Sakura 8

This restaurant is located in a shopping plaza with several other businesses. We came during lunch and placed our order at the counter without a wait. The food is reasonably priced and our order was prepared quickly. We dined inside and sat at one of the booths. A fountain drink dispenser and multiple sauces were available near the drinks. I got the hibachi shrimp that was served with rice and veggies. The food was fresh and tasted good. My only complaint is that it could have used a little more seasoning. We were provided with a good portion size for the price. I would come back and try other food options.

I have eaten at Sakura 8 two times now. I like their appetizers but not so much their meals. The dumplings were cooked to perfection but the rice was bland and so as the chicken for my meal.

So I have Only ordered food for pick up from this place. The hibachi is good and affordable. I like the Crab Rangoons, no sauce needed. I will say the one time I tried the Thai food specifically the Pad see ew it was terrible! There was no flavor. The beef was hibachi steak which is different. The noodles weren't the flat rice noodles that I'm used to in this particular dish. Should have stuck with what I knew was good, the hibachi. Spicy tuna roll was poorly rolled and flavor was really lacking. I would not get the sushi again.

TLDR: Typical NC Asian restaurant in Garner offering a variety of dishes for a reasonable price. I ordered pick up from here on a weekday afternoon. The online menu via Beyond is easy to use and clear. I arrived at the restaurant early and my order was ready about 5 minutes later. I chose hibachi shrimp with fried rice ($9.99), side salad ($2.99), and spring roll ($1.59). I didn't like the spring roll, flavor was off for me. The hibachi shrimp was okay. Not as much flavor as I thought it would have, however, it was filling and I enjoyed the vegetables. The side salad was great. Large, cheap, and fresh. Overall, the meal was filling and could easily be split into two meals.

Front window had 5 star rating, but experience was anything but 5 star. Ordered a kids hibachi and green curry shrimp. Took 20 minutes for food to be ready. Multiple guests who came in after us ordered and left with food. The two people in kitchen seem to be a husband in wife appeared to be in some sort of yelling match back and forth. Finally got food but lunch break was over had to eat on the run. Later that night had horrible indigestion. One and done for me.

Have ordered take out from Sakura 8 4-5 times. Each time it took much longer than anticipated for the food. We waited at least 20+ minutes. The food is quite bland, even the spicer items don't have any flavor. The 'tempura' veggies were covered in panko breadcrumbs which is not tempura batter. Will not be going back. Very disappointed.

Real good food . Service was awesome and and Post covid Season.Crab Rangoon and Hibachi Chicken

Went recently and it's changed a lot! Super great! Sushi is great and service is quicker!

They take 30-40 minutes, every time I've been they got my order wrong and the food was average. Not super expensive however.

As a food critic this place was one of the worst places I've been to for friendly service and I arrived at this location around 7:39ish and the two people were very hostile towards me to order food for myself and my friends who accompanied me as I ordered the woman taking my order rolled her eyes at me for ordering food like isn't that your job ???as we sat down we had noticed that the woman was very rude to her only employee (I'm sure that's why the only have one ) yelling and tapping her very aggressively made the food and everything just off I'm getting off topic to rate the food it was a 3/10 sushi was dry and no flavor service was 0/10 we were the only once's in this restaurant at that time I wouldn't imagine how they service is when the place has a lunch rush