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Sakura
Categories: Restaurants Japanese Restaurants Asian Fusion Japanese, Asian Fusion [Edit]
910 Main StWinchester, MA 01890
(781) 721-4608
- Nearest Transit:
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Main St @ Canal St (134)
955 Main St (134)
Main St @ Hemingway St (134)
- Hours:
Tue-Thu 11:30 am - 10 pm
Fri-Sat 11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Sun 4 pm - 10 pm
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
40 reviews for Sakura
Review Highlights
"I highly recommend the Fire Maki, the Snow Mountain Maki..."
(in 3 reviews)
"Spicy tuna, salmon, and crazy maki."
(in 5 reviews)
"The miso soup was delicious with fresh tasting ingredients."
(in 5 reviews)
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40 reviews in English
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Review from Anthony L.
Boston, MA
1/21/2012
no complains except since the place is so small, staff is minimal = service is slooooowwww
also, some stuff on the main menu (like calamari) are not on their buffet menu
if those 2 things were fixed i would give this place 5 stars -
Review from Rob C.
Melrose, MA
1/11/2012
This is NOT a buffet. I repeat, not a buffet. Everyone keeps calling it that in their reviews and it's totally misleading. We sat in the parking lot deliberating even going inside because we envisioned a Japanese Country Buffet, complete with sneeze guards and sticky floors.
I'm so glad we went in, because the experience was very good -- and there is no buffet table; don't make me repeat it again. There are two menus: the standard business that you're used to and then a fixed price menu with (I'm guessing) about 70% of the same items but you can order as many and as much as you like for $21.
I can't image not doing the fixed price deal. I got miso soup, 4pc sushi and two rolls (maki). According to the regular menu (and at most restaurants) that would have cost me at least $30. The quality was good and the preparation was fine.
I want to give them 4 stars, but Sakura loses a point for these reasons: #1 the glasses were ridiculously dirty so I drank from the beer bottle - if given the option, my wife would've done the same for her wine. #2 no paper towels in the bathroom (but thankfully there was soap). #3 they include 18% gratuity on all bills, regardless of party size. This is not cool AND I usually tip 20% if nothing is offensively bad about the service; so you're just short changing yourself. #4 the beer/wine selection was weak. All wines were "house" and the beer selection was Sapporo or Kirin. Look, everyone knows you're an Asian restaurant, you don't have to limit your beer selection to stereotypical offerings for people to get it. Besides, you're probably going to make more money on alcohol than the food, so why not offer more? -
Review from phil s.
Woburn, MA
11/19/2011
Love this place!!
Everything is fresh!
the people are friendly! -
Review from Ian W.
Winchester, MA
1/20/2012
Competently prepared Japanese food but nothing to write home about.
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Review from Nancy Z.
6/1/2011 1 photo
$20 Sushi Buffet.
Deluxe rolls included! That means yellow tail, white tuna and fat pieces of salmon that your chopsticks will want to hug alllll night baby!
The sushi is made to order. A lot of sushi buffets take their sweet time and leave customers hungry at the table for an hour - I won't say any names (YAMATO!!!). Service here is extremely attentive, but not overbearing. Ambiance is casual, clean, and welcoming. Food options are plentiful- curry, seafood noodle soup, miso soup, green tea ice cream, tempura, terryaki. All this for $20? In my suburban town?
Hell
Effing
Yes.
Try the Winchester Roll.
Thank you and good day. -
Review from Chuck H.
Woburn, MA
1/12/2012
Lived in Woburn/Winchester for 25 yrs and this was my first time trying this place. I loved it! Sushi was fresh and took advantage of the all you can eat. Service was a little slow due to what appeared to be 3 people working. If you can put that past you then you will def enjoy sushi here! Tokyo Roll and the sweetheart were delicious!!!
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Review from Amy T.
Newton, MA
10/3/2011
I've been here more time than I can count on my two hands and toes.
$14 for lunch buffet, $20 for dinner buffet (but it also includes the BEST!)
While the sushi isn't first-class quality, you're still getting a big bang for you bucks, especially if you're not afraid to eat till it hurts :)
The waitress there is a major sweetheart, and does a great job attending to our needs.
Chances are, it might just be empty when you walk in. But since the food and service has always been good, I assumed its because there isn't enough publicity.
So SPREAD THE LOVE! -
Review from Tati T.
Dorchester, MA
11/12/2011
I wouldn't eat sushi when I came back from a West coast vacation because I had the most amazing sushi in a strip mall joint and didn't want to be disappointed...then I came here. It's sushi heaven, and the service is awesome too.
After eating here I honestly think about the food at every meal time for at least two days wishing it wasn't a commuter rail ride away from me. -
Review from Sarajane M.
Somerville, MA
11/12/2011
I had dinner at Sakura about a month ago and returned today for lunch. My office orders their lunch special pretty regularly for take out or delivery. The sushi buffet price here is so good...I'm not sure how they stay in business!
You can order WHATEVER you want off the menu for one solid price. Most of the portions are perfectly for one, although the seaweed salad is huge.
Don't let the term "buffet" fool you. I'm not a big fan of buffets since the idea of food sitting out for hours has never appealed to me. But, at Sakura everything is cooked to order. You are provided with an order sheet that you fill out and if you want to keep ordering more, you can. This way, everything is fresh and the restaurant does not have to waste food out on a buffet. In my opinion, it seems a genius idea for both Sakura and it's customers.
Atmosphere is quiet, they don't seem to play any music. It's a small place and rarely seems crowded. The servers are very friendly and aim to please. -
Review from G P.
Winchester, MA
1/17/2011
Best sushi for the price that I've ever had. My boyfriend and I LOVE sushi and order it about every other week. I've had a lot of really bad sushi in the Boston/Cambridge/Arlington/Medford area so when I find a good place I stick to it. Sakura fits this bill in every way.
The fish is always incredibly fresh and made perfectly. Perfect rice to fish ratio (hate nothing more than a rice roll with a dab of fish in the middle), awesome and creative options, fast service, accurate with their orders and excellent prices.
We've only eaten in the restaurant once. We were there for lunch and were the only patrons there so I don't know if we received excellent service because the service is excellent or if it was just because we were the only people that were being served but regardless, we received excellent service. Every other time we've gone we order take out but the staff is always friendly, repeats our order back to us before placing it and we always get exactly what we order.
The plus is that if you live in town and get the monthly free Winchester paper in your mailbox there is usually a coupon for a percentage off or a free appetizer so keep your eyes open.
The only thing I would change about Sakura is maybe they could start offering brown rice sushi? They do offer brown rice with their non sushi entrees but you can't get sushi with anything other than white. Just a suggestion but certainly not a complaint! Every time we've ventured to try any other sushi place we always end up saying "We should have just gone to Sakura" so now we always do! -
Review from Casie G.
Boston, MA
3/31/2011
A few friends introduced to me to this place and I love it. I'm really surprised to see multiple bad reviews as I've been here 5 or 6 times and have had a great experience every single time.
It's a bit of a hike to get there if you live in downtown Boston but the sushi is amazing (try the Stephanie roll) and the prices are pretty unbeatable. The sushi quality is comparative Douzo at a lower price.
The service isn't the best ever but I've only been there with large groups so I can't really judge it off of that. Overall, I definitely recommend it.
Plus, they have a basket of all the best candies when you leave! -
Review from Alex S.
Boston, MA
1/7/2011 1 photo
Nice place to go for lunch. It was real quiet the two times I went for lunch and the servers were nice.
I had their Eel lunch special and their sushi.
The Eel Lunch special is price very fairly. It comes with salad, california rolls and Eel meat + rice. I enjoyed the dish and the quality is typical of that you would find at other sushi restaurants.
Their sushi is also on par with other similarly price restaurants. It isn't out of this world but it isn't bad either. For the price you do get a good deal.
Overall I would say this place is nice and you get what you pay for. -
Review from Julie D.
Malden, MA
8/1/2011
Best place for sushi! The quality is comparative to a regular sushi bar. IT'S AMAZING. My boyfriend and I love this place, every time we have a sushi craving we go here. The sushi is made to order with all the options you'd find in a typical sushi bar favorites such as spider roll, rainbow roll, california, salmon, tuna etc. I suggest going at lunch since it's cheaper and only $13-14 and there isn't a big difference in food at dinner except for some special rolls and sashimi, it's $20 for dinner. It's an affordable sushi buffet, what else more can you want? I definitely prefer the quality of Sakura's sushi over Yamato and Minado. It's definitely my hit up spot for sushi. The servers are really nice too. I recommend going in small groups here though since the place is small.
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Review from Willie M.
Nutley, NJ
4/20/2011
Consistently good sushi. Lots of choices on the menu, and each time we've tried something new without disappointment. The snow mountain maki, the volcano and the Stephanie are all good. Moderate prices and decent service. Worth a visit if you're in the area.
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Review from Lynne S.
Stoneham, MA
1/16/2010
Please note: I'm only able to review the delivery and food of Sakura, as I have not yet been to the restaurant.
Looking over the menu, I was anxious to try to sushi, but a little skeptical because the prices seemed lower than other places around. But alas, my budget and love of trying new sushi places prompted me to give it a shot. I'm so glad I did. The delivery was fast and friendly and the sushi was fresh and delicious. I always order an eel avocado roll the first time I try a new place, and their's did not disappoint. I also added a caterpillar roll and small garden salad with ginger dressing. The ginger dressing wasn't as good as dressings from other local sushi restaurants, but the sushi was generous and tasty. I am thrilled to have found another solid sushi restaurant within delivery range!Listed in: Sensational Sushi
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Review from Michael S.
Melrose, MA
5/28/2010
We were hungry for sushi so I we did our research on Yelp to find a good sushi in our area and there were a ton! Thank you Yelp users.
We found this place and decided to give it a shot and we were very pleased. Sushi was very tasty. We had 3 rolls and some naguri, we will be going back and trying some other rolls. The service was good as there was maybe 2 other tables.
One of the nice things that we found was they are on http://restaurant.com so we also bought a coupon before we went there so it cut our bill in half. -
Review from Cee A.
Boston, MA
3/20/2011
A Yelp User named Wei C. emails and solicits advertisement for Sakura. Very strange, as the sushi is NOT fresh, and the service is bad.
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Review from Anna L.
Arlington, MA
4/2/2011
A friend recommended this place because of their creativity with their rolls. So the 5 of us went to try it. We ate the buffet which is not going to a buffet table. Instead, they make as you order. We got some cooked foods (beef and salmon teriyaki) and a lot of rolls (specialty rolls too!) and the food was presented very well and the taste was phenonmenal. The only problem is that we ordered too many rolls with crunchies so by the end, we were tired of eating another roll with crunchies in it. haha, but that's our fault. I got the plum wine which was overbearingly sweet and tasted like it's been out for a while. Besides the drinks, i highly recommend this place
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Review from Andrew S.
CA
8/3/2009
I was happy to see a new Japanese restaurant in Winchester, and I feel a bit bad leaving a mediocre review. The staff were extremely kind and if I were rating them it would be five stars. It's also a tough location to thrive in... this strange house-restaurant has hosted a number of restaurants over the years. The restaurant was empty on a saturday night, and I got the sense that they didn't get enough traffic yet. Still, it really wasn't a decent meal. Keep in mind I grew up in Winchester, but moved away to Los Angeles, land of sushi, and got spoiled.
The food itself was mediocre. We tried the deep-fried soft-shell and seaweed salad - both were just okay. The crab was deep-fried in too heavy of a breading, and wasn't light or crisp enough. The seaweed salad was fine, but it's tough to mess that up.
The rest of our meal was sushi, which wasn't anything to write home about. The seaweed wrap was tough, and the rice were small, hard nuggets that didn't stick to the fish, so the maki fell apart. You can always tell a good sushi place by the quality of their rice. You'd think it's the most simple thing to cook and season, but I've never been to a bad Japanese restaurant with good rice. The cuts of fish were cheap and frozen - mainly cooked fish/shellfish like crab stick and eel. Another bad sign was that they were out of one of the tastier but less popular ingredients (uni - sea urchin). The rolls looked cool, but didn't deliver.
Edit: my wife made me change it to three stars, because she didn't think it was that bad.... -
Review from David K.
Bolton, MA
6/29/2009
Ordered sushi deluxe platter and seafood udon noodle soup. Fried ice cream for dessert.
First, I have to admit that I had a $25 coupon from http://Restaurant.com so I decided to try this place out and take advantage of the coupon. If I didn't have the coupon, I probably wouldn't have come here but not because of the restaurant, but because I generally don't eat at sushi bars. I'm more of a Japanese buffet guy. Anyway...
The place was small and cozy and considering they still had their "Grand Opening" banner outside, I wasn't surprised to find things very nicely done inside. It was on a Saturday afternoon, maybe around 3pm, so there weren't too many people there having a late lunch or early dinner like we were. Our waitress was very nice. Service was pretty quick considering we ordered the Sushi Deluxe Platter which is 70 pieces of fishy goodness!
So we ordered the 70 piece sushi boat and when it came out, our eyes just lit up due to the sheer size of the boat. The boat was beautiful and the food was laid out very nicely. I had to snap a picture of the boat before we dug into the food. The sushi was VERY good. It came with the usual salmon, tuna, mackerel, yellowtail, shrimp, egg, eel, etc. I think there was a spicy salmon roll, tempura roll, california roll, spider roll and some other vegetable tempura roll. We split the boat between three people and we were all totally stuffed, and we still had like over 10 pieces left! The boat also came with salad and miso soup which was standard for boats.
My son ordered their seafood udon noodle soup. I didn't have much of it but it tasted pretty standard. It came with a lot of seafood too.
For dessert, we all shared an order of their fried ice cream. It was my first time having fried ice cream and man, it was good!!! I'm hooked!
Like I've say in my profile, "If it isn't sushi, it has no chance of getting 5 stars", this place gets 5 stars hands down. You need to check this place out and check often on http://Restaurant.com for their $25 coupon for this restaurant. From time to time, they have deals where you can get $25 coupons for only $2. It's worth it! -
Review from Sean C.
MA
8/15/2009
I ordered sashimi boat for two, and rainbow row. Sashimi is fresh and well cut. Rainbow row is good on taste but the row skill is just ok in US standard.(as previous review Andrew mentioned.)
Whole restaurant is very clean and organized. People there are very very friendly. (I also got a gift certificate for $25 before going there, and want to get it a try. The 5 star rating also put this certificate into valuation - otherwise I will give 4 stars.)
If you don't have gift certificate, don't worry to get a try since there is a promotion for "Dollar sushi" and some other special deals. Of course, the promotion cannot combine with the gift certificate I got. so I haven't had a chance to try it so far. But I will re-visit the place to try it next time I want to have Japanese food. -
Review from Maria A.
Boston, MA
1/20/2010
Very friendly, polite, and helpful staff.
The restaurant is smallish, but I haven't seen it crowded, so it works. The house-style building is cozy, makes me feel like I'm a valued guest.
Food was very fresh and made with care, good quality.
Salmon salad with mango sauce was very delicate and nice contrast to the sushi.
Seaweed salad was fresh, good, as I expect it to be.
Only had raw sushi and sashimi, everything was delicious. The fish roe was great. -
Review from Steve G.
Winchester, MA
4/2/2010
Surprisingly good. Recommend visiting, and they just got a liquor license.
My wife and I shared the Sushi Deluxe and Teriyaki Seafood (salmon, shrimp and scallops). With warm saki. Both were very good. Portions fair. Priced quite fairly. I've traveled many time to Japan, and it felt like a good, local Japanese restaurant.
Given them a try. -
Review from Christie L.
Reading, MA
8/18/2010 1 Check-in Here
Ate here on a Tuesday night with a http://restaurant.com coupon for $25. We sat at the sushi bar and ordered the Sushi Sashimi Platter for 2 for about $43. We also ordered an app of Chicken Yakatori.
While we waited, we got the standard miso soup and salad. The soup was pretty bland and I wasn't crazy about the salad dressing. Then came the Chicken. It was pretty good and I'd order it again, but it also could have had a little more flavor for me. The bf thought it was perfect and he loved it.
Next came the sushi boat. It came with A TON of fish! Sushi, sashimi, a tuna roll, and a spider roll. Definitely plenty of food and a great value. I have to say this has been the best sushi we've found outside of Douzo in Boston. Fresh, flavorful fish, hot wasabi, good ginger, decent sushi rice. Yum!
Only complaints: They charge per can for the pop (and it's warm!) and I hope they spice up the soup and salad, then we won't have reason to go elsewhere! For the value we got and the great sushi, we will definitely be back! -
Review from Audrey E.
Winchester, MA
10/15/2010
Okay, let me first say that I really wanted to like Sakura -- close to home, sushi, kid-friendly -- but the food has consistently been mediocre at best. The staff there could not be more welcoming and attentive, which makes it especially difficult for me to write this review, but I have ended up curiously ill with GI-associated symptoms following each visit to Sakura. Add to that the fact that the sushi wasn't so great, and I am not willing to risk it again. That being said, lots of people on here love it, and thus have not likely been affected in a similar manner -- maybe it was purely coincidental. Sadly, I cannot, however, recommend Sakura.
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Review from Jillian B.
Winchester, MA
12/29/2009
I LOVE THIS PLACE. They make delicious sushi, especially the special rolls. I usually stick to the same-old, same-old -- salmon roll, spicy tuna, etc -- but got courageous one time and tried a few of their more exciting rolls. Now I feel like I cannot go back to the more boring stuff!
The owner, Stephanie, and her husband, Andrew, are so very nice. They are attentive, remember your name from visit to visit (who does that anymore?) and are accomodating to families. They have donated to a few events I've been a part of -- being charitable always wins points in my book -- and seem to be a great addition to Winchester. I would recommend anyone go there. With inexpensive, high quality sushi and great owners who truly care about their restaurant, you cannot go wrong! -
Review from R G.
Melrose, MA
12/10/2010
We too took advantage of the http://restaurant.com gift certificates making this affordable sushi place even more of a deal.
I'm a big fan of the house dragon with shrimp tempura. My husband loves loves the Mexican Roll (Spicy Spicy Tuna) and we've both enjoyed the Hawaii Roll which is really unique and comes rolled in a rice nori sheet instead of rice and seaweed, and because of the mango and avocado it is almost like a "dessert sushi". In fact it comes at the end of the meal-- last time I forgot it was coming and gorged on all the other rolls.
I'd pass on the idaho maki though (Sushi corner in melrose has the best around!)
all around a good deal, good assortment and yummy made even better by the http://restaurant.com deal. -
Review from Chris T.
Woburn, MA
1/12/2010
I love sushi, just getting that out of the way. That saying, I have experienced a lot of different kinds of rolls and restaurants. I am happy to say that this amazing restaurant is one of the best places to get sushi and is surprisingly right down the street from my house.
They have a wide variety of rolls and different sushi dishes. The love boat is loaded with salmon and other amazing nigiris and sashimis. The rolls range from your typical salmon and tuna rolls, to amazing rolls that I will go into detail. Here are my top 3 original rolls to get at Sakura:
Fire Maki - A huge roll stuffed with shrimp tempura, avocado, tobiko and cucumber topped with spicy tuna and spicy mayo.
Ocean Maki - HUGE chunks of salmon covered with tuna and avocado and covered in a nice sweet honey wasabi sauce.
Tokyo Roll - This is a specialty roll that has I believe Tuna and cheese and then covered with.... FILET MIGNON. Frickin awesome.
The best part, these rolls won't even break the bank. Some of the tastiest and most original rolls I have had and at bargain sushi prices. They also off noodle dishes and other japanese fare that is quite well, but this is the place to go for sushi in the Winchester / Woburn area. Did I mention that they also serve some really good Chinese dishes as well?
I have never had a bad experience here. The owner, Stephanie, is a sweet heart and is very attentive when waiting on you. She even introduced me to fried ice cream, and this place has some of the best. -
Review from Jack T.
Boston, MA
6/1/2011
Stopped by for lunch while at an audiology exam down the street. This place is incredible if you like sushi lunch. They have a all you can eat buffet menu for 15 bucks. It's made made to order rather than siting in a buffet lineup. The all you can eat menu include other items besides sushi and rolls; also includes entrees, appetizers, soup, etc. They have a pricier buffet too that includes some of the fancier rolls but I was not interested. Advice: stick to the sushi and rolls. I also got the chicken fried rice and fried tofu. It was just ok. You can order as many items as you want but I think there's a note on the menu not to waste food and there's a $1 charge for any piece not consumed.
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Review from Sharon Z.
Burlington, MA
7/21/2009
This place is absolutely wonderful, that I'm writing my first ever review on it.
This place is fairly new and is largely an undiscovered jewel among the Japanese restaurants in the area. We live close by and went to Sakura on a Tuesday night around dinner time (~6 pm), unlike other popular/well-known restaurants which would be packed at this time. This place was very quiet and the interior decors were warm and classy. We sat down at a table next to the sushi bar. The waitress was very nice and quick at taking our orders. We had teriyaki salmon and steak combo, and chicken katsu as the main entrees, as well as spicy tuna/salmon maki and fire maki for a taste of sushi.
We ate our way through plentiful of Japanese restaurants in Boston and its surrounding areas. And for the price, the portions we got in Sakura were huge in comparison. You would think that the combination would give you half of a salmon fillet and half of a steak fillet (since it's only $1-$2 more than getting them individually), but the fillet and steak for the combination are both full sized and very flavorful. The salmon fillet especially, was perfectly golden and crispy on the outside (skin) and tender inside. At another local restaurant, we would have gotten less than half of that portion with the same price. The maki were fully packed with tuna/salmon meats and the fire maki contains an explosion of tasty flavors in one bite.
We are planning to return to Sakura next week with some friends and try the sushi boats. Really looking forward to it!
Highly recommend this restaurant for people who lives in/close to the area, give it a try, you won't regret it. :) -
Review from Ashley P.
Boston, MA
5/5/2010
3 and a half stars if I could give it. The sushi was very fresh and delicious. I haven't tried anything else on the menu other than a lot of different sushi's but I will be back to try some other things! I would definitely recommend it here! The service was excellent. I will be back!
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Review from richard r.
Woburn, MA
6/15/2009
I stopped by for lunch. DC and I had Eel Don and Yaki Udon. Good food, Good service, Nice dining room, Good value. I'll be back.
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Review from A A.
Cambridge, MA
7/8/2009
This place is absolutely delicious! My husband and I love sushi and frequent many places in Boston. The rolls are innovative and extremely fresh. I highly recommend the Fire Maki, the Snow Mountain Maki and the Caterpillar Maki. We ended up ordering a second Fire Maki because it was so good!! All of the flavors were bold and the service was friendly and attentive!
We will certainly be back! -
Review from SC W.
Boston, MA
6/24/2010
I was disappointed at both the service and the food. First of all, I called in an order 30 mins before I picked up, upon arrival, no one was at the desk, and my food was not prepared; I ended up waiting for an extra 10 mins. The worst was, they gave me raw fish after I asked specifically for cooked fish. Food quality was OK, but I would not give them 5 stars for sure.
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Review from Sharon C.
Boston, MA
6/9/2010
My husband and I had dinner there last night, and we were happy about everything! It was easy to find, parked in their lot, food was great and service was friendly and quick. We had sushi and sashimi. Fish is fresh, and the portion is generous. Best of all, the price is fair and lower than most Japanese restaurants!
Having tried and searched a good sushi place in and around Boston area, we're so happy that we found the best just a mile from home! We'll definitely revisit many times! -
Review from momo k.
Medford, MA
3/6/2011
five star for a buffet service. went there yesterday w/ my bf to try out their buffet. it's really awesome. the service was good and the food was nicely made. would go back again. too bad, forgot camera. much better than minado
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Review from Shan z.
Quincy, MA
6/22/2010
I went there because all its reviews indicated it is reasonable place to dine in. I went there on Father's Day, and I did not like it at all. Food was very average. If you have been to a nice Japanese restaurant, you would not want to eat Sushi there. There was only one waitress handled everything. She was not nice to us at all. Overall speaking, I would not recommend this place. With the amount of money I spent, I can find a better place
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Review from Melinda N.
Waltham, MA
10/20/2010
Ok so I haven't actually eaten here. I got their menu in the mail and we decided to order from here. We all picked out things and I called to order. One they don't have delivery during the day, and two they did not have any chinese food. So their menu is incorrect and I was unable to order what one of the ladies wanted. Due to all the false info and unwillingness to work with me, I will not be trying this place.
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Review from Dan T.
Malden, MA
5/25/2009
Sakura is a relatively new Japanese restaurant in the area, I think it's only been in business for a month or so. My fiancé and I used to live in in the area, were driving by and decided to try it. It's very nice inside. Extremely clean and the hostess (who we think may have been the owner) was very friendly. It wasn't very busy, but the service was great. But the best part was the food! We got the shumai appetizer, hot fresh and tasty. The miso soup was delicious with fresh tasting ingredients. The seaweed salad came in a large martini glass with roe sprinkled on top. Delicious. Our main course was an assortment of sushi. Spicy tuna, salmon, and crazy maki. It was all very good. They are generous on the roll so the portions were very good. I enjoyed the Japanese music playing in the restaurant too. I work in downtown Boston and often eat sushi in Chinatown and that area. Sakura is just as good as any place I've tried and better than many. I recommend it.
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Review from Diana C.
Milton, MA
8/10/2010
The sushi is good and the price is fair. Not the best sushi I've had, but because I had a http://restaurant.com coupon, I have gone back on a few occasions. The spicy salmon salad is one of my favorites, but the miso soup is poor. Another drawback is that there aren't free refills on soda because they come in a can that also isn't refrigerated so it's always warm even with ice.
