Sakana Grill

Well, Sakana Grill — Crowfoot — you did it again! Dinner here tonight was utterly bad. We ordered the Happy Hour Love Boat Deluxe and 2 bowls of Beef Udon. The miso soups and the salads arrived promptly for the Love Boat. Then, our 2 bowls of Beef Udon arrived but without our sashimi side plates. We waited for 40 minutes for the Love Boat Deluxe to appear at our table and the waitress’ excuse was that the kitchen ran out of items like the tempura and gyoza! What??? You would think that a restaurant that advertises for Happy Hour should have a fully-​stocked kitchen. What I really think was amiss was that the sushi chef was having a hard time keeping up with the take-​out orders and ours was also backed up. Needless to say, the tip was very small. Don’t know if we will be back in your new fancy open-​concept restaurant. I don’t like the booths for 6 people — 4 people on one side of the booth separated by these tall movable metal reeds from the 2 people on the other side of the booth. I can literally pick off the other person’s plate and maybe, pass my dish over to their side! Bad seating arrangement. The waitress was only a little apologetic that our food was so late in coming and was run ragged throughout the whole restaurant. Poor management of staff. You have lots of cleaner-​uppers but not enough waiters.

This used to be my favourite sushi place in Calgary but since their renos they have made their sashimi paper thin. Not to mention, their renos suck. They took out the coy pond and now their is no privacy in between tables

I recommend for all non sushi lovers to visit this place before you stop eating sushi. I couldn’t stand sushi anywhere else because I felt like the meat was too fishy or it felt like I always felt sick after. At Sakana grill you get fresh fish all the time. I have never had a bad experience and my food is always good.
If your afraid of trying sushi, try the sushi tempura roll. This roll is the best shrimp sushi I have tasted. It so well put together and it never falls apart. The shrimp is wrapped with cucumber and avocado and then on the top it’s a fresh avocado slice on top. DELICIOUS!

There’s a reason – a few of them, actually – that I haven’t been here for some time. The sushi is average-​to-​good at best, so usually I’ll go somewhere else for something really good. It’s been a long time since I’ve been and decided the Love Boat special would be a decent late lunch/​early dinner.
The last time I was here their service was terrible and the waitress all but demanded a tip. Today, they’re busy and the service is very good if distracted. The system was apparently down so, after waiting more than 30 minutes, we were informed the system was down and that out order was being placed again. I almost said «no thank you» but out soup and salad had already come. I was reminded why I don’t come here and will hopefully remember for next time

Good food, quick and friendly service. Make sure to make a reservation or the wait can be quite long.

This place has fallen. The tempura was breaded like fish or onion rings (without panko crumbs)… It had no crunch. It may have come from a freezer.
The sushi was inconsistent. The rice was chalky… I know weird but it was off in a way that ward to describe. The nigiri cuts were ok sized. Wild salmon not on the menu so had to eat the weird orange salmon. All the roles we ordered were oddly sweet. The ones that weren’t sweet were drizzled in sweet reductions. Fast food quality, certainly edible but not overly enjoyable. Perhaps a better place to grab lunch than to go out for dinner.
I used to go here quite a bit but I won’t be back. What is with NW Calgary and the vast quantities of poor — mediocre restaurants?!

Mediocre… Pasty, over vinegared sushi rice really ruins good sushi. I love well prepared sushi rice and sometimes the rice doesn’t get the focus it should. Expensive too, but given that this is Alberta I’d be willing to pay for it if the sushi rice was better. Tea was good.
Music was unnecessarily loud over lunch hour.
In all, I’d rather spend the money at Globefish for the sake of food quality.

What’s this? Happy Hour for sushi? After 9PM, Sakana discounts their love boats and depending on the night, other select items on their menu as well.
Who eats that late? A lot of people apparently! The restaurant is always full whenever we hit up Sakana for «Late Night Sushi» as we like to call it. A love boat deluxe (comes with tempura, dumplings, assorted sushi & sashimi, rice, soup and salad) and bowl of udon is the right amount for 3 people without getting too full.

Happy hour is great! Same great food at discounted price

The Crowfoot location has a «Happy Hour» menu after 9PM, where the Deluxe Love Boat is discounted to $ 27 from $ 38. You get an assortment of nigiri sushi, sashimi, orange chicken, gyoza, shrimp and vegetable tempura, steamed rice, miso soup, and salad – more than enough to feed two people. It was delicious, and the service was prompt and efficient. Good value, we’ll be back.

I had a chuckle as I walked to the front door. The restaurant took over Pizza Hut. It’s funny because Pizza Hut moved next door to a smaller space. While, this sushi restaurant is housed under the symbolic Pizza Hut roof.
The service is good. The place was packed when I went on a Saturday night. Their specialty rolls were average. I prefer this joint over Kinjo, if I was hung up on staying up in the NW area. Otherwise, downtown and Kensington offer better quality sushi.

Had dinner last night… Service was okay, they were super busy, but at the end of the meal a man came to our table. We assumed he was a manager checking in, turns out they had a roving magician. Best we’ve ever seen… Planning to go back next week, out kids loved it.

I went to Sakana Grill with my friend Katie during lunch, the seafood was fresh and the rolls was very good. I recommend the Cowboy roll and Rainbow roll. And the lunch bento special was good too, includes soup and salad. Overall, good price and freshness of seafood. Services was okay.

Been to this location a few times and it never disappoints for food. I have had the sushi and the entrees every time I have gone. I love their sushi and my husband loves their tempura shrimp.
Service is always good, never have a problem getting a table and I love their fruity tropical drinks. Not very Japanese but so good.
They are reasonably priced and I also like their magic entertainment on the weekends. Food is always great. No complaints.
Will visit again and again.

So glad my husband reminded me of this location. Sakana was always a go to spot for me at the downtown location, but the past couple years its gone down hill. I was pumped when we came here!
It’s never too busy, so easy to get a table and quick service. The sushi is good, fresh and reasonably priced. I stick to my usuals, miso soup, salad, salmon, kappa rolls and a few other random pieces.

I frequently visit Sakana, but mostly during Happy Hour. $ 0.99 for a salmon, I don’t think I can complain too much.
We usually order the tempera udon, which comes with tempera on the side, as well as four pieces of sashimi on the side (only during Happy Hour). We also get 10 – 15 pieces of salmon sushi, a couple of toro (only on special from Mon-​Thurs during Happy Hour), an appetizer, and teas to drink. Our bill is always under $ 40 (which includes 15% tip), and for the amount of food we get, it is pretty good. I also have no complaints about the service provided here, even though we always get different servers, I find that they are all pretty efficient and friendly.
On their regular menu, I think the baked oyster and sushi pizza is pretty good.
I think their regular prices are a bit overpriced for the quality of sushi you are getting. The love boat and love boat deluxe is around $ 35, which I think is way too expensive for waht you get. There are many many other sushi places you can visit in Calgary for a better quality for that price. But if you are looking to fill your late night sushi craving, Sakana is the best.

Excellent happy hour! $ 1 salmon: either as sushi or sashimi!
Customer service is fairly standard, nothing extraordinary. The quality of food at this location seems better than the downtown location. Only sad thing is they only serve toro sushi (from the happy hour menu) from mon-​thurs.
I didn’t order it this time but the deluxe boat is pretty good. it has a great mix of sushi, sashimi, and kitchen items!

If you’re looking for a budget friendly option for sushi and Japanese food in the northwest, this is a good choice! They have a huge menu including some value «love boat deals» (order one just to watch the tiny waitress stagger out of the kitchen carrying a wooden boat as big as she is).
There are plenty of cooked options for non-​sushi lovers. My favourite Japanese restaurant is still Shikiji, but this is a more family and wallet-​friendly option. I find their rolls not quite as fresh-​tasting. When you enter, a smiling line of kitchen staff may shout «Irasshaimase!» at you, but they just mean «Welcome!» so try not to be alarmed!

Looks like there will be a new location opening on Macleod in the SW sometime soon hopefully!

Sakana is perhaps best known for its Happy Hour pricing, which I believe to be in play a couple of times each day (once in the late afternoon, and again late-​night). This promotion is highlighted by their «sushi love boat», which drops in price from around $ 35 to around $ 23, and is truly one of the best sushi deals going in Calgary (or anywhere, for that matter). The boat contains a good assortment of quality nigiri, maki, and sashimi, and feeds three comfortably.
It’s not quite 5* sushi quality, but it’s very good, and dollar-​for-​dollar it would be hard to do better (at least during Happy Hour).