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Ah Hai Sushi & Grill
Category: Restaurants Sushi Bars Sushi Bars [Edit]
831 S Cotton LnSte F100
Goodyear, AZ 85338
(623) 932-3778
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11 am - 10 pm
Fri-Sat 11 am - 10:30 pm
Sun 11 am - 9 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
28 reviews for Ah Hai Sushi & Grill
Review Highlights
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"The scorpion roll melted in our mouths." In 2 reviews -
"Very crunchy shrimp tempura." In 3 reviews -
"...sweet potato roll, and California rolls (for a friend." In 2 reviews
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28 reviews in English
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Review from Ashlee P.
Buckeye, AZ
4/30/2012
I LOVE THIS PLACE!
OK so you want to know why?
The staff is wonderful and they are as friendly as it gets.
The sushi chef is a wizard and everything he makes will melt in your mouth.
everything is so fresh and carefully made . They could use some help on the lack of decor but when the food is this good its obvious where the money goes. personally i love their small salad its $1.00 and the best dollar spent i say, this ginger dressing is home made everyday and sold for $3.00 . This place is a mom and pop gem. i suggest this place to any sushi lover. -
Review from Heather S.
Laveen, AZ
4/29/2012
I really wanted to like this place, since it has such good reviews and nice happy hour prices...but I just didn't.
The decor is rather lacking and the booths were uncomfortable. The service was decent, not great.
We ordered Gyoza, which was ok. It's pan fried instead of deep fried, so it's not very crunchy. We also ordered a volcano roll and a rainbow roll, the rainbow roll wasn't that good, the shrimp on it was chewy and the avocado tasted a bit old. They brought us a thunder roll instead of a volcano roll. I'd been debating between the two so I thought I'd ordered the wrong thing and didn't make an issue of it, but when we got the receipt it said we had, in fact, ordered the volcano roll. The thunder roll was, again, just ok. The Tea and Miso soup were good.
All in all we just weren't impressed and we won't be going back. -
Review from Alexandra R.
Avondale, AZ
5/3/2012
Love this place! Always enjoy having Teriyaki chicken.. It's the best!
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Review from Tim O.
Buckeye, AZ
3/23/2012 3 Check-ins Here
Great food! Great prices! Great service!
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Review from Cindy R.
Goodyear, AZ
3/8/2012
The staff here is very friendly... the atmosphere is nice and the food is delicious... specifically the scorpion roll! A little pricey... but definitely one of the best sushi places in the west valley!
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Review from Patricia L.
Buckeye, AZ
9/3/2011
What a serendipity!! This place has all the other sushi places in the West Valley beat by far! Even my beloved Blu, since the prices during Happy Hour were incredible, the rolls were phenominal, and the service was fantastic! Mark and I ordered the squid salad (fresh and not too salty), the Philly roll (standard, but good), and the Volcano roll--(delicious, flashing light and all!)
We toasted with a sake bomb, since there aren't any cocktail options besides beer and sake. When the meal ended, our waitress brought us sweet, complimentary orange slices. This place rocks!
My only suggestions for the owners would be: turn up the music a tad, so I don't have to listen to the obnxious gossipers at the table near by, and throw a few mirrors up on your almost-empty walls...they'll make the place feel bigger. XO -
Review from Sam H.
Goodyear, AZ
3/5/2012 1 photo
The size of the rolls are tiny! The service is at least good and the bright side, the dragon roll and tuna roll I ordered were at least very fresh and delicious compared to some places that make giant rolls and are tasteless. I'm really trying to think quality over quantity, but I'm also paying for it.
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Review from Penny Lane X.
Glendale, AZ
7/10/2011
Located in the Super Target shopping Center.
HUGE portions!!!!!
Love the Bento Box Lunch, which is like $8.25 and is a lot of food too. It includes: the selected entree, plus white rice, 3pc. Gyoza, California Rolls, Miso Soup, and Salad. It's really good too.
Good food, friendly & attentive service, clean restrooms, and good location.
Like someone else mentioned, I was not too crazy about the LOUD heavy metal music playing. I would had expected some softer Japanese music or soothing soundscapes, like you hear playing at spas. I felt like I was at a Night Club...oh well.
I would eat here again for sure! I LOVE this place! -
Review from Jamie A.
Goodyear, AZ
7/23/2011
I could not be happier that such a wonderful restaurant finally went in near my home. In the cooler months, it is so refreshing to walk there, eat some amazing sushi or dinner items, and then walk home satisfied. Their lunch menu contains all of the perfect dishes, and the bento box lunches are not only yummy, they're fun! The happy hour menu, available seven days a week, is priced so low that it feels like you're robbing them. They have signature rolls I have never had the pleasure of experiencing elsewhere, and my two favorites are the spicy girl and thunder roll. When I'm not in the mood for sushi (which happens very rarely), I tend to get their Yaki Udon or Yaki Soba, depending on if I want thick or thin noodles. There just isn't a dish I or my dinner mates have tried that isn't scrumptious.
The atmosphere and staff are wonderful as well. They know who we are after so many visits and always stop to say hi and inquire how we are doing. They even know what we like to eat. The decor is perfect; eastern flair but not overdone like in some restaurants. Despite what others have said, I love the music that plays. It's most of my favorite songs, so it makes me cheery while I eat amazing food. Can I give them 6 stars? -
Review from Carrie G.
10/2/2011 2 photos
What a great discovery this place has been! It is hidden away in the little strip mall that is off of Cotton Lane and Yuma Road in Goodyear. But don't let it's hidden location fool you. I've now been two times and enjoyed myself and their food on both occasions.
My sushi date friend, Cyndie, and I wanted to try this place after having a horrific experience at Blu Sushi (see my review for the full story) and we were desperate to find a new place that had that "it" sushi. We seriously found it!
We went for their happy hour and ordered several different rolls including my necessity (especially when trying out a new sushi bar), spicy tuna roll, shrimp tempura roll, and crunchy roll. All three of them were attractive and tasty.
But we weren't full and wanted to order another roll, so we ordered the Pink Lady roll off of the regular menu. It was brought out to us and set down on the table and the two of us couldn't close our mouths or stop staring. The rolls were in pink soypaper, shaped as hearts, and had a blinking light in the center. It was gorgeous and...a sushi place that has fun with their presentation by decorating the plates?! Heck yeah! We were impressed and it was very good. The Pink Lady has cucumber, avocado, crab, and crunch wrapped w/soy bean paper, Eel sauce & spicy mayo. It was incredibly delicious...did I already say that? We were hooked for sure and both decided we'd be coming back to try more.
On our 2nd trip, we ordered the Pink Lady again...I'm pretty sure this will be my mainstay everytime I come. But we also ordered the Scorpion Roll - shrimp tempura, cream cheese, inside topped w/kani, masago in spicy mayo & eel sauce (which had an amazing decoration on it...I think it was a lobster), sweet potato roll, and California rolls (for a friend...but they weren't flavorful as was expected). The scorpion roll melted in our mouths. There was a little too much cream cheese for my liking, but still very good.
All the plates had fun decorations added...one was made to look like a butterfly using the rolls. There's something about this added touch that makes me appreciate them even more. The service is great and the servers we have had are very nice and welcoming as well. I will be coming back again soon! -
Review from stephanie a.
Phoenix, AZ
10/15/2011
I'm originally from the west valley, and i go to visit my parents often on the west side--my mom and i love to come here after a little shopping.
First off the service is very good, our server was so attentive and nice.
Spicy Kani Roll and Shrimp Tempura Roll were so good! And of course--a Sapporo to go with it:)
And after your done eating, they bring a complimentary dessert of a fancy cut orange bowl with wedges pre-diced to pick with tooth picks, such a nice topping to a great lunch and pallet cleansing as well:) -
Review from Lisa L.
Goodyear, AZ
2/20/2012
Finally...after my cousin invites me several times I go ahead and try this with her. I am happy to say that I love this place! Nice clean and cozy. We had several happy hr deal. Well ee just tried different kinds of rolls and I will say each one was very good. Very clean and refreshing. I want some now.... Mmmmmmm I will be visiting this place often. Thanks for recomending Bernice!
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Review from Brian G.
Buckeye, AZ
12/8/2011 8 Check-ins Here
Great sushi joint. Clean, fresh, tasty fish.
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Review from S T.
Goodyear, AZ
2/14/2011 4 photos
OPEN for business!! It's located in the Canyon Trails Towne Center along the main entrance with the 2 banks.
Casual, cheap, yet decent quality sushi and Japanese entrees. New and clean. Excellent service. Grand Opening special: one FREE appetizer if you spend more than $10.
Decent spicy salmon and salmon avocado rolls. Very crunchy shrimp tempura. Excellent dressing with the included salad. Miso soup was a bit bland. They need to add a little more miso to the broth. Lunch specials include any bento boxe for $8.25 and pick 2 rolls for $7.45 that includes miso soup and salad.
Hmmm, I'm not quite sure whether it's Ah-Kai Sushi & Grill or Ah-Hai Sushi & Grill. Public records show Ah-Kai but the menu says Ah-Hai.Listed in: Japanese
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Review from Jessica C.
Phoenix, AZ
6/21/2011
Went during happy hour, CHEAP sushi (rolls were $3-7), good sushi and service was very good and fast! And beers were only $1.95 :) Even the "non-happy-hour" prices weren't bad, only a buck or two more
2 people filled up on sushi, 2 beers, and miso soup all for $20?! yep we'll be back for sure when the sushi cravings hit, which is often -
Review from Rachel M.
Goodyear, AZ
12/16/2011 5 Check-ins Here
Absolutely amazing! The cost is extremely low especially for the quality!
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Review from Ray B.
Goodyear, AZ
7/3/2011 2 photos
Have to admit, didn't have high expectations of this place going in. Good sushi is hard to come by in the west valley But it blew me away. Not only are the prices low, but the sushi is actually really good. Great happy hour menu everyday from 3-9:30ish. Lots of discount rolls too. And it's CLOSE, for us Goodyear/Buckeye folk.
Stop in soon. They're expanding their dessert menu w mochi. Stay away from the water though... they need a filter! :-) I am looking forward to going back. -
Review from Daniela V.
Goodyear, AZ
3/1/2011
Finally a local sushi restaurant. Great food, nice and friendly atmosphere and conveniently located in the Canyon Trails Towne Center. Pleasantly surprised and looking forward to our next visit. Very affordable, first time in a while we didn't drive home feeling like we overpaid. We liked that it wasn't a chain and that it is family-owned.
Looking forward to this restaurant becoming a permanent part of the neighborhood. Go visit and support your local businesses. -
Review from Chad R.
Goodyear, AZ
10/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
Bento Lunch Box, warm Saki. Delicious, quick, and elegant. Looking forward to going back.
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Review from Rob T.
Tempe, AZ
4/14/2011 7 Check-ins Here
Fantastic prices. It's rare that two people can walk out of a sushi joint stuffed after spending less than $40. It's not THE best sushi in Goodyear, but it trounces a lot of (much more expensive) other offerings, for sure. Great service, too. We'll be regulars here.
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Review from Lee L.
El Mirage, AZ
5/9/2011 6 Check-ins Here
Very affordable sushi place. You can eat sushi on regular base here. The low price reflect the composition of the roll, so if you want more components in the roll, the price go up. But they still have better prices and quality over another sushi places. My recommendations are: scorpion roll, sashimi combo, and nigiri sushi. The personal is help full, place is clean including the restrooms.
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Review from Vinny A.
Goodyear, AZ
3/2/2011
Great Sushi in Goodyear. The miso soup was very good and their portions are a good size for the money. Though I must say the star of the night was the sushi. The decor is very nice and clean. Did I mention the salad has an incredible dressing? Well worth a trip and you will leave full and not like you spent a lot of money.
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Review from Kris L.
Goodyear, AZ
2/28/2011
We recently dined at this new Sushi restaurant just south of the 10 on the 303/Cotton Ln.
Overall the experience was good.
The food was very tasty, and came out quick. The servers were prompt in their service, keeping our table clean, and our drinks full. We ordered the Crunchy Roll, Thunder Roll, and another cooked roll. They came out one after another, and all were unique and delicious.
The only drawback I had about the restaurant was the choice of music. On the overhead radio, there was loud metal music and screamo being played. Not my choice of music and kind of odd for a sushi place.
Other than that, it was good. They need to advertise as the place was dead and the waiter said they didn't even let the public know the place was open yet. If they don't get a steady clientele, the food won't be turned over as often and the quality will probably start to suffer. -
Review from Joe B.
Phoenix, AZ
9/29/2011
Great rolls and good prices. Super friendly staff and pretty fast service.
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Review from Esmeralda T.
Goodyear, AZ
2/25/2011
Great place! Sushi in the neighborhood, very convenient. Great happy hour, great prices. Friendly atmosphere.
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Review from Kate N.
Avondale, AZ
10/20/2011
Great sushi, great service and wonderful prices!
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Review from jamie c.
Goodyear, AZ
10/17/2011
I LOVE this place. My family and I have eaten here 6 times already and absolutely love it. The sushi and kids bowls are delicious and you just cant beat the price. The staff is amazing and always welcoming. They give excellent service each and every time. One time we ordered carried out and they were concerned the sushi would get warm they packed our meal with a freezer pack. I cant say enough about this place. Love it!
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Review from Lee R.
Goodyear, AZ
9/16/2011
There are at least six sushi restaurants closer to us, but Ah Hai Sushi and Grill is definitely worth the extra drive. It has quickly become my family's favorite sushi restaurant. Ah Hai serves very fresh and delicious food at a very reasonable price. The staff are very friendly and my family has always had a pleasant experience dining there. My wife enjoys their Scorpion Roll the best. I like the Beef Negimaki. If we dine during lunch, we use the $5.00 off $25.00 coupon that is always available. If we dine during dinner, then it's Happy Hour pricing all evening long. Happy to have a 5 STAR sushi restaurant in the West Valley!
