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| - This week, our sushi quest brought us to Hiro Sushi in Scottsdale. After last week's debacle, we wanted something that seemed like a more sure bet.
We started with the miso soup, and then ordered pretty much everything that seemed new and/or tasty.
The first dish that was served was our sashimi, which included uni (not the best I've had, but I'm spoiled after having had live sea urchin), toro (this was delicious), and Spanish mackerel (with deep fried bones!). I am a mackerel fan, and the bones were even better. I thought about asking if they had any extra Spanish mackerel bones lying around.
Next, we had the ankimo, which was pretty good. I've had better ankimo, but it was far superior to the ankimo we had at Hana Japanese Eatery over a month ago.
After the ankimo, they brought the dynamite appetizer. This was a baked scallop, mushroom, and cream dish that was pretty delicious, and a definite hit at our table (though it was inferior to the dynamite I had over a week earlier, which had geoduck in addition to scallops).
We then had the sushi: sea snail, edge of halibut, escolar, and jellyfish. The halibut was garnished with too much wasabi for my taste, the sea snail was lightly flavored and crunchy, and the escolar was amazing. (One of my friends pointed out this morning that escolar can cause diarrhea that is orange and oily, and I said, "So, basically like my diarrhea this morning." I contend that it was worth it.) The jellyfish was a first for me; it was crunchy with a bit of a spicy flavor (not sure if they seasoned it, or if this is naturally the way jellyfish tastes).
At this point, we decided that we wanted a little more, so we ordered grilled shishitou peppers and salmon roe. The salmon roe was not the best I have had, but the peppers were pretty tasty (not as good as the ones they have at Roka Akor, however).
Out of curiosity, I asked the waitress if they had any kama, which I did not see on the menu. She said they had hamachi and salmon kama, which was only $8, so we sprung for the hamachi. It was tasty and tender, but not as fall-off-the-bone tender or mouth-wateringly delicious as the hamachi kama we had at Sushi on Shea.
Finally, we had the tempura ice cream, which was the best tempura ice cream I have found in Phoenix.
Overall, Hiro seems like a very good sushi bar. The food is fresh, they have some good special items, and it is actually very reasonably priced. Unfortunately, it will be hard to go back here with Sushi on Shea being only a few miles down the road.
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