It's called Makoto Sushi now. I love this group of restaurants and ate at their affiliate on 48th and Elliot Rd. Last week. The food here is outstanding and Lunch is only 21 dollars. The ice cream is even really good. Their out of control roll is out of control. The fried Scallops are perfect and their Tempura veggies are delicious with the Yam as my fave vegetable. And the staff is so nice and accommodating You just can't go wrong here. read more

Just so you know this place changed their name to Makoto Terrible business practice. You are forced to have your entire party do all you can eat or not at all. For example we were a party of 4 and 3 of us wanted all you can eat and one did not want sushi and they told them they could not or we could not. So 3 of us are willing to spend $31 per person and were told no cause they are afraid one person might get some. Will never come back to this shady greedy place. No wonder they changed their name again. read more

Sakura Sushi - Name change - Japanese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Food was good service, not so much. Seems disorganized. I didn't get a drink for 10 minutes. My first ticket I only got 2 of the 6 items I ordered. My next ticket got lost. I was there for an hour and a half, most of which I was waiting. $29.99 for all you can eat, not too bad, but I won't go here again. Not if you want to wait and wait just to have your order served. And hope that it was put in and not lost. Horrible experience. 食事は良かったですが、サービスはあまり良くありませんでした。整理されていないようです。10分間、飲み物を手に入れませんでした。最初のチケットでは、注文した6つのアイテムのうち2つしか手に入れませんでした。次のチケットが紛失しました。私はそこに1時間半いましたが、そのほとんどは待っていました。$29.99で食べ放題です。悪くはありませんが、もうここには行きません。ご注文が提供されるまで待ちたいのであれば、そうではありません。そして、それが入れられ、失われていないことを願っています。ひどい経験です。 read more

Came here in an hour lunch break and had all you can eat sushi. Delicious! Enjoyed myself. Cool place and quick service. read more

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Stumbles onto this place after a long day of travel! The building can be deceiving but when you walk into Sakura, what a beautiful sight. First, the people were delightful. Ordering was easy and the food came out so quick! Of course, it's an all you can eat so we ordered a variety of things. All delicious! My favorite was the sashimi, which was so fresh. It was only 30.99 per person for dinner and well worth the price! Try it! We're considering going back for lunch! read more

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Really great prices, the food is always served very quickly and tastes very fresh, and service is very friendly and checks in on you often. read more

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Our second visit. Even better this time, probably because we knew what to order. And, yes, gluten-free soy sauce!!! I especially enjoyed the tuna sashimi, out of control roll, fried tofu and green tea ice cream. Not sure if I ate $30 worth but hubs made up for it. Great quality fish, efficient service, kind staff, and the clean restroom made SS a solid 5 for me. -EG Eats read more

I didn't pay any attention to the all-you-can eat part and gleefully drove there with partner for date night. We decided to give it a go anyway and made our outing a culinary adventure, neither of us having supped at an all-you-can eat sushi restaurant. The staff were nice and spared little time in serving up our order. We started with Miso soup that was watery. The gyozo was dry and presented poorly. We ordered a variety of nigiri sushi and, whilst it filled the hole, it wasn't anything to write home about. The green tea ice cream was tasty. Before closing this review allow me to share that I'm a quarter Japanese, speak Japanese and lived in that beautiful country for 6 lovely years. If hungry pressed for time, we might, might return for a quickie lunch but we've definitely marked Sakura Sushi off our dinner list. read more

This is our first and last time there. The fish on and in the sushi were Luke warm and the ingredients didn't seem fresh. My kid, fiancé and I payed 30$ a person THE PRICE WAS NOT WORTH IT. The service is average at best. I think the only thing this place has going for them is a nice theme and the lure of "all you can eat". read more

This place is tucked away at the end of a strip mall with Target. There's plenty of parking. At lunchtime it's $19.99 all you can eat (in 2 hours). Lots of booths for parties of 4-6 and some table that can be pushed together to accommodate larger groups. The dining area is clean with numerous TVs to watch while you eat. Xia was our server. He took great care of us while we dined! It was fairly busy (maybe 75% full) but the service and food were top notch! My favorites were the Las Vegas and Out of Control rolls. Going to try the udon and soba when I return! read more

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Great value for the amount and quality of food you get. Service is decent, and the ambiance is fast casual.

OMG what an experience!!! Came for my daughters birthday, and we all really enjoyed!!! everything came out quickly because it was a monday at 430pm. We really enjoyed all the rolls, and flavors!! Quiet cozy restaurant, with big tables for large parties!! read more

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Dinner with ayce apps, teriyaki, rice, noodles, udon, sushi, sashimi, and rolls. Decent selection and quality for $30.99. Sign on door shows new name: makoto. Would definitely recommend. Five stars. Gold roll and one below it with tuna were my 2 favorite rolls. The teriyaki salmon was excellent along with salmon roe sashimi. Salmon skin hand roll was also great. Will definitely be back. read more

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This was our first time visiting previously called SAKURA Sushi, now MAKOTO Sushi the all-you-can-eat restaurant is very reasonable price, food was good and the restaurant was very nice the painting on the wall were very beautiful and everyone was friendly, but the most important thing was the service and servers were amazingly efficient we never had to for a waitress they were on top of it. I recommend Makoto Sushi all you can eat sushi to all read more

Sakura Sushi - Hand rolled Salmon avacado with jalapeños - Japanese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

It's an average spot not anything special. Service was decent. Food was mid. Could probably get better at fry's. But overall just average.

We have become regulars here, dining in every 3 weeks or so. Today, Sunday afternoon, the place was quite busy. Not a problem, immediately seated at spacious booth. I'm pleased to see them busy, meaning quick turnover of fish, especially in the deadly summer! Food arrived quickly, exactly what was ordered, tasting fresh. I have never had an "off" tasting piece of sushi here. After a few 2nd round items , we were satisfied, a cup of green tea ice cream to finish. My rule for this hotter than hell area is...no sushi in summer ! The unknown handling of product is something to be aware of. We love Sushi, we like this place, we'll continue to chance it! read more

Been a while since I had last come here. This then we ordered a lot, it's definitely a great value for the price. Service is fast and they don't really delay things and keep checking in on you. The sushi this time, I felt in some of the rolls the portions were slightly lesser or thinner cuts. But however considering the value , it's definitely worth the price. Towards the end I even tried their ice cream. The green tea is an interesting flavor. First time trying, and I really liked it. The pork cutlets is pretty good as well. In terms of the sushi quality, id have given it a lower rating. But purely in terms of value for money I gave it full 5/5. But in the past I remember the sushi quality being better. Hope it was a one of experience read more

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LITERLALY my favorite sushi spot ever. So many options, not fishy smells at all. Love it and want it to de open again

For an AYCE sushi place, it's an excellent value, the food is good and the service is good. The only reason I give them 4 stars instead of 5 is because of how they prepare their spicy tuna rolls. I've never seen a spicy tuna roll prepared the way they make it, even at AYCE sushi places, and it's not good. Besides that one exception, my experience overall was very good and I do recommend Sakura Sushi to anyone looking for an AYCE sushi place. read more

Favorite sushi place, great service, fresh seafood. Must try in the east valley. I always get sashimi, sooo good.

My husband and I were craving sushi so we decided to check this place out on a Sunday. Come hungry! The menu is great- they had everything from a wide variety of tempura, salad, sashimi, hand rolls, specialty rolls, ice cream. My favorites were the miso soup, crab tempura, and the specialty rolls. You can go wrong with any of the orders. Our orders came out fresh and in good timing. Our waitress was good and kept our orders coming. I'd come back again. read more

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A new family favorite. I have come across Sakura sushi many times while looking for places to dine at in our area but I never knew they had AYCE! The reviews were promising so we tried it, multiple times now. The restaurant is big so it can accommodate a good number of diners at the same time. Service is attentive and food does come out pretty quickly, even when they are busy. We've been there only on weekends so far and only had to wait a bit for our sushi rolls once. We also got seated immediately in all 4 times that we have been there. I do not eat raw sushi (my husband does) so anywhere we go, we order mostly cooked and maybe 1-2 raw rolls. They had multiple great tasting cooked rolls and my husband enjoyed a couple of nigiris and raw fish rolls. They have a lot of appetizers, salads, noodle dishes, rice and soups to choose from. Ambience is average with tvs and it's not too loud even when the restaurant is busy. It's about $30 per person which is a great deal with all the good food you can get. We have become regulars here. read more

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We love this place great food and great price. We have not tried anything we don't like. We will definitely come back. read more

Sakura Sushi - 146. Sexy Roll and 148. Sakura Roll - Japanese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Not the best but definitely one of the top places I've visited while here in Mesa. I've been here too many times to count. It's delicious. read more

Sakura Sushi - So good I come here to eat alone lol. - Japanese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Love Love Love Sakura sushi! This is my favorite sushi buffet because they make everything fresh to order. The quality of fish is good and the price for the buffet is very fair! The service is prompt and professional. The restaurant is always clean. This is my go tofor sushi in the East Valley. read more

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With the price of other sushi places. And the quality you all look for. Sakura Sushi is absolutely the best AYCE Sushi place. I love sushi but the cost is ridiculous. This place is absolutely perfect. All that and the food quality is exceptional. Don't pass up this place. If you like/love Sushi this is the place to come! read more

Food is always fresh and delicious, the service is always great every time I go, very clean and cozy.

We are so excited to find an AYCE sushi bar here! We loved everything about it! The food, the service, the ambience! We will definitely be back! read more

I'm not a big sushi water, but I wanted to find a good place since my wife likes it and my grandson will be visiting next month. It was great, delicious food, attentive servers. I'm not real sure what I ordered, but it was all very good. I loved the miso soup, best I've ever tasted. I might just turn into a sushi addict after all. read more

Great place. Service can be just a tad slow at times. But, everything is made fresh. Keep up the great tradition. read more

Do not come here the service is absolutely terrible. Its is labeled as a ayce but they take forever to bring what you order and when they do they never bring everything. The gentleman that was serving us didn't even know what we were waiting for and then didn't bring us the check we had to go up to the front to pay... terrible will not return. read more

The all you can eat option is awesome . The sushi is prepared a la carte as if you were ordering in a upper Manhattan sushi spot. The options are plentiful and made on the spot . The fish is ice cold and the sushi rice slightly warm, that's how immediate the cleaver to table is . Service is prompt and the decor dark and very Japanese , like a wooden laquer bowl. Dark with red accents. This is my go to spot when I get the urge for sushi. read more

It was fine for the price we paid but it was just ok sushi. Service was great and its very nice inside. read more

Good service. Food comes out fast. You do need to be able to make it worth the all you can eat. Great place. read more

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One of the few AYCE with sashimi on the menu without it being at an extra cost or a Premium option. Most of the apps are deep fried. Usually something you'd want after a few drinks in. So take that into account when ordering. The sashimi cuts are a good enough selection. My favorites were the mackerel, white tuna, and salmon from first to third. Not much of a sake drinker but they seem to have about 6-10 options for both dry and fruity types. I tend to just stick to a beer. Restrooms are clean but there's no toilet seat hygiene covers nor paper towels to dry your hands off with. And it's a pull to exit. Wait staff is always nice and the first few orders with rice rolls are decent ratio. read more

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Update: California roll and Chicken Roll. California Roll was delicious. Chicken roll is a great option if you don't like fish but it was a little dry and lacked flavor. It would have been better with teriyaki sauce or something. read more

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Finally, all you can eat sushi place near by. Finally gave this place a try. Nice selections of different type of food you can order which is nice. Pretty good selections of sushi. Like someone else mentioned, rolls are huge in size so it will fill you up quick. So if you want your money's worth stay away from rolls... Rolls were not too bad.. Seems pretty much same thing for most part. Udon and soba noodle soup was pretty good. Tuna was not the best, pretty low quality but the again I was at all you can eat. Over all not bad for all you can eat. If you want just sushi I would say this is not the place at least in my opinion. But if you want varieties of food with sushi this place is not bad. I think it was around $26 per person. I would come back here again if I want to stuff my face again. read more

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Service was great! Quality of food ok. Salmon skin was over cooked, and tough to eat

Nice place, nice murals but ehhhhh..... was ok. But for $20 all you can eat .....?!? Price was good but still, wasn't anything special. The positive part is that the sushi wasn't laid out like buffett style , you order from their paper menu list and they make it. Also the service was awesome! Our waiter was very attentive and on the spot. read more

For a landlocked state, this spot was pretty good! The service was great and the sushi was good. We stopped by on a Friday evening and there was no wait. We were seated within minutes. The walls have beautiful paintings that add a nice touch to the restaurant's ambiance. Overall, I'd return with friends or family! read more

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