New in Town: Pearl Sushi in Scottsdale

I have been relying on the the Phoenix New Times publication to aid me in my quest for new experiences here and boy, am I glad I did on this one.  Pearl Sushi had a very lovely ad featuring an extensive happy hour including cheap yet creative drinks.  I took the liberty of pulling up their website to check out the menu and discovered this is not a run-of-the-mill sushi place.  The drinks and sushi dishes are action packed with creative names such as "Pearl Necklace" (sushi) and "Porn Star" (martini).  Any place naming their dishes with sexual references has got to be the place for me considering my super tacky sense of humor revolving around innuendoes and inappropriateness.  

Sure enough, the Pearl did not disappoint.  The atmosphere was very Scottsdalian in nature.  The menu offered laughter and many options.  I opted for a roll called "rice crispy", a salmon, avocado, cucumber, crab, and cream cheese creation wrapped in tempura awesomeness.  Also tried a southwestern spin on yellowtail that was surprisingly delish.  My martini didn't even taste like alcohol, which is what I prefer.  It pretty much tasted like adult kool-aid.  The staff was also fantastic and very attentive.  Sitting outside, eating good food and drinking good drinks. . . it doesn't get much better than this.  I would highly recommend any sushi lovers out there in the Phoenix metro head on over to trendy Old Town to the Pearl for a rawfully delightful experience.  

A word of caution though: parking is tricky since it's downtown Scottsdale so don't be in a hurry.