Sakura Sushi Bar & Grill

This is an excellent family run restaurant that optimizes why Alameda is such a fun place. The food and atmosphere are always great, and when you just want a place you can be your go to, definitely pick Sakura.

A great place with truly great people. I worked in Alameda for seven years and went regularly, always enjoyed chatting with Sonny and Michelle as well as the excellent food (the seafood salad is addictive, and the salmon "pizza" is a really fun dish). My work moved away and I just went back for the first time in two years, and they remembered me and greeted me by name. Really sweet, and truly caring people, who care about their customers and the food they serve. Wish I could still go every week!

Very nice Japanese restaurant. Service was good. Food was excellent. Portions were generous and reasonable for Japanese cuisine. We consider this a "find" and we'll be back.

Small but great sushi place. If you have a decent budget, it's great.

It's ok. New owners had expanded the size of the restaurant. The new owners are Cantonese. The menu was like any regular restaurant.

The sushi was good. The tempura was mediocre. It was hot and oily. I don't think it was double fried. It lacks the lightness of a tempura.

When the bill came, they charged us for 2 soups. Normally, in the authentic Japanese restaurant, the soup and salad came with the dinner. We did not ask for the soup.

That's why I left with a 3 star instead of 4.