Sakura Hibachi Sushi Buffet — Restaurant in McDonough

Had a lovely & kind waitress the first time I came here & tipped her accordingly. After that one experience the waitresses I've had & checkout people have been strangely rude for no reason. Snatching my card out of my hand, snatching my to go soup container out of my hand & saying "what do you need" as I was obviously waiting in line to be checked out...rudely slamming my receipt on the table after me only getting a cup of soup and a salad from the buffet and only being there for all of 15 mins(as if I was sitting there for hours gobbling down buckets of food) while giving me dirty looks and snickering with the other waitresses, handing me a single plastic fork to eat with while giving the other people seated with me the proper silverware & acting confused when my friend asked her why she did that & also questioning my friend about my relation to them (trying to be petty). I get it I am not a lighter weight individual & I guess that automatically warrants them to be nasty spirited. I rarely go to these types of restaurants & when I do it's because the area doesn't have much options, someone I'm hanging out with wants to go or I want to sit down and clear my mind a little. I don't even really care to eat much...I get a soup a salad and child size portion plate just to taste a few things given that I religiously do not eat most of the menu items. All I can say is that they know who to play with because I don't let things like this move my spirit & don't give them the reaction that they deserve, but that's not a reason to be a bully. Eating unhealthy is not the only reason why people gain weight & it really doesn't take much to gain it. Most of my weight gain is due to medications taken to literally keep me alive, stress & other non food related things...Compassion & kindness...

I have eaten at Sakura many times before. Today, as usual, the restaurant was clean, food was fresh, tasty, and well stocked and maintained...the 94% Dept of Health score by the register started off my visit on a high note.

Unfortunately, one HUGE detractor made me doubt I would return any time in the near future. Both the Manager on Duty (possibly an owner) and my server exhibited a complete lack of warmth, personality, friendliness, or positive mental attitude. Despite smiling at each, several times during my visit, they remained stone faced.

After my meal, I was not thanked as the server grabbed the receipt to ascertain if and how well I had tipped. I thanked her for the cup of ice I'd requested... not a word. She simply walked away.

As I passed the MOD stationed by the door, I purposely made eye contact. He looked at me stone faced... and walked away. Again, there was no pleasantry nor invitation to return. At this point, I would have been happy with a flippant, "Don't play in traffic." Maybe they were both having a bad day.

As a retired DM with a long successful career in hospitality, there were days when I was not jumping for joy as I headed to work. Heck, my Cheerios were occasionally peed on also. That should never be taken out on your team or your customers.

When you choose to work in hospitality, to succeed, you must possess a very particular set of skills... (very different from Liam Neeson's, lol). When your livelihood is earned in the service industry...and this concept may seem utterly radical to slackers in 2023: You may actually have to SERVE PEOPLE. It kinda comes with the territory. If that is not your thing...🤷🏽‍♀️ Maybe you should do your...

Just like all the other reviews, it’s that one waiter!!! Yal will know exactly who I’m talking about if you eat there. The food is delicious, you just can’t eat in peace without her hovering over you, begging for tips. She does nothing but walk around flirting with men, all in people’s phone being nosey, asking a thousand questions about people’s personal life, and asking people’s husband how much money they make. She even flirts with men when their wife is not around, making a plate. She follows you to the bathroom asking for tips. She meets you at the counter and follows you out the door begging for tips. “20% 20% 20% come on 20%!!” Like, lady, let people enjoy their food. She watches how many plates you get. My husband and I sat down with our second plate and barely got to take a bite because she already slammed the check down on the table, and kept telling us about how no one left her a tip, as if it was our problem, and I clearly saw people give her tips out of being annoyed so she could just go away. I lost my appetite and was ready to go. We are not obligated to leave tips. If you don’t like your job, or not making enough, get a new one. We already paid to get in and eat. All she did was bring 1 refill and clear 3 plates off the table and expected a fat funky tip for doing the bare minimum. I watched her beg this lady’s husband for a tip, he gave her a 20, and she was still begging! She smacks her teeth and hisses at people like a dog when they don’t give tips. I will NOT be coming back. She is causing this place to lose...