When I think of Arizona, Sushi isn't necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. Was given a tip by my dad who had just happened to pass by one evening and suggest to check it out. Upon asking some locals about "the really good sushi place downtown" (to which no one knew the name) we were eventually led to Stingray.
You can tell the place is super hip for Scottsdale, and coming from Chicago I can give a hats off to this place for making me forget I was actually in the middle of a town comprised almost completely of strip malls. Even though it was jam packed, happy to see that the staff went with the flow and left the 'tude at the door. Our server jokingly squeezed her way though the tight tables to take our order (which came out pretty quick!)
Had one of the best cocktails in a while (some sort of Ginger concoction that was fizzy and buzzy, mmmm) Started out with the Calamari....holy heck...best I've ever had and could have sat and ate it for my whole meal. The seasoning wasn't necessarily asian, but you could tell that it hadn't been frozen beforehand. The sushi rolls were all excellent and we ordered way too much that neither my friend nor I could muster the bravery to finish the last one!
Only downside was the place was kind of cramped and a bit loud...but I'm kind of a picky person when it comes to noise and won't come down on them for that.