I wish I could give this place 5 stars. Read my other reviews, I'm very generous with giving 5 star…read morereviews. I came here with my son to enjoy a sushi night to catch up on life and enjoy great food. This is a 3 star review and this is why: The good: food here is fantastic, you won't go wrong with ordering sushi. This is top notch fresh sushi. The interior is gorgeous, has a very romantic and happy vibe going on here. This is a place you can propose marriage at the table and it would feel right. Host was very friendly and was accommodating to take a picture of me and my son in the beautiful lobby. The bad: the waitress had some off and weird energy going on. She was quite attractive and neat in appearance but . . . She came checking on our table every 30 seconds. No joke! I asked my son in humor "I think she likes you". Not sure why she would come to our table way too frequently. This is probably how George Clooney feels when he goes out. This was very strange that it was flattering at first but soon became extremely annoying. Strange, right ?!?! 2 Filipino males just enjoying sushi night and the waitress really made it weird. So please come here and eat but hopefully you don't get that kind of paparazzi in your face kind of service by the waitress. Waitress, if you are reading this: I'm married so that's a no go for me. My son is single but it would've been way less weird if you just asked him for his phone number. This place was packed during our dinner time so there's no logical reason for the waitress to check on us every 30 seconds. Thanks for making me feel like a celebrity that night but we just wanted to eat and enjoy. Next time please just check on us maybe every 5 minutes only. We like this place and we will be back. Also yes we tipped anyways.

I stopped by with the family to get some Teppanyaki because I was craving some Ah-So! The service…read morewas good and quick! The ambiance was nice and clean. I ordered the steak with rice always my go too! Cannot go wrong with this choice! It was delicious. I loooove their yum yum sauce. We also started with the Japanese Lettuce Wraps, these are also delicious! Sooo good and refreshing!! My man also got the Calamari Strips and he loved it!!! Their side salad they bring to the table before the meal is sooo good, I love the dressing. I get two salads instead of soup and salad because I love the salad that much haha!! My man got steak and shrimp for his meal and my kiddo got steak and rice for his like his momma! We love coming to Ah-so it's always delicious. My man also got Sake bombers with Kirin and he always loves these lol!

Food, Service and Ambiance was amazing! Everyone was very friendly, quick to keep the table clear…read moreand clean, food had amazing taste and super fresh! Thank you guys we'll be back!

We went here on Valentines Day so it was super busy and the wait was long, but it was worth it! The…read morestaff was literally running trying to turn over tables and food came out fast. Everyone was friendly and helping each other and we love to see that. The wall paintings are really nice and it's a good place for a date night for sure!

We love coming here for the ramen and sashimi! Always satisfying and worth the drive. Great service…read moretoo!

As mentioned before, greeted immediately & very welcoming. No intimidation for new sushi/japanese…read morefood peeps. Very simple menu & selections. We had the sizzling salmon entree. I had the sashimi salad w/ponzu dressing & a bowl of rice. I didnt eat the salad part, just the sashimi w/my hot rice! Next time, tempura udon. I can't ever resist. The bowls aren't as big as what you get in japan, but large for US (Ramen & Udon)

My friend and I were in the area (Glendale) when we wanted lunch around 11:30. I came upon this…read moreplace through my searches. So Glad we did! Right when we walked in the door, we had a warm greeting from Sohui, the hostess and our server. The atmosphere was very trendy, upbeat with colorful murals on the walls. We ordered a Sake Bomber while looking over the menu which was quit extensive. We ordered Salmon, Yellowtail, Uni, and Eel Nigiri. In addition we ordered a Lollipop Roll, Spicy Tuna Hand Roll, Spicy Yellowtail Hand Roll and a Salmon Skin Hand Roll. All the Sushi was presently beautifully. The quality of fish was excellent... all tasting wonderful. LOL to note: my friend is very particular on how he likes his Spicy Tuna Hand Rolls to be VERY VERY SPICY while tasting great! The Sushi Chef NAILED IT! So much so, my friend ordered 3 of them! We will definitely be back when in Glendale. Atmosphere: trendy, upbeat, fun place. Service: excellent. Food: excellent.

Delicious. Had a…read moregreat time. Service was outstanding. The sushi bar was very fun. Great guys.

Dad and I were looking for a place to eat and were deciding between Black Bear Dinner or Ah-So. We…read morehaven't been to Ah-So since my birthday many years ago over in Northterra. So we decided on Ah-So and so blown away. First we were greeted and got to pick where ever we wanted to sit which was great, but we didn't expect the stream with Fish!! It was so cool to see that! We loved it. We always love seeing an attraction like this so it already bumped it up. Secondly I havent been into any Miso soups lately no matter where I have gone, it just hasn't done it for me. This changed today. I enjoyed and loved the taste of the tofu behind my combo meal, Dad also got one. I got the Chicken Katsu and Dad got the Teriyaki Chicken combo. We hadn't expected the miso soup to be added to it so that was a plus. The food was amazing! Dad loved the grilled taste and how the vegetables were grilled with the chicken and you could taste it. I loved the tempura and the crunch of the Katsu. All in all amazing. Something we really loved was the fact that it feels comfortable here. The set up of the restaurant made us so relaxed and it didn't feel too modern or pretentious it just was perfect like going to the local Japanese place in Japan. Highly highly recommend. The lunch combos were also all 18 bucks even on weekends! We will be back to try the teppanyaki and the teriyaki salmon when we are able.

This place is nice. They accommodated our big party of 17. Everyone ordered a wide variety of food…read moreand appetizers. It was all good. If I could say one thing or suggest. Garlic butter I felt is a must in hibachi. I think that was the only thing that was missing in this food. But overall I would be back. This place is pretty expensive but I feel the amount of food they give you is worth it.

Kawaii sushi is located in the Happy Valley Center Plaza. We were yearning for sushi and had…read morevisited this spot before. After perusing the menu for sometime, we decided on the rainbow roll, which is a California base with an assortment of fish. We got tuna, salmon, and a white fish, which I'm guessing was Hamachi. The California base means that they included surimi and avocado in the mixture. Another dish ordered was the Diablo Tower roll. This roll consisted of a rice base, crab stick, avocado, tuna, Masago, eel sauce and spicy mayo. You could substitute another fish for the crab stick which we did. We ordered salmon instead. Lastly, we got an 8 piece salmon roll. Everything was really fresh and superb. If I were to choose a favorite, I would take a Diablo tower again. It was the most beautiful presentation I have seen and also delicious. Our eyes were bigger than our stomach. We could not finish the other portions of the meal. Water and food service was great as were the staff. They have tables and booths along with the sushi counter for seating. There is a large bar as well. Our only small complaint was the hostess seated us next to a large group when the restaurant was empty. It wasn't the end of the world, but we would've preferred to have a booth by ourselves. Shared parking outside.

(It pains me to give this rating)…read more This review genuinely bums me out to write because Kawaii Sushi normally has great food. The cooks generally do a solid job. Unfortunately, whatever is happening on the takeout and bagging side of the house is completely unacceptable. Whatever you do, do not place an online order for takeout. For the third time in a row, our takeout order arrived with no rice. Every entrée comes with white rice, and we even paid extra for an additional side of rice. Rice is essential to this cuisine -- it's not optional -- and when I'm paying $107 for a relatively small meal, I expect to receive what I paid for. When my wife picked up the order, she was rushed out the door and didn't have an opportunity to check the bag. I wasn't feeling well, so I had to call the restaurant, wait on hold, explain that our rice was missing, and then be told that I'd need to drive back to pick it up, turning the entire meal cold. To make matters worse, the initial offer was a $2 credit for the missing rice. Only after asking to speak with a manager did they eventually offer a $25 credit toward a future visit, which frankly required far more effort than it should have. On top of that, while the food is usually very good, tonight my entire family independently noted that the chicken had a strange plasticky, almost metallic taste, which was very odd and concerning. That's not something we've experienced here before, but it definitely added to the disappointment. Again -- the food is typically good. But the repeated takeout mistakes, lack of quality control, and poor handling of a reasonable complaint make this a hard place to recommend right now. This has happened three times, and at this point they really need to get their act together.

Easy parking outside. Friendly, helpful staff. Fun decor and style, good music at a reasonable…read morevolume. The highlight is the food conveyor belt that brings food past the tables and you grab what you want. Color coded plates by value. Very reasonably priced, good selection including sweets. Beer available. Recommended.

What I appreciated the most about this Restaurant is the fact that the conveyor belt was full of…read moresushi upon opening at 11 o'clock today. The prices are very reasonable and the sushi above average but i had a spicy scallop hand roll, which wasn't very good. In addition the miso soup wasn't served very hot and I had a hard time finding the restaurant at first.. altogether a first visit with mixed feelings although the waitress was super friendly and helpful.. The sushi chefs were rather quiet and kept to themselves.

Forgot to take a picture before we started eating but this place has amazing sushi. The workers are…read morevery kind. We got Philly, Joshua, Rose, Maverick, and Baked Salmon my faves were the Joshua, Rose & Maverick they don't have all you can eat but their rolls are HUGE, what's in the picture is what my husband and i couldn't finish. Still cheaper for this than an AYCE place. Will definitely be back

The yellowtail pieces were slimy and discolored. Brown color Awful taste, smell, and look…read more My albacore was tough and tasted terrible as well. Not sure why it's seared. Perhaps to hide the bad quality. Maybe the menu said it is but I didn't see that or I would not have ordered it. The fish for both was obviously NOT fresh. Feels like I got it right before it was due to be thrown out. I did not check the food before leaving because I had faith in them to serve quality food. I'm not even going back for my money. I don't want to ever step foot in here again. Worst sushi experience I've ever had. I know I'm in Arizona getting sushi but I expect the quality to be much greater than what I received. Everywhere else I've gone has been fine and much better than what I was given today. I would give the review no stars if I was able. Extremely disappointing.

I got take out last night from this location. First red should have been was there were no…read morecustomers on a Saturday night. I should have looked at my food before I left but I'm too trusting. I even gave theses lazy workers ac$5 tip bc I felt bad but regret that. When I got home I opened my plastic bag and noticed they just threw the greasy gyoza into a paper bag, no container. The grease ripped the bag so when I open the plastic bag the gyoza rolled onto my floor. Lazy employees with no standards. Istay clear of this place. They deserve no customers. I'll never order from them again.

Food: I got the 5 jumbo fried chicken wings. Only two were jumbo. And they were RAW…read more Service: is also lacking and seems to be sad to be there. Ambiance: do you like crack heads smoking crack three feet out of the window in front of your kids. There is a corner spot by the outside tables. It's the local crack head smoking spot. They do not even care if you are eating. And the employees seem to not care and just let it happen. It's sad, disturbing and disgusting. This business opened a shop with the almost same name as few doors down from a long long time establisher restaurants. They try a different style of food every few months to try to steal more customer. The food has been bad every single time. I do not like Nora at all. But a few doors down is New Asian Kitchen. They have been serving me great food there for over 30 years.

I cannot write this review based on the grocery store as a whole because truth be told, my family &…read moreI do not regularly shop at Safeway. I will, however, write this review based upon the only reason why I go to Safeway and that is due to their sushi. In other words, I cannot comment on the length of their lines, their lack of cashiers or store cleanliness. I'm not stating those things are not of any importance, but for the sake of my review - that's simply not part of what I intend to base my liking on. I go to Safeway once a week for their sushi. The best in Arizona? ...not by a long shot, but if we're talking about grocery store sushi - then I'm willing to stake my reputation on the fact that Safeway can outdo Fry's sushi any day or time of the week. Anywhere. Period. I've never gotten bad sushi from Safeway, but I have, however, gotten bad sushi from Fry's. How bad? ...praying to the porcelain Gods all night long bad. Safeway sushi is fresh. It tastes fresh. It smells fresh. Their itamae (sushi chefs) are excellent at what they do and their ingredients are the freshest around. Again, I'm not going to sit here and tell you that the sushi you can buy from Safeway on Happy Valley in their little plastic container is better than what you're going to get from a 4-star restaurant in Scottsdale. God knows I've had better... BUT for grocery store sushi, it's pretty darn good. :) Check my pics! Their sake is excellent. Their maguro is phenomenal. Their poke is good and their ebi is sweet. Their prices are more than fair. Just how I like it. If you've not yet had the opportunity to try their sushi at Safeway on Happy Valley or perhaps you've walked past it while heading over to the bread aisle, do me a favor and check it out. You won't be disappointed.

Now known as "AFC Sushi at Safeway"…read more Setting the bar for grocery store sushi... Ah, the despair of grocery store sushi. I don't know why I inherently frown upon it - probably because most rolls look a little sad and the price tag is generally equivalent or greater than what you'd expect to pay in a cute little sushi restaurant - and cute little sushi restaurant happy hour will most definitely beat grocery store sushi in both price and quality. But sometimes, you just need to grab and go. Ya know? Well, took a chance here and we weren't disappointed. The two workers behind the counter were very friendly, the fish all looked fresh and they were slicing away as I stood there on a Wednesday around 4:30 pm. I requested extra ginger and the lady gladly took one of my containers and filled it up. She was very proud of her sushi/sashimi offerings, so that was very pleasant. The seaweed salad was the only item that looked absolutely pathetic not to mention tiny, and not worth the near five bucks they wanted. Will visit here again in a pinch. Note: not truly a sushi bar/no sushi bar seating but there are tables in the store