Cafe: Pure Sushi

Maki? Nigiri? Raw? Cooked? We don't care what form sushi comes in as long as we can eat it. This week's Cafe column focuses on the newest locale for scarfing up this Japanese delicacy: Pure Sushi in Scottsdale Civic Center. Food Critic Michele Laudig on Pure Sushi: What do you...

By Jonathan McNamara

March 19, 2009

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Maki? Nigiri? Raw? Cooked? We don't care what form sushi comes in as long as we can eat it. This week's Cafe column focuses on the newest locale for scarfing up this Japanese delicacy: Pure Sushi in Scottsdale Civic Center.

Food Critic Michele Laudig on Pure Sushi:

What do you get when you take the see-and-be-seen vibe of AZ88, add the pulsating music and blinding white glamour of Asia de Cuba, and roll it all up in a futuristic sushi mat?

You get Pure, the chic new Japanese fusion restaurant that fits perfectly between its two neighbors at the Scottsdale Civic Center. It's the sister restaurant to the original Pure in North Scottsdale, and a welcome addition to the Old Town dining mix...full story

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