God bless you Robert M. there are now 3 sushi places in Phoenix I will eat at!! There's something endearing to me about a sushi bar with no liquor license and no qualms about letting you bring a 6 pack in with you of whatever your little heart desires. Never been anywhere else similar to it, but I gotta be honest, I kinda dug it.
Anyhoo, Robert was kind enough to bring me here in early June upon hearing I had never been there before and boy was I glad he did! Of course I drove past the restaurant several times before realizing it was in a strip mall, but I forgave the drab exterior the second I arrived and saw a packed restaurant aflurry with wait staff flying around every corner attentively serving their patrons. I was late (shocker) and our waiter was there to grab my sake out of my hand to chill it before my butt fully hit the seat. I was impressed.
Next there was the fish. Holy fresh as the Pacific melt in your mouth fish! We shared the octopus salad which was pretty tasty considering I'm not a huge octopus fan (solely due to texture.) Next I had whatever the toro special of the day was which was freaking exquisite and Robert and I split a catepilar roll, also quite good.
All in all my Hana experience was more than satisfactory. My biggest complaint living in Phoenix is a lack of fresh fish and sushi on demand and that was certainly not the case with Hana. I could've gone for a little more variety and adventure with their signature sushi rolls, but I really can't complain. Quality was definitely up to par and I will be back.