Teharu Sushi

Tried Teharu out again and this time everything was great. We received our food in little time and everything tastes great. We will be back.

If you’re looking for a quick, pop-​in, pop-​out sushi place that will fill your stomach without emptying your wallet, Teharu is your spot. The center of the restaurant is the primary food preparation area, surrounded by a constantly-​moving conveyor belt filled with tasty food! The plates are yellow (ish tan), green and blue, and the color of your plate corresponds to the price of the item upon it ($ 1, $ 1.50 or $ 2/​plate). They offer a variety of both cooked and raw rolls, along with other items like gyoza, cucumber salad and desserts. Because everything is ready as soon as you arrive, Teharu is convenient, though as anticipated for $ 1-​$ 3 per item, the quality is pretty middle of the road. That said, it’s still A-​OK, and it won’t break the bank!

Great prices, selection and the sushi is on par. We needed to ask a couple times for a few things but overall a good experience for our first time

My family and I love Teharu. It is definitely one of our favorite places to eat. The fish always seems fresh and we can get in and out usually pretty quickly for a good price. I only gave them four stars because they could definitely use an extra server or two. It can be difficult to get someone’s attention when you need something. They’ve gotten really busy so they should get more help.

Pros: great location, clean dining area, and inexpensive sushi. There might be a little wait time when they are busy, but once you are seated, you can eat right away.
Cons: service is painfully slow. They bring you drinks right away, but if you need refills or additional requests, it’s hard to track down a waitress. They also took away the ginger from each table so you have to request it. Conveyer belt can become empty quickly when they are busy. Most of the rolls includes imitation crab seasoned with mayo. If you don’t like imitation crab, selection is very limited.

If it’s not too busy, This spot is a great place to have a quick sit-​down meal with some friends or family.
I have always enjoyed Teharu, I’ve been a regular since being introduced to this business last year. They have consistently delivered on the quality of their sushi and it shows. This location is ALWAYS busy, every time I swing by for an afternoon or evening meal it’s almost at full capacity. They do a great job of noticing conveyor belt quantities and stocking the popular items back onto the belt as soon as possible. They seem to do a great job at balancing their gimmick with the freshness of their products.
Overall, the food here is great but the availability of seats/​servers is a bit lacking. You sometimes have to wave someone down to get a drink refill or request any additional items.
Still a great place nonetheless, always a pleasure.

I’m sad to write this review, but I do it in hopes that management can improve on some ongoing issues I have noticed as a consistent customer. While the sushi is okay, the customer service and overall dining experience is lacking. It seems that they are almost always understaffed, causing the few people who are working to have to run around and tend to 40+ customers frantically. It all seems very unorganized. There are times where it will take us 15 minutes to even get our beverages served to us. Not only that, but once you get your drink, you never see them again. They’re too busy, which is a good thing in theory, but they’re not properly prepared. The servers aren’t very friendly at all anymore. All this has just ruined Teharu for me, we used to come everyday too, which is a shame.

Great sushi and love the delivery service. Great to take friends who haven’t experienced this before. Keeps the conversation going as the food travels around the restaurant. I ate until I couldn’t eat no more and it was $ 12. Pretty frickin sweet.

So, I am out an about on Saturday running errands etc. and I see on of those Sushi places that have the revolving Sushi Bar… I get so stoked because it’s quick and easy sit down, eat, and get out. I’m thinking perfect! Walk in and there’s about 8 people in front of me for a seat at the bar. So, I figure, ok so what .I’ll miss out on the experience of the revolving tuna roll express and suck it up at a sit down table. I approach the host and say «hi, I would like a table since the bar is busy, looks like your wide open.» She replies «15 minute longa wait, that side of restaurant closed» I’m like WTF! REALLY? all this business sitting around and THAT SIDE IS CLOSED??? I just stormed out and went to smash burger… ugh

Love this place! Being able to take what you want off the belt is amazing. My kids loooooove this place! It’s super inexpensive too! For all 4 of us with drinks it’s under $ 30! Great place!

Oh do we love Teharu. If you go at night, there always seems to be a wait. But it’s never long. You can start eating as soon as you sit down. Sushi is always fresh as it goes through fast. If you happen to not see what you want on the conveyor, the sushi chefs will make it for you if you ask. Rolls are smaller than if you go to any sushi restaurant, and not displayed prettily, but for $ 1-​$ 2? What more can you ask for?

Love the idea of not having to wait for my food. It’s quick, cheap and tasty, what more can you ask for? I recommend getting the Haru sushi and also salmon skin hand roll.
It’s my first time in this location and I must say it’s much cleaner and nicer than the one in Chandler. Unfortunately, their rolls and sashimi are smaller here. I’d still come back though, still hits the spot for a quick sushi fix.

Cheap sushi does not equate to good sushi! Interesting mall sushi setup, but not recommended for sushi aficionados!

I’ve been coming here for about a month damn near everyday now.
Best time to come is the lunch rush when everything is fresh.
Chefs will make you hand rolls and sashimi per request.
Fish is great quality but the cuts of nigri are small to save cost.
Try and avoid all rolls with crab mix. This place is a real nigri heaven as most places are 8 bucks just for two pieces.
Service is decent, I feel they are a little short staffed but they take care of you in a decent amount of time.

Been to the original location in Tempe years back and always liked it. Have been here to this location a couple times and it’s been growing on me. Especially since it’s so close to us. For some reason we always seem to forget about it?! They’re always are pretty busy but the wait is never too long. We really like the crab roll and the baked scallop roll amongst the usual suspects… spicy tuna, rainbow, eel… you can always order fresh hand rolls if you feel it’s not a peak time. It’s so inexpensive how can you not? Way fresher than your Frys fix grocery store sushi.

This place is really interesting to say the least. I would say if. Your in the mood for a variety of sushi at a reasonable price this place is great.
My visit was just ok on the other hand because I visited with a friend on a slower evening. They don’t make the sushi fresh to order. Instead you grab the plates that travel around the room on a conveyor belt.
Being the time I visited the sushi had a little time to sit and loose that fresh quality you expect.
The sushi was however reasonably priced and I imagine during peak hours it’s amazing.

I am bummed that I did not know about this place until last week. Sushi on a conveyor belt on plates for $ 2 or $ 3 per plate? YES PLEASE! That way I can be greedy but on a budget. The place was packed at 11:30am (it opens at 11am) so that was great sign. We had a GREAT table right next to where the sushi was literally being made and coming out. So needless to say we got the freshest plates first (not that all of it wasn’t fresh as it was) From the unagi to the las vegas roll, to the crunch roll, to the edamame, I mean I could go on and on and on. So if it was so great, why only 4 stars? Getting your cup of water refilled along with trying to pay for your meal was a little hard. It was like they didn’t want me to wash down my sushi or pay for it lol. All in all I will definitely be back to visit again real soon.

I eat here several times a week because the sushi is very fresh, consistently good, and not expensive!
Enjoy…

I came in tonight with my family, and the place was clearly packed (as a good joint should be on a Friday night). We were asked to wait for about 15 minutes which was fine, there was tons of sit-​down waiting space, they were playing awesome music, the atmosphere was great, and the whole place smelled AMAZING. We were seated by our waitress at a table, and I have to say from then on our service was amazing. Our waitress was kind, sociable, funny, and very attentive.
Once you are seated, you can pick whatever sushi you want on the conveyer belt beside you and start to eat. The dishes are about half-​size orders, which is great because you get to try more, which you wouldn’t normally get to do in a restaurant if you are not an avid sushi eater (unlike myself, having grown up in the sushi capital of Canada) and don’t know what you’ll like. Or if you just want to try new things or have more variety. The rolls were AMAZING quality. I couldn’t believe I was eating this quality sushi in the desert. It’s hard enough to find good, low-​priced sushi ($ 1-​$ 2/​dish) in California (ON THE COAST!!!), let alone in the middle of the freaking desert.
At the end of the meal, they even let us take home the sushi we didn’t eat in a take out box with no hassle, which is VERY RARE for sushi restaurants. Usually they CHARGE for uneaten/​wasted sushi in this kind of place.
This is obviously not a top tier sit down sushi bar that is best, most expensive quality, but for a great sushi joint to come with the family or on a first date, this place is perfect.
Overall,
food ⁹⁄₁₀
service ¹⁰⁄₁₀
atmosphere 8.5÷10
cleanliness ¹⁰⁄₁₀
price ¹⁵⁄₁₀ ($ 40 total for 4 people eating a total of 16 dishes)
would recommend YES!

I have become a regular here, it’s so hard not to when it’s so close and so delicious. I love the set up, it’s so fast and convenient. Oh and the prices are unbeatable. The staff is always very nice and on point. CHEAP CHEAP sushi that you can’t get anywhere else in this area and it is also very tasty!