Sake Cafe of Elmwood

Came here after a move to calm my sushi craving and I was really disappointed. The sushi special I had last time I was here was not on the menu so this time I ended up spending almost $ 20 for some of the smallest rolls I have ever had. If I was really hungry I would have spent close to $ 50 on my sushi meal here easily. I would have gone to my usual stop Sushi Village for the all you can eat fresh prepared deal but was not hungry enough for an all you can eat. This made me realize to get a deal on sushi I need to come hungry or dont come at all. Most likely I wont be coming to Sake Café anytime soon.

Same café has never been my favorite sushi place, but it is usually decent. However, I had a pretty bad meal here recently, which was even more of a disappointment. Our table ordered several types of rolls, and the chicken Katsu. The sushi and rolls were very dry and just kind of old tasting– it was like eating grocery store sushi :(
I was super disappointed! The chicken katsu was crispy but a bit dry, and the sauce with it was like bottled BBB sauce. Overall, a very off night!

Not a great night at Sake Café. My companions both had sushi rolls for their dinner. They both thought the sushi was very dry, almost as if it had been pre-​made for quick service. The shrimp tempura roll was also filled with a large amount of lettuce, which I have never seen before and wasn’t very welcome. I had the chicken katsu entrée. The chicken was also on the dry side, as was the rice that accompanied it. The dipping sauce reminded me of Bullseye BBQ sauce. Overall, a very uninspired meal, definitely not a priority to return.

Service here was terrible. Barely got our water refilled, and the sushi took over 40 minutes to arrive (and we only got 3 rolls).
This location also did not have a brown rice option.
The only perk to this place is the convenience of it when doing shopping around the Elmwood area.

From living in California where the best sushi is, this place is pretty close to it. The food is good, been here three times and never had any issue at all. Prices are great, happy hours prices are just better. My husband and I ate for $ 13 during happy hour. Service is great and fast. I haven’t had an issue here and so far this is the best sushi I’ve had in the area since we’ve moved here a few months ago, but the the best sushi I’ve ever had.

Service was excellent even though it was a busy Saturday night. Waitress was attentive, knowledgeable and personable. My boyfriend got the teriyaki tuna and says it is the best he’s had. We will be back! It is pricey, depending on what you get.

I came here for lunch with my sister today. The atmosphere is good. Service was nice. The server was very friendly and didn’t really give any attitude when we wanted to switch seats since the area we were sitting were too cold.
Food… It’s a little too average. Nothing really stood out. We ordered the crab meat tempura for appetizer to share but only three pieces per order. For entrée, we ordered the rolls lunch special which included soup and two rolls. It’s a little pricey and the rolls were just average. We also ordered the Bad Girl rolls. Again, it was okay.
I think I will just drive a little further for sushi when I am in the area next time…

For a sushi place located in a well visited strip mall, this is good. I have been here a couple of times by myself, and a couple of times with the guy. The service is quick, the wait staff is friendly. For the food, what is supposed to be hot is hot, and what is supposed to be cold is cold. Today, I had the pineapple fried rice, which came with miso soup. Both were quite good, and the rice had a surprising sweet and slightly salty taste. The guy had the bento box, which also came with the miso soup. His meal was also quite good. We both had the iced green tea, which was really pleasant and naturally kind of sweet.
I will be back, when I am in the area.

Went for lunch and did not get the correct order and the manger on duty seemed to not care nor show any concern. Needless to say the waitress who came to our table but once did not receive a tip!

Always a welcome atmosphere with terrific sushi and service. Sushi chefs are the best
Pricing is ok too.

Ordered here tonight and now regretting it as I sit here with chills fever vomiting and upset stomach! NEVER AGAIN!!!
I ate the clear soup, crunchy rolls and teriyaki chicken
:(((never ever again

Ok, I finally decided to give Sake another chance, and I am glad that I did.
Everything was better than I remember from past experiences. Starting with the food, the beef bento lunch box that I got was perfect. The beef was prepared correctly, the sushi was fresh and rolled into easy bites, and the dumplings were pan fried just right. The edamame we started out with was steamed and salted to perfection… not too soggy.
Also, they now serve fountain drinks! This is a huge positive as they used to only offer bottled soft drinks, which meant no free refills and new charges every time you wanted more soda.
The service was good all the way up until the end, when the waitress inexplicably took 15 minutes to return with my credit card and the bill. She dropped it off without a word and scurried off… which was an odd departure from the otherwise good service we had earlier during our lunch.
BOTTOM LINE: If you haven’t been to Sake in a while, give them another shot.

I would give it less than one star if that was possible.
Worst sushi I have ever eaten in my life. I ordered lunch to go as I work nearby and had a craving for sushi. Ordered three rolls, all of which were drenched in what I believe was eel sauce. Only one of them should have potentially had this sauce on it, and even then a much, much, smaller amount. I also mentioned I don’t like salty sauces so please no soy, when this was equally if not saltier than soy sauce. The eel itself was raw (not supposed to be), as was the shrimp. They were all filled with wilted lettuce (who the F puts lettuce in their sushi???) and slimy brown avocado (old). Really disappointed, still hungry, and mad I spent $ 20 on a lunch that ended up in the trash.

The food was horrible! When have you ever had iceberg lettuce in a sushi roll? ?? Then they served some mashup under the guise of stuffed shrimp that was enough to make me puke! The waitress was extremely short with us and she seemed so unhappy the overall experience was very lackluster. It’s sad because the magazine location is awesome!

It’s not the best sushi I’ve ever had, but you really can’t beat their Happy Hour deals, 3p-​6p. All hot appetizers& a selection of hand rolls are $ 2.99, and they also have fish over rice by the piece for $ 1.99. You can get quite a bit of food for really cheap. I can’t comment on anything other than the happy hour menu, so with that said, their dumplings are pretty good.

Nice and timely hostesses however the food was borderline inedible. I won’t be back for a long time. It used to be good. Don’t know what happened.

Great selection of sushi. Friendly staff. Saving $$ by ordering from the lunch menu.
Half price Sake, beer and house wine during football games! Who Dat likes sushi!

My cousin and I stopped here after doing some holiday shopping. Overall I think this place is good but not great. Maybe I’m not willing to shell out the money for their specialty rolls. I do like the snowcrab meat inside the rolls but they were loosely rolled.
I reluctantly ordered gyoza (6 pieces) because I can buy a bag full at the Asian market for the same price.
I forgot they are made of pork and my cousin is an pescatarian (seafood eater).
I ordered my classic crunchy roll and Metairie Roll and Linda ordered the 911 roll which was the best.
I just wanna say great service from our waiter name Ian. Im not usually the one to eavesdrop but overheard him helping a couple next to me get the best bang for their bucks depending on what they ordered. Food came out fast too. :)

I would normally give this joint 3 stars but the service and the specials put it in 4 star range! After working out as a guest at Elmwood Fitness Center, one of my girlfriends and I were starving and ate here. Since it was an amazing night we sat outside which was wonderful because we had the tables to ourselves. And the hostess was super sweet after she tried to seat me at one table inside, then I asked to move to another table, then my girlfriend didn’t see me so I sat outside and I moved again! She took it all in stride.
So one of the specials was half bottle night so we picked a chardonnay and shared it. It even had a screw top which made it convenient to bring it home. Another awesome item on their menu is where you can order three different types of sushi for like $ 13 and it includes miso soup and a salad! What? So both of us got that deal. All I remembered was that I ordered the salmon avocado roll, a second one with salmon and I forgot the third roll. They were all tasty!
And I totally forgot the appetizer but it’s a tender fish that was falling off the bone! Delish!
One thing my gf taught me was to use ponzu sauce instead of soy sauce with sushi and it’s better flavor! Worked for me!
Happy Japanese food eating!

Sake Café used to be very good, but it seems like the quality has disappeared. I can remember when the local chain used to get very fresh fish, but lately the fish has been old.
I ordered the Sashimi lunch. I recieved 8 pieces of sashimi. Salmon, hearing, yellow tail, octopus. The fish sashimi was a little slimy with a less appealing flavor.
While the price is competitive there are much better establishments around the city. It’s upsetting, because Sake Café used to be good. It’s hard to recommend solely on price.