We are fortunate to live just a few miles from this excellent restaurant. Their Miso Soup is perfection! We did, on one occasion find that they were out of it. That's the only thing preventing a 5 Star rating. read more

This place is one of the best sushi resturaunt in awatukee, arizona. Great prices, friendly staff, lots of choices to choose from on the menu and inviting warm atmosphere. If you love sushi you should come here and see for yourself. read more

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Awesome sushi. We tried it out on a whim with not much expectation for a low-key restaurant in a strip mall. It was fantastic. We've been here for 2 years and have struggled finding a sushi restaurant. Now that we've found this one, we can't wait to go back. read more

The wasabi didn't have even a little bit of a kick so I tried so a large portion and nothing. There was also only 1 server so the service was slow. Did have some really good rolls at a good price but without wasabi, why bother? read more

Very impressed! Serene decor, pleasant and attentive service, and a great happy hour menu will keep us dining at Ginban regularly. Happy hour includes your favorite appetizers, sushi rolls, sashimi, and some saki specials. Happy hour rolls are $3 to $5. The full menu has many more sushi creations (try the Crazy Roll) and traditional meal choices. Prices are very reasonable for the high quality of the food and service. I recommend the Gyoza appetizer to start - a soft dumpling with a very good grilled flavor. Nice selection of saki, beer, and drinks also. I was happy they carry an IPA. Lots of table seating and about 10 spots at the modern-style sushi bar. There is good music playing in the background, and two flat screens at the sushi bar....enough to keep you entertained, yet still able to carry on a conversation with your sweetheart and friends. We'll be back! read more

The sushi here was very good.... Extremely fresh and one of the better places I've eaten at. The service was also very good and the staff were extremely polite and friendly. The price was as reasonable as any other sushi restaurant in Arizona, so comparatively I'd recommend making the drive from wherever you're at. read more

I wish they had more locations! Excellent sushi, great prices and quality is consistent. Great ambiance, very modern and clean. They also have a great happy hour (Sundays happy hour is ALL DAY!??). The only complaint I have is that they need to work on their "greeting" of customers. Get the friendly vibe goin read more

Amazing sushi and quiet space where you can have a pleasant dinner with friends. Their rolls are massive, cleanly constructed, and delicious of course. I like this place because you don't pay for the atmosphere, so their sushi is very reasonable. Highly recommended. Give this place a shot and get the word out. read more

Went here for late lunch on Saturday. This is the best sushi I have had in Arizona. Enjoyed some normal nigiri sushi and a few speciality rolls. The Crazy Roll was insanely good. Service was attentive, restaurant was clean and handsome. Looking forward to my next visit! read more

Great food, but some of the servers are a little slow. The core staff is awesome, but they seem to have done problems with new servers.

Their menu is very deceiving. What are advertised as happy specials are not really. Also, the service is poor.

I am a little bit of a sushi snob...I should have ready some of the reviews. Short on flavor and the sushi chef needs to be sent home until his cold passes. We were discussed by his sinus problem. My final words....there are better places to eat. read more

We have dined there every week since they opened, never disappointed! The freshness and quality of the Sushi is outstanding. The Head Chef is very creative, we recommend putting yourself in his hands and let him make his special dishes. Not only are they visually pleasing, they taste great ! Once you visit this little gem, you will be back many more times. Did we mention the prices? The best value in the Valley ! Service is always with a smile, as they aim to please. read more

Best sushi I've ever had, service is kinda meh and the atmosphere is quiet but the food makes it all worth it.

This is a really nice little sushi restaurant! It's a little hard to see from the road as it's tucked into a strip mall, but it's definitely worth finding. The fish is always so fresh and tasty and the prices are fair. Highly recommended! read more

I'm always wary of eating sushi in Arizona so I only try a place out if someone refers me to it. I was thoroughly impressed with this place. The roles were delicious and huge and reasonably priced. Will definitely go again. read more

Absolutely delicious, I come here every two to four weeks, and the service is great. The server I usually get, I think Shelly, is really nice and almost knows me by name now. The food is really good, especially the snow crab salad, and all the Shashimi. This may be weird, but the water is really good. read more

I had a hankering for sushi tonight and visited Ginban for the first time with my husband tonight. My experience was similar to what many others commented on here already. The service was, frankly, below average. We were greeted and seated immediately, but it took over 15 minutes for our order to be taken. I wasn't sure if the restaurant was short-staffed, or the servers just didn't stop by our table enough, but either way, I was nearly ready to walk out after our main server walked by our table several times without so much as a glance to us. She was not very friendly, either. However, I'm really glad we stayed as the sushi was outstanding. I had a Philadelphia roll and a roll with crab, and my husband and I shared a sweet potato tempura roll. My husband doesn't like fish, so he ordered chicken teriyaki as well. The sushi was excellent--the fish was fresh and flavorful, and the sweet potato was the perfect texture and temperature. My husband's chicken teriyaki was a bit dry and chewy, though the portion of chicken and rice was large. The teriyaki sauce could also have used a bit more flavor. We'll be moving to downtown Phoenix in a few weeks, so I'm not sure if I'll be back. If we weren't moving, it would always be a good option for sushi, especially with Happy Hour all day on Sundays (see their menu for great HH pricing). The service and wait time really put me off, but the great sushi can't be denied. read more

We love it here! Always a go to for our family dinners. Happy hour is awesome! Ninja jalapeño and Ginban rolls are a must try!

Spotlessly clean, excellent service, wickedly good food with beautiful presentation. LOVE.

Next to a Fry's Grocery store, Ginban doesn't look like much from the outside, especially since the windows are tinted so that looking in is almost impossible. That's about the only knock on this place, as the food and atmosphere are both terrific. The interior is very simple and modern; with a sushi bar so you can see some of the sashimi and rolls being prepared. The menu is expansive; on my first visit I had a scallop dynamite appetizer (delicious and not overly spicy), some gyozu (also delicious), and a crab roll (solid). The business is clearly locally run and the service seems to be a family venture; it also isn't too intrusive so you won't have people constantly interrupting you to check on your progress. Once you finally decide to stop in, Ginban is well worth the visit. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes a good sushi restaurant. read more

The food here at best is mediocre. The location is convenient to Awatukee and it's clean. Folks are pleasant and efficient. Food is delivered quickly. We had just sushi and a roll. We were not impressed with the fish. We love sushi and really enjoy finding new places but will not return to this place because it just didn't taste good. Not sure why. 3 stars because everything else was very nice. read more

I would rate 4 stars because we miss our sushi place in Alaska (Ronnie's). Fresh fish and the cooked food were great for our kids too.

Greatest sushi in town. If you live in ahwatukee it's a must try. Best mom and pop shop ever, try the Sake Bomb

The food was really good. I had the scorpion roll and pink lady roll both were really good. The quantity was pretty good too!! Loved the ambience and service . read more

This restaurant is a hidden gem here in Phoenix. Having lived in Los Angeles, Ginban Sushi rivals any of the sushi eateries on the West Coast. Also they have a very friendly staff and a wonderful selection of Japanese cuisine. In my opinion their Happy Hour is the best in Ahwautukee and has a nice variety of beers and sushi rolls to choose from. Too many restaurants have a very limited Happy Hour menu, especially in Ahwautukee. However, Ginban Sushi's is great. I prefer the salmon bento box for lunch which comes with a fresh salad and delicious miso soup. Finally, one of my pet peeves is cleanliness. There is an old saying that if a restaurant is clean in the front of the house then the back of the house (kitchen) is most likely the same. Ginban Sushi is always spotless each and every time I have eaten there. It's located next to Fry's Supermarket on Chandler Blvd near the intersection of 40th Street. read more

Have been coming here for years and would highly recommend it! Favorites are the Banana Mama and Rocky II Rolls as well as the yellowtail and salmon. Staff is always friendly, attentive and appreciative of my business. Restaurant is very clean. I like that it's a neighborhood place that is quiet, comfortable and serene. Great place for dates. read more

best sushi i have had in ahwatukee/chandler by a good margin

Definitely the sushi place of my choice next time I'm in the area! Restaurant was a little dark, very unpopulated but we weren't exactly there at lunch or dinner time.... service was good, not exceptional but definitely not lacking for anything we needed or asked for! The sushi? Very well put together, I love when you don't lose half your rice in your soy/wasabi dipping sauce! Good sized portions and fresh, definite sushi-quality fish! We'll see you again Ginban! read more

Not that good, tuna roll had too much rice. Gyoza OK, but I make better at home. My son ordered chirashi and while dish was creatively presented, it lacked quality fish. Never had he left so much uneaten fish before. Disappointing, won't be back. read more

"Great sushi and great service. We had the Pink Lady and Spicy Girl special rolls. Fantastic! We plan on returning."

What a great find! Had the Sushi and Sashimi lunch special. It was a full plate - nice presentation and some of the best I've had. Includes soup and salad for $15. A wide selection of Sashimi, Sushi and other menu items. I'll be back on my next trip to Phoenix. read more

This place has without a doubt the freshest sushi I have ever had in Arizona. We came in with a table of four on a weekday and received very attentive service. The atmosphere is much nicer than I expected, and would make a great date place. We ordered five different rolls; Phoenix, Tiger, Dynamite, Crunchy and Green Lady. The presentation of the dishes made them almost too beautiful to eat, and it was very apparent the chef here is an experienced sushi master. The prices of the dishes are also very reasonable, at $10-12 per plate. The one and only complaint I have is the price of the Sake bombs. At $13 each, I will not be buying drinks here (unless it's happy hour). read more

I am not always the best at admitting that I may have been wrong. In this case, I was definitely wrong. The first time that we went over a year ago must have been a bad night. After multiple friends telling us that we had to try this spot again (even though I said that we "never" would) we gave it another try. It was spot on. The kid loved her Chicken Katsu. The hubby had some kind of roll and asked for no cucumber and avocado (God forbid he ate something green) and that was no issue for them like it is in some restaurants. They also split some gyoza and calamari and it was gobbled up very quickly. And for those of you looking for a Keto/Low Carb option check out the Lollipop roll (no rice). I will tell you I am a little tired of sashimi while eating low carb when I go out to sushi, but this was a really awesome option for me. The service was good, the food was good, the Happy Hour prices were good and we will be back. They deliver too (not sure how I feel about sushi being delivered in the AZ desert heat, but who knows - never say never with this place is one thing that I have learned). read more

Ginban really impress me from inside look compare the outside it make you feel like they not opening! Once I walk in the front dest lady give me very warm greeting , that is very important to customer first walk in a new place, the lunch was little slow there that is why my order get quick very on time and service was very attentive, I order a roll which I don't like and they just take away not even charge my wrong order actually that was my fault because my first time there and I Order the wrong roll but they give me free Order of that and replace me a new one, I feel so appreciate how much they care customer! I will definitely come back again! read more

This is the best spot for sushi in the chandler, awhatukee area. Prices are very reasonable. Sushi rolls are big and filling. Very clean and always fresh. Been here many times and never had a bad meal. read more

Bad bad service at least for us. Pretty bad. Wont go back. For a newly opened place you would think they would try a bit harder.

First time we've tried this place and the sushi was so good! Sunday is ALL DAY happy hour and we took full advantage... they had really good happy hour deals! Beyond that, their Evil Roll, Hawaiian Roll, and Ginban Roll are all really delicious. It was a cute, trendy little place and everything looked really clean. We will definitely be back! read more

I enjoyed Ginban Sushi a great deal though I've only been there once. I split some nigiri, some sashimi, and a Spicy Girl Roll with another person and I enjoyed it all. The sashimi & nigiri was fresh, the Spicy Girl Roll was delicious, and another fabulous part of the dinner was the price. Having eaten in many of the sushi restaurants in the Chandler area, I can say that most are not as good and twice the price. The only reason I gave this place 4 stars was the unimpressive sake menu and the unpleasant service experience. Our server knew nothing about sake and when I asked her which Specialty Roll she would recommend, she stated that she disliked raw fish and didn't really eat sushi. I'm rather sure that my mouth hung open for a few seconds after hearing that from a waitress in a sushi restaurant. All in all, I'd return to Ginban Sushi because I liked the sushi and it didn't break the bank. read more

Nothing that I don't like about this place! Love that the establishment is clean (tables, booths, utensils, glassware), and the interior is decorated to give a nice, soothing atmosphere. Perfect lunch portions for an affordable price. Service is quick and usually at lunch they don't talk/bother you much, which I enjoy. Sushi rolls are outstanding, love the way they're held together and the texture of the rice! I always come here for an easy meal :) read more