Shibuya Izakaya

Food ⁵⁄₅ food is phenomenal. I love the beef Tataki, Ebi chilli mayo and creamy udon.
Service ⁵⁄₅ the service is great you are greeted at the door and when you leave
Environment ⁵⁄₅ very clean and open
Parking ⁵⁄₅ there is a parking lot and street parking

I have never had sushi here, only their noodles — both udon and soba. Their soba noodles are amazing and I definitely recommend getting soba over udon. I preferred my warm bean curd noodles to the cold soba noodles my friend ordered but their were both really good. I didn’t eat a lot of what was ordered but my friends all say that the tonkatsu ramen is especially amazing and that the fried soft shell crab was also very good. However, the squid sushi was not very good and hard to chew. They do have a vegetarian sushi meal and also a «sweet» sushi meal (included tamago, inari, etc.) which I believe was also entirely vegetarian. They also have a $ 1/​oyster deal if you have spent a certain amount of money for your whole group on a per person basis (versus the normal $ 2/​oyster). From what I saw the oysters were impressively large, especially considering that they were only $ 1 a piece, unlike other places where they are not even as large as the loonie you paid for them. We also had deep fried green tea ice cream, which was only ok so if you want dessert I would just head next door to Bubblemania instead!

Good service and excellent food, their teriyaki is the best delicious compared with other restaurant.

This has to be the worst sushi place we have ever tried and we have sushi on a regular basis. There was no flavour in any of the rolls, miso or sashimi. The fish was not fresh at all and was of very poor quality and cuts. The spicy sauce was really gross as well and definitely not spicy. Way overpriced especially for what you get in quality and portions. Very disappointing, considering we threw out the food incase of food poisoning, we will not be back.

Love this place. Shibuya offers a great diversity in flavours and textures that sushi should have. Dynamite roll, BBQ eel and Ebi hit the spot. Price is reasonable, especially for the quality of food. A friend and I ordered 5 rolls (30pieces) and 4 sashimi pieces and our bill was $ 37. Save yourself the trouble of trying to find parking and park in the adjacent field.

Love this place. Food is so good. I pretty much love every entrees they have on the menu. Only complaint is the price. $ 100 for lunch for 2 people is a little too much don’t you think. Other than the price, love love love their beef or salmon tataki, fresh oyster.

The sushi I had was great! Tempura was also really good. The restaurant was packed with limited parking. I will definitely be going back!

Love the sushi here! I’m from Vancouver and very picky with my sushi and this restaurant impresses me every time the food is fresh the presentation amazing and the service is great!

My sister and I love finding all the great sushi places in town, whether together or separately. And if it’s the latter — we eventually end up there together at some point in time. Shibuya was my sister’s find and I enjoyed it so much, I ate here twice in one week!
Being on a soup kick lately, we ordered the spicy chicken udon and the bento box (this is only available at lunch) with teriyaki chicken and the spicy salmon roll. Our food came out relatively quickly and the portions were quite big (good thing we held off ordering two soups!) The soup hit the spot — spicy and flavorful broth with generous chucks of chicken & veggies. The bento box came with the usual (miso soup, rice & salad) in addition to the two items we chose, and you could tell it was all fresh & made to order. Who’s had the wonderful experience of biting into icy/​frozen lettuce or crunchy and/​or dry rice from places that pre-​make their bentos? You won’t get that here at Shibuya!
Right on 16^th Ave, you won’t miss seeing this place — so make your way over there already!
(Oh! They don’t do debit/​credit transactions under $ 15 — so remember to have some cash on hand)

Very good ood. Some very interesting specials and regular dishes. Very Good service. Decore is good if somewhat plain.
We had the Beef Tataki, crackling role and both were excellent. Special rolls were different and we will be back to try more of them.
Nice selection of sake.

Havent been here in a while and was pleasantly surprised to find that they stepped up with theor food offering big time. The oysters were top notch, the dumplings were crunchy pan seared properly, and the rolls, wow.
Black cod was the highlight of my visit today as the taste lingered big time and was proper!
The fresh red roll was a kim chi take on a roll and was quite delicious as well.
Prepare to taste all the flavor that seems lost on sushi spots these days. You can taste the fresh unlike assembly line (er boats rather) franchise spots popping up more and more.
The korean fusion of the menu is really a must try.
Do avoid the AC or wear a sweater or you may be shivering inbetween bites! Probably why the sushi is so fresh haha.

Although this is my to go spot for sushi, i have been finding that their customer service has been slacking. Don’t get me wrong. i LOVE the food! i always get spicy salmon, beef tataki, gesso calamari… actually this list can go on!
BUT as of recently in hiring more staff members, the service has gotten… i don’t know? not as welcoming? especially that man they hired. not the young one but the older one. he was fine and welcoming when he first started. but now just death stares, giving attitude but i still come for the food.
AND with yesterday, my friend and I had ordered the geso calamari. whats with taking it off the table when you see me holding it in my hand and leaving me with no sauce. I WAS NOT FINISHED.
This is my FAVOURITE sushi place in calgary, i will continue going here for the food but just kind of disappointed with their service lately…

I’ve mainly stopped in here for lunch. They have some great lunch specials — including their Bento Box specials. Great price and you get TONS of food!
Their hot food is great and their sushi is ok. I love the photos in their menu but some may think they are tacky. I like that I can see what everything is.
Service is quick and friendly. Will return for lunches :)

Great place! Great service! Convenient Parking! And fantastic food… I thoroughly enjoy Japanese cuisine, me and my lady dine frequently and really did enjoy this place and will definitely be coming back more often! SHA-​BOOYA!!! :)

Went here for dinner with friends. All in all I think the sushi and the quality of fish is better than the average sushi place, but there are better ones in Calgary. The hot menu is also tasty, especially the takoyaki, but other items like the yakisoba didn’t really stand out for me.
My real complaint was not so much with the food or service, but the layout of the restaurant. We were seated in the booths area and the way the benches are connected, whenever someone got up/​sat down on the table behind us our bench would jump noticeably.

The oysters are good and I like the beef tataki. The rolls are okay. I tend to come here because it’s not too far and have come to know the owners from when this place was called Ice Bar. I like supporting friends.
The only downside is the occasional runs either me or some of my friends get from eating here. LOL! I had geoduck one time and had to do double time to get home and get on the sh*tter! Same with a few other friends whenever they eat here. That’s not a good sign… especially since they deal with raw fish!

The restaurant I had planned to go to for my birthday would not make a reservation. So I decided to try somewhere I had never been for sushi. Unilocal showed good reviews for here and they took my reservation.
The restaurant is small but has a beautiful and warm ambiance. Our server was very attentive and helpful. We all had tea with our other drinks to keep warm and they always kept our cups full and warm but without hovering or annoying anyone.
The sashimi was very fresh and tasty. I ordered a few of my absolute favorites like BBQ’d squid which was cooked to perfection and the sauce was flavorful. My oysters were not that fresh and covered in sauce in an failed attempt to cover this. The beef tetaki was cut too thin but the sauce was nice. I tried sea urchin for the second time ever. My first try over a decade ago was disgusting, mushy and just off so I never tried it again. While the sea urchin wasn’t my favorite thing it was clear that fresh makes a world of difference. I liked the flavor and texture this time around.
We all ordered deserts and I had the coconut mango surprise which is one of my favorites. They don’t just take it out of the plastic and put it on a plate like most places. They added some whip cream and chocolate sauce on the hazelnut pear that the others had.
In general the food was fresh with a few small disappointments. The service was excellent, fast, attentive and friendly. The prices were moderate to high. I would definitely go back to this place again.

If the company is good and adventure is encouraged, then order anything with Natto to try. I’ve only managed to chomp down the Natto Maki but someday I’ll tackle the beast in it’s purest form. What is eating Natto like? Imagine if your mouth was Peter Venkman and Slimer flew into your mouth and wouldn’t go away. Honestly, it’s all a matter of finding away to chew the thing and bracing yourself for the taste. After a few bites, it’s NATTO bad after all! *SNORT*
The first time I heard about Shibuya was when they served Japanese hot-​dogs @ the taste of Calgary festival. It was an awesome hot dog, served with nori/​katsobushi and okonomiyaki sauce. What was odd was that they named it «Jap-​a-​dog», which led to some the lazy and culturally benign-​minded locals (mainly 15 – 20 drunk douchebags) refering to it as «Japdog» *shakes head*
Since then Shibuya has always been a great late-​dinner spot. The service is friendly but I am thankful that it’s not as «friendly» as the business next door. My only criticism is that for an izakaya, beer and sake are expensive as SH#$!! Once in a while I order the sweet potato Shōch just to jog the palate. Aside from this Shibuya’s sushi menu is ok compared to other sushi joints, with a few rolls that have impressed some of my previous companions, but where Shibuya shines is their non-​sushi and grill menu. They have a formidable ramen and noodle menu. I love their grilled items and always found a satisfying meal experience by ordering various grilled items and eating it with a bowl of rice.

Driving around in the fresh snowfall of Smarch (
), we decided to hit up Shibuya for late night sushi noms.
I ordered the usual things a vegan can order in a sushi establishment; avocado and kappa maki, yams, a «fitness cone.» Everything was delicious, and the portions were more than fair. I was already mentally tabulating a 5-​star review…
WHEN THE NATTO HAPPENED. This is the kind of thing someone would probably enjoy with a nice tall glass of durian shake. Describing it requires a level of disgust I can only muster with expletives, so I leave you with this screen cap:

We decided we needed a midnight snack the other night after bowling and because Cheesecake etc was closed we opted for Bubblemania. It was 12 midnight and this place was packed, so one of my friends suggested this restaurant a couple of doors down that she had heard about and she heard it was really good.
It was set up so elegant in there that we wondered if our bowling clothes would be appropriate. This is a cool sushi restaurant that seems to attract the very well dressed, hip and young Japanese clients which is completely a great sign.
The service was fantastic, our server was extremely patient; we didn’t know quite what to order and she had to come back several times, we ordered several sushi combinations one being «The Cowboy» which had sliced beef which was so unique. I had a chicken skewer, which were 3 skewers at below 6 dollars and the refreshing green tea ice cream. My friend had a combination sushi which included a Miso soup and a salad which according to her had too much ginger and her boyfriend had the Ramón noodles and some tempura prawns.
I was impressed with the low pricing of the dishes but I was more impressed with the presentation and the sizing (check out my photos).
I would definitely come back here for a business meeting or a romantic evening with my honey. I am seriously glad that Bubblemania was full that night.