How to describe the decadence at Sushi Roku? Completely over the top. Good-looking staff, sexy lighting, and young, style-conscious customers cramming into every plush, circular booth to flirt and nibble and knock back $14 cocktails. Throbbing electronic music and the buzz of the crowd make it feel like the hottest nightclub in town. Indeed, this […]
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Chef Johnny Chu, owner of Downtown Phoenix’s Asian tapas-and-sake hangout Sens, brings the hip factor to Chandler’s pan-Asian dining mix with this casual, affordable hot pot and ramen restaurant where it’s fun to cook your own slurp-worthy soup with friends and family. Order thinly sliced meats, seafood, vegetables, noodles, and exotic mushrooms a la carte, […]
Tampopo Ramen is a small, bright strip-mall restaurant in Tempe that specializes in Hakata-style ramen, a regional variety that’s known for its tonkotsu pork broth and use of thin, straight noodles. The menu offers typical Japanese snacks like takoyaki, a type of round dumpling that’s stuffed with minced octopus and garnished with katsuobushi, also known […]
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The exterior of Haru Sushi is deceptively fortress-like, but inside it’s spacious and cheerful, with a sprawling three-sided sushi bar surrounded by a sleek conveyor belt. Grab whatever strikes your fancy, or order directly from the compact menu of sushi standards. At the end of the meal, they tally your bill based on how many […]
Great sushi on the west side? Hell yes. Tokyo Lobby is as good as any Scottsdale sushi spot, with a number of signature rolls that’ll have you stuffin’ your belly to burstin’. Sushi chef Kelvin Kim’s got the trad stuff down pat, of course. But he also offers loads of wacky rolls and apps, like […]
There’s no shortage of great places to get sushi in the Valley, both from notable local chefs and well-heeled restaurant groups that import their concepts. One of those recent arrivals is Uchi. The restaurant was founded in Austin, Texas, by James Beard Award-winning chef Tyson Cole. Its Old Town Scottsdale outpost is one of a […]
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Sushi doesn’t get any better than the sublime offerings at cozy Yasu Sushi Bistro, which reminds us of the hip eateries we’d find in Tokyo. Behind the counter, chef-owner Yasu Hashino works his magic with impeccably fresh fish, including interesting specials of the day like sanma (mackerel pike) and ankimo (monkfish liver pate). The menu […]
It doesn’t seem possible that it’s been 22 years since Yoshi Natori opened the first Yoshi’s Fresh Asian Grill on 24th Street and Indian School. Then again, we can’t remember life without Yoshi’s great lunch specials. We always go for the Number Three, the Teriyaki and Sushi special: Teriyaki Chicken, a scrumptious California Roll, and […]
Yuzu Omakase may be one of the best-kept sushi bar secrets in the Valley. Yusuke Kuroda, the Osaka-born chef behind the popular Origami Ramen Bar, launched Yuzu in August 2024. Tucked into an unassuming north Phoenix shopping center between a frozen custard chain and a hearing aid center, the restaurant serves an exceptional 12-to-14-piece nigiri […]