Yokozuna Sushi & Grill

Pretty good sushi, the special rolls are huge!
The atmosphere is a little weird, not very cozy. But a good option for dinner in Okotoks.

I’m sitting in the booth as I write this review. I have been here a handful of times, and so far the last three times I have been extremely disappointed. The teriyaki seemed pre-​cooked, the tempura veggies were all over cooked and soggy. The rolls were all poorly rolled and fell apart. The meal was way overpriced… We will never return and would rather drive to Kinjo in Calgary.

Decent sushi, pricing is in line with what you would expect. I do love their yam tempura! Don’t ever bother ordering delivery though, 90 minute delivery!

We’ve been here several times and the food is always excellent and the staff are always very friendly. It is our family’s favourite place for sushi (and we prefer it over other places in Calgary).
The sushi is top notch, great seasoned rice and fresh fish… they are not cheap with the fish either! I love that the sauce they use for the spicy tuna/​salmon rolls is not that vile orange mayo type sauce that you see everywhere and their mixed tempura is really good and a generous portion.
One thing to remember is that some of the specialty rolls are huge and can be a bit awkward to eat.
Also, my favourite nigirizushi is hokkigai (surf clam). It isn’t always stocked at regular sushi places but they have it at Yokozuna.

Dynamite roll, octopus balls and miso were good. Otherwise I found most items to be to costly and lacking the fullness of flavor I have come to expect from sushi bars. I generally avoid using soy when eating sushi because I find it masks the flavor too much, but with some of the rolls here I found I no choice; it was the only way to get some flavor.
Service was quite good but between the prices and lack of flavor we likely won’t be back often, if at all.

Great place.
Friendly staff and catered to kids. Sushi portions are huge as are the sashimi.
Small restaurant but many booths.
Pricing great for lunch but pricy for dinner. Best sushi not in Calgary.

Being new to the area for the summer, I heard that Yokozuna has the best sushi around. Dying for sushi, my husband + I decided to give it a try. It is not Japanese run (not sure if it is Japanese owned) the entire staff is Korean. The waiter was very very nice + efficient. I saw pictures of the rolls on Unilocal + avoided them because sorry, that is just way too much rice + they’re grossly huge — not authentic! We were excited to see takoyaki on the menu but it was mushier than we are used to. The sashimi arrived + the cuts were ENORMOUS! The salmon is good, but the tuna tasted water logged from being thawed (I know most sashimi is shipped frozen, but I think you know what I mean). The rice is a little undercooked + didn’t keep it’s shape very well. Anyway, I’d go back because the service is great + because it’s probably the closest sushi that I can get this summer!

I read the reviews here and was surprised how disappointed we were. The service was non existent until we complained. Then we had too many people bugging us and seemingly to rush out the door. The table wobbled. The food was ok; too big to fit in our months so challenging to eat with chopsticks and nearly every roll had some sort of tempura. The rolls were unusually expensive but as I said they were big.

Yokozuna has the best sushi in Okotoks.
My family regularly visits Yokozuna to take advantage of the fresh sushi in a clean and modern atmosphere. All of the various fish, eel, crab, cucumber, and other rolls have all been delicious. They have a good spicy wasabi and don’t ever skimp on anything.
They also have a nice selection of ethnic beers you can try for a new experience.
The staff is friendly and easy to get along with, adding to the pleasurable experience.
As sushi is never cheap, I would not call Yokozuna cheap but if you have had sushi before you will know the kind of prices to expect.

At first, it was a quaint suggestion:
«hey, let’s drive to Okotoks for D’s birthday dinner! There is an awesome sushi place there, you will love it! Their rolls are huge and wicked!» (maybe not verbatim).
We gamely took the challenge, and were largely pleased. Any time I have an excuse to do a little driving outside of the city, especially on a lovely early autumn day full of sunshine on the way to a sushi restaurant, it is an expedition well worth it.
The location is not what I would call picturesque: a boxy (and at that time of day, deserted) Anywhere strip mall, with little greenery and outside charm. That sinking feeling is replaced upon entering Yokozuna; the staff are jovial, the front foyer is plastered with pictures of people having a good time (G-​rated, of course!), and the décor is minimal, relying more on plenty of window space for natural lighting.
We ordered maybe half a dozen of their special rolls between our party of six and were blown away at their confirmation of Kyla’s seemingly exaggerated claims. These things are monstrous, the Eric Banners of sushi rolls. They look fantastic and massive, but therein lies the flaw: the presentation and portion sizes inevitably mask the real reason for a sushi place to exist, namely the fish. To be fair, some of the interesting combinations they were going for were largely successful: the Norway roll had a great mayo topping we were tempted to get in a squeeze bottle.
At the end of the meal, I was completely stuffed, sure, but I was craving more fish. I guess I have only myself to blame, but sometimes you just gotta look back and say «I can’t believe I ate the whole thing!»
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Awesome food — as good or better than any you would find in Calgary. So glad to have it so close to High River!

Deeply entrenched in the collective Japanese consciousness is a loyalty to strength and grace in every endeavor. As the Japanese poet Basho said, «Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home,» and the skilled sushi chefs at Yokozuna continue this tradition with honor and excellence.
Flawlessly clean, modern, and elegant, the space is tastefully furnished and appropriately lit. Our host and waiter, Sun Jo, is exceptionally congenial and polite even when faced with our hysterical dinner party — a chortling six-​pack of gaijin gregariousness.
I couldn’t have been more impressed with the adventurous spirit of my dinner companions. Rather than order from the menu, we embarked on a culinary journey by requesting that Sun Jo serve dishes recommended by him and the chefs. If you’re a food lover who seeks new and exotic flavours, an upscale restaurant like Yokozuna is the place to make such a request. The chefs are experienced, having tasted and refined their creations even if the dishes are not on the menu. Try it at an establishment like D.U.I. Friday’s and the line cook will chuck some unidentifiable about-​to-​expire carrion in mayonnaise and fry the hell out of it.
Less than half a bottle of Sapporo later, Sun Jo arrived with a stunning miniature village complete with fiery Japanese maple leaves, bamboo fence, and superior cuts of red tuna, salmon and octopus sashimi. Relentless practitioners of dueling discourse, our party was rendered uncannily reticent by Yokozuna’s masterful expression of sapor. Several of us had our eyes closed, experiencing a glimmer of enlightenment through the essence of seafood. Freshly caught and prepared, vibrantly hued, scrumptious to taste.
Tempura dishes featured prawns, sweet potato, yam, asparagus, squash — each a firm, crisp delight with a sauce that had us vying for optimum bowl position. The crunchy scabbard around the katsu may look as innocent as a lotus, but flashes its exquisite blade across the palate with every bite. From my vantage point, I could see one of our chefs blowtorching the sauce on a platter of rolls — Volcano, they called it. This dish is not available on the menu, but unleashes a honey-​Dijon attitude sassy enough to spank your ass and call you a Samurai.
In Japan, Yokozuna is the highest attainable rank in professional sumo, and the Okotoks restaurant maintains this eminence with stunning creative presentation, attentive service, and cuisine that’ll blow the belt right off your kimono.
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Very happy when they opened in Okotoks. No more trips to Calgary to satisfy our sushi cravings. Very similar menu to Globe Fish and we later found out the sushi chef once worked at Globe Fish (or so the waitress told us). Yummy! :)

This is the closest Sushi restaurant so we go quite a bit. the service is always good and I usually enjoy the menu. I would recommend it to sushi lovers as well as non sushi eaters. We have taken people there who don’t eat sushi and they found a bunch of appetizers and entrees that they liked. We enjoyed the sushi and they ate other stuff.