I've been travelling to Phoenix for work and I've been looking for some good sushi and thought I found it here. The first time I came here the fish was fresh and the portions large and prices good. Friendly staff, nice atmosphere. What's not to like. You know what? i'm coming back. That's right. Probably the very same week.
Well... that was a mistake. I sat at the same bar. Ordered the same food. The sushi chef was different though. Every piece of Nigiri I ate made me tear up. I'm not always a complainer (vocally) so I didn't say anything and just assumed the chef was new and learning the ropes. Well, the next day my stomach told me otherwise. I now realize the chef was hiding bad fish with massive amounts of wasabi.
I never went back, nor will I. Also, I eat a ton of sushi. I'm surprised I don't have mercury poisoning. I say that to point out that my stomach never gets upset from even decent sushi.
The second star is because it's a game of russian roulette here. You might get lucky. If you'd rather not play the game, go to Sushi Ken. I've eaten at about 15 sushi joints around here. That's the go-to spot.