We showed up for lunch. Great service, fast and friendly. Sushi was sub-par. It was just a little bit of a step up from sushi that you would expect from a Chinese buffet. If you decide to give this place a go, I would recommend that you go with the hibachi and order some sushi on the side. Not the place I would recommend to get your sushi fix. read more

So we decided to take our kids here, give it a second chance. We arrived at 11:03 and the door was locked. So after waiting a couple mins I called inside to ensure they were open. The lady that answered the phone said "yeah just wait a minute" so we packed up and left and never to return again. read more

I've been eating here for years and every time I go, I'm underwhelmed. The sushi is alright. It's the only sushi place in town, aside from the vendors inside Hy-Vee and Price Chopper; the prices and quality for all three are comparable. The rest of the food is hit or miss. The hibachi is usually good, but the other entrees are bland. The service has always been terrible at this restaurant. Wait times can exceed an hour for your food; if you opt for hibachi it's even longer. This is not a place where you can sit down, get your food, and leave in a reasonable amount of time. You need to plan ahead if you want to eat here. Even if there's only three other tables in the restaurant, the wait times are ridiculous. The employees' children also run around the restaurant and sometimes disrupt customers. The building needs improvements and the decor is lacking. It needs to be deep cleaned. The restaurant automatically applies an 18% gratuity charge to your bill. CHECK YOUR BILL BEFORE YOU LEAVE. If you catch them adding gratuity, ask for it to be removed. read more

Love the food however they add the gratuity to your Bill . Thanks but I will decide what the tip will be !

One of the best, if not only, sushi restaurants in town. They have great lunch specials and a great sushi special, get 3 different types of rolls for only $13. read more

Absolutely love the food here! If you haven't tried the volcano roll or the tiger roll, you're missing out. read more

Sakura - a platter of sushi and rolls - Sushi Bars Near Me - St. Joseph, Missouri

We went here and had the Hibachi dinners and sushi. The sushi was exceptionally good but sadly that is where it stops. We ordered 4 dinners, one of them was the sakura delux ( had scallops); the other 3 dinners were the filet mignon, shrimp and chicken combos. Each dinner comes with soup and a salad. The soup wasnt bad. The salad is practically unedible unless you LOVE a ginger salad dressing. You have no choice of salad dressings. The ginger dressing makes the salad too tart to attempt to eat. The chicken was bland and dry ; I was not impressed, the scallops were fishy, I have had scallops before and they are not supposed to be fishy and because of it, I could not eat any of my other food. The fishy scallops made the shrimp taste fishy and I love shrimp. I was really upset when I couldnt eat it. The shrimp was overcooked and tough. The steak was cooked properly and actually had good taste. The rice was pretty good as well. The portion size for the prices is not worth it. a side of shrimp cost us $8 and you only get 5. You will get maybe 1 cup of rice and a handful of vegtables. our chef was funny and polite but he was very soft spoken and we could barely hear him over the grill. Sad to say but we will not be returning! read more

If It was possible to give a negative review, this would be it. We entered and stood around waiting to be seated. After being seating, we had to wait for a while before someone showed up to take our order. One positive thing was the food didn't take that long, but unfortunately, the waitress never checked backed with us after doing a drive-by delivery of our food. Her son (we found out when he called her mama) shows up with a large toy sword and starts waving it around at us and my 1-yr old baby whom was sitting in the high chair. I had to put my arms around my baby to protect her several times and no workers in the restaurant came to take the kid away. I had to tell the kid (several times) to move his toy away or my baby will get hurt by it. He complied, but kept coming back. The sushi chef saw, the waitresses saw, even the other customers saw, but no one affiliated with the restaurant came forward to take the kid away. We couldn't take it anymore and decided to box up our food and leave. The kid came back again and started waiting his sword in front of my face and poked my shoulder with it. Finally, the bill came and there was a 18% gratuity charge. Mind you it was only my husband, me, my 9-yr old daughter, and 1-yr old. I questioned right away why there was a gratuity charge for 4 people. They said it's their policy for everyone. I asked where the the gratuity was stated and they pointed to a taped up sign written in pen behind the counter where no one can see behind the cash register that says 18% gratuity charge to be shared between the chefs, waiters, etc. I just wonder why when I read the reviews for this place that there was no mention of this gratuity charge for everyone? I would like to know if it was standard here or if this was only implemented recently? The most upsetting thing was not the gratuity, but the waitress's kid that could have hurt my 1-yr old baby and the fact that I had to tell him to keep the sword away from the baby instead of the restaurant staff. I hope no one else can have such a horrible experience like we did at this restaurant. read more

I went at about 6:30 on a Tuesday, and there was nobody there! I am not sure why, but this place had hardly any customers. I have been to several other hibachi type places and the food quality was very similar to them. The restaurant was clean but the environment could use some improvement. The staff was very friendly! The service was great. Our server was attentive and the hibachi chef was friendly and funny, and he was not stingy with the sauce which is two thumbs up in my opinion. Tried some sushi and it was just average. To be honest.... it reminded me of Hyvee lol. Not bad for "Missouri," but could be better. read more

For this being the only Hibachi in town, it's not bad. Food is good. Service is okay, and price is within reason of other Hibachi restaurants. We have been several times and will go back, just are more careful what times/days we go. If you're in a hurry, don't go here. Now for a little more detail. When you arrive for dinner you are usually sat immediately and your drink order is taken. While your drink is being prepared you can either be entertained by the other chefs or the employee's children and their toys running around. In about 20-45 minutes your chef will arrive and begin making your dinner. He might be accompanied by one of the children and they usually become a part of your table. (Not to eat, just spectating or talking with you.) After the chef is done, (you're practically full already) you wait for the waitress comes back and brings your ticket with a hefty gratuity added to it. Now, the menu states that gratuity is added for 6 or more. It is just you and your significant other that walked in and that are on the ticket, why was it added!? When you ask why that is added, you're told it is added to everyone's ticket whether one person or 8. They will refuse to remove the charge, we pay and include that 18% (I believe that is the rate) off of what we would have left for the service provided of our cash tip. When we go, we avoid busy times/days in hopes that we won't have to wait the usual length of time it takes to have the chef arrive. Sometimes they do have all the grills running, but it's usually just one and the wait is still longer than another Hibachi in KC. Also, the waitresses aren't running around crazy and could do a better job of making sure you have a drink or clearing the dishes while waiting on chef to arrive. Maybe that's why they add the charge to your ticket; because the tips given were reflecting their service and not necessarily the chef's. read more

If you go to the hibachi grill, prepare your stomach for A LOT of food. Before I ordered, I thought it was a little pricey, but with the amount of food you receive and the awesome show they put on, it was completely worth it. I had leftovers good for two more meals. It's a great place for some good Asian food! read more

Always a great place to eat! Fun experience and if you like sushi then you will love this place!

Awful service. We waited 2.5 hours for a chef to come to our table after asking multiple times. My bad for waiting that long.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS. service is absolutely HORRENDOUS and the food sucks. Just trust me. Do not go here.

The three-roll special is great! If you're after a lighter supper, try splitting that with someone for a cheaper bill. It was deserted here when we came, but it was very late in the evening, close to closing, so I don't hold that against them. My boyfriend and I put away miso soup, a three-roll special and a tempura shrimp appetizer between us and were stuffed and happy by the end. The cooked tuna roll and spicy crab roll are my favorites - the bit of crunch from the tempura flakes adds something special. Bonus points for the owner's small kids appearing every once in a while to say hello, and not in an annoying way. They were super cute. :) read more

Good food. However when the bill came were charge an 18% gratuity for a party of 4. When we questioned that the waitress told us we had 4 or more people and that was why... We always tip well if the service is good. I have never heard of a gratuity for 4 people. We have been there several times before and never been charged that. I wonder if she knows she is running loyal customers off. We will not be back. read more

I love this place..The sushi is wonderful and always fresh..The Hibachi grill is fun to do to..like getting a show as dinner is being cooked.. Although Hibachi can be a bit pricy just depends on what you get and the Sushi is very reasonable to especially their 3 roll deal. read more

Food is Great!! Service is HORRIBLE!!! Only 2 other people in place and took 2 hrs!! I complained, and waitress said we are busy!! What????

I'm only giving it 3 stars because it's the only place to order sushi in town. The food is decent; it isn't the worst sushi or the best I've had. The wait staff is friendly enough... But it is so slow. I wouldn't come here if I was in any hurry to eat. If you plan to order take out, make sure you think to call well in advance. We ordered 5 rolls and it took them 55 minutes! We will eat here again, unless another Japanese restaurant opens. There's no way it could be any slower. read more

First off this place is disgustingly dirty with dead bugs in plain sight. When you first walk in you enter to the bar which had three children, blaring cartoons, cluttered with toys and everything else you can think of which made it look more like a living space than an establishment. Everything was either dirty, ripped, stained or rusty. The sushi was very poor quality and we were all surprised we did not get food poisoning. Would never ever ever ever recommend to anyone to eat here. read more

It wasn't a bad place needed updates....the staff wasn't very attentive. The food was good noodles were fresh but the seafood was obviously frozen but not bad place to go in St.Joe. read more

I have traveled the USA frequently and can say Sakura is as good as any place I have visited. The price is cheap for the quality of food you receive. The staff are friendly, the food great, and all in convenient St Joseph location. read more

Nice hibachi cooks good rice but AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL service. We found a hair and a bug in our food and they wanted to give us a 30% off discount. They wouldn't give us our meal for free. Then they all started talking about us in their language they speak. The service is shitty so is the atmosphere. read more

My boss and her husband took my husband and I here for a night out. My husband had never been to a Japanese Style restaurant and I was dying for Sushi. I must admit that I have driven by the place more times than I can count but have not dared to go in to eat because of the outside lack of care, the location in a parking lot and even the color of the building. I was so surprised by the excellent wait staff, the well cooked food and the fantastic Sushi! I can not wait to go back again! read more

Mediocre sushi, not fantastic but better than not having any. I love sushi & the prices where a tad high but I also don't know what else is available in this area . read more

Probably the worst hibachi grill I've ever been to. This town really needs another one. The food is edible, but I would go back if I was invited by friends or something. Not on my own. read more

Hibachi is fantastic! Best fried rice in town! Sushi is also great. A must for anyone! Family friendly.

We have ate here multiple times food is good. The building itself could use a good cleaning you never want to use the bathroom here it could make a people sick just looking at it. I don't understand the gratitude one time they say you had a party of 4 so it's added automatically. Now 2 of my kids just came home from here and they added the gratitude. Seems like they make up there own rules as they go along or was they taking advantage of the younger generation. read more

This place has really good food, and is very good for kids, but can take FOREVER to even have them start cooking your food and is VERY expensive. read more

Good sushi. Terrible service. Staff was rude and did not speak good English. There was nobody at the sushi bar. We sat down to place a carry out order. They told us we could not sit there if we were only ordering carry out. They made us sit at the bar by the entrance. Not a huge deal, but not good customer service considering there were no other patrons at the sushi bar. The sushi was very good though. I would go back just for the quality of sushi. The 4 stars is for the sushi. I would give the customer service 2 stars. read more

Awful. Literally 2 hours before our chef came. Poorly managed. Food was ok bit I won't be back.

I have eaten sushi all around the US and I like the sushi here. HOWEVER the automatic 18%tip is uncalled for. I usually just come with my husband and we get minimal table service. If they want more money, they should raise prices, not put on an obligatory tip. In addition, the premises has not been remodeled or improved in my memory of the last 10 years. read more

The hibachi is always a great time because the food is superb and the staff is professional and kind. The sushi is the best you'll anywhere in the area, and ranks up with the best you'll find in Kansas City. read more

I am amazed that I am the first to leave a review for this place. Although a bit on the pricy side, the service is the best. My fiancee and I go to this place at least once a month for the best authentic Japanese food in town. The Hibachi chefs are very talented and friendly as well, making it a memorable experience whenever we go. read more

The sushi and food is really good, but it takes forever. We waited almost two hours for our food one night. Half the table had theirs. We were not in grill side and this was not the last time we waited an extremely long time on the sushi bar side. I think they only have one waitress for the entire place. read more

Our meal was good as always but they added 18% gratuity for 4 people to eat. I have never heard of a gratuity being added for 4 people. Glad I caught it. I almost gave them a tip on top. Not sure I'll go back. read more

Everything I ate tasted just like fish nasty! Not worth the money very low quality meat!

Both the hibachi and table menu food have been excellent every time I've been there. Teriyaki chicken, noodles and fried rice were always cooked perfectly. Their rolls are good and decently priced. read more

Great food, great atmosphere. Great for groups! Best fried rice I've had, staff amazing. Chicken a little tough, but overall everything was really good! read more

Sakura is one of those "everybody sits around a big flat grill while a chef prepares your food and puts on a little show" kind of places. It's great fun, and is often selected as a birthday restaurant or Prom date location in St. Joseph. It's a little expensive, but the food is quite yummy. My favorite is the Shrimp and Scallops at the Hibachi, but my son prefers the Steak and Shrimp. Each meal comes with a small salad and soup too. If you're bringing kids, I recommend the special bottle of Japanese soda (tastes like sprite) that has a special method to open it and a different kind of glass bottle it comes in. No free refills on that, but it is "special" to have only there and that is fun. Recommended! read more