My friend and I go on regular sushi dates and chose Blu because of all the wonderful reviews here on Yelp. We were extremely disappointed! They have happy hour everyday from 3-6 and so we went on Sunday around 4. There were only about 6 people inside so we sat at the sushi bar.
We ordered spicy tuna rolls and crab tempura rolls on the happy hour menu as well as the shrimp soybean paper roll off of their regular menu. I'd like to say I've had enough sushi from a large handful of places in Arizona so I know what a yummy spicy tuna roll is.
The spicy tuna rolls they brought out were extremely gummy because the rice was well over done. Now, the tuna itself was very tasty and perfectly spicy. I also really loved that cucumber was added so there was a nice little crunch. But the gumminess completely ruined it and I had a hard time wanting to not gag.
As for the crab tempura rolls, the crab was imitation and that made me really annoyed seeing as how the ratings were high here and the prices on their menu are as well. A place like this should not be using imitation crab. The rolls were completely tasteless! :(
Our favorite (if that's what you want to call it) was the shrimp soybean paper roll. But again, the crab was imitation and lacked flavor so the entire roll was off. It was not rolled tight at all either.
Something else I did not think I'd see at a place with such high ratings was a sushi chef that would be sitting at the bar (not the sushi bar) drinking a pint of beer with a customer. When we were finished and leaving he was outside in front of the restaurant sitting on the patio with the same customer smoking a cigarette as well. Hmmmmmmm.
I do not plan on going back even thoiugh there was one or two rolls I wanted to try. I was completely put off by the gumminess of the rice because I've never had sushi with that issue and I was DEFNITELY not happy to be eating imitation crab at a place that I had thought was higher end. Not okay at all!