Sushi in Phoenix
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Look no further than Blue Wasabi Sushi and Martini Bar for upscale sushi paired with a classy drink. When the first location opened in Gilbert in 2004, its Japanese cuisine immediately won fans in the restaurant scene, scoring Blue Wasabi a Best New Restaurant award. Nearly a decade later, the restaurant is still serving its […]
Look no further than Blue Wasabi Sushi and Martini Bar for upscale sushi paired with a classy drink. When the first location opened in Gilbert in 2004, its Japanese cuisine immediately won fans in the restaurant scene, scoring Blue Wasabi a Best New Restaurant award. Nearly a decade later, the restaurant is still serving its […]
This sleek midtown restaurant, from former Parlor Pizzeria chefs Jared Porter and Joseph Absolor along with co-owners Joshua James and Nicholas Campisano (who also did time at the pizzeria), is more or less a Chinese-American comfort food head trip. Porter and Absolor’s tight selection of reinvented street snacks, rice and noodle dishes, and steamed buns […]
Daruma is fast-casual but chef-driven Japanese restaurant. Starters here are colorful and fun, including a dish called crispy rice with spicy tuna. The fried chicken chunks of karaage here were aromatic and soft, the crispiness peaking just shy of crunchiness. The Dobson Roll is a good-looking roll, topped with cilantro, shavings of red onion, and […]
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El Tataki Sushi is an airy, sit-down restaurant and bar. The sleek restaurant specializes in Mexican sushi, although the menu also carries traditional Japanese sushi rolls. House specialties include the Tres Quesos, a three-cheese roll stuffed with crab, avocado, and cucumber, and the Guamuchilito, a shrimp tempura roll made with ample amounts of cream cheese […]
You’ll have to hunt a bit to find Extreme Sushi. The small, counter-service restaurant is tucked into the corner of a sprawling strip mall near 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road. But if you’re game to try new things, it’s worth the effort in order to sample unusual Mex-sushi rolls like the cocodrilo (the crocodile), a […]
Next time you’re in Glendale and have a hankering for fresh eel or a plate full of flying fish eggs, this is where you need to be. Never one to play it safe with a sushi menu, executive chef Andrew Nam has created a long list of soy-wrapped, Latin-influenced bundles. The Hotty Hamachi is a […]
This busy family-owned operation north of Seventh and Missouri avenues is overseen by co-owners Lynn Becker and chef Lori Hashimoto, a true treasure of the Phoenix chef scene. The place is known for well-crafted sushi and sashimi – yellowtail, tuna, salmon, crab, albacore and whitefish. We like the squid maruyaki, scallop edamame kasane age, Hana […]
When it comes to sushi, the rice itself isn’t often the ingredient that stands out. That is, unless it’s exceptional. This is the case at the modern Glendale restaurant Haru Sushi & Grill. Here, the rice is tender and sweet, offering a perfect backdrop that does anything but blend into the background. It’s expertly wrapped […]
This small, buzzy restaurant is a solid pick for contemporary sushi and nigiri in downtown Phoenix. The first thing you’ll probably notice is the restaurant’s signature “purple” rice – Harumi uses nutrient-rich Forbidden black rice, which turns a burgundy-like color after being soaked and cooked. Highlights include the H3, a pleasantly snappy and creamy roll […]
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It’s easy to love a mom-and-pop place that builds a following by consistent quality and word of mouth like North Scottsdale’s Hiro Sushi. There’s no flash here — of course it’s just a humble strip mall storefront — but the sheer beauty of glistening raw fish (try anything on the specials board behind the sushi […]
In the past few years, the East Valley has become somewhat of a mecca for Asian cuisine. There’s Mekong Plaza in Mesa, a supermarket that contains multiple restaurants, and Chandler has one of the best sushi happy hours in town, including $5 sake bombers. Mom-and-pop shop Hon Machi Sushi & Cocktails’ starters include oyster tempura, […]
Phoenix’s first location of this national chain features a truly novel concept: build-own-your sushi, a la Subway. This, in addition to a small selection of classic and signature rolls. Choose your own ingredients — spicy tuna, eel, salmon, and other proteins, as well as numerous vegetables — and brown or white rice, and toppings or […]
Kaizen PHX serves Instagram-worthy sushi and sashimi from inside the modern red-brick Lawrence Building in the warehouse district of downtown Phoenix. The restaurant, complete with concrete floors, modern art, and windowed garage doors that open to a patio, is adjacent to Galvanize, a coworking space for tech entrepreneurs. But don’t let the seemingly corporate atmosphere […]
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Moira’s the first sushi bar to crop up in downtown Phoenix in many years. And as Japanese restaurants go, it’s not going to put this area on the map for destination-worthy sushi. But it is an inviting place to hang out, grab a light bite, and meet with friends over a cucumber-infused cocktail or some […]
The uncomplicated, affordable Pan-Asian cuisine at Moto runs the gamut from rice bowls and sushi to krab puffs and wings. At happy hour – when drinks and nibbles are on special, and the rock music’s on full blast – the sleek bar area attracts hungry commuters fresh off the 51.
One of the surprise-hit openings of 2020, Nanaya pivoted from izakaya to comfort food right before pressing go. The menu is mostly Japanese with a few imaginative dishes that fuse old Southwestern dishes with Japanese. Fry bread with miso-yuzu marinated beef. Elote slick with Japanese mayo. Chef Spencer Shin cooks with precision and intention. Tempura-fried […]
Looking for a show featuring lots of slicing and dicing? Check out the teppanyaki fare here. The kitchen sends out first-rate raw materials – juicy sea scallops, fresh shrimp, butter-soft beef. The knife-twirling chef sizzles them on the grill, along with lots of fresh veggies. It’s hard not to have fun.