n e a r a r c a d i a La Fontanella Italian Restaurant Award-winning rack of lamb, ossobuco, homemade gnocchi, manicotti and ravioli, great Dover Sole, and homemade Berto’s Gelato. Served in an Italian villa- like dining room. Serving dinner every night, 4:30- 9:30 p.m. See our ad in the dining section 4231 E. Indian School Rd. • 602.955.1213 La Fontanella $44 Italian Treat Tee Pee Mexican Food Tee Pee’s Wall of Fame tells you everything you need to know about this family owned and operated eatery, which has been woven into the fabric of Phoenix for nearly 40 years. Tee Pee has served its home-style Mexican dishes to world-famous comedians, athletes and even Presidents, and they all come back for more. See our ad in the dining section 4144 E. Indian School Rd. • 602.956.0178 4121 N. 44th St. • 602.840.0630 Pete’s Fish & Chips Pete’s Fish & Chips has been serving up tasty burgers and their famous fi sh and chips since 1947! Family owned and operated, Pete’s has eight convenient locations throughout the Valley waiting to serve you and has earned the title of Phoenix’s fastest fi sh! See our ad in the dining section 3 locations to serve you • www.humblepieusa.com Humble Pie Experience our amazing ‘wood- fi red’ pizzas with unique and traditional ingredients, fresh starters and salads, a truly great wine selection, seasonal cocktails & beers, and polished yet unpretentious service. See our ad in the dining section 3961 E. Camelback Rd. • 602.95.GRIND (47463) The Grind The Grind serves American coal fi red cuisine, featur- ing quality burgers, fi sh, chicken, steak, weekly spe- cials, salads, appetizers and desserts. You’ll also fi nd craft beers, an extensive wine list, classic cocktails and milkshakes. www.thegrindaz.com. 7051 E. 5th Ave. • 480.699.8001 5th and Wine Downtown Scottsdale’s favorite restaurant disguised as a wine bar, located in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. We pride ourselves on serving a wide array of simple, fl avorful, food at moderate prices. Our atmosphere is comfortable, warm and equipped with an extensive wine bar, complete kitchen and fabulous dining space. Open at 11am daily. www.5thandwine.com . Revo Burrito Another delicious concept from Lenny Rosenburg’s Restaurant Group, creators of Zen32 and Delux. It is our mission to provide all-natural, delicious, Mexi- can food in a fast-paced, yet casual dining atmosphere. You can call-in your order and pick it up at the takeout window, which has its own parking spaces right in front. 3154 E. Camelback Rd. • 602.522.6255 Grimaldi's Pizzeria If you’re searching for THE best coal- fi red brick oven, New York-style thin crust pizza in the world, look no further. Grimaldi’s offers over 100 years of pizza-making traditions and the tantalizing aroma of pizza and calzones baked to perfection in the signature coal burning oven. Why coal- fi red ovens? It gives our pizza and calzones a unique fl avor and a crisp crust that is just not possible from gas, convection or wood burning ovens. See our ad in the dining section 7 locations to serve you • www.grimaldis.com J & G Steakhouse Elevate your evening at J&G Steakhouse, located atop the Phoenician. Enjoy spectacular cuisine from Jean- Georges Vongerichten and stunning views that capture the Sonoran Desert’s twilight glow. Intimate or spacious Private Dining Rooms are available for celebrations and corporate events. For more information call 480 214 8000 or visit www.jgsteakhousescottsdale.com. 6000 E. Camelback Rd. • 480.214.8000 3146 E. Camelback Rd. • 602.522.2288 Delux Delux has been serving up award-winning, gourmet burgers since 2005 and continues to be one of the Valley’s hottest spots for lunch, dinner and late-night eats. Enjoy our unique selection of 40 beers on tap and don’t miss our out-of-this-world sweet potato fries “a la carte” with our house aioli. www.deluxburger.com. See our ad in the dining section

Page 33 May 2012 Freshness is hallmark of offerings at Sushi Roku SUSHI ROKU 7277 E. Camelback, Scottsdale www.sushiroku.com By Gabriele Bertaccini Just as I slipped the piece of sashimi into my mouth, the entire dining room at Sushi Roku inside the W Hotel in Scottsdale burst into applause. I take an inner bow, congratulating myself on a brilliant ordering decision as I savor the dark, deliciously oily fi sh, ribboned with silver. Then I ask our server why everybody is clapping. He shrugs wryly and hazards a guess: The couple at the other end of the sushi bar have just gotten married. Uh- huh. I’m picturing a justice of the peace, followed by sushi at Sushi Roku, and I’m thinking it’s not a bad idea at all. Kapai! Whoever you are. The restaurant has been open since 2008 and sushi enthusiasts seem to have found what Arizona was missing: The fi nest, freshest fi sh from pristine waters around the globe with the kind of artistry only provided by an expertly trained sushi chef ensuring superlative traditional sushi together with a splash of California innovation. Be sure, however that as you step up to Sushi Roku’s entrance, you straighten your shoulders, tuck in your shirt and gather the stragglers in your party. Because when you walk in that door, the entire staff is going to turn and shout out a greeting, sometimes even in Japanese. With zero possibility of a stealth entry, all you can do is relax and enjoy the attention. It can’t be worse than the fi rst time I ducked my head under a door curtain in Tokyo and, completely unsuspecting, was blown backward by a tsunami of sound. Once past that greeting, the young, hip staffers become pussycats, polite and deferential. Someone is always at your elbow to pour water or sake, or beer, if you so choose. Empty plates never languish on the table, and orders or additions to orders are taken promptly. Meanwhile, the trio of chefs behind the sushi bar works at a furious pace, slender knives fl ashing. One weekday night they’re slammed with orders, yet after a brief wait our food starts coming, almost too quickly. But what is even more impressive is Shin Toyoda, the master sushi chef whose traditional Japanese techniques blend with modern and inventive twists resulting in one of the most extraordinary omokase dinner I have experienced. Truf fl es shaved onto wild-caught yellowtail sashimi or kampachi nigiri splashed with black caviar? Done. Ribbons of pristine snapper in creamy cured uni brightened with the sharp citrus snap of yuzu and house-made soy sauce? Done. A pair of small, delicate Kumamoto oysters on the half shell? Done. Close your eyes, and for a moment it’s easy to forget you are in Scottsdale. Chef Toyoda exhibits an effortless grace in his plating. Tuna carpaccio features supple slices of the beautiful rosy fi sh lined up on a skinny dish like butter fl ies. Each morsel looks so pristine and fresh, your chopsticks seem to reach out on their own to take a slice. A plate of kanpachi carpaccio, one of that night’s specials, is arranged like a fl ower with slices of raw yellowtail as the petals, each topped with a wedding-size Continued on page 34 w w w . H U M B L E P I E U S A . c o m HILTON VILLAGE 6149 N SCOTTSDALE RD 480.556.9900 CENTRAL PHOENIX 2333 N 7TH ST 602.229.1289 DESERT RIDGE 21050 N TATUM BLVD 480.502.2121 KIERLAND VILLAGE 6501 E GREENWAY PKWY 480.998.2199 New Location! -AZ Weekly -AZ Weekly