Sakura Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
A neighborhood Japanese restaurant on Centinela with a directly documented tenzaru meal, including shrimp and vegetable tempura.
How we calculate this
We combine ratings from independent platforms and weight each source by how many ratings back its score.
- Google Maps4.6511 ratingsCounted
- Yelp4.01,055 reviewsCounted
= 4.2 / 5 · 2 independent sources, each weighted by how many ratings back it.
Our own Taster score is never mixed in.
Public platform ratings, shown as of when we last checked, kept separate from our own Taster score.
What diners are saying
Distinct notes drawn from the public review sample, attributed summaries, not verbatim quotes or our own review.
The diner who posted the tenzaru meal liked it overall and identified shrimp, pumpkin and green beans in the tempura, while wishing for more vegetable variety
A second commenter described Sakura as a neighborhood go-to, without offering a separate tempura tasting
Several praise the fresh fish and friendly, owner-run service
Opinions are more mixed on consistency
One tempura-specific meal report plus one general neighborhood endorsement. The page gives a relative date; no exact date was independently extracted.
Tenzaru soba, Sakura, Mar VistaWhy it matters
A useful Westside pairing rather than a specialist counter. The diner evidence is specific about the tempura but limited in size; this is not a crowd-consensus endorsement.
Dishes highlighted in the coverage we read, not a promise of today’s menu, and not our own picks.
Listed on sources checked today; live operation was not phone-verified.
Location & visit
4545 S Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066 · Los Angeles, California
How ratings work
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