"I traveled with my team from Sarasota, Florida to Surprise, Arizona to participate in the USTA National Championships(🎾). I have celiac disease so I could not eat the box lunches USTA provided the players, or for that matter, where my teammates wanted to have dinner….. Olive Garden, Tivoli’s, Longhorns🤔….Sushi, however, is a celiac safe option for me, so I did my research and found The Ugly Tuna Sushi restaurant. I had lunch there after my first day of competition. From the moment I walked in everything was fabulous. Stef was the hostess and seated me at the bar as I requested. I immediately went to the restroom to wash my hands (having just played tennis) and the bathrooms were immaculate. I returned to the sushi bar and introduced myself to one of the three sushi chefs, whose name is BJ. I told him I had celiac disease and that I needed to be extremely strict with no cross-contamination of gluten. BJ helped me navigate the menu and I ordered his recommendations and my food was absolutely 100% delicious. I left a very happy camper. The second day, also after my tennis match, I went back to The Ugly Tuna. This time, Kennedy seated me at the sushi counter and BJ recognized me and welcomed me back. As I pondered the menu, he asked if I liked cucumber and I said absolutely! BJ made me the most delicious, fresh, crisp, cucumber salad that was gluten-free. I also had an order of edamame while I waited for my sushi to be prepared. Once again, my sushi was out of this world! Incredibly fresh and delicious. They provided me tamari, which is the gluten-free soy sauce. Their ginger is the best ginger I’ve had anywhere; fresh with a good tart bite and bright flavor. Stef came by (on my return visit she was not my server) to make sure I was enjoying everything! Then, BJ surprised me with a tuna belly sushi and I can’t begin to tell you how divine it was!!! OMG!!! When my server was bringing me my check, I noticed one of the other sushi chefs was bringing out the most gorgeous piece of fresh tuna and I just had to take a picture!!! This is no doubt the real deal! They have the most incredibly fresh fish, accompanied by a genuinely positive vibe and atmosphere!!! The Ugly Tuna Sushi is a locally owned and operated restaurant and I HIGHLY recommend it!!!"