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| - My fiance and I moved to the area right before Ginban opened, so I've been curious to try it. I'm so glad we did! They've only been open 3 weeks, so there weren't many people inside but I'm hoping they're able to build a good customer base to stay open. The atmosphere/decor was closer to something you would see in Scottsdale but not obnoxiously so. They still have a couple kinks to work out - we had a waitress, but the sushi chef took our order (they don't have the traditional paper menus at most sushi restaurants) and the waitress didn't know that. However, I think because we were sitting right in front of him at the bar he just took care of us.
We ordered yellowtail sashimi, the pikachu roll and the spicy girl roll. The sashimi was delicious, although I was a little taken aback that it was served in a margarita glass over crushed ice and the glass changed color. In my opinion, that part wasn't necessary. My fiance really enjoyed the spicy girl roll - the crunchies mixed in with the spicy salmon on top were a nice addition and overall the roll had a good spice to it. The pikachu roll was unlike any other roll I've had before - it has lobster salad, bbq eel, avocado and tempura banana. Yes, banana. All of this wrapped in soybean paper and drizzled with eel sauce. We wolfed it - it was so good. I would say it was a delicious way to end the meal, but we also tried their tempura green tea ice cream. Also quite tasty, and the sushi chef said they made the ice cream in house.
I really hope this place sticks around - we look forward to coming back!
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