Izakaya Sakura

3904 Convoy St #121, San Diego - 92111
208 reviews
Izakaya Japanese Sushi Bar
(858) 569-6151

It breaks my heart to write this bc I really enjoy the food here, but the series of unfortunate events compounded in the same meal has lead me here. The first plate in our order came pretty quickly, and then the rest of the orders came 40 minutes later? Then the wagyu plate was not the greatest for the cost. Then our food came out when the surrounding tables around us had their food come out in one large order, and they came minutes after us. And finally, the meek apology in passing at the end showed they basically didn't care. I understand hiring and restaurants have it hard these days, but a full restaurant on a Tuesday should have better service.

The food here was some of the best Japanese food I've had in any state or country, except Japan. Service was okay, but more than made up for it with the exceptional food. My family wanted to dine here New years eve, sadly they were closed. We had to settle for a disappointing Chinese restaurant.

Great place for Japanese food. I come to this place regularly, and have tried a large number of dishes. Some of my favorites are the Chirashi bowl, Okonomiyaki and their Sukiyaki. These dishes take me back to my time traveling through Japan.

Great restaurant with a good mix of Japanese food and drinks. Had the pork belly appetizer, the saba sashimi, mixed sushi, Okinawan soba, and chirashi bowl. The saba was incredible and the mixed sushi was a nice selection of 8 nigiri. The chirashi bowl was very good, I didn't realize when ordering that it came with more than just the bowl. The miso soup was well balanced and had tempura bits in it. The agedashi tofu was delicious and perfectly made. The potato salad and pickles were a nice touch. The bowl itself was loaded with all sorts of goodies, including cod roe, unagi, ika, and a cooked shrimp. The unagi had a light amount if sauce on it which allowed you to actually taste the wonderfully smoky eel. Will definitely be back to try other items that we didn't get a chance to. (The yakitori looked so good!)

Food was very good (recommended by friend). We were tight on time due to flight out. Food and dining took 1 hour. Price for 3 people was reasonable. The place filled quickly. I definitely will go back.

My sister and I sat at the sushi bar for omakase. It was truly one of the best experience. The sushi chefs were very friendly, prepared tons of wonderful and delicious sushi. Every piece was different. The price was great.

The sashimi is fresh and delicious. We had pork curry rice, yaki udon, seafood steam egg. Everything is good. Love to come back again!

Love their bento set! ? I often come here for lunch, the bento is tasty and with reasonable price.

This place will set you back some coin, but it’s quite authentic.

Disappointed. We were sat down and ordered within ten minutes but it took them nearly an hour to get out our food to us, and then it took them another 15-30 minutes to get our check. The food wasn't that bad but it wasn't great either, likely will not be coming back.