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El’s Japanese Restaurant
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So far, tastiest sushi in calgary. I like coming in to their place for some good sushi! It's a small sushi joint in SW. I like sushi so much and I rec…
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My go-to Japanese in marda loop! Place is small, I usually take out. Specialty rolls are awesome! Way better than the Globefish across the street...…
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El’s Japanese Restaurant
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9 Reviews on “El’s Japanese Restaurant”
My go-to Japanese in marda loop! Place is small, I usually take out. Specialty rolls are awesome! Way better than the Globefish across the street…
Returned to El’s for lunch and was somewhat disappointed this time around. The agedashi tofu appetizer was bland and nothing to write home about. The sunshine maki although good, was expensive for the amount. The same was true for the red dragon maki. Unfortunately I’m not sure if I’ll return. Just seems too expensive for what you get…-El’s is a great family owned sushi joint. The sushi is fresh and very flavourful. I highly recommend the popcorn maki – it has great crunch and kick. I also tried the beef udon on a different occasion and I found it slightly on the sweet side. It was my first time having this dish so I’m not sure if that’s how it should be. Either way it had good flavour, but my preference is the sushi. I agree with the previous comments about the tea being watery and having no flavour. Overall this is a great sushi place and I will continue to go there for my sushi fix.
Small authentic Japanese restaurant. They have a great selection of rolls. Service is a bit slow as it seems to be a family run restaurant. The menu was a bit confusing but they have lots and lots of rolls to pick from. My gf and I had the volcano roll and superstar maki (this was really good and perfectly crunched). The rolls were decently portioned. The toro sashimi melted in my mouth. Oddly enough the tea is the thing I’ll complain about as it was super light like water. I will definitely be back to try their other rolls!
I have yet to find a better sushi place in Calgary than Els. I’m not talking about the ‘dining experience’ but the actual food quality and taste. I try other places but always go back to Els….dine in or take out. They usually fill orders in 15-20 mins. One con is parking…there is parking available around back if you aren’t driving a hummer or something else obnoxious…it does get pretty tight back there.
I remember wanting to come here for E week, but my mama picked Escoba instead. Couldn’t wait to try this place out. It’s small and they don’t sell alcohol (which was fine with me, John was sad). The sashimi was so fresh and no frozen bits whatsoever. The rolls were all delicious and different. The kamikaze roll was a large roll and had a great spicy sauce on top! The kiwi paradise was so refreshing and the volcano maki had chunks of fish on top as well as a nice piece inside the roll. The chopped scallop sushi had large chunks and wasn’t overwhelmed by mayo. Can’t wait to come back! journeyofwellnessblog.com
I’ve walked passed el’s hundreds of times and never thought to step in. Today I was craving sushi and didn’t want to go to globe fish so we decided to give it a shot. The first thing I noticed was that the restaurant was very clean. I enjoyed my chicken teriyaki bento box. The California rolls and salad were good. However, they gave very little rice and I had to get an extra side of it.
I have somewhat mixed feelings about this place. Decided to drop by for lunch after seeing some good reviews. The place was empty when we got there which puts me off a bit, but we still sat down and ordered.Pros: service was great. Our server was friendly and efficient. Food was also excellent. I had a bento box and my friend had some rolls. Both orders were fairly big for the price and it was good quality.Cons: only one major con – the atmosphere. The restaurant, while in a great location, isn’t very pretty. Clearly the attention is put elsewhere.As a result I would recommend for some take out but would probably no go back for the dining experience.