It was flies everywhere!! The food was cold and flies all over the food won't be going back! Disgusting!! And the smell of mildew is even worse! 0 stars! read more

On the whole I really rarely dish out 1 and 2 star ratings as I'd like to think that I take all things into consideration when writing a review. The food for me is now firmly in 1 star territory, but the rapid seating and accommodating staff pull it up into 2 star territory. I happened to visit this buffet one second and final time when I was in the area and the day had got away from me and my stomach was growling threateningly. Unfortunately, I arrived hungry and left hungry. Firstly, I want to say that the staff here are really wonderful and appear to work very hard to balance out the lackluster buffet, however there doesn't appear to be enough staff to go around and drinks take a while to get topped up. As I entered the main doors I noticed that the broken decorative ceramic fish in the water feature were still there weeks after I first saw them. That combined with a strong odour of unmaintained fishtank further convinces me that they're neglecting to properly clean and maintain the entrance. Overall, the quality of the buffet food has dramatically decreased: the sushi quality has plummeted, they're still not de-veining the shrimp and the food is a mix of undercooked and overcooked; plates and soup bowls are not being kept stocked; insects were buzzing around the chilled and sweet offerings and there was a markedly strong and unappealing odour creeping in the rear from either the dustbins or something unknown. I hear that crews come in to help set up a new restaurant location and get it off to a flying start and then move on to the next new starter, and believe that this has happened to Sakura as the decline has been dramatic. Honestly, as much as I hate to say it, you'd probably get a better buffet experience driving a little further and visiting the food trough of a GC. read more

The food was just all over the place when it was on the platter. I saw some crawly thing on my fried shrimp. It didn't feel appetizing at all. Once your through the first plate you'll realize. Good luck- Succy read more

I am not one for long reviews Yelp insists on trying to turn me into a food critic. Any way all the cooked food was good, lots of desserts, no charge for refills on drinks. Only thing is the sushi was very average. It didn't stop is from eating ourselves into a coma! Over all we will be going back for sure! read more

I liked the salmon. Also I liked the fresh fruit: freshly cut pineapple, honeydew, and oranges. read more

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Well , it's cheap you can eat as much as you want- nothing was terrible. It's pretty typical for a Chinese buffet , kinda cheap quality , not super hot kinda not great - go for it if your trying to eat a bunch of Chinese food read more

Great atmosphere loved how everything looked clean and healthy definitely will be going back read more

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Large number & variety of seafood and for a very good price! Must try the crab croissant & stuffed shrimp. Big favs of mine! Brought my husband here and he loves it just as much as I do. Good food, nice atmosphere, did I mention good food?! read more

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Great service and excellent food . Never disappoints however it is noisy on certain days but hey that's at any buffet read more

Sakura Buffet - Great place to come to for a family dinner . Very affordable prices and a great habachi grill as well - Sushi Bars Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

There was a maggot in the green onion bin at the hibachi area so I would not recommend.

Decided to come this buffet because it was close it was money in the garbage. The place was dingy and the food was totally disgusting and not fresh do not waste your time and money. Please don't go there I don't even want to give one star. read more

Sakura Buffet - Sushi Bars Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

We came during hurricane Dorian . Maybe that affected the food quality? Some of the food was dry. You can tell when things are recooked/reheated/ standing out for a while. The habachi ran out of shrimp and they never refilled it during my time there . Service was unimpressive . Getting refills for your drinks was a pain since the waitress barely stop by. But again it was during the hurricane that we visit so maybe I shouldn't judge as harsh .... read more

The food was not terrible. I went with a friend and 2 hours later we felt absolutely terrible and could barely walk. Dont get me wrong tho the food was decent. read more

Consumer beware. Check the buffet before deciding whether to stay. I'm giving it 2 stars because the grapes and the cucumbers were decent. In the past, I would have given Sakura's 3-4 stars when they opened. I had an early dinner at 5:30 and it was a big disappointment. Nothing was fresh, too much product had been sitting out, the temperatures on seafood were way too warm for what should have been chilled. Even the jello had a taste of cleaning chemicals which I haven't decided if that's good or bad right now. When you are paying $11.50 for adult meal, you expect to get something edible - which left me with grapes and cucumbers. Health Department should visit soon. read more

Everything on the buffet was dry and tasteless! The soups sucked and so did the sushi. Your best bet is the Mongolian BBQ - at least that is cooked fresh! I'd go to Panda Express before I returned here. read more

I JUST LITERALLY SPAT OUT KIMCHI THIS PLACE IS SO RANCID. should be shut down. I tried quite a few things... nothing tastes fresh at all. ESPECIALLY the seafood which there is absolutely no excuse for. I am so scared of what is going to come out of me when I get home. I literally just spat out 4 different things in succession one after the other they were so rancid. Now im trying to get the fucking taste out of my mouth and a whole glass of water was not enough. Drinks and plates were promptly taken away but there is no redemption for the food here. read more

Good food, kept clean, very reasonable value.The hibachi grill is good, plenty of selection.

The place was great, good food especially on dinner and all day Sunday, but as asians we usually use spoons, in this Buffett restaurant you need to wash your spoon, they so dirty I need to go to the bathroom and wash our spoon. read more

To be honest the food my wife had cook at the hibachi grill was burnt, the cook took way to long. The waitress was very horrible, couldn't find her when we needed and she had a bad attitude. An lastly the bathrooms where disgusting. I do not recommend. read more

I'm not sure why some people see this as their fav but to each their own. Some food is bland and stale, left for hours but if you get it once it's fresh it's not half bad. Lo mein is made with spaghetti noodles but is okay nonetheless. Service is great, friendly and get straight to the point, pick up plates and refill drinks. Not too good in the COVID-19 protection program, no masks required and anyone can infect the food with ease. Only good things are the prices, not bad but I'll be skipping this one read more

Sakura buffet has delicious food and great service, my table was constantly getting refills and the left over plants never stayed long, big variety,clean and quiet,nicely decorated and spacious! Only good things to say and I had a wonderful visit with family (7 people) read more

It's a good buffet. End of review. For those of you wanting to spend more time reading than eating, I guess I can provide some details. Sakura buffet is fairly new and it looks like they take pride in most of the food they cook because I actually like most of the food that they serve. The sushi is pretty vast in choices compared to other places I have been and they have the seaweed salad and shredded crab which is a nice addition. There is also a Mongolian BBQ area with your typical veggies and steak, chicken, or shrimp. The buffet area has everything from sesame chicken to grilled sausage to fried catfish. Most of the food is usually stocked up and fresh and it probably helps that they are usually busy whenever I go. You got your typical desserts like ice cream and those pre made cakes that surprisingly are not dried out at this location. It's good. It's cheap. Go if you want a lot of food without breaking your bank. read more

I am totally surprised how large the restaurant is. The atmosphere was clean and nicely decorated with a lot of room. The buffet is huge with a lot of variety. The food was all fresh, hot and tasty. I will definitely go back. read more

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The best sushi buffet in Florida hands down. Great variety, nice layout and furniture seating. Sushi was fresh and made fairly quickly when gone. Tons of parking and really no better option for this type of buffet. read more

The food is decent. The price is right. The staff is extremely friendly and they constantly sweep the floors and clean up so that's a plus. They have a huge selection of food from French fries to sushi. They have pretty much all the go to Chinese food dishes like beef and broccoli, orange chicken, peppered beef. They also have fried rice and steak. The sushi is made right in front of you at the sushi bar. They are fast to bring out fresh food and keep the buffet full. They have a huge dessert bar also! Overall I'm happy with the place. I gave it 4 stars because the food wasn't the most amazing but for 10$ all you can eat I wasn't expecting gourmet buffet food lol read more

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Our waitress was incredibly rude and act like she couldn't tell what the tip was basically demanding us to give her more. The food was dry and old. Overall not a great experience.I will not be returning and would not recommend to anyone. read more

Just don't do it. Was expecting an experience like Osaka's in mandarin but was sadly disappointed. Even with the coupon I would have gotten a better value and quality food at China spring. Water and hot tea both tasted like soap. Sushi was inedible as was all the cooked seafood- and I love seafood. Sweet and sour chicken was okay egg custard was good but pretty sure thru got it frozen from Costco. So disappointed. read more

I don't like buffets and this restaurant didn't change my mind. Everything was meh. Service was a little less than meh. I'm not saying the food was horrible. It just had that oily, quick, questionable quality that buffets reek of. Generic taste made quickly for the quantity not the quality. But hey, it's a buffet. Can you really expect any more than that? read more

As Sakura Buffet lived up to the news-worthy legends of Asian buffets with culinary red flags on every counter, I was surprised to see this venue in operation in the modern day. Did someone payoff the city health inspector working this area? Were the red flags not glaring enough like the ones at JAX Beach before storms or when geo-trackable great white sharks with cute names come to visit? I was lost on this, but managed to survive on cookies and...two Advils, later on. Attractively decorated in mixed lighting schemes devised to give the impression of a cool modern restaurant, the large pump bottles of cheap hand sanitizers from Sam's at three points of the entrance should have told me something was up. Once we were seated in the rows of 1960's dining room furniture, possibly salvaged from an old Sears store lunch room, I noted there were no menus. Just the sparkling buffet and basic fountain drinks...no beer, wine, water, or vodka (internal sanitizers)... Walking around the buffet area, I could barely contain myself from laughing at the ridiculous displays of food...uh, let's not call it that, yet...such as the stuffed gray mounds of bread drowned in oil and pepper with shrimp tails sticking out, but neatly arranged in order for your service under glaring heat lamps. Then there was the open salad bar with mixed salads floating in pools of dressing and the funky chicken parts in a red sauce masquerading as BBQ. Besides the conspicuous lack of cleanliness applied to anything there, the capital offense to an experienced diner like me was the make-your-own-stir-fry section featuring open pans of uncooked vegetables and meat. While it was gathering successive generations of bacteria for my enjoyment, I noted that I had to get closer to observe the commander of the stir-fry section work his modest magic. Another funny place was the carve-your-own-meet table. Here, one had a chance to carve as much over cooked pork and chicken as they wanted. I tasted the pork, but then I wasn't sure it was either pork or a side of beef, but it was gray and swimming in oily water...oh, they call that gravy here. In any bad culinary situation, I look to the desserts as way out, but all I could find here were hard chocolate chips and thin brownies as the serve yourself ice cream only had barely recognizable chocolate, vanilla, and worse. Remarkably, the service was good because all the waitress did was clear the table and bring soft drinks. In the end, we happily left this cheap Asian-style disaster waiting to happen. It was my impression that nobody at the Sakura Buffet had read the basic restaurant industry standards of cleanliness in ServSafe, let alone adhered to the tenets of any known restaurant service. While I noted the positive Yelp reviews of this place in general, which drew me to it, I will attend other venues in the future. read more

Went with a party of 20 people. Front desk was a bit confused even through we had reservations for a private room. Ended up with a noisy alcove instead and after the first hour other people were seated in our section even though the restaurant was only about 50% full. The buffet was plentiful with quite a few shell fish and shrimp dishes. Food was pretty good for the price, the sushi was so-so. Sakura is a good deal as far as price, all drinks are extra. Deserts are less than what could be hoped for. read more

Cant beat 12.49 dinner buffet so i dont expect much out of the quality. Its standard greasy floor, fried americanized food and screaming kids running around. The raw beef for hibachi smells funky and the brisket were like tree trunks. But for a quick bite with a lot of options i will still recommend the place read more

Great price for lunch during the week. Most of it was good tasting. I didn't like their general Tso chicken or their lo mein. I think they used pasta noodles instead of rice. Their sushi was very good and at $.60 a piece would make a great lunch at a good price. Excited to try the to go by the lb as well read more

Great Buffet with a wide selection of delicious food which included a variety of seafood, including shrimp, oysters, crawfish, fresh fish prepared a variety of ways, as well as the usual beef pork and chicken dishes. They have a Mongolian BBQ which is quite good as well which also included Seafood choices. All in all, hot and well prepared food, clean and beautiful restaurant. Good price. Great value. Cheapest daycare for husband... Drop him off with 15 bucks and you have yourself 2 hours free time! read more

Gets the job done quite well if you are hungry and craving a variety of Asian food and sweet dessert. Great "AYCE" buffet as far as these establishments go. Good location in the strip mall on southeast corner of Atlantic and monument. Near Regency mall. I will return. It's was somewhat dimly lit, but is large open and well decorated. Clean and tidy, no stickiness on carpets or tables. Lots of traffic and a diverse clientele. Appeals to a variety of tastes. I felt well after eating a considerable amount of food there. I don't know what it would take for me to give 5 stars, but perhaps it's just the stigma and bias these places receive in our society. Without that it would probably be 5... read more

Not bad for an Asian buffet. This is probably the biggest and best ones here in Jacksonville Florida. read more

Sakura Buffet - Sushi Bars Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

me and my boyfriend went to eat here, other times it has been good but today the sushi was not fresh and the food was disgusting , I only had 3 pieces of sushi and my boyfriend had 1. We told them we didnt like it and she said she would charge me for 1 person. charging for 1 person is still too much for only 3 pieces of sushi but I said fine, she tried to tell me that 1 person is $20 when it is actually $10.50 a person then she said she can make it $17 I just said fine. The manager was horrible and cunty, restaurants are supposed to let you leave if you do not like the food and only eat 4 bites read more

We went with a group last night and although the food was abundant I found it not that clean and the help not that helpful. I used the ladies room and every waste basket had overflowed to the floors -- they were large. To me this indicated they had not been cleaned all day, i asked him about the mens room..filthy.A turnoff. The waitress never refilled my water -- or anyone else's. Tea was $2 extra and a tea bag. The sushi display which I heard was generous was almost entirely vegetable. When I asked about the spicy sauce the sushi man put a bit on my plate. I am used to putting it on myself. The place was very loud. We had been offered a private room for our group. It was an alcove -- other people were seated there and it was not possible to have the short business meeting we had planned. The spareribs were mostly fat and not very tasty but the shrimp on sticks were quite good. I don't know what they have a lunch -- but it looks like a place for a quick meal. I will pass, read more

Clean, great staff, and hot food at 3:00pm. That, to me, says a lot about a buffet. Some of the items are sketchy at best. Shrimp tasted like fish -- never a good sign. Egg rolls, not so great. The cream cheese ragoon was considerably sweeter than normal. Rice and noodles were not tasty. At all. Bland and dry, even when freshly put out. Sushi was on par though, pretty decent. read more

Although the hibachi wasn't too bad, most of the food was. Everything tasted old and nothing was really fresh. I understand it's a buffet, but I've had better around Jacksonville. I don't like a buffet that has a dark setting. read more

I moved to our Pine Bluff community in Kingsland, Georgia during August 2015. The ONLY thing I miss from Ohio is the Chinese Buffet in Dublin, Ohio. I never thought I would find as good a buffet as the one I left back in the frigid north. Saturday night, I had dinner at the Sakura Buffet in Jacksonville. The decor is beautiful, the atmosphere is relaxing, family oriented, and the food is absolutely outstanding in every respect. All of the people working there go above and beyond to take care of their guests. It's an "all you can eat" buffet, and the variety is enormous, including all you can eat Sushi, which appeared very fresh, and the dessert buffet is ...well, wear your extra large outfits that have plenty of room for expansion. ;-) The prices are a little less during the week, but even on Friday and Saturday, the value is phenomenal (see prices below.) Just wanted to share this with my neighbors. This place is a real treat. Sakura Buffet 9764 Atlantic Blvd. Jacksonville, Florida, 32225 (904)721-5363 Adults: $11.49 Child: (4-6) $5.99 Child: (7-10) $6.99 read more