1038 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
Open Mon-Thu, Sun 11am - 10pm
Fri-Sat 11am - 10:30pm
215.873.8338
OM(effing)G if you haven't been to Sakura Mandarin, kill yourself! Seriously my friends, the food is like that. No Seppuku.
Hosting a space that is big enough to seat a crowd, but still small enough to have an intimate dinner, Sakura Mandarin takes Japanese and Chinese cuisine to the HNL.
Yo'! I can't tell you how many times I walked past this place and saw people eating with such an immense amount of joy on their faces. I knew the food had to be good, so last Sunday a couple of friends and I stopped in to nosh on the much anticipated fare.
We walked in the door around 6:30pm and were immediately seated by a friendly staff. At first look, the five page menu seemed overwhelming. Luckily the food descriptions were on point, plus the walls were littered with food porn, featuring the best and the brightest from the menu.
We sat at the table directly under the picture of a braised pork shoulder and had the good fortune of seeing it delivered to another patron. The pork shoulder looked just like the picture...perfectly smothered in a brown gravy with spring onions to garnish. We couldn't stop ourselves from recklessly eyeballing the other diner's dinner.SMH!
It was hard to make a decision on what to order because everything looked+smelled great! Eventually we coped with the fact that we couldn't be completely fatastic by sampling a lil bit of everything on the extensive menu. So we started with (initiate obligatory drum roll)...
Shanghai Steamed Pork Juicy Buns @ the SouledOut price of $4.95
Volcano Roll
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail wrapped in seaweed and deep fried w. chef special sauce @ the SouledOut price of $9.95
Shanghai Pan Fried Udon @ the SouledOut price of $7.95
& yes that is a coupon...you know I luvs a deal(^_^)
So, as if the great fare/service/+ambiance wasn't enough...they gave us a coupon for 10% off any meal (excluding lunch specials) valid on Monday - Thursday.
Also (not pictured here) they will provide you with a bonus card, which is completely awesome because you can earn free appetizers/soups/entrees/etc. after five consecutive visits! The three of us ate like queens and didn't break the bank. What's not to luv about Sakura Mandarin?
So go get ya' belly full and tell 'em SouledOut sent cha;)
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