Very nice little Japanese restaurant.
We've been once for lunch and once for dinner.
I love the fact that they cut a thick slab of fish for the sushi and sashimi here, much more so than other Japanese places I've been in Arizona. This is true Japanese style and how sushi is supposed to be served.
We recently visited another "high-end" Japanese restaurant in Scottsdale which served the smallest pieces of fish I've ever seen in a restaurant at exorbitant prices. Ridiculous. Well, that's not what is going on here.
I don't know how or why Japanese restaurants have evolved in the USA into serving super-expensive micro-portions but that ain't how it is in Japan. Sushi is supposed to be quick and easy comfort food. A sushi joint in Japan is filled with normal working people chowing down on massive portions of fish, served quickly and without ostentation, not boob-jobbed bulemics eating over-priced, razor thin slices of fish. Even today, in Tokyo you can get 10 orders of nigiri for less than $20. Sakana fits nicely into that unpretentious tradition.
At Sakana, the quality of the fish is high. The menu is not very broad and they don't have a huge selection but what they do have is fresh and excellent. It is also an excellent value, particularly at lunch where $9.95 buys you a very ample sushi combination.
Service is quick and friendly. Recommended.