Sakura offers selection from sushi to pasta

By Nadine Kam

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 12, 2012

~~<p>For a certain subset of diners, the opening of Sakura Restaurant and Pupu Bar will come as a relief from the excitement of the past couple of years, now that diners need to be adept with a computer, smartphone or electronic tablet to keep up with all the food trucks, pop-ups and other startups about town.</p>
<p>Anyone observing the dining scene of late might have been wondering what ever happened to the quaint notion of restaurants with set hours and kitchens committed to turning out the same dishes from one day to the next, with just a handful of daily specials to keep things interesting.</p>
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For a certain subset of diners, the opening of Sakura Restaurant and Pupu Bar will come as a relief from the excitement of the past couple of years, now that diners need to be adept with a computer, smartphone or electronic tablet to keep up with all the food trucks, pop-ups and other startups about town.

Anyone observing the dining scene of late might have been wondering what ever happened to the quaint notion of restaurants with set hours and kitchens committed to turning out the same dishes from one day to the next, with just a handful of daily specials to keep things interesting. Login for more...