Remember what I said on my post about Thai Orchid and it feeling like home? Well, I get the same thing here. My wife and I used to go to the Mikado in Cottonwood for sushi, even though we found the prices to be a little high. When it left Latitude Restaurant Group and we could no longer get good deals, we decided to look elsewhere. One day, we happened upon a small little place in a strip mall right next to Hopper's. We had gone to Hopper's for lunch and noted the Sushi Restaurant next door so we vowed to make it our next Sushi destination. Wow, what a great decision.
You can't help but feel good when you go in here. The owner and servers were excited to see us and ready and willing to take care of us the first time we visited, and if anything they have become even more friendly as we have become regulars. They always remember us, even after our first visit, and like to recall how we were one of their first sets of loyal customers when they were struggling and did not have much business. They have plenty now, partially because we have told all of our sushi-loving friends about this place. The people here are so nice that they have, on more than one occassion, offered to take and hold our fussy baby so that we can enjoy our meal for a few moments. It is telling of our comfort level with them that we have actually allowed them to do it! How is that for service?
Great service, however, only goes so far of the food isn't up to par. No worries here. This is better sushi than I have had at much more expensive and higher-rated places. If you are at all inclined toward tuna, you must try the Double Tuna Roll. Soft, delicious, buttery tuna on the inside, and the same in big, and spicy, layers on top. It just seems to melt away in your mouth. That's what get me about this place. The ingredients are always fresh and always top-notch. They don't try to hide flavors with all kinds of other add-ons, they just let superior quality stand on its own. The Playboy is another star, with shrimp tempura, tuna, and spicy sauce. Like your entire roll tempura fried? Try the Volcano Roll, it is decadent. Not your style? Try the Red Dragon, or choose from about 40 other varieties, some not even on the menu. You can never run out of options here. You will also not run out of cash, as the sushi here is about $4-$8 cheaper than what you would pay elsewhere! Make sure you check the daily specials, too. We almost always order at least one of these, and some of them (like the Double Tuna) make it on to the menu permanently. In review, I will state categorically that we have tried about 20 different rolls/preparations here and have NEVER been disappointed. That is the mark of a true find. That, and the fact that after 9 months without sushi this was my wife's first post-pregnancy meal. We had planned this for months and I went and grabbed a to-go order, which we ate right in the hopspital! The staff still gets a kick out of that story as well. And they have been pretty good about keeping a couple of my clandestine solo visits during the pregnancy a secret from my wife. Oops, guess I spilled the beans. Hey, some places are just too good to stay away from :)
You can't help but feel good when you go in here. The owner and servers were excited to see us and ready and willing to take care of us the first time we visited, and if anything they have become even more friendly as we have become regulars. They always remember us, even after our first visit, and like to recall how we were one of their first sets of loyal customers when they were struggling and did not have much business. They have plenty now, partially because we have told all of our sushi-loving friends about this place. The people here are so nice that they have, on more than one occassion, offered to take and hold our fussy baby so that we can enjoy our meal for a few moments. It is telling of our comfort level with them that we have actually allowed them to do it! How is that for service?
Great service, however, only goes so far of the food isn't up to par. No worries here. This is better sushi than I have had at much more expensive and higher-rated places. If you are at all inclined toward tuna, you must try the Double Tuna Roll. Soft, delicious, buttery tuna on the inside, and the same in big, and spicy, layers on top. It just seems to melt away in your mouth. That's what get me about this place. The ingredients are always fresh and always top-notch. They don't try to hide flavors with all kinds of other add-ons, they just let superior quality stand on its own. The Playboy is another star, with shrimp tempura, tuna, and spicy sauce. Like your entire roll tempura fried? Try the Volcano Roll, it is decadent. Not your style? Try the Red Dragon, or choose from about 40 other varieties, some not even on the menu. You can never run out of options here. You will also not run out of cash, as the sushi here is about $4-$8 cheaper than what you would pay elsewhere! Make sure you check the daily specials, too. We almost always order at least one of these, and some of them (like the Double Tuna) make it on to the menu permanently. In review, I will state categorically that we have tried about 20 different rolls/preparations here and have NEVER been disappointed. That is the mark of a true find. That, and the fact that after 9 months without sushi this was my wife's first post-pregnancy meal. We had planned this for months and I went and grabbed a to-go order, which we ate right in the hopspital! The staff still gets a kick out of that story as well. And they have been pretty good about keeping a couple of my clandestine solo visits during the pregnancy a secret from my wife. Oops, guess I spilled the beans. Hey, some places are just too good to stay away from :)
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