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Roku is a Japanese/ Sushi restaurant in Royal Oak mall Calgary. The chef and stuff seemed like all Japanese people. Their service was very nice as wel…
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Roku Japanese Restaurant
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This place is SO good best sushi in yyc!They are very busy, but its definitely worth the wait. We got there last night, we were greeted by a hostess A…
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Food is decent, would have given a higher rating if not for their ridiculously poor customer service. When we arrived, it took the host 5 minutes to a…
Kittymky
Roku Japanese Restaurant
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10 Reviews on “Roku Japanese Restaurant”
we have a group of five people and we were not even getting served. We were there at 8 pm and were told they don’t have any table and all tables were reserved. I would not recommend this place because of their poor service.
Excellent Sashimi. Worth the extra $. Fresh and portioned well. I would definitely come back! Cosy little restaurant – parking can be a challenge at times.
This restaurant is one of the worst one to go if you have a kid. The food is fairly good (nothing special just good enough to be eaten) but their staff attitude toward kids or babies is a disaster. I’ve been in many restaurant and this is the first one that their servants constantly bugging me and asking me to keep my 15 months baby quiet or keep her tight to the table (which pretty hard regarding the fact that they even don’t have high chairs and when we ask why, their response is because we don’t need them!!!). Finally after so much irritating comment from their servants we asked to meet the manger who was even worst that other staff. His response to our complain was if you can’t keep your 15 months baby seated on your lap since there is no high chair, this is your problem and you should’t come here!!!!
Driving all the way up to the NW we decided to try out Roku for the first time. The restaurant is located in the Royal Oak strip mall next to plant organics. First off the restaurant isn’t as big as you think so we were lucky to get a seat without a reservation. We ordered the nigri sushi, sashimi (thick & fresh) and a couple of rolls which were gigantic like a super sushi (tons of fish and filling). I tried fitting a piece of super sushi in my mouth but it was impossible. I was able to try sashimi sea bass for the first time off of Roku’ s daily specials. The flavors and presentation of the sushi was excellent. Prices are more expensive here ($3 – $5 for a piece of sushi) but worth the experience. I’d recommend trying this joint out.
Sat down and realized the menu was similar to another favorite spot in town…Zipang in Bridgeland! Their rolls and sashimi didn’t disappoint – huge rolls full of fresh fish and their tempura battered unagi roll was light and crunchy. I appreciated the unagi sauce being on the side so that you can control the amount in every bite. Negitoro was really good because you can really taste the onion flavor against the chilled fresh fish. Rolls can use less rice however you didn’t feel like they did it on purpose because they didn’t skimp on the amount of fish. The Ika karaage was light and flavorful and the ramen salad was a unique dish. Very fresh and good portion. Beef tataki was a nice thick cut with minced radish garnish and was presented beautifully. Would definitely come back for more!
I had a lunch set at Roku today. Their food never disappoints me. The fish in the chirashi is good quality, it seems small but it is actually filling. I especially love the pork cutlet in the set, crispy but it’s not dry inside. To compensate myself for eating the not very much fresh of hamachi (yellow tail) sushi at Sushi boat last night, I treated myself with two pieces of hamachi sushi at Roku. You can see how shiny the fish is in the pictures, the fish is supposed to look shiny if it’s fresh.
This place is a gem, by far the best sushi and japanese food I have ever had!They have a large menu so obviously I couldnt try everything but I will definitely be back again to try more of their items. They have such an authentic feel to their restaurant and I spoke with their manager for a while and found out this is a family run restaurant who are all Japanese, NO WONDER ITS SO GOOD!! Even with the weather yesterday this place was packed, I guess everyone knows where to get amazing sushi! Will be back soon Roku!!