I’ve written a few times about how impressed I’ve been at Haru Sushi and Grill in the Arrowhead Section of Glendale Arizona. This restaurant recently opened September 2018. I don’t recall the Arizona Republic or The Phoenix New Times announcing the opening of this restaurant (as of December 11th 2018.
The Upper West Side is a newer territory and most of this area wasn’t even on maps 15 years back. This area is changing with many new restaurants that are set to open in the area….Particularly with new 83rd Upscale Market Place that will open in a year or so. The Upper West Side are zip codes 85383, 85382, 85310, 85308, 853083. The Upper West Side is basically Arrowhead, Way North Phoenix and Part of Peoria. Only a handful of restaurants are in this area and most are extra casual restaurants. Even in North Phoenix there are very few restaurants that serve fresh fish. By fresh fish I don’t mean not spoiled…….I mean fresh just flown in fish. There is something very different about just flown in fish that is cooked perfect. I’ve only experienced this a handful of times. The fish is so clean tasting and actually melts in your mouth.
If you read my reviews you know that I usually (but not always) look forward to ordering fish when I go out to dinner because fresh fish can’t be purchased where I live or it’s like $40.00 a pound from AJ’s Fine Foods Store. I’ve enjoyed the Sushi a number of times from Haru Sushi & Grill. I haven’t tasted sushi that was so fresh or melted in my mouth the way this sushi does at any of the nearby sushi restaurants. Tonight I decided to try a dinner and I’m Glad I did!
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This was fresh Chilean Sea Bass that was cooked to perfection as well as any fine restaurant. Nicely grilled and caramelized with that melt in your mouth texture. I received a great deal of vegetables also nicely caramelized, tender crisp and seasoned with a little Asian flavors and a large mound of chewy black rice. This was an amazing dinner….and it was only $25.00. The portion was also larger than I can eat and I brought a good amount (half) home for my next dinner. I have paid much more for fish dinners that weren’t as good……..Perhaps the one restaurant in North Phoenix that serves the freshest fish might be the Pappadeaux Chain. From Pappadeaux…. (not recently) I had a salmon dinner for $40 and it only came with just a little plain broccoli……It was a very good fish that was prepared well but not so special with plain broccoli. I was very surprised to get such a great dinner at such a low price at Haru Sushi and Grill.
My husband enjoyed a Nagasaki Seafood Noodle Bowl of Shrimp, Mussels, Fish Cakes, Vegetables and Calamari. (I didn’t write the price down but I think it was around $14.00.
The Chilean Sea Bass is the BEST Fresh Fish Dish I’ve tasted in or around The Upper West Side so far (as of 12-9-2018)
Worth a Fork!
I haven’t found a website for Haru Sushi and Grill but they are on Facebook.
Everything is subject to change and your experience may or may not differ.
