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“Although most things that are "made in japan" are pretty expensive, there's a lot of things here that are so cheap.” in 17 reviews
“The selection is far smaller than Ichiban Kan & Daiso, but the owner is first class and prices are the same or lower.” in 12 reviews
“Prior to COVID, Sakura has always been my favorite neighborhood store to pop in just to check what's new and cute.” in 2 reviews
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While we sell Japanese snacks, drinks, and accessories—our food to-go is authentic Japanese food, freshly made each morning. Our food is made from scratch by the owner and her staff. Our dessert to-go is also crafted from scratch and possesses all organic ingredients. We also carry a variety of Japanese groceries, and are open to special orders such as your favorite Japanese mayo or snack, so you may experience a reminder of home, or simply a reminder of your trip to Japan.
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- Ryan P.Las Vegas, NV11712May 11, 2024
Yummy Musibi and Onigir ! Their sandwiches and bento boxes look good. Will definitely return.
Cute little Japanese food and market spot.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - 2711941275Jun 17, 20241 check-in
Cute establishment.
I got spicy tuna onigiri. It was wrapped incorrectly that I just opened the darn thing as it was. It was flavorful but dry. Good thing I had kewpie mayo on hand.
Katsu sandwich was okay.
Support local!Helpful 2Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Apr 5, 2024
Very cute little store with tasty bento boxes with just the right amount of food. Only $11 for a box with salmon, some veggies, and tofu. All was pretty tasty, but the Salmon was a tad overcooked/dry.
The store is bare bones but also a cute spot with food and gifts.
I hear that the bento boxes run out pretty quickly, usually by noon.Helpful 1Thanks 1Love this 0Oh no 0 - Aug 18, 2023
I've walked by this Japanese gift shop many times, but honestly, I was never motivated to stop by until recently when I heard through the social grapevine that they were selling packaged housemade food. In particular, I heard they had sandoitchi, Japanese-style sandwiches, just like a Family Mart or Lawson's in Japan. They had closed to renovate the space into more of a grocery store.
When I heard they finally reopened as a convenience market, I was so there. Now it didn't really turn into a Family Mart. That would've been wonderful, but they now have a refrigerated section with quite a packaged food collection. Prices were quite reasonable, so I scooped up my lunch to take into Golden Gate Park where I found a quiet bench in the AIDS Memorial Grove.
I bought the $8.50 Egg and Pork Katsu Mix Sando which had egg salad on one side of the sandwich and on the other, a huge pork katsu with shredded cabbage and tonkatsu sauce (photo: https://bit.ly/45B7HSi). They used Japanese milk bread which lent it the authentic soft texture I was expecting. I also treated myself to the $5.50 Mitarashi Dango, three skewers of glutinous rice balls (photo: https://bit.ly/45B7Jto).
They were covered in a sweet soy sauce glaze. It was all good stuff, quite welcome - though I prefer the more streamlined style of Japanese native sandoitchi, and while I like egg salad, tamagoyaki would've been nice. Still, when I closed my eyes, I felt I was next to the big pond in Ueno Park on a brisk day. But then I opened them and saw a homeless man urinating in the bushes. Welcome to San Francisco.
FOOD - 4 stars....good sando and dango, made me want to catch the Shinkansen
AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...looked like they're still organizing things, no cafe seating
SERVICE - 4 stars...friendly
TOTAL - 4 stars...good to know I now have a source for sando
RELATED - Exploring the Sunset? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2EI8eIJHelpful 5Thanks 1Love this 10Oh no 0 - 49972217347Jan 19, 2024
Sakura is so cute!
The owner always seems to be donning a big smile and her selection of freshly made Japanese pastries, sandwiches - in addition to her well curated selection of pre-packaged Japanese sweet and savory treats - is truly lovely.
Having spent my Freshman year of high school in Tokyo - I can distinctly remember making a daily trip to a close by local patisserie and picking up my favorite after-school treat - a freshly made Japanese-style Mont Blanc. A Mont Blanc cake, if you're not familiar with it - is "composed of a sponge cake covered with spiraling vermicelli of yellow chestnut puree, and topped with a yellow preserved chestnut." (taken from Wikipedia).
That Mont Blanc excursion in High School was a special ritual for me and I used to love unwrapping the stunning cake and admiring its perfection before indulging in its sweet bliss.
I was excited on my most recent trip to Sakura - to spy a lovely looking Mont Blanc cake in their freshly made refrigerated section. It was nestled among some delicious looking carefully made Japanese sandwiches and pastry delights.
It made me smile and a wave of nostalgia rolled over me.
If you're in the neighborhood and looking for some delightful picnic fare for Golden Gate Park, or enjoy stocking up on fun Japanese products and treats - definitely stop into Sakura.
Trust.Helpful 16Thanks 2Love this 15Oh no 0 - Aug 3, 2023
Sakura recently had a grand opening and kinda changed to more of a japanese convenient store. during grand opening week, they had a TON of sales!
A bunch of plushies on sale for $5 - I got two cute pandas! I went back the other day and it looks like they're all sold out.
I am excited to try their food though - i've only tried their salmon onigiri so far and it was ok. A bit dry for my liking and too much rice, but they seem to have a pretty good size of selection for other foods that I'm excited to try in the future. They do sell out fast on some days so try to go early for fresh food.
// edit 8/23/23
came back again to Sakura to try out more food items.
Got their (1) chicken katsu sando (2) strawberry sando (3) onigiri again
Chicken katsu - a bit disappointing; chicken was relatively dry and overall flavor kinda bland
Strawberry sando - cream was super good, bread was dry, wish it had more strawberries because I think the whole sando only had about 4 strawberries
Onigiri - was ok; i've had it before. see my onigiri review in the 3rd paragraph.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Chikako K.
Oct 2, 2023
Thank you very much for your review - Since 8/23 we've improved our process and now delivery from kitchen to shelf has been cut in half. Also to ensure freshness, we've added two delieveries, one at 11:45 and the second around 1:00.
- Marie H.San Francisco, CA0163Jun 12, 2024
Love the combination of discounted Japanese goods and freshly made Japanese meals, snacks and now sweets. The owner is very nice and has very competent staff.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Theresa T.Cupertino, CA19Dec 4, 2023
I wholeheartedly recommend Sakura if you're interested in Japanese snacks, drinks, and bentos! I stopped by last week and picked up a chicken katsu bento, yuzu soda, and shrimp chips. The bento was delicious. One slight drawback was the bento was somewhat pricy (around $15 or so). But it was reasonable considering the amount, variety, and quality of food (chicken katsu, rice, egg, spinach, squash, and pickles).
The shopkeeper was friendly and asked if there was any other merchandise or food items they should consider carrying. I'll stop by again in the future!Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 2Oh no 0Business owner information
Chikako K.
Dec 26, 2023
Thank you very much for the detail review!!
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