Sakura Teppanyaki & Sushi

The quality of the sashimi is exceedingly poor and the price is fairly expensive ($ 20 for chirashi). The flavour of the sushi rice is not quite right either. I recommend against their sushi. However, I have heard that their Chinese food is better.

I will not being going back here. From the outside, the place seems really nice but don’t fall for that. The quality of the food was just horrendous. We split the triple delight and got two egg rolls for an appetizer. First of all, the food was barely lukewarm. This alone was a turn off but since it was so expensive we decided to continue. The flavor was off, there wasn’t much sauce and the different meats were indistinguishable. Then we got to the egg rolls. They were in spring roll wrappers and were totally mushy. We couldn’t even finish them or the other food. It was so bad then to top it off, a couple hours later I started feeling extremely nauseous. The food coming back up my throat tasted pretty much the same as it did going down. Just plain disgusting.

Really really really disgusting!!! I ordered fish, but it no longer fresh. I will never come here any more. Bad services and disappointing food! Just A fish cost me 40 dollars!!!

Never had a terrible meal. Met owner once and always chatted with the waitstaff. Always friendly. I’ve only ever ordered from their Ningxia/Xi’an related Chinese menu.
The lamb soup with pancake is my «go to» dish — so far always delicious.
They also serve Chinese style brunch on weekends. I can’t vouch for the level of authenticity (on says it’s very on point, one says it isn’t very authentic… just depends on who you talk to), but it is a great addition to the growing authentic-​style Chinese food scene in Pittsburgh.

Not particularly good, yet fairly pricey, Japanese restaurant aiming itself at Americans. You’ll spend more money than you’d like for food that isn’t particularly good.

We strolled in Saturday evening for dinner… and no one was there. My first reaction was «crap, this place probably sucks». Our waitress, who seems to also be an owner, was very brash and direct, as if we were disrupting her peace, but we eventually warmed up to her.
As we sat down, we were offered the sushi and American menu. We were still flipping through those when we were handed the Chinese menu which is more extensive and has more traditional Chinese dishes. My boyfriend came here on a mission to try the Qishan noodles (thanks to a previous Unilocal review!), which was only on a Specials menu that the waitress brought out afterwards. My goodness, how many menus does this place have?!
My boyfriend started with the Amazing Fire Roll ($ 13 — pretty darn expensive), which he claims is one of the best sushi he’s had in Pittsburgh, second only to Ginza in Bloomfield. He’s the biggest sushi snob on the planet, so if he loves it, it has to be good. The portion size of the Qishan noodles ($ 12.95) was HUGE! It was a noodle soup with what looked like lo mein noodles, shredded pork, and vegetables. The ratio of noodles and pork to broth were evenly balanced, a definite plus. Overall, he really enjoyed the noodles and highly recommends it.
They offer MANY different vegetarian options, but I was feeling less adventurous and went with old reliable: General Tso’s Tofu. I found it strange that it was $ 10.95 on the American menu, yet it was $ 6.95 on the Chinese menu AND it came as a combo. (Favoritism perhaps?) When the vegetable soup came out, I was thinking to myself «Gee, thanks for the bowl of… water», but it was surprisingly VERY delicious! After devouring that in about 10 seconds, I pounced on the tofu. It came with a side of broccoli, daikon topped with a chili paste, and bok choy. The tofu was very crispy (a major requirement), and the sauce was delicious with the perfect balance of sweetness. As a General Tso’s Tofu connoisseur, this earned my stamp of approval!

The food there are awesome, and the people are very friendly and they serve very excellent job! I will definitely come visit again!

I have been here several times. I really like their maki rolls — they’re better than most other local Asian restaurants. And you can get them without burning a hole in your wallet.
You have to try their hand shaven noodles. It’s their specialty noodle. If you don’t see it on your menu, ask for the authentic menu and order it from there.
Yes, they have a separate authentic menu.

Their sushi if horrible. You can get better sushi at a gas station.
I ordered eel roll and salmon roll. The salmon roll came from the fridge (it was cold). There was a tiny spec of salmon in each piece. The eel roll came as «ell & cucumber» although in the menu it was specified as «eel roll.» When I asked about the cucumber, the waitress asked if I wanted eel-​only roll. I said ‘yes’ to which she replied «sorry, we only offer eel with cucumber. I’ll let the manager know about the menu.»
So, don’t waste your time. Look somewhere else for a sushi place. :)

Kudos to the delivery drivers as they somehow make it to my home in lightening speed. I usually order my usual boring sushi roll of choice the salmon and avocado roll. In a pinch, this restaurant will cure your sushi craving. That being said on the whole the sushi was just ok. The quality of fish was nice in that it was soft a delight to bite through and a bit juicy. The avocado was fresh. The times I have ordered have proved the rice to both be on the stale and soggy side. One of these days, I will actually go to the restaurants physical location. Hopefully the rice difficulties are really just a delivery issue.

Fast delivery, and nice that there is a hibachi delivery service.
HOWEVER, every single thing was over salted — the meat, the soup, the veggies and rice. I ordered the filet and shrimp — and for the price, I am disappointed there wasn’t much taste besides salt. My friend ordered the filet and scallops — the scallops were dime sized and tasted extra salty, and almost undercooked.
I will not order from here again.

I will give five stars for their really delicious noodles! Their Qishan noodles tastes like what I had in Xian.

I am originally from Northwest part of China (Xi’an), my wife was from Northeast part of China, let me tell you something, this place is the WORST Chinese Northen style restaraunt we have ever dined in. I paid 8 bucks for 10 lamb kabobs that have barely any meat on. The dry beef noodles I had had no taste, patatoes and noodles tasted like dry starch.

Convenient Squirrel Hill location with reasonable prices. Sushi is standard fare but nothing spectacular. Décor is stereotypical «Chinese restaurant». Wait staff I friendly. Clientele seem mainly student (Sunday lunch). I’d come again but not make a special trip.

While researching a few restaurant ideas for a ladies night out, I came across Sakura, which may be my new go-​to sushi spot.
The location itself does feel a little like a hole in the wall, but what they do give you is quality.
We ordered a few different rolls which we shared so that we could try a variety: spicy salmon, Philadelphia, and eel rolls. Each roll was fresh and very tasty.
During the meal, the staff was attentive to our needs but was great about giving us space to catch up. Next time I’m in the mood for sushi, I’m ordered Sakura!

A couple of friends warned me not to («awful» and «tastes nothing like Japanese food»), but curiosity brought me here on a Tuesday night. Okay, it really isn’t that bad. Craving sushi? The fish isn’t the freshest, but this is not the worst place to get sushi in Pittsburgh. (Trust me; I’ve had much worse.) Unless you have ridiculously high standards, you’ll probably be satisfied if you order the right rolls. We ordered the shrimp tempura roll, dragon roll, salmon avocado roll, and the red dragon roll. The red dragon roll was probably the best of the four, but all of them were average to good. And I wasn’t even hungry; if I were, then I’d probably think they tasted better. Boyfriend was a bit more harsh though («it’s a little better than GEagle’s sushi»). The only thing that really bothered me was that the AC wasn’t on even though it was 80 degrees out.
Taste | 3
Atmosphere | 3
Presentation | 3
Service | 3
OVERALL | 3

I just stumbled upon this place a few weeks ago, despite the fact that I try to visit squirrel hill as often as I can.
I tried the sushi on my first visit. I love sushi, and I know who’s good and who’s not so great in Pittsburgh. It’s very good. The quality of fish is excellent, and they have a nice variety of platters and specialty rolls. We tried a lot that day, and liked everything.
Today I was in the mood for something hot, as the summers coming to an end and tonight is almost jacket weather. The owner, Ping Geng, came up to my table and showed me a menu with traditional Chinese dishes on it. I literally just drove back into town from Toronto’s Chinatown earlier today, and eagerly wanted to try something traditional offered locally.
Everything was excellent, from the eight treasure spicy sandwich, to the scallion puff pancake, to the BBQ pork sandwich to the house made dumplings.
In addition, there’s a Chinese brunch menu offered on Saturdays and Sunday’s from 10am-​1pm that I’m very interested in trying.

changed chef. Dishes looks and tastes like this.
I took photos. It’s getting worse and worse for this restaurant.

I love this place. The sushi is always fresh abd made fast. Try the spicy yellowtail roll or the eel roll if you want something simple.
I had the amazing fire roll today, and it really lives up to its name. The place is nice and bright, light unobtrusive music, and friendly staff.

Ordered 3 Maki Rolls from here via grubhub for delivery… holy effing chuck… this was the biggest waste of money ever. The pieces of sushi were so small that all 18 pieces fit on a small tray that usual holds MAYBE 8. I sent my husband to Trader Joes to go get a 25 piece tray for $ 7. The quality was the same…
DO NOT GIVE A HORRIBLE BUSINESS LIKE THIS YOUR MONEY!
Edit: Wow, it got worse… after my husband got back from Trader Joes and we sat down to eat, it turns out that they completely got the order wrong — cucumber rolls instead of tuna rolls. It took a 10 minute phone call to get them to 1, believe us, 2, admit they were wrong, and 3, to refund the money. HORRIBLE service.