Sushi House

This is the only place I go visit every time I’m in Banff. Very small place, and you sit right next to your neighbor, pretty cozy tho ;)
Love this little sushi house.

I’d recommend this place. It’s a small place but good sushi also staffs are friendly.

Simple and fun sushi train place. Lots of good selection of sushi and relaxed atmosphere. Great if you just want to have a nice easy meal with no fuss.

The experience. Sit and watch the train carrying sushi go by. Pick what you want off the train.
Need stuff that is not on the train? Just ask the sushi chef and he makes it;for you on order.
Plates are color coded which denote prices.
Great place to try sushi if you have never tried it before.
Enjoy sake or tea.
Usually busy, but possible to find seating for two within 15 minutes.
Might be a problem to sit a huge group together as there are no tables. Everyone sits around the train.
Great service. Good pricing. Good food.
Try it once and it will get you hooked.

Nice place for lunch. No reservation needed, you walk in, sit around the sushi bar and you wait for the sushi y come to you. The sushi are good and fresh. There’s a wide variety and you don’t need to wait too long to fulfill your appetite.
The place is not too big but no one really stays for a long time. Prices are reasonable and you can take to go.

While visiting Banff for the afternoon we were craving sushi and a friend suggested Sushi House for lunch. Located off the Main Street the place is tiny but has a great energy. Facing out to a side street the dominant feature is a U-​shaped sushi bar with a CP train that runs around the bar carrying sushi prepared by a sushi chef who is located inside the U.
It is a fun way to enjoy sushi as the train, a model of one that originally ran through Banff carries the sushi past each diner. Prices are determined by the color of each plate and diners just reach out what ever piques their fancy as it rolls past. Their is a sushi menu so you can figure out what is on each plate or you can just ask the chef and he will explain or make anything specific. Because it is a sushi bar the options are limited to the more typical types of sushi. Everything is fresh and although a tight space it is a fun experience for a quick lunch.

Great sushis. Love the ell sushi and the fried prawn (fried on demand) sushi.
Fresh fish sushis are not kept on the train/​belt for long — they are kept in the fridge.

If you are in Banff, and you are craving some sushi, head to this place, sit around the sushi bar, watch the train go by, and have fun!
Ask the chef to make whatever you are craving for you.
It’s not too big, but I have never had to wait long before getting a seat.
So far, always satisfied.
Of course, you need to get your expectations adjusted to a sushi train kind of place!

love this place! fresh sushi & sashimi cruises past you on a model train, and you just grab whatever you like. if you don’t see what you want, just catch the sushi chefs attention and ask for it — he will happily make it. pricing is determined based on the Colour of plates! definitely one of my favourite places to eat at when I’m in Banff. Bonus points: I left my phone on the counter yesterday, and the chef chased me down the snowy street to get it back to me! thank you!

A nice novelty of a place and the kind of thing you really would want in a tourist location. I love the train but hate the guy that steals the piece of sushi I was eyeing as the train came around the corner! Seriously this place is very tiny but it feels comfortable and is genuinely busy. The dishes are fresh and the staff is friendly. The prices are on par for Banff, meaning a little high but we knew that going into the town in the first place right? Its just a fun place to have some Japanese that won’t wow you outside of the train delivering my sushi but it won’t disappoint you either. Sounds so so I know but I do go back every time I am in Banff! So there must be something keeping me coming back, try it out and see if it has the same draw for you!

Ok yep, I get it’s a little odd. You sit down and the sushi chefs just make a bunch of little sushi rolls or sashimi, and the typical dumplings, spring rolls, etc… Then they put the tiny plates on a train that circles the small counter and you just take what you want. Little plastic covers on top, small selection. It’s a bit odd. And we loved it, because it is different… And here’s the thing… The fish is good! It’s fresh, it’s yummy and for $ 30 for two and a twenty minute deal, you have a yummy little lunch. I’d go again, especially if you are looking for

3.5 out of 5.
I’ll bump it down to 3 as we came in with a party of 4 and they wanted to give up 2 seats so they made us split up our group and made the other two wait or they were going to give up our seats! Not cool! Thankfully people next to us left shortly to allow us 4 to sit together.
A strong word of caution. Do not come as a big group as this restaurant is very small and setup around the train track!
We ate here twice during the week. Once for dinner and once for lunch. Price per plate didn’t change.
The pro’s:
Sushi pricing was decent for Banff
Freshness was decent Salmon was fresher than the tuna!
Saba (Mackeral) was quite tasty
Very quick as it’s served «AKA dim sum style» butt rather pick what you want as the train rolls around.
They served low sodium soy sauce
location just off Main street Banff
You sit right in front of the sushi chef so you just ask him to prepare what you want
Restaurant run by Japanese people (not Vietnamese, Chinese or Korean)
The cons:
Sashimi and sushi rolls were cut a bit small — especially for the price
selection of rolls was limited.
selection was somewhat limited to the usual fried (dumplings, squid, potsitckers), fresh sushi and nigiri rolls, mayonnaise laced rolls.
lunch plates were priced same as dinner :(
Air seemed stale (as in too many people for a small room)
A fly buzzing around (I know it’s fall season but little attempt to kill it)
If you crave the sushi in Banff it’s an okay pick. Don’t come expecting Nobu, Toronto sushi or Van quality!!!

Average food quality and services in very expensive price.

A couple of friends and I went there in the summer of 2012. The service was fine, but the sushi wasn’t very good. It was also quiet expensive for what you were paying. I would try somewhere else if I was looking for good sushi.

Tried this place over the long weekend while we were in Banff. Overall we enjoyed our visit — I thought the train that goes around was very cute!
Most of the sushi we had was very fresh — I would order sushi that is more on the popular side (ex. salmon), because we found that a few did not taste as fresh as others and we guessed it’s because it’s been stored for longer than others as it is not ordered as often? If that makes sense. However, overall, we liked the sushi and I thought the price was very reasonable.
One down side is that if there is something you want, but it is already on the train, they won’t make you a new one whether you like it or not. I wanted to order the deep fried squid and baby octopus, but they were on the train. but for who knows how long? Luckily, we visited at dinner time and the sushi chef was continuously making fresh rolls and sushi so we could grab it as soon as we saw it being placed on the train! You can also ask for specific ones if you’d like something and you don’t see it on the train.
They also don’t take reservations, so I would try to go at an off-​time if you don’t like waiting. We went at around 9pm and still had to wait about 10 – 15 minutes. The place is pretty small, so it is understandable. I wouldn’t go here as a big group because it is probably impossible to get seats together.

Good little restaurant! I went there for a light dinner because I wasn’t super hungry and it was perfect! It was a little less
Formal than I had imagined but tasted good. The train was cool because you could see the portion and what it looked like before you took it! Very quick, and good sushi and other food!

Meh… ok sushi. I’m sure there’s better in town. Few options… short train. No rainbow roll. No California roll. Ok Miso soup. Very small place… sit around a bar and watch the train. We’ll go elsewhere for sushi.

Great veg options, cheap, fast, and friendly. Perfect for a quick meal whether you’re just passing through or in town for a few days.

I love the Banff Sushi House, or as the locals call it Sushi Train. I tried to go at least once a week, even if I could only order take-​out. Sushi Train is a small sushi restaurant where a model train circles plates of sushi around the sushi bar. The train even has tiny passengers. There are less an twenty seats, but you can pick a plate and start eating as soon as you’re seated. If it’s full, definitely try to wait as it’s more and worth it. It’s a great place to grab a quick meal.
The sushi is excellent here and I would come just for the surf clam, BBQ eel, shrimp, and tuna maki. My absolute favorite offering is the potato croquette. I would often stop in and pick up two to eat on the way home from work. The prices are very reasonable, and a handy guide details which plate colour corresponds to which price. If you don’t like what the little train carries you can ask the chef to make any request. I had them whip up a potato croquette maki once and it did not disappoint.
Sushi Train is both a locals and a tourist spot. It’s whimsy and charm can’t be surpassed in Banff. I wish all my meals were brought to me via tiny model train.

Upon walking into Sushi House, I was taken aback at how small the place was. It must seat 15 at most. This restaurant doesn’t have any tables, everyone is seated around the sushi train (although menu items are available).
Most of the items on the train were fresh and I really liked the texture of the rice and rolls there. We tried a few dishes including salmon rolls, yam rolls, spicy tuna rolls, tempura shrimp rolls, and gyoza.
We were a bit disappointed with the gyoza — we saw it travelling on the train upon our arrival, and asked if they could make us some fresh gyoza since it looked like it had been out for quite a while. The ‘chef’ just nuked it in the microwave, and wasn’t acceptable to my standards.