The grand opening of Don Don Donki had already motivated me to make the trek out to Kapolei, but now, I was making the drive again, this time for sushi. Waka Sakura, a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, opened inside Don Don Donki’s food court. Similar to other conveyor belt sushi restaurants, you place your order via an iPad and your selections arrive swiftly.
I enjoyed watching the sushi pass by and seeing what other people were ordering. But naturally, I was curious. How does Waka Sakura compare to the beloved Genki Sushi? And is it good enough to lure townies out west?
Waka Sakura may be a chain, but with only two other locations, one in California and another in Guam. That made its O‘ahu location even more intriguing…