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| - Alright far, far West-siders. It's your lucky day because I have a treat for you! Wait for it...
Good sushi in Goodyear and it's not another chain restaurant!!
No, you're not hallucinating. Yes, you heard me correctly. I didn't think it would happen, but it did.
Here's the skinny...
Nakama is the latest and greatest raw fish development West of the 101 and North of the 10. It's in the Lowe's parking lot and decorated red and black with tables, booths, and a sushi bar. They offer both sushi and an "Asian Fusion" menu. I tried a little from both and although it's nice to have other options for non-sushi dining pals, they fell a little short with the Asian fusion menu.
We started off with the Pan Asian Chicken & Vegetable Lettuce Wraps. The chunks of chicken were good and well sized with lots of veggies to accompany, but the dish was really, really bland. My husband had the Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box and was not impressed. The teriyaki and salad weren't that great and the gyoza was only so-so. It also comes with an entire California roll and a sushi - the latter he sub'd for more gyoza. Not liking seafood, it wasn't for him and he would have rather had more teriyaki (had it been good). I tackled the sushi menu and ended up with the spicy tuna roll and eel cucumber roll. Both were delicious - especially the eel cucumber!
The service was really good and the portions were good for the price. They have happy hour Mon-Sat 4-7 and 10-close and all day on Sunday which includes $5 starters, $2.25 domestic drafts, and $5.50 sake bombs. The only bummer is that there isn't actually any sushi on their happy hour menu.
So, let's review: hit up the happy hour, order up some sushi, and skip the Asian fusion. It's overrated anyway. You know what's not overrated? A new non-chain restaurant in the far, far West valley.
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