Sakura Grill Ashburn — Restaurant in Virginia

One half of the restaurant is for more traditional sit-down, and the other half is for Hibachi. I went for the Hibachi grill. Maybe I'm just easily impressed, but I really did have a great time. Your mileage may vary depending on your group and the chef. From the Hibachi menu, I choose fried rice and salmon (received 2x fillets), and for a little extra charge I chose a hot tea (green tea, got a free refill), and I gave a generous tip for the experience, bringing my personal cost to $43. Expensive, yes, but worth the cost of admission. I say "admission" because a good Hibachi grill is food and also a bit of a show. If there is no entertainment, then something is not right. I was treated to a performance by the chef in handling a number of children and adults, and for no extra charge I was entertained by the adults who came under the effects of non-trivial quantities of sake. In case you aren't familiar, a Hibachi chef is someone who couldn't quite figure out if they wanted to be a chef or be on stage in front of an audience, and they mostly choose the former without giving up on the later. It took some time to get seated, and longer still for the chef to come out (likely they wanted to see if the other seats would fill up, an understandable goal when the chef is going to be preoccupied for the better part of an hour), and I ended up adjoining a larger group with several kids. Our chef handled it all. He had a Hidden Leaf headband in addition to his chef hat, the sake flowed, there was occasional bursts of fire, and, of course, the fried food served right off the grill. My compliments to the chef who navigated this chaos. Would not recommend to someone fastidious about their appearance or behavior, nor to someone who is having a bad day and just being irritable, but if you are neither of these, give...

I can't believe I'm saying this in 2023. I usually visit this restaurant and receive exceptional service.

On August 27th at 8:00 pm, I went there with a group of 6 people (2 adults and 4 kids) for Hibachi. After being seated, I went with one of the kids to the ladies' restroom to wash our hands. While I was at the sink, a lady in the restroom (later identified as a restaurant employee due to her uniform) hastily used toilet paper, flushed the toilet, and left the bathroom without washing her hands. I couldn't see her face, but I tried to confront her. She quickly ran and disappeared into the kitchen, aware that I was following her.

I went back to the table and shared the experience with my friend. As we were discussing it, a waitress came to serve us. I wasn’t sure if she was the one I saw in the bathroom, so I approached the guy at the front desk to inquire about the number of female employees. To my surprise, I was told there was only one female employee, the one who was about to serve us. I informed the front desk about what I had witnessed. The only action taken was assigning her to another table. SO...

We have been coming to this establishment for the past 3 years. Every time we go there we get treated poorly and get berated by the staff. However, because our children like the place we continue to go Today was by far the worst we have been treated. When my partner tried to rationalize with the staff and owner about wanting to have the light on above the table to be able to see our food while we eat, we were met with the following response: "sir, I own three businesses. I don't need to hear anything from you." We were also told that they don't discriminate, however, as an Indian American who has been to my fair share of hibachi and restaurants in the area, I am deeply saddened that this establishment and their ownership feel that they can treat paying customers with such disregard and disrespect. My partner never raised his voice, however the owner was being loud intentionally to humiliate us. All this happened in front of my two children (ages 5 and 7). This is not the family friendly and Indian friendly restaurant we had hoped to have a peaceful dinner at. Highly...