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| - Saito's is located in an area that seems to be a bust, or at least slow to take off. The location is unfortunately in the pretencious City North, a small strip of restaurants and posh shops just North of Desert Ridge, which gets tons of traffic. To survive there, they'd have to keep the prices reasonable, which they have. A friendly lady named Linh greeted us on multiple occasions, I believe she is related to the original owners back in Florida. The great thing about Saito's is that they are still independently owned by the same owners, which means, more hands on management, which is needed in this Phoenix market.
The food was good, the fish is fresh, though the presentation of most dishes a little plain. The uni is not always available, which tells you about what kind of sushi lovers are in the area...
They do serve these lobster puffs for about $8, they are are good, they arrive at the table hot and with a sweet sauce that complements the cream cheese to the tee.
Strange things though... The Japanese daicon was missing. On all the dishes at one point, no dicon. Dicon is crucial to cooling off the mouth from a good chunk of Wasabi!
Overall this place is huge with an impressive bar, the food is well priced, it does have a good a la carte menu. Let's hope that they can make it on a strip that has vacant lofts above restaurants and businesses, if you want good attention from the staff go for lunch.
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