Sushi Station

Pros– good sushi, especially for a rotating sushi bar. Great location. Teriyaki chicken dish was beautiful, but tasted just ok…
Cons– terrible service. Two workers completely ignored us before a third Busser said hello and finally seated us. The sushi chef didn’t welcome us, (as typically they do)… Server talked extremely quietly and rarely came to check on us even though we were her only table.
We will be back… We live around the corner, but not impressed. Maybe they just had a bad day…

I really want to do a 3.5 stars… I have been coming to Sushi Station since they opened. They were great then service got REALLY bad now it’s been really good again. I come in once a week for lunch so they are pretty familiar with what I get (as it never changes). I do look forward to my weekly sushi lunches again!

The revolving aspect is pretty cool, but I’ve got to admit that I’ve had better sushi. Many plates were about $ 1 a piece which is pretty reasonable. One of the plates we got were not fresh. I bit into it and it left a rancid taste in my mouth, ew.
Anyone who knows me know that I am a huge sushi fan and this kinda let me down.

DELICOUS!!! I go here almost every 3 days for lunch or dinner food is always fresh and very delicious! love it

I’ve given this place multiple second chances because the food is amazing. The first time I ate here, I was thrilled. I thought I’d finally found my go-​to sushi spot in my neighbourhood. Everything was wonderful! The server, the food, the price. Naturally, I came back a second time.
The second visit was barely a shadow of the first.
I actually watched a waitress spill an entire glass of cola down a customer’s shirt. Instead of staying calm and apologizing, she immediately turns around and literally begins to SCREAM at her co-​workers for not cleaning up her mess. It was one of the most embarassing and unprofessional situations I’ve witnessed in a long time. She also happened to be our waitress unfortunately, and she completely forgot about us. I think it took her twenty minutes to bring us utensils and water after we had been seated, even though we were one of three tables in the entire restsurant. She was not polite and generally pretty terrible at her job. The food was still great, so I only tipped the chefs.
The third and final attempt to eat here was the last straw.
I walk in with my fiancé. It’s moderately busy but not hectic. The hostess does not greet me after several minutes of standing and waiting patiently. After I ask for a table she waves her hands towards the bar without looking up from her ipad, and says that we can seat ourselves. There was only one seat open at the bar. I ask for a table for two, again she just waves her hand.
A different hostess walks us towards another table and chucks our menus on it before she walks away. The table was completely covered in the meal of the previous diners and obviously hadn’t been wiped down. I left. So disappointed.
I feel terrible for their chefs. They’ve permanently lost my business due to their rude and negligent waitstaff.

I’ve been sitting here for ten minutes without someone coming over. I finished eating 20 minutes ago, with no new plates and about half of my water left. One server asked me at the very beginning of my meal if I was okay, but only then. It was dead for a good while and suddenly alive with the dinner rush, both when the servers were sitting down (one girl picking her nails and avoiding my look) to where they were all standing up and walking around, I feel like I may as well have been sitting under an invisibility cloak. I normally have no qualms about waiting, but that’s not the point.
I /​hate/​leaving bad reviews (effort and all), especiallyconsidering this is one of my favorite close-​by sushi places. Unfortunately, this has been on a steady decline for me over the course of a year. This isn’t my first incident with bad staff. Wait staff don’t seem to care about being there, the fish doesn’t seem very fresh (I’m not a picky eater at all), and I’ve never liked how thickly cut the salmon and tuna are on top of the nigiri.
The sushi chefs seem to be pretty alright, though, but they also seem like they’d rather be elsewhere. Honestly, I’m going to give it one more shot before calling it quits.

Fun place! Great prices! We went during happy hour. The staff was very nice and helpful! The sushi was really tasty for the price took my son and he loved it!

This place is awesome!!! I love their scalloped sushi it is absolutely my favorite and this is the only place I have seen this specific kind at. Highly recommend trying their food. (:

This place is great — Sushi on a track! If you’re confused by what I’m talking about then you’ll probably giggle when you see it! Basically there is a conveyer belt running around the restaurant by the bar and table areas. As you sit at your table, if something appealing conveys by, you just grab it!
It’s pretty inexpensive and good stuff.
Portions are small which allows you to try more!!!
Don’t expect anything fancy, because, well, it’s sushi on a track.

Overpriced sub-​par mediocre sushi… and rude people.
We usually go to Teharu in Scottsdale where the same rainbow roll is $ 2 and made fresh vs. Sushu station which costs $ 5 and very dry and small.
I hate leaving bad reviews but it was dimly lit, hard to read off the menu and seating was uncomfortable.
I paid for the few rolls we attempted but didn’t finish and left.
I understand how reviews work, and im assuming someone is gonna attempt to «reach out» to me… please dont, everyone is different and has the right to express their experiences.

Went again, and loved it again. Had a newer waitress and she came by to check on us just the right number of times, filled drinks before they ran out. Sat in a booth. Must remember to sit as conveyor Congress towards me so i can see what’s coming. My kind friends kept an eye on what was approaching. I met my goal of 15 plates. The mussels were much better this time. The chocolate mousse was perfect. My bill with tip just for my portion was just over $ 50. With self service I have limited self control. If you’re on a budget, keep track of your total while you eat.

I never turn down a chance to go, but I typically wait for an invitation. It’s way too easy to spend entirely too much money here.
Sushi rolls are fairly on point, but the other menu items run the gamut from «are you serious?» to «hey, this is pretty good», so sometimes it can be a gamble.
Staff is nice, place is clean, and I do love the concept. Worth a try for any sushi fan.

Nicole LOVES this place. And I get it. The sushi is good, don’t get me wrong. Tastes great, as good sushi should.
But every bite is a dollar. Think about that. A dollar per bite. That’s not a great bite/​dollar ratio. Why is it a dollar per bite? Because conveyor belt sushi is a sales gimmick.
It’s the same reason that buying Lucky jeans at Nordstrom costs more than buying Lucky jeans at Costco. At Costco I pick up a pair knowing it’s probably good and will likely fit and if I really don’t like them I know I can send them back. At Nordstrom shopping is an experience. Jeans are presented on manikins with six-​pack abs so I know exactly how they’ll look on me. I can really experience them before purchase. Do some Jackie Chan spinning front kicks to see if they’re comfortable. Frog hop around the dressing room. Pose like a GQ model with my leg up on the stool running one hand through my hair. And like conveyor belt sushi, at Nordstrom you know the price up front, but you really don’t pay attention to it until you get to the register, and, realize, «holy shit, I’m just paid $ 10/​flying front kick in the dressing room.»
So is it worth it? I don’t know. Would you go do yoga in a beautiful, well-​appointed studio floored with bamboo and taught by a bona fide ancient guru if after every session the guru kicked you as hard as he could in the shins? If so, you’ll probably love Sushi Station.
Great for: self-​disciplined eaters
Bad for: American eaters

I’d say you get what you pay for, but the Desert Ridge Sushi Station is actually vastly superior to this location. There’s noticeably less variety here; most of the sushi rolls I saw come around were some kind of California roll with different sauces on top. The quality is also noticeably inferior. The pieces were sometimes falling apart, the few options with fish were not that fresh, and I got a little nauseous from the ubiquitous crab mix.
On the plus side I can at least say that the staff is friendly, but unfortunately they seemed to be a bit short staffed, especially when big parties started arriving with crying toddlers. (Here’s a tip: if you’re going out to dinner with a group of 10 people, you should probably choose something other than kaiten sushi — most of you won’t be able to reach the conveyer belt, people in your party will inevitably start standing up and reaching over people, and the party of two next to you will judge you for your bad planning.) Next time I’ll just drive the extra 20 minutes to north Scottsdale.

I’ve eaten at this place about 5 times. It’s close to my house, and it does the trick when I’m craving sushi, and don’t want to spend a lot of money. This place is cheap, like you can get 4 plates of sushi for around 10.00(depending on what you get). Happy hour is from 3 – 5 And that’s when you’ll get the most bang for your buck. It’s .50 off a plate. BUT there’s a reason it’s so cheap. The quality is not the best. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve never gotten sick from eating here but it’s definitely not on my list of best sushi places in Phoenix. They use a lot of fake crab in their rolls, and cream cheese. I’m pretty basic and get the spicy tuna, but I always order it because you never know how long it’s been on the conveyer belt lol. Anyways, decent sushi at a killer price.

I’ve never been to one of these cool conveyor belt places before. With a clientele that clearly overlapped with Golden Corral’s, and patrons cycling out almost as fast as the food, I was skeptical. Once I was seated, I was hesitant to grab anything. The concept was so new to me! There were so many choices, I had an overload.
I think this is a very good format for those wanting to try a vast variety of sushi and a well-​balanced meal. Start out with a seaweed salad for $ 1.75, move on to a few 3 – 4 piece rolls of decent quality for $ 3.25 each (look out for good specials on nigiri!), and finish off the night with something like a generous piece of cheesecake for another $ 2.25. You’ll be more than satisfied for around 20 bucks.
I think this is also a good format if you wanna be a n00b and gorge yourself on the oversupply of California roll variations for just over 2 bucks a pop. Just go nuts, you’ll be up to your eyeballs in surimi and spicy mayo in no time. I think too many of the rolls are essentially the same.
What I don’t think this is good for is for anyone looking for heaping portions of good quality sushi. For the price of 2 – 3 premium plates, you could just go to a traditional sushi bar and get something better. I’d say that’s about the limitation of this place.
Overall, this is a fast and fun dinner option for casual customers. It’s a great option to dine on cheap rolls. It’s not-​so-​good for those with really high standards (for either quality or creativity). Just… do it the way I do it and you’ll be happy.

I love this place! You come in and nab your little plates and nom your little sushi noms! You can rack up a big tab pretty fast, so don’t let the low price per-​plate trick you into building up a tower that crushes your weekend budget, but I love love LOVE the pay-​as-​you-​go approach.
My favorites are the seaweed salad, the salmon nigiri and the Philadelphia roll, which is pretty much what I would get at any sushi place. They have a few vegetarian rolls, but I can’t say I would recommend this for vegetarians, and definitely not vegans.
The staff here are also super friendly and a big part of why I keep coming back as well.
tl;dr This is a great place to go for happy hour + sushi or a fun dinner spot that won’t break the bank. Vive la Sushi Station!

It’s sushi on a conveyor belt! So this is a concept I’m not new to and is usually one that provides subpar sushi.
I was looking for a quick spot for dinner with my mom and brother after work, so we decided to stop in. The place was crowded, but not packed and was seated promptly.
Different plates indicate different prices, there are names with ingredients next to the plates and all condiments are given at the tables like Ginger, Wasabi and Soy Sauce. You may order off the menu if items on the belt aren’t sufficient.
We ended up grabbing different rolls and found some to be way better (more expensive plates), most are filled with fake crab or deep fried. I don’t remember the names of which ones we liked best, but the items with spicy tuna or fresh salmon were all pretty good. The only con was that often the same sushi rolls would make rounds, while we waited for something new to come around. I appreciated that they use little plastic «lids» instead of saran wrap or leave them exposed to air. They also serve edamame and little desserts on the belt as well, but we passed on those. The plates range from $ 1.75 to $ 6 which is very reasonably priced. For three people we ended up leaving pretty full and paying only around $ 40! There is a happy hour you can also take advantage of from Sunday– Thursday 3−6pm!
Service is okay, it’s pretty much a self service type of place. The only time we talked with our server was just to get our waters filled and for our check.

Finally I can get kaiten sushi and not have to drive 15 miles to the outskirts of Phoenix… I used to live in Japan so this is a bit like going home for me. This place could easily be dropped in a Japanese city and would fit in.
I ended up getting the fried rice and tried a couple of plates of sushi. Both were good, and the last time I was here the sushi was good as well. The ebi (shrimp) is exactly like I used to have it in Japan. I opted for the California roll this time around (easy way out) since I was doing some reading and didn’t much feel like prepping each piece of sushi with wasabi and ginger.
The food was more than enough, plus a large drink put the total at $ 11.34. Very, very friendly staff, easy location, easy parking, easy ordering and eating.

It’s a good spot for a fast sushi lunch. You could literally get in and out of this place within 20 minutes.
It’s worth checking out, just don’t expect too much. Everything look fresh and tasted descent, but there is no wow factor when it comes to the food. I usually like to be excited when I have sushi. This place should be renamed Sushi Costco.
Server was nice, but didn’t take much to do that job. Just keep drinks coming and add up the plates.
I would return. Just not frequent this place.