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Sakura Japanese Restaurant
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
6 reviews for Sakura Japanese Restaurant
I love Sakura. One of the better places in Memphis to get sushi. I realize some have given them poor marks for having a wide selection of rolls, but the selection is creative and the presentation is fantastic.
The miso soup is consistently good. As far as rolls go, I don't think you can go wrong. I've had the crunchy spicy tuna, the crunchy crawfish, shrimp tempura, sexy lady, mexican, joyce, gillian, and gustav - each time the roll was a perfect medley of flavors. I'm partial to Sakura's crawfish rolls as they use the crawfish mixed with some other ingredients as the base.
I've also had the tuna nigiri and thought it was some of the freshest I've had in the Memphis area.
Friends have gotten the tempura and have said that it was light and not too terribly greasy.
If you have children that are averse to sushi, then this place is probably not for you. No chicken nuggets on this menu.
The waiters are always pleasant, but I will warn that this place can get very busy at lunch. Not only will you have to wait for a table, but you might spend some time searching for a parking spot as the lot is very small.
Sushi in Memphis? As a Asian.... I think our expectations are generally higher for Asian food. Overall this place is good... and I gave it a 4-star vs. 3-star because I felt generous and I would definitely go back. If you are risk adverse like me, may I recommend always asking the sushi chefs what is fresh and what to order. We had two plates of the Hamachi sashimi (yummy), one plate of the salmon sashimi, and a variety of rolls. The rolls are large/long so you get your money's worth. (then again, the rolls did started to taste the same after the 3rd roll... and the wasabi was a little diluted). The red-bean ice cream was better than the green tea ice cream (on the other hand I would suggest passing on both). This place isn't Los Angeles Little Tokyo, yet it did comfort my desires for Asian food.
The perfect place for non sushi eating people. Rolls rolls and more rolls. Not a good place to have sashimi. The fish here is water, tasteless and... well... what Americans would like to say 'wow it's not even fishy!'. Hello!? If fish doesn't taste 'fishy', then it's not good fish LOL!
They have some good rolls but so does every other place in town. It gets crowded and service slows down. I stopped going there since Sekisui Collierville opened and they have far better quality fish for sashimi then anywhere else in the Memphis area.
If it's just rolls and some cooked food, this isn't a bad place to come spend your money.
Love this place. The rolls are definitely not traditional, however, they are creative, delicious, and the portions are huge - you get what you pay for and then some! I've always had excellent service here, and the food is delicious.
i have been to sakura for lunch and dinner. for lunch, i sat at the sushi bar. unfortunately, i sat on the side of the bar near the smoking section (it is my dream that one day they will go smokeless in restaurants here). the sushi was okay. i had a eel roll and a california roll. the owner was nice. he chatted with me. i asked if he was related to the family who had the sakura restaurant in the hickory hill area back in the 80's (yeah, i know i'm admitting i'm old). he said they were chinese and actually from jackson, tn.
a few months later, a friend and i went for dinner. we tried an expensive specialty roll and a basic roll. also, i had a dinner with fish (mackerel) and rice. the food was not really that spectacular for the prices that they charged. i was kind of underwhelmed. i wanted it to be good because i liked the old sakura so much. the original sakura that my aunt and uncle took me took as a kid was so good that it made me crave sushi. so, i'm always on the quest for great sushi.
maybe one day i will go back and try the sakura in germantown again.
in a word, outstanding, with great personal ownership that serves fresh fresh food with a flair, practically the only rest in Memphis that's decent besides a place called Jarrett's also on the East side of town !
