From Chicago, IL and there are only 2 places that compare to this. One is Roka Akor, the other was in Japan. This place has phenomenal food for a good price. Don't let the looks deceive you, the food is absolutely top notch. It's a must try if you love sushi, sashimi, and much more. Miso soup was the best I've had outside Japan. Just go!
Absolute great service by Christina and Theresa. The food is outstanding. If we go for Sushi that's the place to go to. Thank you Calvin for your outstanding cousin!
Every time that I have eaten here has been excellent. The service is always good, and the sushi is fantastic. We are continually trying different rolls here, and have never been disappointed.
L always order the chirashi ($18.99). The rice was fragrant with vinegar. Christina asked Calvin to give me two amaebi (raw spot prawns) as she knows this is my favourite sushi. When eaten raw, the prawn is sweet, creamy and crunchy.
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I’ve been to Red Ember quite a few times now, and I’ve yet to be let down. The quality of food is always amazing, really pretty presentation doesn’t hurt the overall impression either. The staff is friendly and attentive. Yes, they get busy, and the service might not be the fastest, but I feel like it creates a nice alternative to most sushi places, where it sometimes seems like they just want you to eat and get out as quickly as possible.
I am a big fan of sashimi, and they offer a great variety of it. Pieces are rather large, which my husband and I sometimes forget about while ordering as you can see from the photo. This time we’ve had their hamachi sashimi (always incredible), and tried salmon belly and butter fish sashimi as well. The rolls are Volcano and Tropical Paradise - both incredibly tasty!
They also typically bring you an amuse-bouche as a nice surprise to start your meal.
If you don’t feel like sitting down, you can get takeout from there, which I’ve also been happy with so far.
Only suggestion I can make - and it’s the same one for all good Japanese restaurants here - is to expand their wine lists. It would be amazing to have a sushi place I can go to with friends and have some good quality sashimi with a glass of nice wine.
It's been awhile since I have been here. There is a paid parkade right beside the restaurant since there is no parking lots at the restaurant since it's right off Kensington. The food here was pretty good but the service was a miss. It was super slow and we had to ask for water and tea refills. Luckily we weren't in a rush cuz they hardly came to check on our table. Was able to make a reservation which was nice.
Absolutely loved it and wish we didn't wait so long to try this hidden gem! Everything was super fresh, the miso, tempura, rolls and sashimi were all very fresh and generous portions. The sample appetizer was a salmon tempura which was amazing! Very fresh and tasty. The staff/owners were super friendly and and very welcoming. We will definitely be back!
This particular sushi place was on my list so we decided to try it when we had a chance. We drove around a couple of times. If you blink you will miss it if you've never been there before. It was pretty quiet. The waitress was very friendly and interactive with kids. We had Ramen with salmon tempura. The broth was flavorful and the tempura was light crispy and very tasty. We also had the dragon roll. It was good but not really spectacular. Kid did not want to eat it due to sauce. We also had the maki roll combo which was also good. Kid also had an avocado roll which was Wolf down. My only complaints here are if we are going to eat at your establishment there should be free parking. The sign says customer but it's a pay parkade. The bathroom was nice and clean and roomy but no change table. Baby gets changed on the floor which could be a deterrent. Probably good place for date night and some of the other rolls.
Sushi here is very fresh especially the sashimi! My whole family and myself was very satisfied with the food there! It's a smaller place, but it was worth going to.
Went here for dinner last night. It's small and quiet but it's a great sushi restaurant. The pricing is pretty good too. There's paid visitors parking for the building accessible through the front.
great sushi place. The snapper wrap and salad is one of the best I get it every time. I absolutely love their salad dressing which goes to show the attention to detail they pay to all aspects of their menu!
I enjoyed our dinner here! The agedashi tofu is yummy and it was nice to get a free appetizer. Nice cuts of sushi and fresh. I will need to come back for the butterfish as it was sold out (so must be good). Had the Salmon belly nigiri and it was actually very soft in texture and delicious.. Kind of melted in my mouth.
Red Ember is a beautiful little gem located in the Kensington area of Calgary (on the other side - the side that rarely anyone walks on). Fish is super fresh, and the tempura tasted fresh as well. The Avocado Bomb was delicious! I love going to this little Japanese restaurant and trying new menu items, as well as classic favorites (like the Agedashi tofu).
We were in the area and thought we try out this Japanese restaurant. We were very glad that we did have supper here.
We had a side of yam tempura which was nice and crispy.
For an appetizer we shared gyoza. They were very good. We were given a complimentary salmon tempura was was excellent.
I ordered the chicken teriyaki with a side of of two Hotategai scallops. They were so good I could have eaten a dozen or more. As for the teriyaki I really enjoyed it.
My wife had the Bulgogi Yaki Udon and it was very enjoyable.
Service was excellent with the server asking us several times how was the meal.
Yes we would come back and yes we would recommend this place.
I went here for the first time today and this is now my favourite Japanese restaurant in Calgary because their food actually tasted really good. I’ve never had salmon tempura and unagi tempura rolls anywhere else. I would definitely recommend this place, the price was good for the quality of food. Parking was a little hard to find though and you have to pay for it, although it’s only $2/hr.
By far my favourite sushi restaurant in Calgary!! Servers are super friendly and attentive. They name each piece of sushi when they deliver it. Delicious free appetizer. Beautifully plated and everything is super fresh. Atmosphere is warm and inviting. The portions are great for the $$. Two thumbs WAY up.
Great atmosphere; very calm. Quality of the fish can be hit and miss as with most sushi restaurants in Calgary. Parking is awkward to get to, and the closest lot requires payment. Price is reasonable - high mid range amongst sushi places in town.
Great sushi and a reasonable price. Did a pick up order and it was ready on time and the service was great :) Would get again! Photo of the party tray A
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