Sakura-bana - Ridgewood

**Service:** Dine-in **Meal Type:** Lunch **Price per Person:** $20–30 **Food Rating:** 5 **Service Rating:** 5 **Atmosphere Rating:** 5 **Recommended Dishes:** Beef Teriyaki Lunch Box, Seaweed Salad, Fish, Miso Soup, Bento, Shrimp Tempura.

Service: Dine-in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Atmosphere: 4/5

The ingredients are consistently fresh, which is great. However, my main issue lies with how the chef prepares the meat, especially the beef. It tends to be cooked all the way through, resulting in a chewy texture. Whenever I remember to request my beef cooked medium or medium rare, I always get the response, "We will try." But that's not the point—there shouldn't be a "try" involved. In America, a professional chef should not frequently serve well-done beef when customers specifically ask for it cooked differently. I believe this chef should focus on cooking something else instead of handling meat.

**Service:** Dine-in **Meal Type:** Dinner **Price Range per Person:** $50–$100 **Food Rating:** 5/5 **Service Rating:** 4/5 **Atmosphere Rating:** 4/5 **Recommended Dishes:** Omakase, Sushi

The quality of customer service from the wait staff seems to have declined. It appears that they may not understand English very well.