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Ah-So Sushi & Steak
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Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Steakhouses [Edit]
16610 N 75th AvePeoria, AZ 85382
(623) 487-8862
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
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8 reviews for Ah-So Sushi & Steak
I went there in a party of 4 to celebrate a birthday. There are several now in the valley and I was to find out they are locally franchised rather than a chain. The atmosphere seemed a bit antiseptic and bright for a Teppan style restaurant but I got over it. Whoever issued the building permit with that few parking spaces should be shot, the restaurant was only half full and I counted 2 open spaces in the lot before I took mine. Part of the parking is taken over by valet services. That seems to be a big thing here in Arizona because of the summer heat. We had a reservation for 6PM on a Friday which is the latest they will accept reservations. They used to have an hour or more wait on Friday and Saturday nights and advised Manuel to take advantage of the reservation. Not a good move on their part, we would have had 3 more people in our party if we could have made a reservation later or had been told they never fill the place up nowadays because of the economy. The Sushi bar and regular service side of the restaurant was busier but still not full. We left just before 8 and noticed they were seating 1/2 full tables at the grills and most of the grills were going unused.
The dinner itself was excellent, I had a filet and a Kirin along with the normal soup,salad,rice and veggies. Even though stated on the menu we were not offered white rice as an option but the fried rice was made right there on the grill and was good. Priced appropriately (the bill was about $4 less than at Mizumo's for an identical meal in July). The couple to my left were not very hungry and chose to split a meal, at $8 it wasn't bad because it gave each a full serving of soup, salad, rice, veggies and only the entree was split. At a table of 9 only a gentleman about my age and I were using chopsticks for most of the meal (I never picked up my fork!). The show was a bit on the weak side but the cook (Korean, raised in D.C.) was more open and friendly than many of the Teppan chefs I have been served by. His favorite take out is Mexican 24hr taco shop. :-). The chef made a flaming birthday cake out of an onion and the restaurant brought the birthday woman a medley of ice cream. The wait staff was attentive without getting in the way.
I would have given a 4 if it had better parking. The location on Bell is actually closer to where I live and has more parking so I may try to talk someone into trying that one with me.
I've eaten here twice, and the experiences I've had here have been so diametrically opposed, I'm not even sure it was the same restaurant. The first time, everything was perfect. Parking was a breeze, the food was extraordinary, the chef charming, and a good time was had by all.
Tonight, however, was a different story. As we drove up, parking lot attendants were putting cones all over the place, including in a spot we were about to drive into. So we either had to acquiesce to the forced valet service, or find a spot in another parking lot. We chose the latter. Ah So is not cheap, and they add an 18% gratituity onto the bill, so we were NOT going to pay for valet parking.
Once we were seated, before the cooking 'show' began, I ordered a plate of tamago (sushi) because I was starving. In a word, it was bland. Absolutely tasteless. And later, the efforts of the cook proved to be unfortunately similar. The food he grilled was equally bland, needing soy sauce AND salt to give it some flavor. Our waiter was pleasant enough but scarce to be found, as he never refilled our drinks. Methinks Ah-So should change its name to So-So.
As for the show, the cook was fairly charming, making the famous flaming onion cake, and tossing bits of fried egg into people's mouths. As he dished up food off the grill onto our plates, he would say little things like, "For the birthday girl!" "Bottoms up!" etc. However, when he got to me, he looked at my rotund frame, dumped a load of fried rice onto my plate and said, "Oink, oink!"
Oh. My. God.
How rude. You just blew your tip.
Honestly, I was so stunned I couldn't speak. I guess he thought he was being funny, and that I would like being reminded that I'm large.
Wrong on both counts.
I live 5 minutes away from Ah-So and love having a good sushi place so close to home! I usually just sit at the bar and order sushi but the fish is fresh and the bartenders are friendly and give good service.
The atmosphere is perfect for hanging out with friends over the deliciousness that is a yellow tail and scallion roll and a couple of cocktails after a long day at work.
Would have made five starts if you could ever find a place to park... Seriously poor planning.
I really liked this place. Warning: there are TWO Ah-So restaurants within a few miles of each other. We actually had reservations at the OTHER Ah-So, but by the time we got parked, into this place, and realized that we were at the wrong place, we stayed. We only had to wait 5-10 minutes to sit at the "cooking table". Our chef was entertaining, and the food was delicious. We were pleasantly surprised to find that they had a $5 sake bomb special that included a large container of sake and a HUGE Sapporo beer - enough for four sake bombs. Our experience as a whole was great - I'd go back!
Decent sushi (taking into consideration that this is AZ) but service and parking were horrible.
Waited 15 minutes to get any type of recognition from our waitress. We ordered appetizers and various rolls and nigiri pieces. The sushi came out before the appetizers. When the appetizers did arrive they were a disappointment. Well, I take half of that back, the edamame was good (hard to screw up) but the calamari was 1. weird it wasn't traditional calamari but long breaded and fried planks of calamari 2. gross. It seriously tasted like it came out of a Gordon's frozen box. Almost like a really bad, huge fishstick.
Anyhow, like I said, the sushi was good. We had the dragon roll, unagi, spicy tuna roll, yellow tail and an avocado roll. Warning: The spicy tuna roll will kick your ass. It was really spicy. Really, really spicy.
Non-food observations: No wait for sushi, but I guess there was like a 20-30 minute wait for the steak portion of this place. The decor was fine. Industrial-ish building/floors and an aquarium behind the sushi bar (I didn't get to see the area in back which I am guessing is the grill area the other review talked about). Parking was HORRIBLE. They've got this weird half circle parking lot that doesn't have any kind of escape back in the corners so if you go back there and there isn't a space you have to make a 12 point turn to get out. Drove around in the parking lot for 10 minutes looking/waiting for a spot. It doesn't really help that people in Arizona are notoriously bad at taking forever to pull out of their spots...
The parking situation, as covered in the other reviews, is miserable. There aren't enough spots for the popularity of the restaurant and the number of other places in the shopping center and it's a strange, difficult to navigate area. It's worth driving to the 67th Avenue location in order to avoid the parking mess during peak hours.
Ah So is good, solid food. The service has always been steady and friendly, and the teppanyaki is a good show. I've never had an issue and it's a great spot if you feel like spluring.
They are a bit on the pricey side, but the food is high quality and delicious. It's a great spot for a quiet dinner. The steak and mixed vegetables are personal favorites, and I can never go in without giving in to an order of gyoza or asparagus roll.
Major, major, major thumbs down for an $8 fee to split a meal.
The lunch prices are on par with a moderately priced dinner and is easily the best time to visit, however the ambiance is better in the evening.
As the nicer of the two Ah-Sos in Arrowhead, I dig this one better. It's newer, larger and more stylish.
This place rakes the people in for lunch time, and you have the option to sit teppenyaki style (around a huge grill) or at a table. We always opt for teppenyaki. Never much of a wait for lunch, but I understand dinner can be hectic in this corner of the Valley known for Applebees and Chilis.
The food here is fresh, flavorful and always done up with a typical entertainer-like cleaver chop show - and service by these guys is usually stoic and efficient. This time I ordered the grilled shrimp and chicken done up with fried rice and veggies - and it was delicious. I tend to stay away from the sushi although they do have it here - so can't speak to that.
I come here infrequently, as lunch can set you back $15 - $20 or so. But make no mistake - it's worth it.
I have only eaten here 5 times. Twice my order was wrong. Once they fixed it, the other they refused. All in all the food is average for the genre. The decor was nice. The hostess was rude. The parking is entirely inadequate.
My last visit was in honor of my daughter's 17th birthday; we came at her request for lunch. Though I mentioned to the hostess that this was for a birthday nothing was done by the staff to commerate it.
Yes, it was wrong of me to expect something, but hey, even a little scoop of ice cream and a song would have been nice.
The server was excellent and the hibachi chef was entertaining. My daughter loved her tempura and all in all she had a memorable meal.
Because it was lunch time in the middle of the week the parking was easy. Thank goodness.
A bump up of two stars from my last reveiw due to the easy parking and the waiter.
