Zu Izakaya, an eight-year-old Tempe kitchen and bar offering Asian fusion cuisine and sushi, has opened a second location in the Sprouts shopping center on the northeast corner of Tatum and Cactus in northeast Phoenix.
What’s on the menu?
Small plates ($3.50-$11.95), salads ($3.95-$14.95), ramen and other noodle dishes ($12.95-$15.95), hot pots ($13.95-$17.95), skewers ($2.95-$5.50), tempura ($7.95-$10.95), grilled meats ($13.95-$17.95), and dinner entrees ($14.95-$19.95).
The sushi menu includes nigiri ($4-$8.95 for two pieces), sashimi ($10-$20 for five pieces), classic rolls ($5.50-$10.50), specialty rolls ($9.95-$15.95), poke bowls ($13.95), and more.
A raw bar features a daily selection of oysters.
The space
Formerly home to Shogun, one of the Valley’s first sushi bars, which closed last year after 41 years in business.
If you go
Zu Izakaya, 12615 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix, 602-675-0512. Open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
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