Oishii Sushi

Had the all you can eat dinner with my boyfriend for his birthday, thought the service was amazing and the food was great! I have had better sushi, but this place has the best price for great quality sushi. The service was quick and careful. My boyfriend and I really enjoyed Oishii Sushi.

The only thing I hate about this place is that I have to drive pretty far, but after eating I remember how much it was worth the drive!
I definitely recommend paying the extra to get the additional menu options! Definitely worth it! Who doesn’t love unlimited crab? I just can’t explain how many delicious options they offer here, you have to try it for yourself! The price is definitely fair and if you’re hungry for sushi or more, this is the place to be!
The best part after eating here is the ice cream you get to devour in the end! That green tea is the bomb! However, one time when I came here we finished eating and just had ice cream left, but it took the server over 20 minutes to get us the ice cream? It was very busy at the time, but still, it shouldn’t have taken that long… For the most part the service is fast, when it’s really busy they tend to be much slower. But with any restaurant this is inevitable.

Come here for my wife birthday family dinner. Very nice ambient, clean, new & trendy, good service by our server, good variety selections. All u can eat Reg $ 27.95/person dinner, deluxe menu $ 32.95/person included oysters (2/​person max), snow crabs, lamb skewers etc. extra $ 5? its ok IMO.
Service — 5 stars by our server
Foods — 4 stars
Ambient — 4 stars
Decoration — 4 stars
Food delivery time 3 — 4 stars (depending how busy at the time).

I was here for lunch yesterday, but didn’t have the AYCE. Instead I opted for one of the Bento boxes. I ordered the bento box with two choices, my friend the one with three choices. The meal also comes with miso soup. The two dishes sides I ordered were the Teriyaki beef, and the chicken karaage. The box was tasty, and if I had to say anything negative about it. The beef was luke warm. I would even have to say it bordered on the cooler side of luke as well.
On this day, it was a Wednesday they had a special if you ordered Japanese beer. I ordered the Asahi beer (Bottle). and the special this day was that you get two oysters with it. I have to say that they were pretty darn tasty oysters. They were served cold, and with a sweeter ponzu type sauce.
The people around us look like they ordered the AYCE, and judging by the size and look of the rolls I think I’ll be back to try it.
This restaurant was the former neighborhood pub.
I also wanted to add that upon entering the restaurant it seemed like it wasn’t busy. That’s because everyone was seated behind a wall by the main entrance to the left. This area was completely full. It’s a big space, you can’t really judge from the outside.
I’ll be back forsure.

This is my second time here. The first time when they first open I came for a birthday celebration but the service and food was terrible. Our sashimi was frozen.
However, they have improved. Came for dinner for two on a Friday at 6 pm. Parking lot fills up fast since there so many businesses in the complex. The front host wasn’t attentive stood there flipping through paper while a line formed. Not until the lady in front spoke up did he started to seat people.
The atmosphere at this restaurant is open and modern. Lots of seating and clean. The waitress was friendly and came by often to get our order. The food was really good. We love the beef tataki the most. Portions are small but that prevents waste.
It’s a bit expensive for deluxe all you can eat is $ 35. Overall all the sushi options were delicious and I would come back. For the sweet tooth lovers there ice cream for dessert!

Decided to try this place because the chef used to work at Shibuya — one of my favorite sushi place in Calgary, opened up his own restaurant. From what I’ve heard, it is similar to Shibuya but AYCE. Honestly I can spend the same amount of money and get better food and service at Shibuya. Their food took a very long time to arrive. Fish was not that fresh. Lamb skewers were cold and hard when it arrived. Service was slow. I will not come back as I have had better sushi at other places for the same price if not less.

Poor service and THEY WILL DEMAND for more tips even with POOR service!

Price was very good. Went for lunch and had all you can eat plus one margarita, $ 41 for two of us. Miso soup was good, sushi options aren’t very wide but the quality was great. The sushi cones were very basic, not much in them but again, good.
Server was courteous, came when needed and didn’t hover. Great atmosphere and very open and inviting. I found my new sushi home :)

Me lady and I went here for my 40^th. First off; deceptive outside-​to-​inside appearance. Strip mall corner sushi restaurant… that’s the descript for a 6 seater, dirty table top kinda place. Not here! This place was Huge and beautifully well designed, although the room is almost entirely open so if their’s 50 people in their, it gets real loud with the chatter.
That being said, the sushi was really good. They have 2 «all you can eat» options. We deiced on the first one. Great selection and quality. Since my lady keeps reminding me that I’m a sushi roll man and not a true sushi fan (raw fish on a bed of rice) as she is, I enjoyed mocking her endlessly when she ate all my dragon rolls and started to attack my second order, «Get your own, you Sushi Purest! I don’t wanna contribute to your dedicated life-​choices by my oh so common taste-​buds.» :)
Average to high price, but I’m cheap so its probably average. Definitely worth checking out!

Do you want to gain a lot weight for your next acting gig? Then come on over to Oishii. I promised, you’ll get fat in no time.
Note that Oishii ain’t Wa’s or Zipang, but its a hell of a lot better than your average Calgary sushi joint and great value. I do not know how this restaurant makes money, as the food is good, and great for an all-​you-​can-​eat Japanese restaurant.
Winners: Creamy udon, salmon nigiri, beef enoki nigiri, deluxe menu, seaweed salad. The rice in the rolls/​sushi was good.
Losers: Oyster Motoyaki was small and fishy, the scallop nigiri was too sweet and overly mayonnaisey.
Tip: Sit at the booths, service is great there but not so much near the kitchen. DO NOT ORDER TOO MUCH FOOD AT ONCE! When in doubt, order less. Ask your server for advice and you won’t be grossly stuffed like I was. The rolls are very large and most are drenched in spicy or creamy sauces, so go easy on them.

I was there one night with my friend and I order an egg drop soup, tuna sashimi and other foods. I guy came back and apologized to me and said that they were out of egg drop soup and offered me miso which is fine. It was a bit cold but I did not complain about it because they were busy. We were waiting for my tuna sashimi, macarel and salmon as well, but we did not receive our tuna sashimi. Again, I ordered tuna sashimi and did not arrive. I was pretty disappointed about it, they could atleast mentioned that they were out but we waited until the last call.
I did not bother asking because I have no time to argue. After paying my bills and giving them a small tip, the server was begging to give her more tips. I ask why are you asking for more? her explanation, «it is not enough to pay the company» a percentage of each table goes to the company and server. She begged for money and I was furious about it. I gave all my coins to her and told her do not talk to me. The servers job is not to tell everyone about where the money goes, they should ask «was our service was not at your expectation? or is there anything we can help to fix this right away?»
My friend told that she should not be asking me that kind of question. I was so angry to her and told the lady beside her that there is a reason why I gave you that much, and you should not be begging customers for more tip money. It is unacceptable. A customer should not know about you companies policies. Tips shows you on how you can strive to give clients a good customer service. It is one servers mistake but they should teach them more on how to handle the situation not begging for more…

I would like to try Oishii again. The décor and open kitchen is very nice! I went there super hungry and got some hand rolls for take out. The service was pleasant. The rolls were delicious! I ate them fast. It did not seem like much food for $ 14.00. But, I was exceptionally hungry too. I easily could have had more. I am hoping they have a lunch special, that might be a better value. I am not interested in all you can eat or big sushi boats so I will have to investigate the rest of their offerings.
Update — I did check the menu and they do have some take-​out combos that look like they might be a good value. Stayed tuned…

Parking ¹⁄₅ big parking lot but no spaces
Environment ³⁄₅ place is very nice and open washroom is very clean.
Food ²⁄₅ sushi rolls were great. Beef Tataki & Creamy Udon was made to look and taste like Shibuya’s recipe but didn’t not taste as good. Beef Tataki lacked the shredded radish. Creamy udon was bland.
Service ¹⁄₅ we were told to pre order food when we made a reservation so we pre ordered, but when we came nine of the food was ready. Came here at 7:30 was told we had 2 hours to eat, the food showed up as 1 plate with 6 pieces every 15 mins. Had to ask for the manager at 830 to voice concerns and then food started coming out. Only after voicing my concerns did the management take out tables orders and put them through.
Unfortunately I came all the way to the south to try this out based on good reviews but unfortunately I will not be back. I don’t mind paying for quality food and service.

From outside, you wouldn’t think much of this place but once you go in, you would be impressed by the huge open space and view to the kitchen. Came here for lunch for an AYCE at $ 18 once and I thought that’s a pretty good price. I wouldn’t be surprised if the price goes up in the near future.
I thought all of their sushi rolls were great and they may be the best in the city for an AYCE. The fish didn’t stink and I thought the rice was nicely prepared as it was soft, not sticky, and not cold. Food came pretty fast.
Where I felt Oishii Sushi lost points is in the hot food category. Besides the egg drop soup, which was a little thicker, more flavorful, and more generous on the ingredients than most places I’ve tried, I thought the shrimp tempura, teriyaki beef, and other hot foods failed hard even for an AYCE. Oishii didn’t use panko bread for the tempura, but seemed to have used just plain flour or something similar: it wasn’t crispy. The teriyaki beef had a runny sauce that didn’t have much flavour. Other hot foods were underwhelming as well.
3 stars seem a little low as I think it should be a 3.5 but the unimpressive hot food got me. Eat cold, Unilocalers! I definitely would come back and try their dinner AYCE menus. Apparently, there are two types at night.

I’ll admit it… This is probably the best AYCE sushi restaurant in Calgary at the moment! The chef use to work for Shibuya Izakaya and I guess decided to open up his own place down south. The interior is very nicely designed with open concept kitchen. The menu itself is VERY extensive and has so many different hot and cold dishes. The few items that stuck out for a Japanese restaurant was that they were serving Chinese items like Siu Mai, Har Gow and Ginger beef. For a sushi restaurant they serve bomb dim sum, surprising.
I only went for lunch and the place was still kinda busy for 1pm. The service was quick and the food came QUICK! Meaning Takoyaki balls came out within 3mins of placing the order. Maybe it was because the tables were starting to clear out but great for us! The food is very well presented and attention to detail is not lost. Every dish leaving the kitchen was perfectly plated and garnished regardless of the quantity of the items.
This AYCE sushi place is a definite must try especially for the dinner deluxe menu where there is beef tataki!!! Eating just a few orders of this dish would pay for your entire meal!!! Happy munching!
Must order:
1. Oiishi deluxe
2. Hand cones (they do not cheap out on the meat within them)
3. Takoyaki

We risked it, we decided to go here tonight without being able to make a reservation, and it was completely fine. This visit was totally worth it.
This place has absolutely the best Japanese AYCE in YYC. At $ 27.99 for their «dinner tasting menu» we got a great selection of cold and hot items to choose from. There is also two free «chef special» items you can select with your meal as well. We laughed at how they have dim sum on the menu, and did not try it… but I’m sure it would have been good though.
All their food was fantastic! From the simplest dishes like «sashimi salad» and «egg drop soup» you can taste the quality difference compared to other Japanese AYCE places at the same price point. Most of what we got had great plating, even my one order of takoyaki had garnishes at the bottom. I love their attention to detail here.
Their house special roll is fantastic :) it was a deep fried tempura roll with just a hint of tabasco after taste to it. Delicious!
We had to of course finish off with some sweets for dessert, they’ve got ice cream available… which they garnish with a fried taro chip and whipped cream. Ahhhhh the simple things in life delight me.
Will be sure to come back time and time again… as long as I can actually get in that is ;)
P. S. They have lemon slices with their ice water :) its all about the details.

Saw the sign for this place on my way to church, so made a mental note to check it out on my way home. So many of my favorite Sunday lunch stops have decided to close on Sundays, so AYCE sushi for $ 18 sounded great to me.
The space is new, I think it used to be a hardware store. All the furnishings are brand new, with kind of a traditional meets modern vibe.
Initially, I was leaning toward 2 – 3 stars because service was really slow. Maybe I got forgotten, because I was seated behind a pillar. Lunch took almost an hour and a half. Not to mention, they ran out of gluten-​free soy sauce even though that was the first thing I asked about before I sat down. Then they told me it was an extra charge. Charging me for having an allergy I didn’t ask for… kinda bums me out.
However, I was really impressed that the manager actually ran out to Sobey’s to get me a bottle. And the waitress, albeit rather slow, was really friendly and knew which menu items were safe for me. The wakame (seaweed) maki was delightfully briny, and the avocado cone was buttery and not skimpy on the avocado despite being AYCE. The tea was fragrant and I loved the pot that it came in. So many places have pots that spill half the tea on the table, but theirs was designed really well. Novel!
I had one main waitress and a couple of other servers running food to my table, and all of them were slow but friendly. No one came back after my last plate of rolls was set down though, so I had to figure out how to pay by myself (you walk up to the front desk). The manager was all smiles and apologetic, and didn’t charge me extra for the GF soy sauce after all.
I would probably come here again by myself or on a date. Given how leisurely the service was, I’m hesitant to recommend it for large groups. Fat and sassy for under $ 20 is hard to find in this city, so check them out!

YES! A freaking sushi place right down the street and it isn’t run by white people. Hahaha… honestly when we walked in and were the only people speaking English I knew that we scored. Not to mention the entire staff welcomes every customer once they walk into the store. This is something they do at every restaurant in Japan and for me it demonstrates authenticity.
We went for the AYCE and it was awesome. They even gave us 2 orders of snow crab from the ‘deluxe’ menu. Basically there are 3 menus… the AYCE menu for $ 27.99, the deluxe AYCE menu with a few extra delicacies (like snow crab and scallops) for $ 32.99 or the A La Carte menu that essentially has everything individually priced. Some people complain that the service is slow but in most places in Asia dinner is at least a 4 hour feast of multiple courses… so I think they are kind of adopting this method.
Either way, I’ll definitely be heading here again… it’ll be tougher to drive over to Globefish in my opinion.

I had an enjoyable lunch here. For an AYCE place it’s pretty decent.
Service was a bit slow and food was also slow to come out of the kitchen but luckily we had no time constraints. However, I can see this as a problem especially if you’re on a lunch break.
It was nice that the cooked foods are tapas size because it allowed us to try many different items on the menu. The sushi rolls are normal roll size.
Lunch AYCE menu is different than the dinner AYCE menu. Apparently the dinner AYCE menu has a few additional items including sashimi. There is no sashimi on the lunch AYCE menu. If you don’t want AYCE they also offer a la carte ordering, including lunch combos.
Inside is new, clean, large, and nicely renovated… which adds to the ambiance. I hope it will stay like this :)

This is the newly renovated one located on Riverbend.
It’s eat all you can for 27.99/head. Very good taste and quality of food. The service was good though the staff was confuse with our orders– we didn’t mind cause we got pauses in between our orders that allowed us to digest.
There were too many choices though that gets confusing sometimes though it’s okay once you look at several times!