Squid Ink

Sushi was decent but really pricey. I was told to order the ramen bowl which was underwhelming. Service was slow, but it could have been on off night. Better for lunch than dinner IMO

I love this place! Everyone is always so friendly, I love the atmosphere, I always get great service, and the food is amazing!
My favorite rolls are the Las Vegas, Tootsie, and the buffalo chicken roll. The perfect thing to have after sushi is the green tea ice cream so yummy!

We had an absolutely fantastic experience at this restaurant! We hosted a large Christmas party here and it couldn’t have gone any better. The entire staff was so professional and did an amazing job all around, from the set-​up to the delicious food to the phenomenal staff! We will always come back here and refer everyone we know! The food is just to die for and the wait, bar, & kitchen staff and hostesses are all wonderful! The patio is huge and was perfect for our large party. We’ve been there so many times before and always get Hunter as our waitress. She is just the best! This place is such a hidden gem and they have fabulous lunch specials. Our favorite dish is the Beef Negimaki appetizer, Beef Short Ribs and the Hory Fook roll. So good! For the really adventurous, the squid is really good too!

Went to Squid Ink for the first time last night for our 22md wedding anniversary. Everything was just perfect — food, service and atmosphere.
We were well-​taken-​care-​of by our server Hunter, and the rest of the amazing service team, including Sarah (working expo), Kaci (another server who would check in on us) and the General Manager who opened our champagne.
We are looking forward to our next visit and highly recommend Squid Ink!!!

I have had:
Wings
Shrimp Tempura
Dirty Rockstar roll
All were awesome. Those wings though…
Close to the Harkin theater so a great date spot too.

I’ve been to the branch in Scottsdale 3 times so far, and have never had a bad experience or bad food. I have recommended this restaurant to everyone I know
And I will in the future. You can see my photos on site that I ate today 10−26−15.

Definitely a place with a unique atmosphere and food/​drink offerings! I enjoyed the buffalo chicken «sushi» more than I thought I would (a great alternative for non-​fish people), and the usual go-​to sushi rolls were tasty. Service was grea, t and everything seemed fresh. I liked the variety of happy hour foods (including appetizers) and would happily go back for HH again.
The only semi-​negative comment I have is that the drink menu (specialty drinks) could be more detailed/​descriptive. I ordered their version of a mule (Revolver) and was unaware that «seasonal fruit» meant «strawberries.» Due to an allergy, I had to send the drink right back, but they were kind enough to replace it with another drink (Shiso Happens) which was unique and more savory than sweet.

First visit. The sushi here is great.
Dynamite roll, Pokemon roll, Dirty Rockstar roll… all very good. Loved the jalapeño on the Dirty Rockstar.
From a food perspective, this place seems solid.
However, service needs major work.
The waitstaff is dressed like a Nine Inch Nails video, which may be a theme thing, so whatever. Chicks in torn pantyhose, if that’s your edgy calling card, have at it. I’m fine with it. I’m a guy, what can I say?
But the professionalism of the staff is questionable. They hire young, attractive people who would otherwise be in an Abercrombie and Fitch, which I think is some kind of youth outreach program or something. I think the guy we had just quit Abercrombie that morning. Like, he was folding sweatshirts that morning, got hired and started at Squid Ink that night with no training.
He was a really nice guy, meant well, so I can’t blame him.
I blame management.
We waited quite a while to put in our sushi orders while he was running around helping other tables. I even tried to yell out to him, but he must not have heard me.
When he did come over, he used a clean plate on our table to write notes on his order pad.
OK, that’s not the end of the world, but it’s pretty unclean.
All these little things just added up to poor training. If management reads these reviews, take note.

First dinner. Excellent. Revolver, miso cod starter, citrus yellowtail and a bowl of rice. Everything was fantastic even the rice which was cooked just right. The service was prompt and awesome — BTW Kaci, love your hair! Thank you!

Hmmm… very trendy sushi joint
Positives:
The Edamame portion was about half again as big as lots of places, so everybody had plenty.
They have plain iced tea — no frou-​frou-​fruity junk.
The fish on the nigiri was fresh and tasty
They have a variety of fancy rolls, for the crowd who is into that (mayo, etc.)
Less-​than-​postives:
The fish portions on the nigiri were small (reminded me of Yasu)
The fancy rolls that we tried were mostly overly sweet
The nigiri was listed as «Tuna», «Salmon», «Yellowtail», rather than Maguro, Sake, etc.
The ‘music’ was really loud and made it difficult to have a conversation
The waiter didn’t like sushi (ummm…why are you working there, dude?)
If you’re looking for a fun place to hang out with a bunch of friends, this could be just the sort of place you’re looking for (unless you want to have a conversation with them without yelling).
If you’re looking for really great sushi, then maybe look a little harder?

Well… I heard it was special.
Not really. The food was average and the portions were not consummate for the price. Case in point was Tuna takeki. 6 small pieces for 14 bucks… ah, no thanks. I’ll pass.
By the way, where is the squid ink name… no squid ink rice, really?
Better options available around town.
No more ink necessary

Really enjoyed this cute little spot in Scottsdale. Very nice modern décor, misters on patio (we sat inside) looked like a great place for happy hour, and I see in the other reviews it is. Want to come back and try out their cocktails and appetizers sometime. Yeah, good sushi in Scottsdale, Arizona!
The service was efficient, friendly and helpful– thanks to our server, Hunter. I let her know I only had an hour, tops, for lunch and she promised to make sure we were taken care of. We were.
To start, we had the Crab Rangoons so good. Not greasy at all, and piping hot. Loved the hot, sweet chili dip.
I had Flying Phoenix, upon Hunter’s recommendation. It was very good. Black pepper– crusted tuna tataki, avo, shrimp, spicy crab with a black-​pepper sauce. Good sized roll, unique with that black pepper going on, and very filling.
Companion was happy with her roll as well, I tried it and it was very delectable. Hory Fook was the name, and had shrimp tempura, avo, spicy tuna. Loved the slice of fresh jalapeño on top, and the aoili gave it a nice kick too, but not too spicy.
We were in and out of there in time, the bill was only $ 38.00 to get a Sushi fix in the desert. Next time, I’d like to spend a little more time dining there.

Fantastic happy hour.
The biggest edamame plate I’ve ever seen. For $ 2, it was plenty for two people. It came with sea salt and garlic. Very tasty, and I couldn’t stop myself from grabbing more. Very good.
On top of that heaping amount of edamame, my friend and I also split two rolls, two beers… The total was about $ 25.
Service was very good. They kept checking on us, but weren’t pushy. Exactly what I wanted.

Pretty good, but nothing special.
THE TEMPURA GREEN BEANS were a delicious appetizer (4 STARS). The tiger sauce + lemon zest was a delicious combination– sweet and sour with a touch of spicy. I’d recommend this appetizer.
We got the SPICY SALMON, EEL (3 STARS), YELLOWTAIL (2 STARS– too fishy!), and a house roll called THE DIRTY ROCKSTAR (3.5). I thought the sweet chili sauce and jalapeño complimented each other well on the dirty rockstar.
However, their prices are steep; unfortunately, the sushi is much too average to warrant 4 stars.
The service was unremarkable.

Look at my profile and you’ll see that I don’t write many reviews that are less than 3 stars. I’m a positive person and pride myself on making wise dining decisions due to using Unilocal to research most places before I go. Squid Ink was no exception. When they opened, I was pleased to see a new sushi option conveniently located at Shea and Scottsdale, and the positive reviews followed…
I finally had the opportunity to dine at this Squid Ink location last night with three girlfriends and I was extremely underwhelmed. How did the Unilocal community let me down? I had a completely different experience than the positive reviews written previously.
The staff was not friendly, nor did they seem knowledgeable about their menu. Our waitress seemed to be in her own world, and the support she had with keeping water glasses filled, checking on us, etc… was pretty non-​existent. Still, we were in good company and had higher hopes for the food. We ordered a bottle of wine for the table (half off on Tuesdays, which was a great incentive to go the bottle route) and a variety of items ranging from garlic edamame, seaweed and Thai Beef salad to some standard maki, sashimi, and a couple of their signature rolls as well.
When our wine arrived, our waitress placed it on our table without pouring any of us glasses. Weird, right? The food was edible, but none of it tasted particularly fresh. The cuts of fish were difficult to chew… the spice and dressings were off as well. The items came out at different times and were basically thrown on the table at us without much explanation. Upon waiting for my final roll to arrive (the BLVD), a roll that resembled nothing like the description was placed in front of me and the guy that delivered it said «last up… the Blvd.» When I flagged someone else down to confirm, they confirmed my hunch — it was definitely not the Blvd roll. The correct roll came shortly after.
We made the most of our experience and had fun due to the company, but none of us will be back again… I had high hopes but was disappointed by Squid Ink. If you find yourself here, perhaps try the cooked food; I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt that it has to be better than the sushi.

I give four stars mainly for service and feel of the restaurant. I thought the food was okay. I have sushi, and unfortunately, I could smell the salmon and the tuna. That is the last thing you want when eating raw fish. I ate it, and am still alive, so no foul there, just a bit of fish stink. My daughter got the teriyaki chicken which she liked, and we shared the tempura green beans and potstickers both were good. Other than the sushi, which I will give another try, the experience was good, and the service was great.
They have a very good happy hour offering as well. Enjoy.

3 stars for the overall experience of this restaurant. I thought the food here was pretty good, I also came in time for some happy hours prices. The main reason I can’t give Squid Ink more than 3 stars in their service. I came on a Friday night and they seemed very understaffed.
I think the location is great, but this specific spot has had multiple restaurants come and go, if they don’t change things like service, they won’t last.
The menu has a lot of choices and I was able to try different things, but nothing stood out. This is a pretty uninspired review, similar to the restaurant.

It serves its purpose as a trendy, upscale sushi joint. If you’re in the mood for that type of environment, it fills the void for that immediate area. It’s a social type place that is good for groups, in fact, it was almost entirely filled with other large groups around happy hour. The HH selection is pretty decent and eclectic (which includes select rolls, starters, and alcohol) and I always appreciate restaurants that have happy hour until 7. One gripe is the small size of the cocktails, ug!
What I tried was not life changing and you’re paying for the environment. However, anything in that location (including the now closed Taco Haus), is better than the sub-​par Mexican restaurant that operated there for a couple of decades. Everyone in my group was pleased overall. The shopping center is a bit «hit or miss» and spotty so time will tell if this will be here to stay. I’d rather be eating at Pure Sushi, but due to its proximity, I’m sure I’ll return for happy hour and further explore the menu.
Side Note for my gluten-​free homies: They had gluten free soy sauce, which has pretty much become the norm, and the menu indicated which items were gluten free. There were quite a few options!

This is my favorite new sushi place. They have a great indoor/​outdoor bar area. Their craft beer selection is above average.
I like the garlic edemame and the grilled squid appetizers. The rolls and nigiri are all solid as well.
Make sure you get there for happy hour to enjoy the best prices!

So excited for this sushi place and they did not disappoint. The hostess greeted us immediately and was friendly and even had suggestions. The waiter Eric was very friendly and seemed to be training and both were friendly and quick we had the Tahoe which was my favorite. Oh so yummy! We had the traditional caterpillar and dragon roll they were both very good we also had the Cougar which was yummy and lastly the extreme philly
Service was quick and accurate.
One of the employees was on their 2^nd day and you never would of known it
Think hubby and I found a new sushi joint and look forward to seeing Eric and the gang again