Sad and confusing lunch experience. I mistakenly went to Sakura as I thought it was Teriyaki Madness which I'd bookmarked as a place to escape for lunch. Teriyaki Madness is somewhere down the road and because I'd already parked and walked up to the door, it wasn't worth another 15 minutes for me to hop down to Teriyaki Madness. What a tragic mistake.
Calling Sakura a restaurant is generous. Service was terrible-the girl who was playing cashier was rude and was having conversation with the other two guys behind the counter while I was ordering. Ramen isn't a complicated order, but at least give me the courtesy of your full attention when I'm ordering my food. I got the tonkatsu ramen and my Maruchan packet of noodles was served with a questionably cloudy broth (too much miso?) and three thin and DEEPLY unsatisfying pieces of pork. Yes I counted them. I kept hoping that my wandering chopsticks would bump into another piece of pork but kept coming up empty. I am embarrassed to say I finished most of the bowl because I was so hungry.
I am also embarrassed to admit that I tipped $1 because this is one of those fast food establishments that presumptuously adds a tip line on their receipts. The only service I got here was someone dumping a pack of noodles into a plastic bowl, stirring up the ingredients and serving it to me when the noodles were soft. This does not constitute a tip of any sort and based on the uncomfortable 30 seconds at the register, watching the sushi chef roll sushi, ordering sushi does not warrant a tip either. He made one of the sloppiest rolls I've ever seen. If someone served me that roll, I'd send it back...and I don't send anything back.
Yes, along with shamefully terrible ramen, they dare to serve eat-at-your-own-risk sushi. I imagine the rest of the menu is unauthentic Americanized Japanese dishes. I'd rather go lick the floor of the Chipotle next door than eat here again. But I'll probably just get a burrito instead.