Reviews for Sakura Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar in Burlington, WA

Food is excellent. Employees friendly. Nice sushi bar. Had the teriyaki salmon, chicken yakisoba, and fried ice cream.

We celebrated our friend, Laura's bday. The food was delicious!! They have a plum wine to die for!! Lol, The chef cooked right... in front of us. He was very nice and gave Laura a little more. I had steak and shrimp,my daughter, Kayla and Laura(bday girl)had steak and scallops. The meal included salad and soup. The chef started to sing Happy Birthday, and we all joined in. Wedidn't get dessert cos we had cupcakes waiting ???? The meal was a little pricey but it was totally worth it!! Read more

Mixed feelings about the place, it has a warehouse feel to it, it?s loud and has an empty feel. If you are there for the the... hibachi experience it may be different, Sashimi was pretty good and the special rolls were great. Read more

Great place to come and just enjoy good food. The dishes are all great. Family friendly. The staff is open to all. I will be... coming back Read more

This place is the most disgustingly dirty restaurant I have ever been to!! I love their food.. but I rarely come because I'm... afraid I will get sick each time. Today on our visit there was a wash rag on the floor by our table that we saw when we wereseated. About 10 people walked over to pick up (prefilled) waters and always ignored it. It was never picked up. There was somuch grime on our wooden seats that I was grossed out to touch the chair with my bare hands. ???? There was dried on crustyfood on our menu because they obviously never wipe them down. The floor was disgusting with built up grime every where Ilooked. There were cobwebs on an old Sapporo dispenser that has been sitting there and is never used. ???? There was adisgusting rolodex (who even uses these things anymore) on the bar counter. The stairs and railing leading up to storage (oremployee break room) was practically black with dirt. ???? And this is what I could just see from my table! And, it's not acleanliness thing, but there sushi never has a time stamp on it. So you honestly never know if that particular sushi plate hasbeen circulating for 5 minutes or 3 hours. I know from prior visits that the hibachi area is super gross as well. There isgrime and dirt all up the walls. This place must never get cleaned!! Now don't get me, their food is great, but justunderstand that you are always taking a chance that you will get sick after eating there. Me personally... I have reached mybreaking point with today's visit. I will not be returning until it is cleaned. And I advise you not to either. Read more

As soon as I came in I should have left, the floors were covered in grime, sign posts and the podium were also filthy. Does not... look like restaurant level clean. All the air vents had dust flying out of them which you know is falling on the food. One spoton the roof is leaking. After we were seated I went to grab a soy sauce dish and had to look through them because they had bitsof other peoples food still on them. I got the sushi belt and my brother got the chicken teriyaki. The teriyaki was eh and allthe sushi I had was poorly made, not enough rice, weird ratios, and the one that made me almost throw up was the smoked salmonroll. The fish was hard like cartilage it was crunchy and all the raw fish tasted off. I learned my lesson and will never strayagain from kuru kuru in Bellingham! Really hoped Sakura would be good since bellingham is a bit of a drive but now I know it?sworth it. Read more

Wonderful food! The soup that came with our dinner left much to be desired but the entrées were fantastic! So much flavor and... came out incredibly quick. The drinks were wonderful as well. Staff was very friendly and efficient even during dinner rush. Wewill definitely be coming back again! Read more

DEFINITELY need a reservation at least a day ahead! Such a fun experience! Our chef was amazing! It was an exceptional meal,... although it did have way more salt and butter than I am accustomed to. (It came out to nearly a stick of butter percustomer) Still, would highly recommend the experience at least once. Definitely not gluten free, they use soy sauce ineverything. Read more