Restaurants

Flashy Tempe steakhouse divides space, adds sushi concept

The new sushi and cocktail bar is slated to open in early February. Here's what to expect.
IX Sushi is slated to open in Tempe on Feb. 9.

Kaos Hospitality

Carbonatix Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Carbonatix

Tempe restaurant Three Thirty Three opened with a splash in late 2024, following a $10 million buildout. The Asian-inspired steakhouse brought fire dancers, massive curved LED screens and $200 steaks to The Watermark on Scottsdale Road.

But now, despite the monstrously expensive buildout, the company has remodeled the space. The parent company, Kaos Hospitality, has divided a portion of the restaurant to create a new concept called IX Sushi. The new eatery is scheduled to open on Feb. 9.

Three Thirty Three and IX Sushi reside under one roof, but according to a news release, “they are entirely independent restaurants, offering distinct menus that do not cross over.”

At IX Sushi, the kitchen and counter will focus on elevated seafood options with sashimi, hand rolls and cut rolls. There will also be a selection of appetizers and entrees, including spicy salmon crispy rice, Wagyu and caviar toast and a bluefin tuna bowl.

Editor's Picks

A variety of cocktails will also be on offer to pair with the bites, with options such as the Here Comes the Sun, made with orange-infused Etisu gin and the Sakura Bomb made with sake, lychee, yuzu and St. Germain.

212° Shabu Shabu is also slated to open at The Watermark in Tempe.

Kaos Hospitality

Tempe takeover

The reconfiguration of the Three Thirty Three space and addition of IX Sushi come amid other expansion plans for Kaos Hospitality.

Related

In October 2025, Kaos announced another restaurant coming to The Watermark called 212° Shabu Shabu. Named after the boiling point of water, the new restaurant will focus on the Japanese dish shabu shabu, where meat and vegetables are cooked tableside in boiling broth. That restaurant was originally scheduled to open in December, but has yet to welcome its first customers.

The company is also working on a fourth new spot, called Wood and Water. Joining its sibling restaurants along Tempe Town Lake at The Watermark, this new seafood restaurant will also feature an Asian-inspired menu. This 9,000 square-foot new build will include indoor dining, a patio and a large aquarium. It is slated to open this fall.

IX Sushi

Opening Feb. 9
430 N. Scottsdale Rd., #101, Tempe

GET MORE COVERAGE LIKE THIS

Sign up for the Food Alerts newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox

Loading latest posts...