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    Sakura Japanese Restaurant

    3.5 (165 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:30 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Shintaro K.

    I don't have much good things to say. Could have been their off night. Double Toro Roll was terrible (could not finish it). Ikura didn't taste right. Uni was really gross. The server mentioned that it was from California but did not know where or who the supplier was. I regularly get Santa Barbara uni from Yama Seafood (delivered to home) so I know what California uni is supposed to taste like.

    (Top to bottom) Shrimp tempura roll, California roll, black swan roll, and double toro roll
    Sarah X.

    My friend ordered a shrimp tempura roll and California roll, while I ordered the double toro roll and black swan roll. Oh my gosh, both of my rolls were DELICIOUS. The black swan was my favorite. Perfect amount of spice and flavor. The sauce was not too overbearing, so you can taste the fish. I just wish there were most special rolls on the menu that had salmon! Overall, I would come again.

    Alaska Roll (sub soy paper)
    Kelly G.

    We came out of convenience, being right across the train station. We will admit the ambiance is nice, but it doesnt account for the high prices and unimpressive food. There are many upcharges for any kind of substitution, and the sushi menu wasn't expansive. The special rolls were nothing of interest, so we stuck with nigiri and maki rolls. The fried rice was good, and it was nice that it came with a soup and salad to make it an entree. There is a lot of hot kitchen items in the menu if you are bringing non-sushi fans! We would come back if it was convenient, but probably wont make it a trip to come back.

    King Dragon
    Cathi C.

    Take out was smooth on a Saturday night! The beef fried rice was delicious, rice had a great little crisp to it. Beef was very tender. The King Dragon Roll was delicious. Eel, shrimp tempura with avocado and cucumber is such a great combo. We also got the Spicy Kani Roll. We usually get a Spicy Kani Salad but decided to just have it in a roll and it was even better. Not too mayo-y. It had a great texture and left a refreshing taste.

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    Sara S.

    I've always passed this restaurant and wanted to finally get some food here. There are 2 other sushi spots in the area and I'll be visiting those soon to compare. Service was standard. They had a busy night but they sat me fairly quickly. The ambiance was a chill vibe. Moderate noise and nicely lit and decorated. I ordered the Philadelphia roll, spicy salmon roll and chicken ramen. All were good. The spicy salmon was minced which I find I am not a fan of. All in all it was a good experience and I enjoyed the food.

    Millburn Sunset
    Darryl S.

    Has to be the best sushi ive had in a long time. I ordered the Seaweed Salad, Sakura ChaHan, MillBurn Sunrise and I also brought my own Sake [Yukikage]. The service reminds me of a Traditional Japanese lunch bar. Im so glad I was walking during restaurant week and found my new Sushi Spot! WOOP WOOP!

    Special rolls - 8 pieces each
    Ashley N.

    I came here with a small group of friends prior to a hike and it was the perfect meal to leave us satisfied without putting us in a food coma. The interior is clean and modern with a good amount of seating. They have limited parking spaces beside the restaurant in addition to street parking. We ordered two special rolls and the sashimi for 2 set. The special rolls were super flavorful. The sashimi for 2 was an unexpected delight! It came with 2 soups, 2 salads, 2 rice, and consisted of 41 pieces of sashimi (on a boat!) for $57. I thought it was a great deal considering all the food you are getting. The sashimi tasted bright and fresh. I would definitely return if in the area!

    Miso soup
    Marcus S.

    Came here trying a new sushi spot away from the usual ones I frequent that have gotten down well what makes them great. The sheen shows here but doesn't hit like I'd like it to. I started with the harumaki - spring roll like appetizer. Good presentation and tasted good. All good there. I went all in with my entree getting the Triple 3 which is a very colorful special roll of spice crunchy tuna and avocado inside, wrapped with soy paper. Tuna, salmon and yellowtail with sauces. It was really good and they didn't chesp out with the avocado which I guess is why it was so expensive at $18 which I think is a tad steep. I also found the roll to be real mushy. Like any softer you could just put it in your mouth and swallow it. The interior is really fancy looking and it's BYOB which is of course a perk but. I'd try again but since sushi is big now my expectations are too.

    Millburn Sunset Roll
    Erika V.

    Very nice little spot with good service. Delicious menu items. BYOB so definitely bring a drink to enjoy! Various rolls to choose from.

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    Maria V.

    Ok I'm so torn about what I want to rate this place... I just had the prettiest (and delicious) yellowtail dish here ... I mean check out my photo. If I could rate the dish alone- I would say 5 stars for the dish. Ok - so I ended up here because it's Monday. And both my fave sushi places Are closed on mondays then I came to get my fave falafels in the area and that place was closed .... but to stay on a positive note- that just means I could try a NEW place. I've always seen this place when I'm in the area but I've never been in. They have a small parking lot which is nice because most places in the area doesn't have their own parking lot. Otherwise you would have to find street parking or park in the lot down the street. I came in the tail end of things... and it's Monday so it wasn't busy. Sat down right away and the waiter was ready for me. Inside the Place looks fancy for a sushi spot. I saw the Jalapeño Yellowtail appetizer on Yelp and had my heart set on trying it. I also ordered a standard roll- spicy crunchy tuna. I go simple and easy with new places that I've never had before.... Cuz I'm not sure if I will like it. Beside the prices on the sushi here are INSANE. Like the most expensive I've seen for a local spot. The yellowtail app was $13 and the spicy crunch tuna was $7.5 . I can admit that the yellow tail app was delicious but the roll is standard roll and it was mediocre at best- i would pay $4-5 the most . All their specialty rolls were 13-17 bucks a pop. Their prices are what I would expect in Vegas or NY. Would I come back here again? Maybe- to have that appetizer or if I come with a group and we can share/try rolls but I doubt if I see myself coming back dolo

    Food is good! Staff and service sucks... not friendly at all....  Found plastic on my miso ramen...
    Yang S.

    Food is good BUT Staff and service sucks! Not friendly at all. Like the workers didn't feel like working today... thanks for coming in anyway. In addition I found plastic on my miss ramen.

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    4 months ago

    The staff was very friendly and the food was fresh and delicious! It's a quiet atmosphere great for a date night or just time with friends.

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    8 months ago

    It's not Japanese noodle and they taste plain except for the extra oil. No idea why it's a Japanese restaurant.

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    2 years ago

    Pretty standard sushi. It's ok. The staff is very pleasant and I trust their food. The indoor seating is nice yet a bit outdated.

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    3 years ago

    Food came out very fast and was very good. The staff was very kind and was out to make the best experience possible.

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    4 years ago

    Waited an hour and a half for our order. Sushi pieces were tiny. Services wasn't too friendly either.

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    4 years ago

    My go to sushi place. The staff is quick and efficient. Haven't had a bad experience yet... well done.

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    Food and service is always great. It's a byob restaurant but there's a liquor store one block down.

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    Sum Ramen

    4.3
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    I guess I give this place overall a 3.5, instead of just a 3. This place caught my eyes as an asian…read morerestaurant in the area and relatively good ratings, but felt that everything was pretty average. I went with a group of 3 and all ordered ramen and the karaage appetizer, but the karaage was just slightly crispy and barely had any flavor, the sauce really saved that dish but definitely would pass on that dish. All 3 ramens were average. The pork cha shu was tender though which was the highlight, but overall broth was pretty standard. Particularly my miso ramen didn't have that much flavor. Service and staff was a bit slow, but food came out pretty fast. Overall not bad, but will probably give this place another go sometime and try some of the other dishes.

    Pass by this little ramen shop many times and decided to give it a try today. They opened at 11:30…read moreso I was there right when they open.. the store is not huge, but with cute decoration on the wall with hand drawn picture of ramen and simple menu.. and with some Asian style decor on the other wall.. I ordered a black garlic ramen and a kids meal (katsu) for my son, they came pretty quickly and they look delicious!! My son's katsu is super hot and crunchy (he said he doesn't want to eat it prior the food come, and ate 1/2 of the chicken!!) that means did you great!!! Rice was a little hard to be honest and corn was ok.. I kinda put them in my ramen.. the black ramen was good.. lots of spinach and thick piece of pork (chasiu).. soup was thick but not too thick!! Noodle was cool perfectly.. only thing is I have to pay to get the egg, but it was cook perfectly!! My son agree since he ate the entire egg.. would definitely come back again.. I wonder if it would get super busy at lunch time since they don't have too many tables (10 maybe), they might be a line out the door.. but 11:30 was a great time!! And parking is just across the street!!

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    Millburn Ramen

    3.6
    (22 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    I was looking for ramen place in millburn and once across this place.. I arrived when they opened…read moreand I guess whoever was working was in the kitchen? Since it's my first time I was kind of confused as if they are open since the place was kind of dark. It always connected to the Japanese restaurant next door so I was not sure if I was in the right place. Anyway the lady walked out couple minute after and she let me sit wherever I want with my son, we ordered the classic tonkotsu ramen and pork chashu bao.. both are very tasty and they came out fairly quickly!! Would definitely come back again!!!

    Terrible experience overall. We had long ticket times…read moredespite being the only customers in the restaurant during lunch. We ordered the duck bao buns, which were very bland, served without any sauce, and one even had a bone in it. We also ordered the pork belly ramen and seafood ramen, seafood ramen priced at $28 . Unfortunately, these were served in a way that felt unsanitary, with the waitress's thumb touching the plates and inside the bowls. It was very strange and honestly pretty gross. The seafood ramen included crab legs, but we were never offered a crab cracker, and the scallops were overcooked. The broth was decent, but nothing mind-blowing or worth the price. The seating was also uncomfortable. They use high armchairs that felt awkward and impractical. On top of everything, I couldn't get a receipt because they had run out of paper, and I later realized I was double charged for the meal. The one positive is that our waitress was very nice and polite, but unfortunately that wasn't enough to make up for the overall experience. We won't be coming back.

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    Thai House

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    3.4
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    I was skeptical to come to this restaurant at first due to the low rating it had overall, but…read morebelieve it or not, I was absolutely surprised by the food quality here and the service. This is a nice quiet spot, nice atmosphere, great service from the waitress. I started off with the chicken dumplings, probably the lowest rating food I had. I'll give it about a three and a half, that's because it was a little too wet. The chicken was solely in the middle, so there's a lot of dumpling, not a lot of chicken, i did enjoy the peanut sauce. Then I had some sambal sauce, vegetables, chicken and white rice on the side. Now that was really, really good. Nice and spicy, a great mix of vegetables, very fresh, very filling, super surprised by that. This establishment honestly deserves to be a lot more crowded than it actually was. It was very empty in there, I was the only table in there. But overall, just great service. In addition to that, I was also able to spin a wheel for spending over 60 bucks and got myself a free drink the next time. Highly recommended, pop out if you're in the area. Great overall. .5

    Thai House is AMAZING and such a hidden gem in NJ!! I'm a bit of a Thai Curry connoisseur and have…read moretried different curries from dozens and dozens of places and this has continued to be my #1 favorite over years. The vegetables are always fresh, the curries and food are consistently DELISH, the portions are the perfect size, and their brown rice is the best I've ever had -- not the typical flavorless brown long-grain rice, it's dark brown, hearty, and yummy. My favorite dish is their Thai red curry with tofu, but you really can't go wrong with anything on the menu! My mom Sonia and our family are huge fans and always stop by when we're around. Kevin, the owner, is so friendly and always makes time to greet us and those who pick up food. We will forever and always be back. Highly recommend checking them out.

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    All furniture still packed
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    Red Curry Green curry Panga curry
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