Pressed sushi, donburi top Sakura's uncluttered menu

By Nadine Kam

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 21, 2011

~~<p>Sakura Terrace offers the slimmest of menus — donburi with a few salads and sushi thrown in — but simplicity appears to be working. At dinner there recently the restaurant was packed and was hosting a couple of parties of eight or nine. That may be a matter of holiday revelry, but the combination of atmosphere, reasonable prices and the humble bowls of fish and rice are bound to keep people coming back long after the holidays.</p>
<p>The restaurant sprang up in the space formerly occupied by Peppa's, which closed last year. The space looks reborn. Gone are the traces of the former takeout operation, and in its place are modern and chic lounge seating, artwork and a garden terrace.</p>
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Sakura Terrace offers the slimmest of menus — donburi with a few salads and sushi thrown in — but simplicity appears to be working. At dinner there recently the restaurant was packed and was hosting a couple of parties of eight or nine. That may be a matter of holiday revelry, but the combination of atmosphere, reasonable prices and the humble bowls of fish and rice are bound to keep people coming back long after the holidays.

The restaurant sprang up in the space formerly occupied by Peppa's, which closed last year. The space looks reborn. Gone are the traces of the former takeout operation, and in its place are modern and chic lounge seating, artwork and a garden terrace. Login for more...