Echo Sushi

Adding to my previous review from 3 years ago. Just stopped in for a quick lunch after a morning of appointments. Still AMAZING. The Caterpillar roll is wonderful -- starts with purple rice, roll in the Unagi (eel) and add avocado on top. I'm in heaven. Just what the doctor ordered. The team on duty was very friendly and responsive. Yeah, food is getting up there in price. And that's why I go to a place like this. I know I'll get my money's worth!This place is way too empty for a restaurant this good. Hoping all the new homes just south of this shopping center (at 1-17 and Carefree Highway) will increase their traffic. Well worth it. Check the hours, because in the summer they are closed some days from 230-430.

This place is REALLY good.This place is also on the expensive side for a neighborhood sushi joint.I have to give them credit, the salmon Poke bowl was 100% worth the cost! Everything was fresh, textures were all perfect, and the amazing dressing they put on the greens was top-notch. We tried to go again the second day of our visit to Lake Pleasant but they were closed on Sundays. Will be happy to go back next time we are in the area!!

Stopped by after the AAE Arizona Cup Qualifying Round with my son so it was after 7pm. Was able to get a two top table easily. We both had the fried rice. Mine was the shrimp pictured and he had the chicken. We spilt the roll. The portion of fried rice was huge and was really all I needed. I did try the roll and it was good but just a nice large amount of rice with a lot of the small shrimp which made it easier than having the large shrimp. They use black rice which is delicious. Yes it looks strange but a more dynamic complex flavor. This is a local strip mall restaurant with excellent food. Some of the reviews mention small portions but the pix do not show that. Some mention the service but this is a small family run establishment. The lady is direct but not rude. I am thinking some mistake her directness as being rude but this is our second time visiting and we had no issues. Some reviews mention the price but inflation is real added to the high minimum wage of Arizona I don't not find the costs out of line. Two eating here was about the same as what we spent at the other evening meals on this trip. We also feel we got more food than a couple of the nights. I was in pleasant misery from eating too much. This is the second year eating here and if we come back next year we plan on eating here again.

Very disappointed by the food this evening. We have been to this restaurant many times over the years and have never had an issue. This evening we ordered over 100$ worth of food for takeout. My husband ordered the chicken teriyaki for 20$ and they gave us the smallest portion of chicken I've seen for a lunch order let alone a dinner. Very disappointed, please see attached picture. We understand that the economy has changed but this is ridiculous.

Beware: The sushi was TOO good, I had to ask for seconds. The ramen was huge and spicy which is great! Sometimes places will say they have spicy ramen but this place is not lying!The dine in experience was awesome. The music was really calming and the interior made me feel like I was eating Ramen in Japan.Our server was so sweet! She was definitely easy to talk to and even boxed up our leftovers for us! Too sweet!Really great first experience

I really used to like this place. I haven't been here in a long time because the last time I was there the prices were drastically higher (e.g. $18 for a poke bowl) and the portions are a lot smaller. The poke bowl I got had only a few pieces of fish.I know prices have gone up everywhere, but the increase at Echo is way more than other places. I hope they revisit their pricing and portion sizes and I'll be back to try it once again.

I like this place. Been here three times. Sometimes don't really know why, but I like it. A lot. Echo is a total understatement in a strip mall. Exactly where one usually finds subtlety hidden gems of culinary excellence. Never fancy, always worthy. Echo offers a limited but seriously refined sake list that over excels most fancy prime location Japanese emporiums. Pay up. It's worth it. Just going for hot in a jar? Still excellent. These folks' thing is the Forbidden (purple) rice in place of usual Asian white. Takes a moment to adjust to the visual presentation, but worthy of the effort. High protein, fiber, and flavor. Just do it. Sushi and sashimi offerings are a fairly usual fare. Nothing to complain about. Period. Ala carte sushi seems somewhat high priced. And that's my usual Japanese go to. But, shop the menu a bit. My $35 cherashi sashimi bowl offered more than I've paid twice as much for in a fancy joint. Same for my wife's Echo Special nigiri/roll plate. One personal disappoint. Gyoza is fried. Gyoza should always be steamed. The fried things are a Chinese potsticker option. Don't get me wrong here, they were totally satisfying with a great tasting filling and an awesome dipping sauce, but.....Want to try the tempura sometime. Tempura prep is always a make or break issue for a Japanese theme restaurant. No opinion here. No knowledge yet. Excellent service. Not obsequious, but thorough and professional. Don't hesitate to give Echo a try.

We were in the area shopping and happened to come across Echo Sushi. We stopped to order couple things. We had sashimi salad and calamari to share. The calamari was really crispy and delicious. It was already salty so didn't really need the accompanying dipping sauce. The sashimi salad had a pleasant dressing on it so we really didn't need soy sauce/wasabi for it. For the price we paid, it came with good amount of sashimi, however, not premium fish/cuts we hoped for.Overall decent place. I saw some ramen dishes coming out of the kitchen and those looked delicious. If you're in the area, give it a try.

Had the salmon poke bowl with purple rice!! It was so delicious. Fresh, flavorful and would get again. Service was low key which is good.

This much food was $55 and it was average at best . Never going back there again . Ridiculous prices.