Sushi Eye in Motion

I don’t come to sushi eye for the sushi, I love the owners and the service!
The sushi is good but the service is amazing. Every time I come here I’m always greeted by the owners with a very exuberant welcome. I feel like I’m eating at my Japanese mama’s house for Sunday dinner. It’s a cozy family run business and the people that make the sushi aren’t Mexican are actually Asian!
Anyway, give them in try if you’re in this part of the hood, you won’t regret it.

My husband I love sushi (I am originally from Japan) and we love revolving sushi restaurants. We’ve been to Teharu and Sushi Station before and really enjoyed them. So when we saw the deal on Livingsocial, we bought it ($ 15 for $ 30) right away.
Before going there, I checked out the reviews on Unilocal and found many people said sushi there is expensive. So we are sort of prepared. And yes, it was expensive. We went there for Sat lunch. There were few more groups at the conveyor counter. There were differently priced plates from $ 2.75 to $ 4.50 like Teharu and Sushi Station. But most of the dishes on the conveyor are on $ 4.50 plates and only California roll is $ 2.75. And edamame and gyoza are $ 3.50. At Teharu, a plate starts at $ 1 and there are many types of sushi on the $ 1 plates.
The variety was very low too. There were only 5 types of rolls (which are all very similar), tuna, salmon and 4 other types of dishes on the conveyor. Nothing like philly rolls, spider rolls, eel, etc we are familiar to. Way less than other revolving sushi restaurants. The conveyor area was very small and there were more seating at tables. So I think they expect us to order mainly than eating from the conveyor.
The quality of fish is better than other revolving sushi restaurants but it’s still average.
We stuck to the conveyor as that’s the whole reason we drove all the way to Chandler from central Phoenix and we know much better normal (not revolving) sushi restaurants in and near Phoenix.
So we do not think we will ever go back to Sushi Eye in Motion. If we want to go to a revolving sushi restaurant, we will definitely go to Sushi Station and for good sushi and Japanese deserts, we will go to Shimogamo. I like the sushi counter at AJ’s on Camelback better as they have a real Japanese sushi chef who chooses fresh fish.

Small friendly place dominated by a central bar containing a conveyor belt rotating around the bar transporting small dishes of various sushi products, clever and interesting and entertaining! Table /​menu service was also available. The fish was fresh and tasty, the spicy squid salad outstanding as was the (6 large) shrimp tempura. We ordered 4 rolls, the tempura and aforementioned salad and spicy fried calamari and 2 hot green teas (we each had our own teapot, good tea and plenty of it. Our bill was a little over $ 50 plus tax and tip. A little too much food for us but we managed to stuff it down. Of course we will return :)

I had a Living Social voucher for this restaurant, which I purchased so I could see what the conveyer belt fuss was all about. We arrived a little early for dinner, and there was maybe one other table in at the time. We sat at the bar in front of the belt, and started watching the plates go-​round. Everything we tried was delicious… I tend toward California Rolls and didn’t get anything much crazier than that, but I did try some new things that were very tasty. As the dinner hour approached and the restaurant got busier, there was a noticeable increase in the variety of sushi on the belt, making me wish we had arrived a little bit later. We were assured that if there was something we didn’t see we could request it, I simply didn’t know what I wanted until I saw it go by!
I liked the fact that I could pick up food as I wanted it, rather than having it all delivered at the beginning of the meal. This is why I tend to like buffet style meals where I have an ongoing variety.
All in all, I had a good time! It was a fun experience, definitely a good date, and something new to try.

I like the novelty of conveyor belt sushi. It appeals to my primal instinct, like I’m actually fishing for my own dinner off the moving belt. (Can you tell I’m a city boy?)
At Sushi Eye, the conveyor belt is better in concept than in practice. At 8pm, the cold dishes looked warm, the warm dishes looked cold, and every small serving of food on the belt was priced at $ 4.50. We stuck to the menu.
They have a wide variety of sushi rolls at a wide variety of prices. The specialty rolls go from $ 6 – 14. My wife loved the imaginitive Atkins roll, although it may be a stretch to call this a sushi roll without rice or seaweed. Crisp cuccumber strips wrapped tuna, salmon, yellowtail, and avocado. Each roll slice was held together with a toothpick, making it a great appetizer option. We also enjoyed the crazy horse roll, which is pretty much the same thing as the Atkins roll, only with a the traditional rice/​seaweed wrapping.
We also had a yellowtail & scallion roll, which tasted fresh and delicous, and a vegan roll that was totally overwhelmed by the brown sauce dizzled over it (and we weren’t crazy about the shitake mushroom filling either.) In the past, I’ve tried the eel rolls there, and they come with the added texture of crushed macadamia nuts. This unique addition of nuts sounded better than it tasted. I would have preferred the eel alone.
All in all, it was decent sushi at a decent price, which translates to a decent 3-​star review.

I’ve been wanting to try Sushi Eye in Motion for awhile. My husband and I used to like the one in Tempe (back before I became a vegetarian), and I wanted to see the conveyer belt concept in action. When my dad surprised us with a Living Social voucher, we headed over there the first chance we got.
I won’t bore you with the details of the beginning of our meal. It all started to go terribly wrong when the two rolls I ordered came out.
First the «tofu, tofu» roll came to the table. It sounded great in the description: tofu, string beans, avocado, and burdock root dressed with wasabi and unagi sauce. What I got was a roll with just tofu and string beans. I sent it back to be made properly because it looked plain and unappealing as is.
While I waited for the tofu roll to come out, the futomaki roll came out. This is a traditional vegetarian roll so it’s one of my stand-​bys when I get sushi. I ate the first piece which was the end of the roll. It was covered with rice so I couldn’t see the filling, but it didn’t really matter because the contents are pretty standard. However, looking at the rest of the rolls, I noticed right away that there was shimp in the roll!
I was infuriated. I showed the mistake to the waitress who was bringing out my re-​made tofu roll. We asked for the check at this point because I was too upset to finish my meal.
The owner came up a couple minutes later to apologize or so I thought. Instead of saying, «I am so sorry for this awful mistake. Your meal is on us,» (the only acceptable response) he said, «Sometimes we like to change things up.» I expressed how upsetting it was to eat meat as a vegetarian, but he just didn’t get it. Maybe if I was allergic to shrimp and went into anaphylactic shock at his restaurant, he would place more importance on providing a consistent product, one that at least matches the menu description.

This was the first time going to a sushi place with a conveyer belt type of atmosphere. You had several types of sushi, nigiri, and sashimis floating around. One thing I would recommend to the owner if he/​she is reading this is that the items should be labelled. I am still relatively new to sushi, so I am not going to be able to recognize everything.
If the items from the conveyer belt did not fit a person, they also have the regular menu where you can order rolls, appetizers, noodles, etc. We got combination of conveyer belt items and freshly ordered items. The conveyer belt items I got were white tuna sashimi, tuna nigiri, and edemame. They were all okay and nothing too spectacular. We ordered lobster roll and fried California rolls from the menu. Those were a little better, but I didn’t taste too much lobster flavor.
The service was so-​so, but it was basically a couple servers handling the show. I would come back here and give it another shot, but I am not sure if I would bring a date here.

I almost gave them 3 stars. Almost… The sushi is good… Do not get me wrong. Service was average. I had gone in with two girl friends and we sat at the bar and i ordered the climax rolls to be somewhat different from going with what majority of people get and post about on this lovely review website. They were awesome… But for $ 14? NO WAY. I honestly would rather spend 16 for double the amount of rolls at this sushi spot in Gilbert. Where its always happy hour and you get free salad, miso soup and a free dessert. The teriyaki chicken looked good but i was there for sushi thats totally over priced. the only rolls that have a decent price are the vegas and the classic rolls like the spicy tuna etc etc.
Another thing, if you use four square i don’t know if its just me and my app but the american express deal does not work or sync. would have been nice if it did.
i am not sure if i will go back again just because i am not a fan of going places that overcharge for things you can get just as good elsewhere for half the price.

I was very impressed with the atmosphere here. Everyone that works in the place greets you when you enter. Kind of made me think of a Japanese Waffee House :-) The sushi was very authentic and they had some rolls that were localized for the Phoenix/​Arizona crowd. You know it is good when other Japanese people are eating there.
I highly recommend the ‘Spicy Fried Chicken Roll’.

The rolls were pretty bland per my wife (I’m not generally into rolls). The wild blue fin and toro nigiri sushi were very good. The shiro mutsu (escolar) was disappointing, which was a first.
Overall, the service was pretty good. We had a
coupon that they honoured on Saturday. However, they did say that the rules said that they didn’t use them on Saturday, which do not appear on the coupon, but do appear on a sign on the door. Either way, I appreciated them accepting the coupon.
We’ll be back. Proximity and decent fish in Arizona is a combination not easily found.

I love this place! I love sitting around the conveyor belt trying things I would normally never think about. I have strayed away from the belt though; the last time we went, the shrimp tempura was cold. Not sure how long the plates are supposed to stay out but they come around a little too much for my liking.
Aside from that, the menu items are amazing. Each time we go, we have a few staples: the miso soup, Climax Roll, and the Las Vegas Roll. We always try a new roll each time we go but none have been memorable enough to become one of the constants.
The staff is always very nice and accommodating. The atmosphere is lovely and very welcoming!

She’s got the motion from the ocean to cure my sushi craving ills — Sushi Eye’s got — SKILLS!
A modern twist with a belt rolling by with sushi — Sushi Eye’s got — SKILLS!
A little wasabi with my sushi — Sushi Eye’s got — SKILLS!
Yum Yum, eat’em up, think I’m in luck because — Sushi Eye in Motion got me singing some R&B pop!
I always enjoy hangin’ in downtown Chandler. The place doesn’t get much respect around the valley, but it’s definitely a growing hot spot. I totally dig my sushi on a belt rolling by so that I can EYE the different selections. My visit however, ended at the table where I ordered some Orange Blossom roll and Sushi Eye signature roll — Yum indeed! Service was awesome and the ambience is a totally modern, swanky, and hip! — Enjoy!

I went for dinner and I’m a fan. We sat at the bar so we could grab items off the rotating belt. and it was so fun to see the different items swing by. It was hard to stop myself from grabbing everything. I snagged a roll that had tuna tartare as a topping and it was delicious. I also got seaweed salad and this was actually the only thing I didn’t like at this place. It was really oily and lacking flavor (I’ve never had bad seaweed salad until I ate it here). I ordered some fried calamari and it was very good. They throw in the little squid tentacles, which are my favorite! We also ordered a few spicy tuna hand rolls, which were perfect with crisp nori and yummy tuna spilling out. The main entrée was a sashimi platter and the fish was super fresh and delicious (see picture and you will see what I’m talking about). The service was exceptional. We will definitely return again!

One of the top sushi restaurants I’ve been to, and I’ve tried them all over the country. It’s the only place in the Phoenix area that has a conveyor belt, where small sushi plates come around for you to grab as you wish. The owners are almost always there and they make sure to greet every single customer. They get to know everyone and treat you like family every time you come in.

If you’re been to Teharu in Tempe, don’t bother going here. It’s soooooo over priced its not even funny. The sushi was average, but then again I didn’t taste everything because everything that looked decent was on a gold plate, which is $ 4.50 EACH. and most of the time it was only three pieces. So that makes it a $ 12 roll.
I’ll pass.

My friends invited me to eat with them at Sushi Eye in Motion a week or so ago and I am glad that I went.
They had some great names for their rolls and the Sashimi Toro was excellent. The rolls were really good as well.
One of the funniest happenings of the evening, besides the plates used as giant eyes or flat boobs was the server who did not hide her emotion well at all. When we asked for separate checks she was not happy at all.
What I DO NOT understand is how a person who works mostly for tips doesn’t jump at the chance for separate checks. More checks equals more and bigger tips — say yes, act nice and get more money. She wasn’t rude at all, it was just humorous to see her distaste at the request.
The location is a little bit of a drive for a central Phoenix person such as myself, but it was worth it.

If you would think visiting this restaurant at 8pm on a Saturday night would be a prime opportunity to experience what «Sushi Eye in Motion» is all about — you would be wrong. At least, I would hope you were wrong. If this service was indicative of what the restaurant is at their best, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.
I was in a party of three sitting down at the bar, hoping to make a number of selections from the rotating sushi bar — but the items I saw were not to my liking (lots of spicy tuna) and they looked as though they had been there for some time.
Now here’s where it gets awful — those same items rotated around the entire time I was there. 50+ minutes and those were the only items I saw on the rotating bar. We ordered a small number of things to start off (I always make sure to get ‘saba’ and ‘ikura’ at every sushi place I go to) with the intention of grabbing some plates off the conveyor belt, but there were never any plates added.
The stuff we ordered was good. The mackerel was delicious and the salmon roe was good. Everything else was decent, but the dissatisfaction with the failure to deliver on their gimmick was enough to dissuade my appetite. If I ever went back, or if you ever decide to go, I would sit at the bar and have a drink first. Just watch and see if they add anything new to the rotation or if there’s any variety. If there isn’t, I would leave and go somewhere better (I love Kabuki at Tempe Marketplace).
Imagine how horrible it would be for anyone to sit down after we had left and grab some of the sushi that had likely been there for an hour or more. To quote one of my favorite videos on YouTube — «unforgivable.»

A japanese place can never go wrong with me if they have UNI sashimi! Cherry Blossom roll and ASU roll are also good choices.
A bit disappointed though that they ran out of oysters but the rolls were good so I’m happy.

This is my favorite sushi place in the phoenix area for a few reasons…
portions are well sized for the price
quality is always high
they have escolar, which I love — and the best place I’ve ever had it raw.
they have fresh, real, wasabi
the owners are great people!
I wish they had better appetizers (I’ve never been happy with them so I no longer get them) and desert (I don’t like mochi and the others are not very good IMO)

I’m allergic to macadamia nuts.
Every other item on the conveyor belt was topped with mac nuts.
Sigh.
So I couldn’t fully partake in the conveyor belt fun-​ness. Oh well.
Everything else I ordered was great! The service was super friendly and quick.
And…They had fresh chopped wasabi!