Kinjo Sushi

Had a terrible experience mainly due to staff not speaking much English. My senior friend and I were not allowed to ask if we could have a bowl of rice come with the other hot items and have the sushi items first. 6 different staff members came to discuss this. This was at 5:30pm and the place was empty but for 2 other tables. When we left and went to Swiss Chalet, I asked the waitress if I could have my baked potato half an hour after my ribs. She said, of course, you are the customer. She got a marvelous tip!!!
Kinjo at Dalhousie is NOT what it once was.

When this place first opened I was there weekly. I brought several friends there for birthdays etc. The staff, including Peter, knew me by name. In the last two years it’s gone downhill fast. I probably have been back once in the last year. On two occasions my friend got sick from the raw oysters, almost hospital sick! On another occasion, Teriyaki meat was severed cold. Again, I ordered grilled shrimp it tasted rotten. I told the sever and the sever said that’s the flavour of the sauce. I said «No! It tastes horrible» I ordered the scallops, which comes in the same sauce, they were fine.
Please get this place back to what it used to be!!! I haven’t seen Peter in about two years, maybe he should come by for a visit!

Came here today as it was the closet sushi place. The place is very roomy and nice. They gave me 4 pieces of sample rolls which was a nice complement. I ordered two of their special roles, which to day the least we’re extreme disappointments. They were extremely small and essentially had nothing but fried pieces of squid and fish in the middle of the maki. I would not order their special rolls. Without the samples I would have given this place a one star. Needless to say, this rating is based on food alone and I was very disappointed.

Great food and I love the location in the NW. It’s much bigger then their other location so great for larger parties.

I eat here all the time! The service and food are always consistent and the staff are friendly and upbeat. It’s always busy, making for a lively atmosphere.

Amazing service! The food was awesome and the staff was amazing! There was a server whose job was to bring around Pokey to the tables and he was so friendly and enthusiastic. I got the Philadelphia rolls, vegetable rolls, and the green tea ice cream and all were delicious! I would definitely come back next time I’m in Calgary! They even gave us coupons for our next visit! Great atmosphere and I would recommend them to anyone :)

Pretty good food and really good service. A little more upscale than the south side location. Worth a try for the skeptical first time sushi eater. Start simple like a California roll or the the Salmon sushi. The textures and flavours are excellent.

If only Unilocal allowed half stars, I was leaning more on the 3.5
Pros:
— Complimentary sample rolls. They came out with 4 different rolls that were complimentary. Who doesn’t like free? Score!
— Free pocky at the end of the meal. I had the green tea pocky and I really enjoyed it.
— Service was great!
— Sashimi had really nice thick slices
Cons:
— The rolls were okay
— Even though the sashimi slices were thick, the best out of the assorted fish we had was salmon. The rest were okay.
This place is spacious. I think this is one of the spacious sushi restaurants I’ve ever been to. It would be good for parties

My girlfriend and I frequent Kinjo because it’s decent sushi for a good price. Normally we go to the Millrise or MacLeod Trail location but we decided to try the Dalhousie Kinjo as we were seeing a movie nearby. As other people have mentioned, this location is large and VERY busy. No big deal, we wait five minutes and get a table. We order some drinks, two alcoholic drinks and two Pepsi’s. The pop comes and is super flat, so we ask whether we can send it back and get something else instead. The manager comes back to us and tells us that the pop machine is fine and that no, we cannot send our Pepsi’s back, but we are welcome to pay for something else. Keep in mind that we aren’t asking to send booze back, or any food. It’s literally SODA, which probably costs the restaurant 8 cents a glass. The principle of being told that I’m wrong about the way my drink tastes made both my girlfriend and I pretty annoyed. The food was fine, the tempura we ordered was super soggy, like it had been sitting out for a while, but we didn’t dare ask for a replacement after the pop ordeal. Tried to contact Kinjo through their website, but there is no option to do this.
tl;dl — Hope that your food tastes good, cause you’re def not getting a replacement at this place.

Always a good experience. Crowded but ok.
Best kinjo location so far. Fast service. Good food. Alain’s recommended! ;)

Great! I went there myself today because i wanna eat eel which i saw the attractive picture in Unilocal.I ordered three meals, and they all looked amazing. I ‘v upload the picture.

Kinjo is one of my favorite sushi places in Calgary. The staff is fun and friendly and the food is always delicious and of great quality!
All locations are good but my favorite one is Dalhousie.
Even my son who is not a sushi fan enjoys coming to Kinjo with me.

I think of sushi as being a small and intimate deal but this place is huge. They have a big open kitchen packed with loads of people to bang out all the sushi, deep fried stuff and other stuff.
It’s a good intro to sushi for kids with lots of options and those weirdos who are afraid to eat sushi will be pleased to find lots of alternatives.
I prefer a quieter and more intimate experience.

First time customer. From the states and I have to say that the customer service was pretty good. they also gave me free pocky! that’s awesome the girl that gave it to me was pretty cute too.
4 of ate about 100 worth of sushi.
I recommend trying the fried octopus it is super delicious. They don’t over fry it till its crunchy like fries but just enough till the point when you bite it. The entire octopus outterlayer crunches just like soft fried bread and melts in your mouth.
BUT the floor is very slippery. I was wearing basketball shoes and it was a struggle walking to the bathroom.
I do recommend coming a little early for dinner because if you come around 6:30 or 7 it will be hard to find a seat.
Also if it is your birthday they will sing you a song so hey. Anyone that enjoys some sing along come during your birthday. They give you Pocky sticks for free.

This place is pretty much ‘the fast food of Sushi’, not just for the speed but for the cookie cutter/​assembly line production of the plates. Even though it’s fast food Sushi, food use to be half decent. Now, it’s just not even worth it. We come quite often in the past, but the last 3 visits has just been really bad. They never have Toro anymore, always saying they are sold out. They’ve been sold out for 2 months now. One of my favorites is Akira (salmon roe), the roe portions are just a thin layer and just hiding more rice. Today, we got an order of tempura shrimp that was just not edible. Just totally under cooked. All other dishes were just not tasting fresh. For a large busy restaurant, they can’t even keep the food fresh.
As i said, we used to go quite often, but after the last 3 attempts, we are seriously not going back!

Kinjo is our go-​to for a regular sushi meal. When we don’t want the full authentic Japanese experience. It’s decent and service is pretty good.
I’m a huge fan of the pictures in the menu as they entice me and help me to decide what I want. I always get the grilled calamari as it’s tasty. Their rolls are a decent size and they are always enough for my boyfriend and I to share.
They also have a nice selection of hot entrees and appetizers.
Of course the Pocky treats are a childhood memory for me so I always enjoy getting them. Sometimes on their weekend evenings they have someone coming around and trying to be sociable with the table. Sometimes a bit annoying but usually they avoid our table :)
A great NW sushi option which also uses does take-​out and Just Eat! We will be back as always.

The food was great and fresh. The photos are what I normally order for two people. They are also the only restaurant to offer sweet soya sauce. Good value as fair as sushi restaurant go’s. I have aways like this place.

Wow! My husband took me here for Valentine’s dinner, we had a 20 min wait for a table but it was totally worth it.
Very clean, lots of seating, huge open kitchen with the most sushi chefs I’ve ever seen at one time. Our drink order was taken quickly and a sample plate of four pieces of rolls given to us. The menu is big but it’s all photos of every dish and piece of sushi. I had a hard time deciding.
Our food came in a timmley manner and plates were somewhat spaced out which was great. Don’t expect your entire order of sushi to come out all at the same time, they pace it and check it off a list by your table. I recommend the Dragon love roll which is the male and female Dragon rolls together.
There was even a Pocky girl that came by and gave me some chocolate pocky sticks! Nice touch!
I can’t wait to go back and try different rolls and sushi… So many to choose from.

Went to the Dalhousie location for lunch one day just to see the difference between it and their flagship MacLeod Trail location. This one has a very different vibe, much more upscale, and no sushi boat. While we were there it was super busy, we waited 20 min. for a table, because they had a sushi class going on.
The menu is the same, and the fish and other rolls tasted identical to their other location. The only difference is the décor, and the vibe. If you want a different experience but the same Kinjo taste take a drive up to the NW.

Dined with family. Menu is definitely unique, some items I’ve never seen before — at Kinjos and other Japanese restaurants, and I’ve known and eaten Peter’s food since … well, before 2000.
We were short on time, but I was assured by the rest of our party that they would be able to feed us promptly and we would be out of there in an hour. While I rather enjoy savouring my sushi, sake and company dining out at Japanese establishments, sometimes you just have to eat and get going. Thankfully, I was not misled.
Service was attentive, food wicked fast and fresh. Those two don’t always go together. (I *hate hate hate* pre-​made sushi). Thankfully, the folks on the sushi line are popping them out as fast as we could order
Some birthdays and special occasions were celebrated while we were dining, lots of fanfare with all the staff participating. Thank goodness they don’t make you wear the robe and hat any more! It’s an atmosphere thing. There are worse things.
We didn’t have a reservation, but at 5pm on a Monday… probably don’t need one. I must say that every dish we ordered was very good quality meat. The sashimi platter for $ 19 had large, meaty slices of tuna and salmon, a scallop, and I think there was hamachi as well as properly cooked tako — and I’ve eaten a lot of awful octopus to get to this nicely steamed morsel. The daikon and cucumber slices were a really welcome layer on the dish too — so many sushi places have been cheating me of one of my favourite vegetables. I know it’s expensive, but it’s worth it, I want it! The negitoro pieces were great, we also had some grilled scallops that I wasn’t sure I could eat — but the others at our table were pleased with the quality of the dish.
They also offer the soy wrap for cones. Interesting, and not seen very often. Even my nephew likes it, and that’s saying a lot.
We also had gyoza, chop chop, California roll and rainbow roll. While the size of the rolls was a bit disappointing (I’ve had more substantial rolls), they were ok sized and tasty.
My nephew also ordered the ice cream pear for dessert. I hear it’s sourced locally from Amato Gelato. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a shot before the whip cream melted and the lovely presentation was destroyed. He enjoyed it immensely. We were also greeted with the traditional send off gift of Pocky.
Thao B. Does have some good points, but when I’ve had as much lousy sushi around the province for the same or more money… I pick Peter’s.
According to the rest of the party, it’s busy at this location, not only because of the quality, but because of the scarcity of Japanese food in the NW. We’ll be back.