Big Catch

Big Catchwas great sushi place and the chief was super nice! I went for first date and was so nice and we were sooooo full we ordered the dinner for 3.

First of all, this is not a restaurant. It is a small area in the market. Second, this restaurant has no sushi at all. It only has rolls and small amount of sashimi. If you order solely sashimi, you are ripped off. To be honest, its rolls taste like anywhere else rolls. So i don’t like this restaurant. If you want to eat sushi, sashimi and rolls, just go to another one, even Japanese food buffet tastes better than this. Frankly, I don’t recommend this restaurant at all unless you are rich and you have no Japanese restaurants available nearby.

Unexpected freshness from a «food court» stand… albeit it was at the farmers market. The sushi here was quite delicious! My fellow Unilocaler and I decided to try this out because a mutual friend of ours recommended it. The rolls were crafted thinking of complimentary flavours.
We ordered the special platter (quite gluttonous for 2 people), which was adorned with 6 rolls: passion sunrise, rodeo rider, tropic rush, zesty avalanche, meteor rain, and 9−1−1. One of my favourites was the meteor rain as it was spicy and was topped with torched seared salmon, being filled with crabmeat and salmon. Runner up was the rodeo rider filled with tuna and salmon, but the highlight was the spicy sauce and GARLIC CHIPS! Such great dimension of flavour in this one. Third place was 9−1−1 as the heat this one packed was spot on. Tuna and crunchy wonton bits topped with salmon, fire sauce, tobiko, and cayenne pepper really brings all the flavour and texture to the bite.
Definitely worth the visit, but bring more people so you can both try more rolls and not feel like you’re going to burst at the end.

The best sushi in town! Its sashimi is so fresh and it melts in your mouth! Their sushi rice is always consistent. Its sushi presentation is very beautiful. Very artistic! I haven’t had a same presentation so far. Service? Superior! :)

Really awesome sushi and really great service! Probably some of the best sushi I’ve had in the city.

I had heard good things from @maggiem about The Big Catch, so I had to go and check it out for myself! Went with @paulp and ordered the Special Platter. This platter feeds 3 people but we were hungry and did the classic over-​order!
The Special Platter includes:
1 Passion Sunrise, 1 Rodeo Rider, 1 Tropic Rush, 1 Zesty Avalanche, 1 Meteor Rain, 1 Nine One One. All were fresh and had a great combination of flavors. The presentation was also amazing, nicer than most sit down sushi restaurants that I’ve been to.
I wish we were able to try the Chicago roll too, but we were stuffed. We had 7 pieces left over… but in reality, we should have had more, because we were eating well after we were full in efforts not to waste our order! So again, 3 people could easily share this platter and splitting the cost between 3 people makes it very affordable for the quality and amount of sushi you get.
Take note that it is a kiosk inside Market On McLeod, so its not a «restaurant,» but don’t let that stop you from checking out this place if you love sushi. I will definitely be back to try more things on the menu!

Really great sushi for the price. Service was awesome too, the guy really took his time to make recommendations according to what we liked.
It seems like they mostly focus on rolls as most of their menu covers the various rolls they offer. However, we ordered some sashimi on the side too and it was fresh and tasted great. Would totally recommend. The miso soup was really good too.
The presentation of the food is great and I thought it was kind of funny that we were eating off of a gigantic plate. The food all tastes as good as they look though so don’t worry: D
I have to point out that the hours of operation are kinda wonky, and they do make everything once ordered so it takes them some time, especially if they are busy. I believe you can call to order take out/​pick up. We spent our time walking around the farmer’s market as they give you a buzzer for when your food is ready. Wouldn’t recommend as a place to grab a quick bite.

This is the ONLY PLACE in town for great sushi! Just thinking about this place makes me smile. It doesn’t disappoint.

Highly recommend. Non, our Big Catch server, explained to us that Big Catch sushi-​grade fish comes flash frozen from Russia, BC and Norway. He started us on a frequents big catch card, and helped us to order the dinner extravaganza we desired.
We ordered spicy tuna roll, dynamite roll, spicy salmon roll, rodeo rider roll and Rainbow roll. We also tried The weekly special, teriyaki chicken wings for 4.95. We got two wings. They were good, crispy, fall off the bone, with a nice Brush of teriyaki sauce and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. It came with a tzatziki sauce, delicious. But after thinking about it we got two wings for $ 2.50 each. Worth it? Not really. But the food was good, so we forgave.
My gracious dinner date didn’t enjoy the sauce on the spicy tuna and salmon rolls but we both thought the rodeo rider roll was the best, sauce and all. We got enough wasabi, which I thought was fantastic. The ginger and wasabi was also soft and fresh.
The presentation was beautiful. The rice, perfectly done. The fish was fresh. Just so you know, I am a sushi connoisseur. I have been eating sushi since I was five years old and this is good sushi for Calgary. We got great service and I highly recommend the fresh gracious quality Big Catch gives patrons.

These guys make amazing sushi and are super friendly. When your sushi arrives, it is so pretty that it makes you forget you’re having lunch at a Farmer’s Market. My only wish for these guys is to some day get a place of their own!

I love this truly Japanese sushi bar. Wild Pacific Salmon (a first for me in a Calgary sushi bar). Delicious yam tempura. Reasonable prices. I know that this will be a weekly stop for me. I can’t wait to return!

The best of the best sushi — I hardly miss a week without going to Big Catch — the best I have had in Calgary and Vancouver. The young men running the business are quite personable and charming and take great pride in what they are doing. Not only is the food delicious and fresh is presented as beautiful work of art. If you love sushi do not miss checking Big Catch out you will not be disappointed.

Big Catch was such a great find for us. We have tried sushi all over Calgary and it is generally okay and often overpriced. Big Catch in my opinion is leading the way in the Calgary sushi scene with very high quality sushi prepared with incredible detail at very reasonable prices. They also seem to always have toro in stock which makes me very happy. I can’t tell you how many places in Calgary are always sold out of tuna belly!
I generally like having a beer with sushi so we almost exclusively do take away (no license at the Farmer’s Market… yet!). We pretty much place an order every weekend or so. I hope they decide to open up a licensed place some day. They are masters at what they do so they will be successful no matter where they end up.
When you serve amazing food, people will always find you!

My daughter and I visited Big Catch today inside Market on MacLeod, first time and my first impression is that the taste, texture and presentation of the dishes we ordered were excellent. We were quite impressed, not only with the quality of the food but also of the service. I didn’t expect them to bring out our dishes and also take them away as we finished eating, perhaps it helped that we were sitting right across from them but kudos to them being quite observant even though they were quite busy when we ordered.
We placed our order and we were given a buzzer/​pager and we took a seat; we only waited roughly 5 – 7 minutes while we strolled casually at the adjacent produce market and patiently anticipated our page to buzz.
We ordered gyoza, the Dragon roll, Dynamite roll and California roll. We were pleased with all of them. What I’ve noticed was that the different flavors from the ingredients in each of the rolls were distinct, fresh and delicious!
I’m definitely going to recommend this sushi bar to my sister and her family; I will definitely be back to try the other items in their menu.
Keep it up Big Catch, good job!

The big catch is the best sushi in calgary. There, that’s done.
Somehow their sashimi is fresher and fresher every time I eat there (which is quite often.) they are true artists as well, and the presentation is so delightful that it makes a lunch out an enriching experience. The young fellow at the register (whose name I can t remember) is so nice and always has a smile and is so thoughtful and considerate that he brightens my day.
But it really comes down to the Toro. It will transport you to a special place.

I should snap myself why I been there so many times and haven’t write a review about them… Sorry Big Catch…
This is a hidden gem inside the farmers market serving fresh quality raw seafood and prepared by ethnic Japanese sushi chef in Calgary. I always ordered Spicy Big Catch roll and seaweed salad couple times in the past, and it was fresh, good portion and well decorated on the plate presentation with modern garnish and hand crafted wasabi.
Services always busy but they always walk by and double check with us, to ensure their customer satisfaction into high standard of what products they served.
I will definitely return for their Spicy Big Catch roll and other rolls. However, their spicy sauce always changing, sometimes it was perfect spicy, and sometime it was overly sweet.

Really good and authentic sushi. The guy at the counter is extremely friendly.
We ordered the 911, Alaskan and ten pieces of sashimi. They tasted awesome. Super fresh and had a good combination of flavours.
Their plating is also very creative, they made a dragon using wasabi! Wow!

This is a great little sushi stand in the Calgary Farmers Market that is sure to satisfy any sushi lover but also has non fishy rolls for those who can’t eat raw things. I’m in the former group and I really enjoyed my solo visit on a Thursday for lupper (between lunch and supper hour).
Try the spicy catch combo because at 14 bucks it’s super filing for 1.
The staff is friendly too ;)

Absolutely delicious! Fresh sushi, creative rolls, and super friendly service. Try the miso soup with the salmon dumplings. The miso is not too salty and the dumplings are melt in your mouth.
They also have a fresh seaweed salad, which is a mix of sweet and crunchy, and a really cool Japanese soda that’s a mix between cream soda and sprite, but on the less sweet side. Comes in a neat bottle that they will show you how to use. Yes, the bottle requires instructions.

I’ve been on a sushi kick as of late (see: always). More so than usual, as I’ve had it 3 times in the last week. After the disappointment that was Kin Sushi at YYCFM, I was hesitant to get sushi again at the Farmers Market, but what convinced me to try out Big Catch was:
A) The positive reviews from trusted Unilocal homies
B) The varied vegan options on their menu
C) The friendly sushi chefs that were making rolls right before your eyes, rather than making them all in the morning and packaging them in sad looking Safeway-​esque trays
D) The long lineup
I ordered the Veggie Catch Combo, which consisted of their veggie roll (romaine lettuce, daikon, avocado and cucumber), avocado roll, and cucumber roll. I also ordered a seaweed salad.
The server taking my order noticed that I had ordered vegetarian items and let me know that their seaweed salad normally comes with caviar on top, but they would be happy to leave it out. He also gave me a Big Catch card, which is a card they stamp for every $ 10 you spend. After you hit ten, you get a complimentary roll. After paying, I was handed a beeper and told my dishes would be ready soon.
The wait wasn’t very long, and I was presented with a beautiful tray of food that was garnished with the most adorable carrot, radish and wasabi flowers. Everything was delicious, and I really appreciated that the veggie roll wasn’t so large that everything fell apart the moment I dipped it in to soy sauce. The care for preparation was very evident with each bite. I also appreciated that their pickled ginger wasn’t dyed a bizarre, nuclear shade of pink. The wasabi at Big Catch ain’t nothin’ to eff with. It’s wonderfully potent.
The only downside to Big Catch is that they’re only open 4 days a week, and only during 9 – 5 (with takeout hours during 5 – 7), but if you can hang tight until the end of the week to fill your belly with huppay sushi goodness, they are worth waiting for.