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| - I generally don't write rough reviews but sadly this place disappointed more than expected. Obon seems to leverage the fact that it shares real estate with the fancy boutique stores at Scottsdale Quarter, and prices things abnormally high for what you get. Execution and service was sadly not there, the only thing that could have saved it.
The place was not busy at all, even though the restaurant looked the part, the food and service didn't deliver. The over prices ramen bowls arrived at the same time as our Sashimi plate ordered as an appetizer. So we were figuring out what to eat first, let the ramen cool off? Or let the fish go warm. Yikes.
The major fail: For a place who dares to serve sushi and sashimi, that was possibly the roughest looking fish I have seen on that side of town. The sashimi (all pieces) did not hold its form, the cuts were small, but most importantly the quality of the fish was not there. It was sticky, dull, not shiny, and limp. There was no care or even thought put on this plate of sad fish.
The ramen from what we could tell was decent, though, not deserving of its price point. Don't waste your time, this place will not impress and there are plenty of spots where you could drop $60 on lunch between two people and walk away satisfied.
Sorry Obon, step it up. You're in Scottsdale Quarter, you have to show you can mess with the big boys down there.
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