Crazy Sushi & Crab

We went back for a second time; it was SO MUCH better than the first! Service was much improved and again, the quality was excellent! Yes, we will go back again!

Wow! I was so sketched out looking at the outside but as SOON as I sat down it was charming! The guys working knew what was good and how to do sushi! MAN! Loved every roll, and got the groupon for 20 $ (pays for 40 $ no happy hour though) — needless to say I’ve found my new sushi spot!

Went for happy hour in the middle of the afternoon. Get their veg tempura… excellent not too greasy. Also go the pork belly ramen – very tasty.

I saw that this place was about a mile from my house so I thought that I would give it a shot. The sushi was good and the prices were fair. The establishment itself was clean, cool, and comfortable. The place felt updated and modern — lots of TVs, nice décor, good colors, etc. The waitress we had was excellent! Very kind, spent time going over the menu, made sure to stop back and check on us. The owner also made a point to come by the table a couple times and make sure we were doing ok. Overall it was a good experience and I look forward to going back again soon!

Absolutely fantastic. Wonderful staff, incredible and different rolls. You won’t want to dip anything in soy sauce here. We’ve been going to the same sushi bar for many years, but we’ll be going here from now on even though it’s farther away. Definitely get the Yellow Daddy roll!

Had an excellent happy hour/​late lunch with a colleague. Everything we tried was excellent, and I was excited to see they had Orion beer from Okinawa.

The service was fast and the waiter was very prompt, filling our drinks and getting anything we needed. The reason for the 3 stars and not 5 is for 2 reasons. One is the price being a little too pricey for what it is. We paid 60 $ after the tip for 2 people. The sushi was way smaller than what we are used to and also it had a mushy texture. We ordered a lobster roll and 2 las Vegas rolls along with some chicken box with five and veggies. The food looked so good, almost perfect but to be honest it was very bland, all of it. The Spicy mayo literally tasted like normal mayo with very little added flavor. I gave it 3 stars because the waiter was very nice but I think I will not go back to eat. We can get the same sushi but better flavor at yogis grill for about 20 $ cheaper.

It’s a great place. Has potential. They just need to elevate it a bit more. They have about 20 beers on tap lager, ipa’s ‘and Japanese beers. Sad thing is I walk in and the place is half empty. Grabbed a beer and ordered some calamari salad. It was good. Seems like the staff is struggling due to the competition on the area. This place has potential of whoever is making the decisions can get their head out there ass… next to a community college… elevate this place!

Great sushi, the interior is nice and modern
Lots of tvs of your wanting to watch some sports
We will definitely come back

Truly disappointed. We went twice, the first time was so good we brought friends to try it and support this local business. Unfortunately, the service was so bad the second time that even the good sushi could not make us feel better. The worst part was they added 18% gratuity to our bills! (We asked for one bill, but were given 7.) We were literally forced to tip very high for subpar service. I think this is an outrageous practice. My husband and his associates were late returning to work since it took over 15 minutes for their food order to be taken, the waiter kept vanishing and had to be hunted down whenever we needed something. No plates were bussed, no sodas we refilled, and our order was incorrect. The manager did not make us pay for the food we didn’t order, but even though we complained about the service, added the tip to all of our bills… the sushi is really good, but based on this visit, I won’t be back, or recommend to anyone that they dine in. Take out, sure!
I almost didn’t post this review, but I felt so sucker punched by the addition of the tip, that I thought others should be warned. They took off the 20% coupon and added an 18% tip for 10% service!

Don’t just look… Go in and see! This is my new go-​to sushi place.
Like others, I was a little skeptical walking in because the restaurant is in the Fiesta district, and the area surrounding the mall is beginning to dwindle. However, I knew the the restaurant was fairly new, and it was very early for any kind of dinner rush. But we were hungry, and rather than drive all the way across the Valley, we decided to give it a shot. And I was glad we did.
I am not blown away very easily, but when I walked in, it shattered all my expectations. The place is very nicely decorated. The bar is warm and inviting, and the wait staff matched. We were greeted warmly and quickly. We sat in the bar area, which is modern, elegant and classy. The room has a liquor bar on side, and you may also sit at the sushi bar on the other end across the room. This would be a great place for an office lunch, meet the girls for lunch, take a client out, first date, 50000^th date, or just walk in casual. The whole restaurant is tastefully decorated, but nobody goes to a restaurant because of how it looks, right? It’s all about the food.
OMG the food! Asian restaurants seem to have caught a bit of Mexican Restaurant syndrome these days, where there are so many, but their either generic everybody is trying this and fusion that, and we lose a lot of the integrity and authenticity of the flavors, offerings, and culture. Crazy Sushi & Crab brings back everything that Japanese cuisine should be, and the food not only tastes good, it has the looks to match. Our teriyaki beef bento box was served in a beautiful red and black ceramic box. The beef was cooked medium rare and was tender and juicy and melted in your mouth, which was really surprising because A) Japanses beef teriyaki is usually tough and chewy; and B) non-​steak cuts of beef are usually tough and chewy (restaurant-​ly speaking). The teriyaki was light and aromatic, but full of flavor, as if it was part of the meat itself. The presentation was delicate and highly visual both in color and shape. For me personally, I have never met a pot sticker that I liked. It’s just not my thing, but this box came with two of them, so, of course, I tried one… and I liked it! And we came to the conclusion that maybe there are foods we don’t like because we’ve never had them prepared properly. In short, I ate BOTH pot stickers and didn’t share, even though they weren’t mine to eat in the first place. I had the Yellow Daddy roll and the Vegas roll and I was not disappointed with either. The Yellow Daddy was light and feisty. It has a beautiful house specialty sriracha/​cilantro sauce that I’ve never had anywhere else. It was spicy, and the cilantro goes up your nose the way it should, but it didn’t overpower the fish. The Vegas roll was a more straight forward deep fried tempura roll. Their tempura batter is light and airy but cruchy and flavorful. It doesn’t hide the food, it enhances it. It stayed crunch throughout the meal and didn’t lose it’s pop just because I took my time eating. In fact, they even have tempura battered sweet potato slices that came in the bento box that had us asking if they were available as an appetizer… it was that good.
My only regret is that I did not opt to sit at the sushi bar. I say this because another gentlemen was sitting there, and he was having quite the conversation about all the different fishes and flavors and sauces that were on the menu, and I wanted to go sit there and be part of that. As anyone who has had good Asian experiences will tell you, food is more than just fork to mouth, it’s an experience… but not a missed opportunity for me. I have eaten a lot of sushi in my time, and now that this place is right around the corner from my house, I plan on eating a lot more.

If ever I have a favorite sushi place I would pick this restaurant any time. Crazy crab sushi is the perfect place to be. From the manager, Harry to their sushi chefs Jay and Josh — service is exceptional. Excellent food, clean restaurant, superb service. I can’t say anything more. Hands down I want to be here all the time. Specially their happy hour menu — oh my God — you can’t beat the quality and their prices. Give them a chance and I guarantee you won’t ever regret it!

I could eat my body weight in sushi.
There’s never a time when I don’t want sushi. When the chance came up to try a new place I haven’t been to before, I was hesitant but I figured it couldn’t hurt. Upon walking into the place, I was both impressed and scared — impressed because this place was huge and swanky-​looking and scared because there was only three other tables being occupied inside this mammoth restaurant. Shortly after being seated, two of the tables cleared out and the restaurant was awkwardly quiet with the exception of the soft jazz they were playing. Still though, we stayed seated in the room with the grand looking bar and ordered our food.
So what can be said about the food? Well, it really wasn’t that bad. It was decent actually. It was standard basic sushi and at a lunch menu price, I was okay with my meal. The Crazy Fire Roll had zero spice which was a surprise. They’re huge rolls and tasted fine but didn’t quite deliver what was advertise — make me hurt, babie!
Anyways, Crazy Sushi & Crab is a clean modern place that delivers good food. Is it anything crazy special? I gotta be honest and say no. But maybe you’ll like it!

Solid sushi offerings with lovely presentations. The mackerel nigiri was excellent and fresh. The restaurant is modern and stylishly outfitted, super clean and numerous flat screen TVs featuring everything from sports to reality TV shows. Several sake choices behind an elegant bar… the owner was very welcoming and concerned about our experience, checking on us periodically.
Unfortunately, I worry about the location of this restaurant as it’s not near a busy area and the prices might shy away the college crowd. I wish this restaurant longevity, however… you’ll leave happy if you go :-)

I really love this place. The food is so tasty, it has a great atmosphere and really nice pricing during happy hour times and the staff is very friendly. It’s a nice treat to go here to eat. It hasn’t been busy while I’ve been there. Very slow actually, though it is newer. Regarding slow traffic, it seems like they expect it to be that way, so their availability at the front isn’t there. It seems to be based on if they notice you, but like I said, they are extremely pleasant! Other than that, everything is really nice. The baked volcano roll is a favorite! And another little something: I love their teapots!
I hope more people start discovering this restaurant and that the service speeds up a bit for people coming in.

This place has some amazing potential… my wife and I wanted sushi but, didn’t want to drive all the easy to Chandler to get to our usual haunt.
Though pretty empty, the service was spot on and the food was pretty decent. This is a hidden gem and we hope the neighborhood will make an effort to support this newly opened joint.

I have to say I was skeptical. It’s near Fiesta mall the parking lot was pretty empty. I’m so glad we decided to stay though!
The waiter was very good, prompt, and very polite.
The food took some time (even with only a few customers) but it was fresh, plated well, and has quickly become one of our new favorite locations.
We ate the Yellow Daddy roll, the Love Heart roll (yummy!!!), and the Garlic Tuna roll (delicious!).
We would recommend it and we WILL be back!!!

Sushi isn’t cheap no matter where you go unless you hit a place with a luncheon special. Having said that, this place makes pretty good sushi but they need to work on their service. When we came in the young lady at the front desk seated us and then went off to get our drink order. I noticed that the entire time we were there no one manned the front desk and one guy came in and stood there for the longest and almost left if he hadn’t gone into the bar to ask for service.
Their hearts are in the right place but they really need to learn how to run things smoother. We got hot tea from one girl without a lid. She said she couldn’t find it — really? But when our server came back she noticed it and went to get us another pot that had a lid. My GF and I each ordered miso soup and upon noticing how good it felt to our dry throats they kept bringing us more — score!
They kept us in tea until we were floating and we each had two rolls which were yummy. I was disappointed that they didn’t have white tuna nor a fish/​avocado combo. They did make me a salmon avocado roll but I had to pay 50cents extra for it. They do have some really creative rolls which my friend tried but I stuck with my basic rolls.
I’d come back but they really really need to work on running the business more efficiently. That may cost them in the end.

This place is actually surprisingly good. As you walk in here you might expect a shabby remodel, but it looks pretty classy. They did a great job making it look like their own instead of a cheap take over building. And the sushi is pretty good. Especially in comparison to other sushi places close by. Among their creative menu they carry Uni which is my favorite type of sushi. And most other places don’t usually have it.
I’ve been here a couple of times and have not been disappointed.

Oh man… There are 12 previous reviews all 5 stars and I’m going to be the first one to not give it 5 stars. I feel a little terrible about it. Well, it has to be done so let’s begin with the good.
The place itself was not bad. It had plenty of tables, space, good atmosphere, TVs to watch and it was clean. The bathrooms were very clean, and I hope they keep it clean in the future. And someone came by with water. Haha.
And I don’t have anything too bad to say. Their sushi was ok. I had the tootsie roll and the cucumber eel roll which I thought were not worth over $ 6-​$ 7 which would have led to 2 stars but like I said earlier… VERY CLEAN BATHROOMS. I definitely had better tasting rolls for less or the same price elsewhere. It just seemed mehhhhhh. Those were the basic rolls. The lobster roll was decent and around the average price but it seemed the roll was smaller than other restaurants.
So yeah! 3 stars to keep this place honest. I’m sure they will get better as time goes on. I mean, the sushi isn’t terrible or disgusting.