Don Day: We like it. At Sakura

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  • Published February 4, 2025

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen him pick up an empty plate from a table without saying the words.

    “Did you like it?”

    He, of course, almost always, gets a positive response and, almost always, he beams.

    The guy I’m talking about is Gerardo. A guy we call Gerry. Not because we prefer to Anglicize his name. It’s how we distinguish him from his chef, another Gerardo. Gerry is the guy who runs Sakura. It’s one of two restaurants in San Miguel de Allende where we go to get our sushi fix. Gerry is a charmer and all of his charms are, I’m always sure. very genuine. When Gerry says, “Did you like it?”, they’re the four words that shout out how important it is for him to please people. We were at Sakura again last night and I can remember hearing “Did you like it?” at least five times.

    But before I tell you about Gerry let me tell you, generally, about my favorite Japanese restaurants in my favorite Mexican town.

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