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Sakura Japanese Restaurant
Category: Restaurants Japanese Japanese [Edit]
7474 Nieman RdShawnee Mission, KS 66203
(913) 962-6361
- Price Range:
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$$
- 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
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
37 reviews for Sakura Japanese Restaurant
Review Highlights
"What sets this place apart is the train, of course."
(in 29 reviews)
"That melt-in-your mouth goodness of proper sushi."
(in 29 reviews)
"Random items like crab rangoon and skewers also make an..."
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37 reviews in English
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Review from Heath F.
Gardner, KS
2/8/2012
I love the Sushi Train!
Like others, I can be a bit intimidated by the ordering process in a sushi joint. Confusing names, odd pictures, unfamiliar ingredients, I just never quite know what I'm looking for. Nothing is worse than paying $12 for a roll that tastes like poo. The Train takes care of that problem. Small 2-4 bite plates mean you can try everything, and even the misses only cost you a couple bucks to try. I know this isn't the highest grade sushi in the area, but I've never doubted the quality and understand what I'm paying for. It's actually kind of a learning tool. After visiting The Train several times, I now have a much better understanding of what I like and don't like, so it's much easier for me to order off a traditional sushi menu at other establishments.
Viva La Sushi Train! -
Review from David M.
Overland Park, KS
2/7/2012
I never had been much for sushi before I went to Sakura. I had always been a little timid about eating Sushi in general. What do I order? Whats the heck is tempura?
Well, problem no more when your food comes to you on a TRAIN! Amazing! You walk right in and grab a seat at their round sushi bar that carries a train all the way around with different types of sushi!
For someone like me who was rather timid and new to the experience, this made it so easy and allowed me to eat with my eyes first.
I'm not sure about the quality of sushi in comparison to others but I know we had a great experience and are now regular patrons! Lots of fun! Choo Choo! -
Review from Kristin L.
Overland Park, KS
6/24/2011
I'm a huge sushi fan and having moved recently from CA I don't always know quite what to expect quality-wise from KS sushi but I know there are better places to get it than here.
Food: The sushi rolls were very small, warm and poorly made. The ingredients in most of the rolls, including the two we tried, just didn't seem to mesh well together and the quality of the sushi was severely lacking. The teppan yaki was a lot of food but was incredibly bland and the chef seemed like he just wanted to get the meal over with which is not what I've learned to expect from them.
Service: We went on a weeknight around dinner time and there weren't a ton of people here, maybe half a doze at the sushi bar and about the same at the teppan yaki tables. We got our first drinks quickly but had a hard time getting our waitress to come back for a sushi order, refills or our check.
Price: Not worth it when you consider the other amazing options available in Kansas City.
Overall: If you want cheap, delicious sushi head up the street to Sushi Mido and if you want amazing sushi/teppan yaki head to Izumi's at 135th & Quivira-- it's absolutely worth the drive. -
Review from Lisa L.
Kansas City, KS
3/22/2011
NASTY NASTY....We ate here a few years back and I love Japanese Steak Houses so thought this place would be a gem....HELLL NOOO. I almost left and walked across the street to McDonald's. Before the cook started a roach came running up from the stove and across my plate. scared the crap out of me and ruined my dinner. I know all restaurants have bug issues but I have never seen them running around on the table.
Been there once and will never come back. -
Review from Sarah L.
Overland Park, KS
6/20/2011 2 Check-ins Here
I never was a fan of sushi until I was talked into going to this place for dinner one night. I couldn't get over the taste of seaweed and the feeling of raw, slimy fish in my mouth, but Sakura has shown me the light. I may have been captivated by being able to choose what I want off a moving train, but whatever it was, it worked.
Pros:
Options! You have lots.
Option 1 - You can sit in the dining room at a table or at the sushi bar (this is not exactly the best place to sit if you want to visit with people because you're all sitting next to one another, not across).
Option 2 - It's casual, so wear whatever your heart desires.
Option 3 - Pick what you want. If you want to try something new, you're not stuck eating a whole roll of it. You get 1-3 pieces (depending on the type of plate) to spark your interest. If it's good, get another. If not, don't pick it up again.
If you have a request, just tell the people behind the bar and they will either make it for you, or have the chefs in the back cook it for you.
Cons:
Not that great for visiting with people. We went with another couple and luckily we were sitting on the curve of the bar and were more able to visit that if we were sitting side by side.
The food can sit out for a long time on the train if nobody picks it up. Then again, if it's been sitting out that long and nobody has picked it up, it's probably because it doesn't taste good.
Drinks don't have free refills. Soda is $1 per glass.
All in all, this is a pretty good place. The staff is nice, it's good to go and watch a game, and the food is pretty good. I'm probably not the best judge of sushi, but if I'll eat it, it must be pretty good. -
Review from Kris D.
Kansas City, MO
12/21/2010
I should hate this place.
Sakura has a large main dining room, which is often crowded with people surrounding the sushi bar. Around the bar, a train rolls along in full view of hungry people who simply reach out and grab. The train is refilled by two chefs making the sushi, and seldom communicate with the crowd. These types of environments don't usually make for a good dining experience.
However, Sakura has some very respectable sushi. If you have a keen eye, it's easy to spot the new additions to the train, and attempt to get in on those. And as long as the bar is crowded, the train turns over fairly regularly. Sure, some plates go round and round again, the initial offering having been rejected. Once this happens, it's a good idea to continue to avoid that item.
Even still, Sakura is a fun way to eat sushi as opposed to your usual white menu sheet and pencil(which they do offer). The rolls can be unique, and often very good. I really like that only two or three slices of roll make it to the train per plate. This makes it easy to sample a lot, or ignore others you may not like so much. Also offered are fried items from the back. Crab Rangoon, dumplings, and egg rolls are good additions to the train. Sakura is also very inexpensive.
I should hate it here, but I don't. I really really like it. So load up on those plates, and enjoy the train while you're there. -
Review from Jennifer H.
Kansas City, MO
4/2/2010
I'd been her before, almost a decade earlier, with a group of girlfriends. At the time, it was my first Japanese steakhouse experience and I loved it. As the years went by and I tried other Japanese steakhouses, I kept thinking that I'd like to return to Sakura because my memory of the food was that good.
Flash forward to this past February, when four of us tried to go to our old standby Japanese steakhouse in Town Center Plaza. The place was closed for remodelling, so I suggested Sakura. I was really excited to give it a second shot - too bad it was a MASSIVE failure.
We arrived and were sat at a grill. Walking back, I was struck how the place was full of loud, obnoxious teenagers watching the KU/K-State game like the place was a sports bar. The atmosphere was just BAD. The place was rundown, and the staff seemed waaaay too busy to be bothered to smile or greet us. In fact, the staff was so busy that we were never (I repeat, NEVER) waited on. Not even a glass of water or even simple acknowledgement from a wait person!
Here's the thing...my group is patient people. We sat there for 20-30 minutes, watching waitresses ignore us and chefs clean up other grills right in front of us, thinking (like idiots), "When the game's over and this place turns back into a restaurant from the teenager sports bar it's apparently masquerading as tonight, we'll get some attention."
That attention never came, so we stood up to walk out. It was at this point that the incompetent, rude wait staff added insult to injury by arguing with each other IN FRONT OF US about our leaving. Overheard phrases included: "Why are they leaving?" followed by "No one came to take their order" followed by "No one told me it was my table!" Mind you, not even at this point did any server see a need to engage with us. So, they obviously knew they'd blown it and were just letting us leave unmolested. Awesome.
Really? No one told you? In what universe does a waitress see a group of people sitting ignored at a table for that long without stopping by to at least offer to bring them a drink while she finds out who's supposed to be serving them? Let me give you some advice, Sakura staff: get some darn training or find another line of work. You pretty much suck. Badly.
Hoping for at least an apology, I told the hostess as we were leaving what had happened. I was met with a blank stare and a half-assed, "Oh, I'm sorry." Double awesome.
I'd never recommend anyone go to Sakura, and I'll never be back. I don't have to be treated like royalty at a restaurant, but I at least have to be treated at all. -
Review from Aimee W.
Ok so there is some controversy surrounding Sakura. Sure it isn't the best sushi in town - I have yet to find really good super sushi here in KC - someone educate me please. Sure sometimes the service sucks. Sure they might not have all the fancy schmany rolls available on the train.
But dudes - IT HAS A SUPER COOL TRAIN!!! choo choo!!!
And there is a waitress there that I love. She is this tiny little older lady and I love her forever. She posed with me for a photo. She is my hero. My friend and I ordered off the menu and we ended up with this huge platter of sushi. I think it weighed more than she did but she got it over to us.
I have had sushi on both coasts and it has all been better than anything I have gotten here. But you get what you get in the midwest and you go with it. I don't expect super awesome melt in your mouth divine intervention sushi here in KC. But I do expect something edible. When you are at the bar you need to get there when it is busy so the items are coming fast and fresh. Or you order off the menu and pay a little more.
Anyway, sometimes the staff is not super nice or speedy, but overall it isn't the worst place ever. It is always clean and I haven't ever left there hungry.
I would say 2 stars cause I have had better but...I give it three for my lady and considering it is the midwest...3 it is.
okaybye. -
Review from Susan N.
3/18/2010
The coolest part of Sakura was before we started eating because as soon as the sushi touched our taste buds, it was all downhill from there.
Before we went here, I quickly read the reviews on yelp. So many 3-5 star ratings it surely had to be pretty decent. Apparently the JoCo crowd loves this place. That should have told me something. All I can fathom is that the crowd that visits here has never been 50 miles outside of KC to know what good sushi is. Even in KC, there still is a few places with palatable sushi around.
Anyway, some of the love probably comes from the gimmickyness of this place. Sit at the bar and watch as a mini Amtrak train drives around the sushi bar. On top of the cars lies a variety of fresh made sushi. I use the word fresh loosely. It's just made but the fish hardly tastes fresh. That melt-in-your mouth goodness of proper sushi? Not there. The rice was too gloppy and didn't have a proper sushi texture. It was all around just not so good.
We were urged to try the sex in the city roll. "Oh, this is the best roll they have." If by best, you mean completely disgusting, you are dead on. It was definitely the worst tasting, most gross sushi roll I've ever tried in my life. I gladly passed it off to someone else.
Service wasn't very good either. Almost 25 minutes after asking for our check, we finally got it. I'm all about the 10 minute rule. If they don't want to give you the bill in 10 minutes, then they don't really want your money. But we were with a group of people and we didn't want them to be stuck with our bill so we waited.Listed in: Barforino!
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Review from Ann W.
Overland Park, KS
8/24/2010
I come here when I'm in the mood for sushi & I want it fast. It's definitely not the BEST sushi I've had in the area, but it's consistant & pretty tasty. It's not the best place for a large group, especially sitting at the train. I usually come here with one or two others or alone.
I really like the train concept. It's great when you want to try an assortment of different rolls/sashimi. I usually try about 4 or 5 different things, & get multiple plates of stuff I really like.
I agree with the reviewers who have said to come when it's busy. It takes a little longer to get a seat at the train, but that's when there's the most variety & the train is always stocked. -
Review from Anissa T.
10/28/2009
First trip to Sakura, and they missed the boat - ah, train - where we were concerned.
We entered at 8:15, and the closing time was posted as 9 p.m. I expected the train service to be winding down, but I didn't know that meant we could get NO service. We probably had 5 items to choose from on the train, yet I had to ask - twice - to get a menu. Then I got a sushi menu. I asked a third time for a kitchen menu, and later ordered 2 items from the menu and 2 from the sushi menu. The sushi chef even confirmed the sushi order - then promptly cleaned up the sushi bar and prepared nothing for us. Whaa...?
I get very disgusted when asking repeatedly for basic service, so I gave up, ate what was provided, paid the check and left, never to return. The quality of the food was ok - period.
Sakura - here's a suggestion. When patrons enter 45 minutes prior to close, and you don't want to put a bunch of stuff on the train that they might not eat, why don't you give them MENUS to order from? Why don't you ask them if there is sushi you could prepare for them? Why don't you not let the staff run over and grab things from the train as long as paying patrons have not been served? Why don't you actually prepare and serve what is ordered?
I'll give a restaurant a second chance after a lot of slip-ups. But obviously ignoring and not caring if two diners get a thing 45 minutes before close is not excusable. So Sorry Sakura - I'll never grace that station again. -
Review from Lynn M.
Kansas City, MO
1/29/2008
Let me start by saying that Sakura isn't the best sushi around. It's not even sort of the best sushi around. However, it's decent sushi that has the best delivery service in town. And I don't mean that they deliver to your home - I mean the sushi is delivered around the bar by train.
Sakura is the only sushi bar in town that has a sushi train. The train method of sushi distribution is ideal for those who love sushi and for those who are novices. The newcomers can sample several different varieties of rolls and nigiri without feeling as if they must finish something that isn't to their taste. The pros get the pleasure of seeing plate after plate of delicious sushi goodness roll past, each plate tempting, but not required eating. Sushi porn, if you will.
My favorite selections are the salmon salad roll, the salmon pieces (it's always fresh and just the perfect temperature - not too cold, but not warm, either), the flower shrimp (cooked shrimp on rice with a garlic mayo and eel sauce), the Las Vegas roll (smoked salmon, cream cheese and jalapeo rolled and tempura fried) and just about anything else that rides past my reaching hand.
Sakura is open 7 days a week. They have a steakhouse section that is open all day (I've never tried it). For the train, lunch runs from 11:45am until 2 or so, and dinner runs from 5:30pm until 8 or so. I recommend arriving at the start of lunch or dinner, or risk having to wait until someone leaves the bar (sometimes up to an hour).
There is full bar service and kids are welcome (but keep their grubby paws off the train, thankyouverymuch). -
Review from Tonya R.
Lenexa, KS
4/21/2011
MEH-it 's hard to eat sushi when you don't know what it is, nor what it will cost.... i would say that the food overall was mediorcre.... we have friends that love the place, but I prefer a fresher approach to sushi..... won't go back unless our friends insist. ... I can make better sushi at home.
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Review from Colleen O.
New York, NY
3/18/2009
wow - what did I just eat? I don't really care though - good food is good food, and on a train at that. It's creative, different, and CHEAP for how much you can eat. I swear I stacked up 12 trays of sample sushi.
Do I think it's as fresh as Jun's or Domo or Nara - no. But it was different, it was a sampling show and that's the fun of it right?
For those who don't know - Sakura serves tons of sushi on a rotating platform on the sushi bar. They make it fresh and plate them for diners to grab off the cuff. This way, you taste TONS of different items, some you'll love, others who'll wish you hadn't grabbed. That's the fun of it. -
Review from Matt B.
Lawrence, KS
2/10/2011
I visited Sakura on a Saturday night at about 8 PM. The place was busy, but we were seated shortly at the train bar.
The sushi is hit-or-miss, but none of it's spectacular or awful. It's reliably good for the most part. When we went, we were served well, and the chefs made plenty of dishes for the sushi train. I've seen reviews of others on here, but my experience was different. They even threw some special requests on the train, just for us, including unagi roll.
Price is a little high for what it is. I'd say a meal like this should be about ten to twenty percent cheaper.
Still, we got a bill quickly, were thanked copiously, and had a good time.
I would return to this restaurant, but during slower hours. This is just personal preference, because the place was packed and loud. It's especially hard to hear conversation at a bar when people are further away from one another. -
Review from Kev L.
Kansas City, MO
12/30/2008 2 Check-ins Here
Can't believe I have yet to review this place. At the same time, I have blown countless amounts of cash splurging here.
The train may be a wonderful idea to some, but if you love sushi, it is very easy to get carried away. So many choices . . . .
The fish here is consistently good, but not anything I would say is stupendous. Many many rolls offered. The nigiri in consequence is often neglected. If you can catch it fresh after the sushi chef made it, b all means go for it.
As one of the reviewers mentioned, this is a great place to bring a novice and introduce them to the sushi craze without spending too much cash or unnecessarily wasting food. -
Review from Andrea H.
Kansas City, MO
1/30/2008
I am a giant fan of Sakura's sushi train. The odd mishmash of Asian and Hispanic sushi chefs behind the bar start the train bearing plates of sushi goodness rolling around 11:30 daily. But get there at 11:10 or 11:15 if you need more than one or two seats. It's always crowded on Fridays especially.
The assortment of rolls here is a wondrous thing. Ranging from delicate salmon-covered and panko-sprinkled things to butterfly-cut shrimp swimming in yellow mango sauce. There are also assorted nigiri, octopus and seaweed salads, yakitori, and dumplings on board.
The sushi here is not of the highest quality, but it does just fine for rolls and other non-sashimi applications. (I fondly call it lunch grade sushi. The kind you have with a Coke instead of green tea.) I have never bothered with the teppanyaki Sakura offers for dinner, since the sushi train also rolls at dinner time.
I agree with Lynn M's assessment of this place offering sushi porn. It's a good place to take sushi newcomers, who can see what they're getting and can choose things for themselves. Instead of trying to order from a menu, which can be intimidating for the non-sushi inititated. -
Review from Olivia T.
3/18/2008
I said No No No to the Sakura's sushi train...
I guess I'm just a spoil brat from Pacific Northwest, so when I ate Sakura's sushi about few years ago in Kansas City, I just think it's not as fresh as sushi in Portland.
I love the tatami room tho and the other food were pretty good too. :) -
Review from Aaron G.
Olathe, KS
12/21/2009 1 Check-in Here
This place is awesome. Came to eat lunch and sat at the round table (more oval really) but watched a train bring food around on the cars. You just grab whatever you like as it comes around. If someone else snatches it before you do you can challenge them to a duel and the loser loses his hand...well not really but you think about it because the sushi is that good. I highly recommend the white tuna with vinegar sauce.
If you come here to eat at lunch make sure you get there before 1145 because that is when lunch starts. Enjoy! -
Review from Jane C.
Olathe, KS
6/15/2009
I went there and had lunch today. I went for the sushi train as I have yet to see one in KC. Actually, I don't think I've ever seen one in my whole life. Anyways, the food was ok, some good, some are ok. One thing I wish it would be different is cut down on the sauce. It seems the chef adds Teriyaki sauce on almost everything he puts on the train. Some of them do taste better with the sauce but I think most of them shouldn't have the sauce so we get to taste the original flavor. I like my sushi with soy sauce + wasabi and ginger after each different ones. I also ordered miso soup and it was just right, but it didn't have any tofu, that was kind of a disappointment.
The service was great, we had about 20-25 people there when I was there.
Definitely needs to bring a friend with you to share plates, otherwise you wouldn't be able to try lots of different kinds of sushi before you get full. The price is fair compare with most of the other places I've been to in KC. The best is the sushi train, it's a fun and nice experience. -
Review from Dan D.
Shawnee Mission, KS
9/14/2008
La, la, la, Love the Train! Only other cool set-up was once in Japan it was in boats. Not the absolute freshest but, hey we're in the Midwest.
And I really enjoyed the teriyaki chicken.
Best of all... It's FUN! -
Review from Lisa B.
Olathe, KS
11/2/2010
I have been going to Sakura for over 10 years and the sushi is great! Its fresh and reasonably priced! Raul is the best sushi chef there and always makes sure that Im taken care of ! I enjoy eating there whenever I can!
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Review from Katie B.
Kansas City, KS
11/13/2009
This sushi is not going to blow your mind. Stick to the fancy rolls on the train and you will be alright. Maguro is more decent here than at most places in Kansas City.
What sets this place apart is the train, of course. I also like that the chefs will make you whatever you want if whatever you want is not on the train. Random items like crab rangoon and skewers also make an appearance. I have no idea why.
Beware of the folks that will grab four plates at a time. I find this to be the most frustrating part of the sushi train experience. There should be a rule or something.
Great service. Nice people. Have never eaten in the actual restaurant. Yay Sakura. -
Review from Jen B.
KS
12/30/2008
Pretty good. Like others have said, it is Midwestern sushi, but all told it has been good. The sushi train is fun, but be prepared to wait for a seat. The staff is sometimes really scattered, but they are all working hard. At times we really didn't seem to have one server, rather 5 different people who ran by to grab a plate or we flagged them down.
I give them props for always have a line and being in business for years. They must be doing something right. -
Review from John Y.
Kansas City, MO
12/17/2010
This is my favorite sushi spot in KC! The sushi train is great...fresh and inexpensive...most plates of 2 or 3 pieces are $2 to $3, lunch and dinner! During the busy times you can get just about anything off the train. They serve all the rolls, sashimi, calamari, teriyaki chicken, crab rangoon, edamame, mussels and more. If you go for lunch try to get there as early as possible. The train starts at 11:45 and if you get there after noon you'll probably be on a waiting list. Service is good and the owner is always there helping out.
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Review from Jessica D.
Shawnee Mission, KS
8/6/2008
The grill is good, but similar to just about every other Japanese stakehouse grill i've been to. Habatchi workers are fun.
Sushi train is fantastic and the sushi menu is great. yum! Very fast service and good prices for the amount of food. -
Review from Kate R.
Overland Park, KS
10/19/2010
Sure. It comes on a train. They need more signage, as a couple sitting next to us was completely baffled as to what to do and the cost of items. My drink was fine. I didn't care much for the sushi, though they do a fine job on my favorite rolls (spider, rainbow). KC just doesn't have a really good sushi place, and I accept that, but I'm still bitter every time I go have some more mediocre fish.
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Review from Tiger W.
Needed a break from work, my co-worker and I came here and had a choo- choo train sushi, I mean there was a scale model of an Amtrak choo choo train with cars of sushi. It was pretty busy still at 1:00pm, but the selection wasn't very good, I think the chefs read it in our faces. Then came some fancy sushi, fried salmon and shrimp tempura sushi with teriyaki sauce. Fried Calamari, shrimp rolls. We ordered a sashimi platter, it would have been nice to have a cold beer too, but we had to go back to work. Very reasonable, newly remodeled.
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Review from Dustin R.
Roeland Park, KS
7/8/2010
I only sat at the train bar, and i really enjoyed it. They seemed to have a nice variety of hot and cold dishes, and with the dim sum style of plates there is sure to be something that appeals to any person. After having my fill i found that the price was well worth it as well. I definitely will return
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Review from David A.
2/20/2010
SUCKURA. That is what this restaurant should be called.
A large group of us gave them our business at the Sushi bar. They have a cool train come around with various plates of sushi. You just grab what looks good and they'll tally it up later and charge you. I've seen this in NYC and San Francisco. Neat idea right?
So why does this restaurant SUCK anyway? Let me list the reasons:
a. the food doesn't taste good even for Midwest sushi
b. most appear to be cooked and not raw
c. most of the popular rolls are not made
d. I asked to see the ala carte menu, which you normally order with a pencil and a piece of paper and they showed me the menu with like 5 sushi choices and mostly cooked. They didn't sounds very good. They make very simple rolls only. I didn't come here to order cooked entrees.
e. the ginger seemed quite old and wilted if that is possible
f. We asked for our bill at 1 pm (the first people from our group to ask for a bill). After asking our waitress 4 times later, we got our bill at 1:25 and were late to where we needed to go).
g. If you are in a large group, they will add on a service charge. No big deal if you know that it is the 18% gratuity. I didn't realize that and I was in a rush to get out, so I paid that and the 15% tip. They deserved so much less.
h. The staff came around and filled up our water, but our waitress wasn't very pleasant. When she heard that I wasn't pleased with the lack of a sushi menu, she should have offered to ask the sushi chef if he can make something to my tastes.
i. So, they have mostly cooked sushi. Would you believe that at least a 1/3 had dairy? Who has dairy in Japanese cuisine anyway? You may see one called a Philly roll, but that's it. Well, most rolls had cream cheese. They made me a shrimp tempura without creamcheese, but it wasn't so good (but the best thing I had).
Will I come back? NEVER (unless the menu changes and they can get your bill in a reasonable amount of time). How hard is it to tally up x amount of dishes anyway?
Suckura, I shall not return. Why are you so popular (it was packed)? Because the suburban Midwesterners like this stuff. Jun's has my heart for KC Metro for sure.Listed in: Kansas City Metro Asian…, Asian cuisine in Kansas City
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Review from david r.
Johnson, KS
8/15/2010 1 Check-in Here
First trip to try the sushi here. After eating here our impression was "Kona Who?" This is our new family favorite when bringing the kids along. All three kids loved the train, and the the oldest two loved the sushi. For our three year old she loved the fried rice and chicken, although she did become a fan of the salmon.
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Review from GREEN D.
Denver, CO
4/17/2010
I've been here twice; once for lunch and once for dinner. I love the Sushi Train!! It's usually carrying a decent selection: seared Ahi, Ahi nigiri, ebi, unagi, masago, some kind of whitefish, a nice assortment of maki, but also some fried stuff too (including crab rangoon). While definitely not a great sushi place (I Love Sushi--Las Vegas still has my heart and is in a superior league) it scores highly in my book for its novelty and provision of decent sushi in a sushi desert. IMO it's the best I've seen in this area (I've been to 2 other places and one is no longer in business--I'd not return to the other because it was just so-so.) They also stock sake nigori (Pearl) which makes me happy!! Pricepoints are great at $2-2.50 a plate (2pcs).
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Review from J B.
Shawnee Mission, KS
9/2/2010 3 photos
This was awesome! I had a chance to experience dining trying different types of sushi without ordering the rolls itself. You sit at the bar, all different types of sushi is placed on this little train that goes around the bar and you pickup what sushi you'd like. They make the sushi within the bar so you see exactly how it's being made. I love this place! It's fast, quick and the sushi is very very good. :))
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Review from Nicole H.
Shawnee, KS
9/15/2010
Ok, I'm giving it four because the sushi is good, but the really fun part is that the sushi comes to you on a train! AND the Crab Rangoon actually has...get this...CRAB in it. It's worth going just to eat the Crab Rangoon. And the mussels are out of this world good! OMgoodness, delish! I know that sushi here in the Midwest is a little...well, SCARY, but this place does a pretty good job considering what they have to work with.
The sushi chefs are very helpful and attentive for those of us who may not know what things are.
And my KIDS love this place. So that's a bonus! :) -
Review from Grant H.
Overland Park, KS
1/8/2010
Decent sushi in smaller portions. You pay by the plates you pull off the sushi train.
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Review from Huyen L.
Olathe, KS
11/8/2010 1 Check-in Here
Never disappointed. Yummy selection from the train.
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Review from Michael M.
Shawnee, KS
2/8/2010
Been here many times now! So far, the best sushi I've had in KC. The train is good, but they do charge by the plate. And there are 2 colors of plates, so ask about the pricing of each. One is a bit more than the other. I take my 8 and 6 year old and they love grabbing plates from the train. They are probably a tad more adventurous eaters, so if you have a picky eater this is not the place for kids. Otherwise they love it. Sakura also has the traditional Japanese grill in the back. But if you're looking for sushi, this is the place to go.
