I've been calling Sunshine Cafe every now and again in the hopes that somebody might pick up one day, and lo and behold, somebody just did!
Sadly, this conversation did not go exactly as I had hoped, providing neither elation nor closure.
Unidentified Japanese-Sounding Woman: Hello?
Me: Hello! Is this Sunshine Cafe?
UJ-SW: Yes.
Me: Oh, wonderful! Are you open?
UJ-SW: No.
Me: Oh... are you going to be opening again soon?
UJ-SW: I don't know.
-- Pause --
Me: Ah... are you the owner?
UJ-SW: No, I just came in to pick something up. It's empty. I don't know.
Me: Uh... okay.
UJ-SW: Bye bye.
So. Yeah. Make of that what you will.
Dominic Armato
Dining Critic
The Arizona Republic and
azcentral.com