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Alhambra Dinner Theater, The
Jul 19, 2009 by Victor from Hinesville, GA
Overall Rating: 8
Food:[6] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Hard to find decent live entertainment for this price.
• Food could be a little better. Although the show is live, the music is canned.

“The Alhambra is a dinner theater, so the emphasis is really on the show, not the food. The food is salad and a buffet, and is fairly average in terms of quality. The price of your ticket - which includes dinner and the show - covers the meal and basic beverages (water, tea, coffee). If you want any other beverages, including alcohol, then you have to pay extra. If you are in Jacksonville and looking for a terrific place to eat, then you probably want to look elsewhere, as I would call the food here average and not exceptional. But combined with the show, the package is a pretty good deal. The service is great. The server makes regular rounds to check on the tables and offer refills. Seating is not private, unless you are reserving for a large party you will find yourself sharing a table with other people. But that is normally what you get with this type of entertainment venue. Me and my wife have been to the Alhambra at least 6 times over the last couple years and feel it is a nice deal.”

Harmonious Monks
Jan 9, 2009 by Donna from Orange Park
Overall Rating: 10
Food:[8] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Atmosphere rocks!
• Sometimes gets pretty crowded.

“Fun! The staff all have musical talents. They perform on stage in between serving tables. They encourage you to stand on your chairs and dance with tambourines. Lots of audience participation. An awesome place to party.”

Sakura Japanese Restaurant
Sep 3, 2008 by Lee
Overall Rating: 10

• Shrimp sauce and dragon roll.
• It's across town!

“This is by far the best sushi I have ever eaten. I have tried several around Jax, Jax Beach and Orange Park and I always come back to this one. The service has always been friendly and it never take long to get the food. This is the only place I have found shrimp sauce at.”

Mongos Flat Hot Grill
Jun 15, 2008 by Evans from Jacksonville
Overall Rating: 2
Food:[5] • Service:[2] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Food is good.
• Service is worst, you are constantly reminded how much you can eat.

“Let me start with something positive, food is very good. However, when it comes to service you constantly being reminded how much you can fill in a bowl. New rules keep being made that you can only have one rice bowl per table. If you have three people one bowl is not sufficient but that's what you get. There has been incident when person was asked to pay more because the bowl was filled more. The idea of this restaurant is to fill as much as you can in a bowl and have it grilled but that's not the case. I think it is the owner making all the new rules every few weeks. I used to like to go to this restaurant but lately it has gotten worse in service and all these new rules with what you can or cannot do.”

Sakura Japanese Restaurant
Mar 16, 2008 by Jaxman1000 from Jacksonville
Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Great food, nice portions, reasonable prices.
• Some waitresses a little weak on English.

“I've been going to this restaurant for a good 12 years I can remember and have found that it is the best and most consistent Japanese restaurant in Jacksonville. Just a side note they have the BEST shrimp sauce I've ever had (and believe me, I've tried many from other restaurants.) I keep asking them how they make it but of course I do it in jest because I know it's a recipe secret. One day they'll break and tell me. Anyways, I know it's a trend now and I've seen a lot of new Japanese restaurants come and go, but the fact that Sakura's been in business so long tells me their doing something right.”