Stingray Sushi

• Cuisine(s): Japanese, Sushi
  Hours: Sun-Thu, Sat 11:30am-12am, Fri 11am-1am
  Price: $$$ $$$
  Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Diners Club, cash
• Attire: nice casual
  Features: Catering, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
  Alcohol: Full bar
• Reservations: Accepted, Not Accepted
  Parking: Street, Valet

Description

Hip, urban, Dr. No-like sushi joint from the team that gave Scottsdale the funky-fresh tiki lounge Drift. Decor features zebra wood tables, Japanese-style restrooms, and a tank in the floor of the entranceway featuring several live stingrays. Nigiri sushi is first-rate, but the maki still needs some work, so steer away from those until the wrinkles are ironed out. Many of the traditional, non-sushi items are excellent, such as the miso-marinated black cod, and hamachi kama, or yellowtail cheek. Kudos for the green tea, made with tea leaves instead of baggies, but the green tea ice cream tempura should be avoided at all costs. Stick to the non-fried kind, and you won't regret it.