Let me preface this with saying I don't like sushi lol my daughter loves it so this was her choice. I wasn't sure what I'd find for me, but there were a lot of options for vegetarians. I wasn't super hungry so I got an appetizer, the mozzarella asparagus tempura sticks. They were really unique and tasted so good! My daughter got a kamikaze roll and she said it was amazing. The restaurant itself is really pretty inside and has a very calm vibe. Really good wait staff too. I will return. Good stuff. read more

One of our favorite sushi spots in town. Their menu is pretty large, which is good if you love choices! I always get the green goddess, but my husband and daughter order different things all the time. We have enjoyed everything we order, from avocado bombs, to noodles, to egg rolls, to sushi. read more

I love the bento box it's such a good deal. And I am always satisfied with the food, however the service this time wasn't great. The server kept taking our food before we were done with it without asking! She grabbed the plate when there was still a gyoza on it and my boyfriend had to ask her to give it back read more

Sakura is a good place for a variety of dishes. My son and I love sushi, while my wife and oldest son prefer chicken and noodle dishes. This is a good place to satisfy everyone. BUT, the reason for this review is the appetizer in the picture. The Spicy Tuna Cake is honestly one of the best things I've ever tried at a sushi place. I'm not a fan of fried sushi, but this one is incredible. The richness of the tuna and the super delicate tempura around the rice, with the perfect balance of veggie and sauce - wow! I liked the rolls, Baked Snow is a good choice. But it's worth coming just for this appetizer dish. read more

Sakura Sushi & Grill - Spicy Tuna Cake - Deep-fried sushi rice topped with avocado slices, spicy tuna, masago and sauce. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

This place is a great little spot for lunch or dinner. Great quality and good portions. The food is prepared well and has good flavorful tastes to it all. Priced very reasonably for what you're getting. read more

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We came up from NW Ark to spend the day in Carthage exploring. On our way home, husband wanted Japanese so we searched Yelp for the best rates and here we are. I ordered a dinner Bento box while husband ordered scallops from the grill. Miso soup seemed watered down if I compare to the soups we get at home. Even the Ginger dressing on our salads seemed watered down. Flavors were just light not strong and bold. Enjoyed the shrimp dumplings and most of my Bento box foods. Husband also enjoyed his meal. Waitress was super nice and helpful. The place has a nice relaxed vibe with some nice lighting and soft decor. read more

Sakura Sushi & Grill - Salad, Miso soup and a Mai tai - Sushi Bars Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

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A best kept secret in my opinion! Huge sushi menu and if you're not a sushi fan I recommend the Razorback, which is hot & cooked with fish inside. Sushi for non sushi people. But the menu is extensive so everyone should be able to find something I think! The staff is nice and it's a fun vibe. Not too fancy but a little bit of charm. It's become a regular for us! read more

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Its an ok sushi place. Not too many options in Joplin. We tries several options which all had the same flovor profile.

Had a work trip to Joplin and was treated to lunch at Sakura. We had a party of 6 and showed up right at lunchtime, but they were easily able to accommodate us. Our server was awesome, very friendly and so knowledgeable about their food. She made several suggestions to people in my party and they loved what they received. I knew what I was looking for and found it in the razorback Roll, which was spicy tuna, avocado, and cream cheese - deep fried. It was covered in sweet eel sauce and a spicy mayo and was exactly what I wanted. It was fresh and delicious. I went for a traditional California roll as my second choice and it was everything you'd expect. I'm not in Joplin very often, but I would definitely come back next time I'm in town. read more

Sakura Sushi & Grill - California Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

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Food is fabulous. Sushi is always a bit expensive so I'd say pricing is fair for the market. They provide a lot of options and specialties you can't get at other places. Ambiance is really neat - there's a lot of decor. I'm even more impressed with the service. Staff has been really helpful and eager to recommend things each time we have gone. Food service aside, their service in general is appreciated. I thought I had lost an earring there and staff looked for it and located an earring and called me back. It wasn't mine but I thought it was just so sweet they took the time to look for it. read more

Service was awesome, miso soup and lava roll were delicious. Nice clean restaurant. Would recommend that you stop and check them out. read more

Sakura Sushi & Grill - Lava roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Hands down, best sushi in town! Love their bento boxes, love their rolls, heck I even love their salads (weird flex, but true). Ambiance is casual and warm. Staff is friendly and chill. I'm always excited when I get to eat here! read more

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Great service and atmosphere and the food is always excellent! We always get the bento boxes because the serving portions are huge. Always last me a couple days. read more

I ended up getting the bento box. The grilled salmon, and general Taos chicken. I went during lunch and had to sit at the bar because it was super busy. I also ordered the Joplin roll because I didn't think the bento box would be enough. The food was phenomenal, best chicken I've had for sure. The roll was great, but there wasn't so much food, I could only eat 2 pieces. Definitely will go again when I'm in the area read more

This is the second time I've written a review for Sakura, for some reason my reviews keep disappearing after a year or so. Anyway, this is a surprising and refreshingly good restaurant that would find itself at home in any major city. Surprising for the quality, variety and subtle sophisticated recipes that you just don't expert to find in a town in the middle of the Midwest Four corners area. Although the owner and chef is Korean, the dishes are focused on Japanese themes with a nice menu of sushi, cooked and traditional, well prepared and presented like works of art. Bento box style meals where you pick and choose items and Japanese grilled entrees and other traditional dishes. The appetizer miso soup served with nearly all meals reminds me of miso I had in various places in Tokyo, in essence authentic. There is a small Asian ginger salad which is also included, basic but a great dressing. One of my favorite dishes is the grilled short ribs, although clearly a unique style of flavors that remind me of Sukiyaki a traditional Japanese dish and several other recipes also remind me of this Japanese staple. That works because Sukiyaki is not a specific standard recipe, its more about putting a variety of fresh vegetables and meats and cooking them together in a broth either yourself or by a server table side. The short ribs are rich and will remind you of great grilling or BBQ with a more Teriyaki style and a bit of saltiness and sweetness. Everything we have tired which is about half the menu has been great and again surprising. This is not a Benny Hanna, it's not a Japanese entertainment grill. Its a more romantic Asian themed sit down restaurant. It's worthwhile t call for reservations as they can get busy. They do take-out but I recommend eating there. The Sushi dishes are always fresh and generous and so good that several members of my family or other guests out with us who say they don't like Sushi or have never tried it were surprised how much they like it! Right now it seems staff is a little on the light side and that may be because of social distancing but the wait time is a bit longer than in the past. Also I'd think twice about bring small kids, they would be welcome I'm sure but its not a big place and there are only a couple of tables for larger groups or families. This is a great place for date night as a couple or foursome. Larger groups are accommodated but it could take longer for service and since its more adult focused to me anyway, other guests may frown on noisy kids who struggle to stay at the table for the longer wait. There is also a small bar but I don't drink so I can't really say if its a good bar or not. We have always had good, again if somewhat slow on certain visits but of the dozen or more times we have gone in we are always pleased with the food and quality of service. If he has time the Woner may come around and check on you as well which is always nice and he clearly cares that you are happy and satisfied. read more

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The waiter was very knowledgeable about vegetarian and vegan choices n he put together a healthy meal for me read more

Sakura Sushi & Grill - Vegetable bento box - Sushi Bars Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Very good place to eat, service was a little slow, ambiance was good. Food was excellent.

My family took me out for sushi on my birthday last weekend. My boss had been before but I haven't. I got Miami roll and spicy Korean pork. The Miami roll was good but the spicy bbq pork was sweet and not spicy at all. Typical of the midwest. My wife got the spicy tuna roll and it had a really good kick. My youngest got tempura and it was good too. Service was slow but friendly. read more

We love their sushi rolls. Food is great, service is friendly, fast and affordable. Restaurant is clean and decor is nice. Highly recommend this business! read more

The sushi was ok for this area.. rolls were cut too big. Calamari was horrible though.

This was our first time and it was pleasantly very good. Nice decor and appropriate temperature. I hate going into freezing cold restaurants. The menu has a great variety of choices. Good for either lunch or dinner. The service was exceptional and the food was tasty and not unreasonably priced. We will be back. read more

Sakura Sushi & Grill - Lunch bento boxes $14.00. Upgraded to noodles and fried rice an additional $1 each and baked Salmon also an additional $1. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

We have stopped in for sushi a couple times. We have always been very happy with our service and the food it was deli read more

Sakura Sushi & Grill - Kamikaze, snow roll, lobster tail, ultimate tuna, - Sushi Bars Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Very good and freshly prepared! I would definitely go back.....can't wait to try the Bento Box!

Delicious! Fish wasn't the freshest but they disguised it well with the rolls (this is Joplin). Server was super sweet and accommodated my non sushi earring kiddo well. We loved the spicy tuna rice cakes and all loved our rolls. One of us enjoyed their fried rice also. Recommend. read more

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Nice friends atmosphere but a little chaotic. Server was very friendly. That's about the best we can do. Food took quite a while to arrive at our table. Spicy Tuna roll was sos o. Tuna was almost warm like it had not been refrigerated for quite a while. Asked specifically for a certain tempura. Received exactly what we asked not to be on our plate. Food was so so. Not great but not terrible. For the amount of customers, I would have thought the food would have been much better. Just a bit disappointed. read more

This place is top notch. I've had sushi from the west coast all the way to the Midwest and this place can compete for sure. We've ordered something different every time and we're very satisfied each visit. Hands down best sushi in the area read more

ZERO STARS!!!! The worst part: My husband specifically ordered NO MUSHROOMS on anything and specified to the waitress that he's allergic - after an hour of waiting for our food, there were mushrooms in his. We left hungry and am praying he doesn't end up in the emergency room tonight. Don't waste your time. Everything about this place sucks. read more

Ordered the Mango Crunch Roll (8 pieces) and the Firecracker Roll (12 pieces)! They were both fantastic. Food was out in 10 minutes. Service was excellent. Sit down restaurant with wait staff. Casual dinning. I will be back! read more

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They're amazing!! Best sushi place in town hands down. Not pictured were the spring rolls - they were like crab ragoon but with shrimp in an egg roll wrapper. Omg, mouthwatering. I also love their general chicken and fried rice. Everything I've had here I've enjoyed. read more

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Bento Box lunch today. Grilled Salmon and mixed Tempora, yummy! The Mango Crunch roll is beautiful as well as delicious. read more

Sakura Sushi & Grill - Delicious dinner tonight. California Roll and Shrimp Tempura Roll, so good! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

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So much food! Food was great had wonderful flavor. The only negative thing I have to say is the restaurant was pretty empty and they sat a family right behind our table. There was no spacing people out like they should be during Covid-19 restrictions. Other than that it was a good place and we will be back next visit read more

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Jalapeño Bomb is amazing. Sushi is Amazing! Large selection. Bento Boxes are a great deal, and lots of food. Prices here are wonderful. Decor is great. I did have the hostess shrug off writing my name on the waiting list. Because he thought he could remember who came first. Only to Mess up. He seated a table that had just walked in. That always annoys me. As he had a waiting list right in front of him, he could have easily used. Our waiter was attentive. He did forget our Yum Yum sauce for so long, our Jalepeno Bomb was getting cold. He also tried to wing it on taking orders. Wanted to do it by memory versus writing it down. This adds unneeded mistakes. He did get it correct this time of though. Other than the few odds and ends. This place is amazing. Especially for Joplin. Very out of place! Wonderful, fresh sushi! read more

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Food was good. My husband had Chirashi. The fish was good but not too much. I ordered a bottle of saki and it was given to me open. When I asked for the top, I was told that it was thrown in the trash. I wasn't planning on drinking it all so needed the cap. After lunch I brought 3/4 full bottle to the bar to ask for a piece of foil to cover it. Then we saw the fly in it. She took the bottle and said she was sorry. No replacement of the bottle. $13 in the trash. Training needs to happen in the bar area to avoid poor reviews read more

Soooo good! Everything our family of 5 got was delicious and the portion sizes were very large for the price. Definitely recommend if you're a sushi lover. read more

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Perhaps it is the best Japanese table in town. Execution of everything was competent, as was the service. Still, nothing bewitches or creates a memorable experience. Seeing "crab rangoon" (a deep fried cream cheese wanton popular in these parts at any restaurant that is even passably "Asian") in the bento box indicates that the struggle to placate the locals is real. So, an enthusiastic "PERFECTLY OKAY!" from this reviewer. read more

Excellent menu with quality food. I enjoy the bento boxes. They seem to be short of staff but the wait staff is pleasant.

We got two orders of the yakiudon vegetables, which says it's udon stir fried with tofu and vegetables. It came in a bowl with a lot of runny broth. We're not sure if we received the correct food, but I didn't expect runny broth in something described as stir fry. It made the battered and fried tofu really soggy and the batter/panko fell off into the runny broth. It would have been nice to have a bit more vegetables in the dish as well. There was a section on the menu labeled vegetable dishes, which was great, but no description under each dish to describe what it is. (We were given a paper to-go menu, so maybe their normal menu has more info?) I asked the hostess what the Futomaka Vegetable dish was and after checking, told me it was just stir fried vegetables. I wish they had asked the chefs for a bit more info, as that description is pretty lacking. The food we are was ok. I loved the udon noodles. Just wasn't a fan of the broth, soggy tofu, and small amount of veggies. read more

Sakura Sushi & Grill - Yakiudon Vegetables - Sushi Bars Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

Let's start with the food, because it is absolutely delicious. We ordered bento boxes and a few sushi rolls, and everything was fantastic. We happened to have the opportunity to visit with the owner, who was kind enough to make a few recommendations (firecracker roll - so good). His passion for his food was contagious and his kindness much appreciated. Beautiful decor. Good atmosphere. The owner even noticed that the music was a little loud while we were talking and turned it down. You can tell that everyone there takes pride in what they're making, and that pride is well deserved. Looking forward to going back! read more

Sakura Sushi & Grill - Firecracker roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Joplin, Missouri

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Waited 25 min to get water and order taken from the time we sat down. 10min to get the waters to the table. Food came out and was very good. The waitress never checked on us the whole time we were eating. At the time there were only 3 other tables seated so not busy between the 2-3 total waitresses. A four top and 8 top came in 30min after us and got their food 5 min after we got ours(they had a different waitress). Got our ticket and that took another 15 min just for her to come back and get our card. With that all said, the food is always very good! 5 stars to the chef. read more

Service was way too slow, sushi came out lukewarm. Horrible. Can't wait for Ichiban to reopen.