Since 2008, Sakura Sushi in Whitehorse has been Yukon's top choice for the best in sushi and Japanese fare. Our chefs, trained in Japan, have more than 20 years of experience and will guarantee an authentic Japanese experience!Customers come from all over to experience our great service and fresh, authentic food. We use only the finest quality ingredients, prepared in the Japanese tradition.more...See more text
This is a great place for authentic Japanese and Korean food.
Quality is excellent. Can't even compare to the larger "all-you-can-eat" places.....Sakura is just on a different (higher) level of quality.
The owner is almost always there, and ensures each dish is made right. Their lunch specials are a good deal, and their spicy salmon rolls are amazing. They also have take-out service, so you can call ahead and place your order.
The only down side is that the place is quite small, so they usually only have one waitress working. Service can be slow at times when they're full/busy. Worth the wait, or just call ahead for take-out.
These guys have the best handrolls in the GTA, and normally I'm not a handroll kind of girl, but I'll sacrifice maki and sashimi any day for a spicy salmon handroll from Sakura.
We always choose Sakura if we are not feeling piggy enough to do all-you-can-eat but feel like sushi. They always give little bonuses with every course--little Korean appetizers including their AMAZING TO DIE FOR sweet potato noodles (you wouldn't know them to see them, they are totally clear, but made from sweet potato!), or a bonus handroll with your sushi boat, or even some artfully cut navel oranges for dessert. Their sushi is artistically done, beautiful dragons and boat displays, and all of their ingredients are always cut so precisely and perfectly, you'll never get that big chunk of cucumber or that too-tiny sliver of avacado that you find at most other sushi places.
Their tea is also fantastic, and we've bought it dry to make at home as well--probably the best tea I've ever tasted.
Sakura has the best spicy tuna and spicy salmon rolls in Pickering. The service is very friendly and everything I have tried on the menu is great. There are several other Japanese places nearer to my home but this is my go-to choice for excellent, fresh food and friendly service.
Sakura has very good sweet potato noodles! This is a side dish that often gets overlooked and overshadowed by your sushis and makis. Try it, you will love it. Good food, Japanese cuisine adjusted to Canadian taste, but worth the price. They make their seaweed salad with three different types of vegetable and this is not my favourite. Sashimi is excellent. They never have uni nigiri (the sea urchin) but this is quite common. So if you are a serious sea foodie you might have to compromise a little. Still worth going back.
