We are sushi lovers! Sushi is a long cherished art form, which sadly was completely lost at this place. Let me be clear at the outset that this review is specific to THIS Fresh Wasabi location (we've had good experiences at the location on 6645 W. Bell Road). We were excited to have a place open up near home and happily tried it out. *sigh* We came here for lunch the other day. The service was neither unfriendly nor standout in any way. The location seemed clean. The rice was NOT good sushi rice (sushi rice is supposed to be fresh, soft), and the sashimi/sushi was not fresh enough for us to even feel 100% safe as we ate it. The sushi chef himself was clearly a novice, as the rolls we ordered were completely smashed by his fingers (still with the indentation of his fingers all the way down the length of the roll), ingredients bursting out, and the pieces of tuna & salmon laid across the top pulled downward and broken in half in the center (not only is this poor display, fresh sushi would not break in this way). We were incredulous that they would even be served to us looking like that. It's hard coming from the coast and from life in Japan, to find good sushi... but even in the Arizona desert, there is good sushi to be found... just sadly not at this place!
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