Our first visit here was incredibly disappointing. When we arrived, we chose to sit at the bar, but the bartenders didn’t acknowledge us—no greeting, no smiles, nothing. A server eventually took our order, but when he brought the food, one dish was incorrect. Instead of handling it discreetly, he asked, “Did you all touch this? This one isn’t yours,” before taking it away—hopefully not serving it to someone else.
I requested Sriracha twice and didn’t receive it until after I had finished my meal. As for the food itself, the sushi rice was crunchy, the spring rolls lacked flavor, and the potstickers were undercooked and under-seasoned. Throughout our meal, the bartenders never once checked if we needed another drink or anything else.
Overall, the experience was terrible—bad food, poor service, and zero hospitality. With so many better options offering great food, attentive service, and reasonable prices, I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone and certainly won’t...
Read moreI called Sakura Bana for to go order but they were unable to answer so I opted for Little Tokyo in Fondren. I assumed the experience would be similar since both restaurants share the same menu. However I was extremely dissapointed with everything. The front lady was rude, the rolls were very inconsistent, for instance, the ends would be very large piece of avocado and little to no shrimp, and then the opposite in the middle. The Tuna nigiri was not safe to eat. The fried gyoza was completely cooked improperly as well. Overall I horrible experience that certainly didn’t justify the price point. I recommend you have all of the staff of Sakura Bana sit down with you all soon and maybe they can fix...
Read moreThere were 4 of us. We all ordered different things. One ordered 2 types of dumplings. She didn't like either. Two of us ordered the hibachi. I had steak, and the other person had chicken and steak. It was ok. I added th yum yum sauce, like I would anywhere, and it was not yum yum. The salad was the usual, but it looked like and tasted like the dressing was melting... may e that's the norm for this place, but that didn't go over well. We took home the leftovers and bought some actual yum yum sauce. I tried to eat it, but it tasted worse than it did at the restaurant. I don't think we will make that...
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