Sakura Japanese Steak, Seafood House & Sushi Bar

Took myself on a little outing, first time coming here and I 10/10 recommend. My waitress was super friendly and very patient, pertaining to the fact because I wasn’t sure on what sushi I wanted to try. I ended up going with the 3 for $18 sushi entree along with shrimp and lobster. The food came out very fast, and cooked well done. I wound definitely recommend this place for anyone who wants a great sushi trying experience or just dinner in general👍🏽

Angelo was wonderful. He was excellent with my son. I loved the food show and the food was really good. Maria did a good job too.

Food: too salty from miso soup to salad to main dish. Fried rice: the cooked rice is under done before it’s used to make the fried rice. There is definitely no yum yum sauce in Japanese original fried rice but this place makes fried rice with yum yum sauce.
Chef: has absolutely no interaction with customers except confirming the orders. Even with confirming our order, he didn’t cook it right ( we asked for medium rare steak and it was well-done when served). He does not know how important the food presentation is in Japanese food. If I didn’t turn my plate, he’d keep piling food on my plate. Another thing was that, this chef didn’t have any regard for food cross-contamination. He was handling the raw chicken with the same cooking utensil while he was cooking fried rice and vegetables. There is a specific order of cooking different things in hibachi. Chicken is absolutely the last thing he should cook unless he change out cooking utensils.
Atmosphere: we sat right next to a family with a child about 8 years old. From the moment they got to the table, this kid had his iPad on a highest volume. No one reminded the parents to lower the volume of the kid’s iPad. Apparently, this family knew the chef who was cooking for us today.
It is a disappointment to spend that much of money for this kind of experience. I’ve been to more than enough hibachi places to know what’s good and what’s not. I actually get better quality of food and service from a less popular place in Utah than this place.
Regarding the waitress, she was good. She’s quite attentive to us. She’s the reason that I did not rate service with a 1 star rating.
Japanese food is supposed to be on a more healthy way. With the amount of salt and soy sauce used, today’s food is absolutely not Japanese. It is a wannabe.