself off to be a catch. He comes to your door dressed up, smelling nice, driving the fast trendy sports car and then after awhile you find out about his highly dysfunctional upbringing coupled with a troubled past to include 2 ex wives that would warn you to "run (not walk) away from him." Ok, so you get my drift, it's not worth the hype, uber sexy/trendy atmosphere, and high prices for what you get. There are too many other solid sushi options in this city. To sum it up, Sake Cafe is a poser! read more

I'm just going to say it: The food here is horri-bad! I've been here a dozen times over the last couple of years and each time, I either didn't like my food or my group got sick. The last time I came in was a few months back with a friend from out of town. She was staying at my place while touring the city and wanted to go out for sushi. Another friend of mine had suggested Sushi Brothers, which I consider to be a poor college kid's answer to sushi. Why in the hell I didn't think of Horinoya is beyond me. Needless to say, we ended up here. When we parked in the parking lot and got out of the car, we were quickly accosted by a panhandler who looked like a Garbage Pail Kid. When we denied him money, he got angry and wanted to borrow my cell phone instead. "For what reason? Are you going to call someone since asking me didn't work??" I told him no because I don't loan out my phone to ANYONE, especially the Toxic Crusader. When I denied him the use of my phone, Toxi raged, shouting out "I just can't believe that!" and charged after other customers vacating the restaurant. Like I said before, why me???? So, we get in, the hostess gets snippy by asking if we had a reservation. I said no and asked if we needed one as I looked out and saw only a quarter of the place full. She replied "no, but usually OUR customers do it anyway because that's what you usually do." Look lady, Sake Café isn't that exclusive, okay?? It's a cheap sushi thrill (if you even want to call it that) on Magazine St. This isn't 5th Avenue! We ordered drinks of the day, which I can't even remember. That should tell you how bad they were. I usually have an excellent memory when it comes to great eats. The drinks came out watered down and pretty lifeless. I might also add that it took a long time for them to arrive, too. Due to my fear of ordering sushi and getting sick again, I ordered tempura chicken instead. I wasn't about to fall for their ruse of delishus and "safe" sushi this time around. My stomach microbes remembered the last bout with Sake Café sushi. Again, the restaurant was barely full and we didn't see our waitress anywhere. Eventually, she came and brought our food. My friend ordered some sushi, which consisted mostly of baked salmon rolls. I ate about 2-3 pieces of chicken and started to get full so I decided to take mine home. My friend finished the salmon rolls and wanted dessert. So, she placed an order for some sort of tempura fried ice cream. Look, I don't know what it was really called but it had something to do with that. It took forever to get our check, which cost about $70, and I was bummed about that. I mean, $70 for crappy food, poor service AND Toxi running wild in the front lot? The real disaster hit when we got home. I was fine but my friend was not. Talk about being sick. This poor girl was running from both ends, if you know what I mean. I lost count at how many times I had to hold her hair while she dumped her stomach. The noises emanating from the restroom, too....Later, I told her after hearing some of the sounds from within the restroom, I wondered if she was okay. I mean, for a while, I sat there in disbelief that the human body was even capable of such things. Her insides must have been one hell of a circus act. Poor girl. It took her all night before she started coming around again. I've not had one decent meal here, dating back to Katrina. I like the other one in Kenner but I never go to Kenner. Who goes to Kenner for sushi???? This is a cautionary tale for the rest of you out there. If you eat here, you run the risk of getting ill. It's happened all too often. read more

**Happy Hours are a Broke Nursing Student's Best Friend: The 2nd of a 3-Part Series** Sake Cafe was, ironically in a town of unique limitless cuisine, one of the first places I went out to eat in New Orleans in 2002. It was the first upscale sushi restaurant I ever experienced and the first place to introduce me to the sweet nectar of the gods: The Lychee Martini. If I can offer you 1 tip: Tropical Roll. The best sushi I ever had in my life was in Hawaii and this roll channels Maui in every sense. Also, there are a couple Sake Cafe locations in the area and not all of them serve this roll. Why this place isn't packed to the rafters at Happy Hour is beyond me. From 3-6 every day, cocktails (included my coveted Lychee Martini) are 2 for 1. Sake is 2 for 1. Glasses of wine are 2 for 1. Selected rolls (The crawfish is the best happy roll, in my opinion) sashimi and appetizers are in the $3.50 range. This is a great deal, people!! I'm here all the time. Join me. read more

I feel like this is one of those places when you want to feel like one of the "special" people. The place is definitely fancy and the atmosphere fits well into it's Uptown location. The thing about this place is I never really leave FULL. You know how other sushi places leave you feeling like you won't have to eat for a week? This place makes me feel like I'm just "munching". Maybe I'm not ordering enough or just eating with too large a group. Ha. The food is good, but nothing spectacular. I would call it overpriced, only because you can get the same thing somewhere else for a lot less. But, as in a lot of these cases, you are paying for not only the food, but the experience. My boyfriend's friend just started working here, so maybe I will make it back. I'll be sure to update, if my opinion changes. read more

Amazing! If you go please get the tootsie roll; I've eaten a lot of different sushi and it is definitely my favorite roll I've ever had.

The sushi is fine; thanks to soaring transportation costs and the current state of the Gulf, sushi prices are higher than ever. The staff is friendly, but I wish the happy hour cocktails were less 'girly'; all that excess sugar doesn't compliment the food. read more

The slowest service in New Orleans for 6 years running. 10 minutes to meet your waiter, another 15 for a drink, forever to receive food, then an average of 30 minutes to pay the check. Never a manager in sight. Not once, but every time, I wouldn't return if it were free. read more

Make the trip to Ninja Sushi on Oak Street. At Sake Cafe II, I have never had such terrible service in my life. I am a very patient person when it comes to restaurants. I don't complain before surveying the scene and thinking of every scenario from my server days that could be throwing things off. Sake Cafe II had no excuses. We waited thirty minutes for our three rolls. Why did it take so long to serve raw food? Certainly not because the kitchen was short, there were at least five sushi rollers. Not because it was busy, with probably twenty covers in the house with half as many servers. The servers seemed to have plenty of time to carry on their conversations on their cell phones or with each other. This was a mystery, I was willing to excuse the service if the sushi was good. Smallest sushi rolls I have ever been served. Tiny sushi rolls that were predominantly rice. I was too pissed off at that point to check for all the ingredients. I would have been borderline scene-causing if I waited thirty minutes to be charged for a sorry excuse for a sushi roll that was not even as promised. Why as promised instead of as on the menu? Because the menu does not include descriptions of the rolls. When we asked the server for such a menu, he retorted "Just ask me," and resumed text messaging. Why do people dine here? *****UPDATE: Since this last review, I have eaten here once and added one star to the review. I didn't really want to go, but my date was hot and I didn't want to seem difficult. The service was still incredibly slow, but I was enjoying the company so I didn't really mind (the server was actually waiting on us to stop flirting and order). On this date, I realized the appeal of Sake Cafe II. It's the only sushi restaraunt in NOLA with that sophisticated touch (or rainbow-sperm-cocoon chandeliers). So now I know why people dine here. So for a nice date who wants sushi and cares more about atmosphere than food, this would be a nice place. read more

Two Thumbs Up! My wife and I have been to New Orleans several times, but we have never been to a sushi restaurant, so we decided to give it a try. We ordered "Never Bored Tuna" appetizer that our waiter Nicholas recommended. It was spicy and great! Then we ordered "Tuna & Tuna Roll", "Rice Paper Roll", "Crawfish Roll", "Sea Urchin", and "Sweet Shrimp". They were all very fresh and AWESOME!!!! We definitely recommend this place for sushi lovers! read more

I like it here. Lovely ambience. I've tried several appetizers and all the sashimi. The basics are best. The life scallop and oyster are never really available. It's not on the menu, but they offer a salmon skin handroll! And it's delicious. I didn't enjoy the desserts. My friends enjoyed the fried rice very much. At my office, we've ordered the bento boxes for lunch - generous portions and rather good. read more

This is probably the nicest LOOKING sushi restaurant in New Orleans and there always seems to be a good crowd here. The ambiance of the place is generally nice while being a bit too ultra-modern for the area and my old fashioned decor sensibilities. This is also the most BLAH bland and boring sushi in all of New Orleans. It is also overpriced and the service is often terrible. I will only sit at the sushi bar as that is the only way you generally get acceptable service that still tends to the slow side. They also have a tiny patio outside just past their small bar. The best thing to do here is go for the sushi happy hour which used to be a good deal but I'm not sure they even offer it anymore. They seemed to have been turning this into some sort of techno type club later at night with more of a bar scene on some nights so I'm not sure what's up with that either. I very rarely come here anymore and do my best to avoid it as there are just so many better places with better prices that I've got zero motivation to return. read more

Just so rude and cavalier. We ordered pickup at 6:30 and were told 40 minutes. We dropped by at 7:15 to see if the order was ready, and we're not terribly surprised that it was not. That's OK by itself. They said it'll be a little while, and we left to get ice cream for the kids. We left and then returned about 40 minutes later, about twice the length of time originally advertised. We asked and asked but could not get a straight answer. Finally, after great effort, we were advised that they had not even started on the order. Frustrated at the lack of candor, with no indication on when the order might actually get made, we canceled and had to move on. Obviously the first estimate of time was wrong, and when we came the first time, they could have been honest about the prospects. But they were not, and wasted more and more of our time. The worst part was having these millennial hostesses bark back at us that they were just the "messengers" and that it was our problem. After more than a decade going there, perhaps two, we are done. That type of behavior in a customer service business is unacceptable. read more

Definitely one of the BEST sushi restaurants in New Orleans... In fact, I'm giving it 4 stars disregarding the location. If I were to rate Sake Cafe by New Orleans standards, it would absolutely be 5 stars. Sake Cafe is a great place to eat when you're sick of Cajun. The sushi rolls are creative and excellent, but they are also HUGE! I came to eat here before a sorority formal once and some girls made the unfortunate mistake of ordering rolls... it is 1000% for sure that you will not look attractive eating sushi this big. Word to the wise.... But, if you're not trying to impress anyone, unlock your jaw and dig in! I craved Sake Cafe on a regular basis at Tulane and think it's quite terrific. Plus- a bonus- they have a parking lot. read more

Good sushi with a nice ambiance. The tootsie roll was our favorite. I would like to go back and try a different variety as well as an appetizer. read more

We sat at the bar to eat. The bartender did not know information about drinks or sushi. He said he had been there for only 3 weeks. He was also kind of rude. We ordered salmon naruto which did not taste fresh. The unagi was cold. Very very disappointed read more

I thought the food was great, BUT they need to learn how to cook the rice to perfection. Since its undercooked, you'll likely to be extremely swollen, and pretty sick about an hour later, when that rice expands in your stomach. if you know that going in? you'll be better off later. other than that MAJOR complaint the food is really good. read more

Tough place to review because the food is absolutely fantastic but the service so bad. I mean bad. I mean bad bad. Bad bad bad. . . bad. Did I say the service is bad? Geeze. I walked in here with my friend, we gave them our name and they said 25 minutes. We told them we'd sit anywhere, sushi bar included. We stood there for ten minutes watching the three hostesses bumble around like, well, bumblebees I guess. Then this older couple walks in, puts their names down and says "we'll gladly sit at the sushi bar" to which the hostess replies "okay," grabs them menus and leads them off. This is when we're like "um, we're okay with the bar too, remember?" And the hostess looks at us like "who are you" then says okay. She comes back a few minutes later and tells us to go grab two seats at the sushi bar, there's some at the end. Really? We stood there waiting when there were at least four available seats? Really? Then we waited fifteen minutes just for the waiter to bring us water and take our drink orders. We ordered our food which was made and was delicious. The waiter forgot to bring our soups and salads until we were almost done eating. My soup was cold so I didn't even eat it. We dealt with one competent employee while there; the chef. He rocked. The food saves this place from the dreaded 1 star rating. If I was rating food alone I'd probably go up to 4 stars. But the service is just that bad. I cannot recommend this place unless you're willing to go in there knowing full well what you're going to deal with and you're okay with that. If you're okay with that then I'm okay with that. Okay? read more

Will not accomodate mobility service dogs in violation of the ADA. Avoid at all costs.

I love the ambiance of this place, dimly lit with colorful glass sculpture lights keeping it classy-casual. The bar has an extensive sake/wine list and Sapporo on tap. The happy hour could be worth catching if the cocktails weren't all so "girly", but perfect for drinks and appetizers/desserts if you are into that kind of thing. Try the po-boy roll! The main problem with Sake Cafe is the service. The couple times I've been here, it's been not only slow but downright inattentive. If the service stepped it up, this place would get another star or two. read more

I must admit, the sake was great. However, my date ate a bowl of soup & I had chocolate cake at the bar while waiting on our to-go order we placed. When we got home, the sushi was not as ordered and one dish wasn't even in the bag. When I asked him to call to see if the would fix our order, they made no attempt to make the order right. He was okay with it but I am not. I ordered 2 different sushi rolls for myself and he ordered his dish. Well, they did not include his dish so I had to share. 2 sushi rolls between two hungry people isn't enough. Not to mention, it took entirely too long to receive the (incorrect) order. I'm irritated. read more

after Isaac, we were celebrating today, by getting pedis and having sushi. came here on my friend's recommendation, bc she loves it. i mentioned before that i lived in Hawaii, so I feel a bit snobbish when it comes to sushi, since i feel i know the taste of FRESH, GOOD sushi... i do too. since our eyes were bigger than our tummies, we ordered A LOT... judge me if you must, but cest la vie. 1. shrimp sushi 2. california roll 3. rainbow roll 4. crunchy roll 5. shrimp avocado roll 6.po boy roll 7. garden salad w/ginger dressing (i could eat this all day) 8. mushroom soup - yum 9-10 - - 2 rolls i can't remember told you we got a lot. everything was DELICIOUS! Our server, Nikai, was also super great! we had planned to stay for happy hour (hello, 2 for 1 drinks?!), but we were so full that we couldn't fathom anything else (we had leftovers, we didn't eat it ALL!). will DEFINITELY return. Our total bill was $72.00 NOT BAD. Yum. read more

Why one star??? The food was okay but the worst part is the SERVICE is terrible and SLOWWWW. It took forever for our cocktails to arrive, appetizers took like 30 mins to come out too. Oh and my friend's tempura dinner came out an hour later where everybody in our table is pretty much done with our dinner meal. The server apologized but it took him another 20 mins to show up to say hello to our table and we have to ask him again UM where's the tempura dude? Save your money and go to Sushi brothers on Saint Charles where's it's cheaper and service is a lot better and the quality of the food is just the same. I'm a server myself so I know what it's like to deal with situations like that but our server at Sake Cafe was just MEH... BTW we still tipped him 18%... read more

Five stars because the food was delicious (and I eat a LOT of sushi) and the service is hands down the best we've received in NOLA. From the very sweet hostesses to our waiter, Ned, who checked on us regularly, made great suggestions, and joked along splendidly, we were happy customers. We made use of the happy hour specials and got drinks and reduced price apps, including a yummy calamari with a great chili glaze to dip. The rolls were also great. I had the crawfish hand roll and the "rock-n-roll". Delicious, fresh, and presented beautifully. My friend got the Po Boy roll and that was such a unique roll that truly lived up to the sandwich with a sushi twist. We finished up with some coffee flavored mochi and I have never tried that flavor before. I loved it. My friend did not, but it's a texture thing for her. A big thank you to Ned and everyone else at Sake! read more

Please please please change the sound tracks. 100 bpm techno keeps the sushi from going down right. Otherwise, this is our every Friday night "go to" for sushi. Great wait staff, great food, great atmosphere. Please change the music. read more

Every time that I do sushi before a night out, Sake Cafe is my stop. The atmosphere is great for a group of girls or guys dressed up for the night. It is darkly lit and romantic =] And you do not have to wait 2 hours to be seated like Rock N Sake. The food is good and my service has always been great the hundreds of times that I've been there. I feel like my food comes out in decent timing. But really every time I come here, I'm not starving... I come to hang out, eat, have drinks, and have a "good time". And about 100 percent of the time I do. If you're going there with a negative mindset, you're going to get a negative experience. So go there with some friends, or your significant other and enjoy yourself. read more

I like Sake Cafe II. I think their food is really good, and it is an attractive restaurant. I am a big fan of their rolls. They are generously sized and made with fresh sushi. They do have a couple with fruit in them (I believe mango and maybe banana), and I'm not a fan of those, but I have tried and liked most others. Their actual sushi is very good. Most recently I got the sushi bento lunch box. It was very tasty and a nice portion size. Overall, it was a good value. And while, Sake Cafe II is more expensive than many other sushi restaurants in town, it does offer good bang for the buck. For the above, I would have debated between giving the place a 4 or a 5, BUT (as mentioned in numerous other reviews), their service is really not good. When busy, their food can be very slow, but the wait staff can also forget about their diners. As an example at my most recent visit, my group needed a couple more minutes to decide what to order. The waitress said she would be back, but she disappeared for ten minutes. Then, when I needed water with my food, I could not find her. I placed my empty glass on the edge of the table to try to get her attention, but she was very slow to notice. I have probably been there ten times, so while the service drives me crazy, their food brings me back. read more

My favorite sushi in the country (alright, that only includes NOLA, Philly, and a very meager sampling of Chicago, plus some suburban strip malls). I went back again and it was just as I remembered- delicious, fresher and cheaper than in the bigger cities. The building itself is a former KB drugstore renovated to look like a bar on the Death Star. Look at the side windows when you're there and this will make sense, at least if you're a huge dork. There's more to eating in New Orleans than gumbo and poboys! read more