Tempe’s Zu Izakaya opens 2nd location in northeast Phoenix

By Jess Harter Thursday, March 28, 2024

🍣 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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