Sakana Sushi & Grill

Found this spot just roaming around town. It’s hidden I feel it wouldn’t be to packed and it’s not a lot of room inside.
Quick service and the sushi is on point, good variety of edamame and the chicken is good but a little salty.
If we are in this area again we will be coming back.

Like I say, everyone has a bad day but the service here made me do a U-​Turn before I was even seated. It was recommended by a friend who say’s the food is great here but I cannot get past blatantly rude service from any establishment.
I will just leave it at that and maybe try again in case they just had a bad egg at the hostess position which is the first point of contact.

This place is bomb! The rolls are huge and are not pricey at all compared to other sushi places in the area.

Extremely rude and inappropriate hostess who seats out of order. I had been waiting for a table for over 10 minutes. Two gentlemen walk in and are seated right away. How does this happen? This was over my lunch hour, a small window of time to eat and get back to the office, and was a complete waste of time.

Wow! I didn’t even know this place was here until a friend told me about it. So delicious. Everything seems really fresh and well prepared. Nice portion size and great prices. This isn’t the closest place for me for sushi but it will be my spot going forward. Love it.

Just finished at Sakana sushi, and had a great experience. We got seated right away, and had great service. Some good rolls that were good were the Blood Orange roll and the Salmon Bomber Roll (it’s VERY spicy) We’ll be coming back :)

Large portions Wide variety of dishes to choose from. Very helpful staff. Nice and clean. Liked a lot.

Food — Soooo… I was not into raw fish sushi before I went here. This place changed that. The fish is just better. I wish I knew what I was talking about when it came to this but it is just better. The spicy edamame is incredible. I would honestly go here and eat just that.
Service — I would recommend sitting at the sushi bar. The chefs are hilarious. The regular wait staff is just fine.
Notes: Seriously, get the spicy edamame.

Ordered take out from here last night and I thought Id died and gone to heaven. Just from the first bite, it was the best sushi I can remember having. We ordered the California Roll, Vegas Roll, and Rainbow roll, and Miso soup. The only complaint and it doesn’t even constitute as a complaint, is that the Wasabi seemed mild, I like mine to burn my nostrils out pretty much. So if you like mild Wasabi you’ll be very pleased, but it didn’t stop me form enjoying my food. The restaurant when I went to pick up my take out was very clean, and the staff was friendly. I’ll be ordering from here again for sure.

I love the sushi and sashimi there. Always take out for lunch. The fish is so yummy, there is no fishy taste. The sashimi is the same quality and the sushi rice is superb. I was shocked to find a great sushi place in a land locked area. Sure, they might be frozen and shipped and it isn’t the sweet sashimi (like Otoro: fatty tuna:) of Tokyo quality but it’s really good! The rice and fish are delicious enough not to require soy sauce and that is saying something.
Service here is amazing. I even asked for no ginger etc. Modified my take out order and they gave me an extra piece of sushi! They waitresses gave us water while we wait and I even see the sushi chef chat regularly with who I assume to be regular customers. Amazing service, great food!

We ordered the salmon bomber and the crazy roller coaster roll on our first visit. If you love the taste of super strong seaweed wrap with the taste of cold crab mix inside of a baked roll, these are the rolls for you!
The only difference between the two rolls is the crazy roller coaster has tempura shrimp in the middle of it and is missing a sauce that is on the salmon bomber. Otherwise, this is the same roll.
Word to the wise: Be careful when you order the cucumber roll. If you don’t say Cucumber Fiesta Rolla they will bring out a roll filled with cucumber. Of course it may have just been our punishment for sending back the two baked rolls I mentioned earlier. Go team.

First time here, and we ordered more than we could handle. The good outweighs the bad, and we just might be back one day.
The good:
The octopus nigiri
Seaweed salad
Calamari tempura
The portion sizes for sushi (it’s huge)
The service attentive and quick
What’s decent?
The sushi
The Tokyo style chasue ramen
Not so good:
Dirty soup spoon
Dirty plate

Came in here famished and wanting their Soup noodles. However the service was rude and deceptive. I wanted to seat at a normal table as opposed to the sushi bar, the initial reaction from the waitress was one of derision since I had come in alone.
They were supposed to seat me at a side table which they made me wait for while they cleaned it up. After having got it cleaned they magically claimed that another couple (that knew the manager and came after me) was waiting for it and proceeded to give it to them. I could gone back to the sushi bar but the whole experience left a bad taste and had made me lose my appetite.
I guess bumping off a customer for a known one makes sense in some weird sense but it just is a sad way to run a business

Very tasty sushi and service is fast and servers are nice and responsive. I prefer it to all the other sushi places I’ve been to so far except for the top 5 star ones. Still I think they have excellent variety and the food tastes great. Prices are very reasonable considering the quality. Definitely going back soon

Sushi here is great! The fish is fresh and chilled to the right temperature. My favorite roll is the Spicy Red Dragon Roll. There really is no need for wasabi and soy for this roll. It already has loads of good flavors in it. I also enjoy their spicy/​garlic edamame. The manager is super friendly and environment is nice and clean. Bathroom is clean which is also a plus! Overall best sushi place in Mesa.

My Fiancée and I came to visit this place based off of the reviews on Unilocal and we were not disappointed! The sushi was delicious and fairly priced! The rolls seemed huge with more filling than rice, which is very nice. I ordered a rather large sashimi plate and it was tasty and beautifully presented. Next time we’re in town, we will definitely be back. Thank you, Juan! Our food was amazing!!! Would have given five stars if our waitress came around a bit more! No biggie though!

Great lunch spot! Big rolls lol we didn’t know that going in so we had rolls to take home lol but the rolls themselves were very good

My husband and I grabbed a quick lunch here. Their lunch specials are unreal: cheap and delicious!
Service was great also.

Went to Sakana on 9 April 2015 for dinner with my wife. It was my birthday, but I am one who keeps it to myself, and there was no celebration. However, it appeared that several of the booths around me that night also had birthdays (and clearly evident by the celebrations). Again I am not one for celebrations, so I did not celebrate my birthday publicly. It was just a normal meal for me.
The food was overall pretty good. It was good for the style. Sakana actually appears to be a fusion of Asian Japanese & Arizona American. The food reflects that. My wife and I, having eaten sushi elsewhere in The Valley and also having been to Japan and Korea, probably were expecting more of the traditional Japanese style. The food was overall good, but it is definitely American and not traditional Japanese.
As far as what we ordered, we had a total of 8 dishes between my wife and I:
Crunchy Eel Roll
Spicy Tuna Roll
Rainbow Roll
Jalapeño Boat
Seared Tuna Sashimi
Shrimp (Ebi) Nigiri Sushi
Baked Scallop Roll
Octopus (Tako) Nigiri Sushi
All were good. We just found the food to be very Americanized for our tastes. If you go to Sakana, yes, you will get sushi, but do not expect anything as far as traditional Japanese style.
Also, as it perhaps typical in the USA, the management of the Mesa location appears to be not Japanese. That is what my wife picked up. It did not matter anyway.
What did concern us though was that there was one waitress that was perhaps a little too chatty and spent more time chatting with various people, and not tending to the other tables she serviced. We happened to be one of the tables that was neglected.
In any case, if you go, the food will be good, but do not expect traditional Japanese style.

This place is the «sake» bomb! The sushi was very fresh and presentation was very nice. The customer service was outstanding. Great atmosphere as well.
Definitely a great place for your sushi fix!