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Service: 2.5/5
Overall experience: 3.5/5
(1- Terrible; 3- decent; 5- Fantastic)
Who knew this little hole in the wall had tasty yet decently priced sushi (considering it is located on 17 ave). I drove past this place several times and I thought it was this ghetto little shop with poor/okay quality sushi, which happens to be the case in Calgary. However, I was very mistaken. It's not ghetto, but it is fairly small, boasting only about 15 or so seats. There are tiny booths against the wall and a few chairs at the sushi counter where you can observe the chef making your sushi.
The decor was nothing special. A typical low brow Japanese restaurant with a large mural of a pagoda and pictures of their 'special sushi rolls' plastered around the restaurant. I found the sushi pictures on the wall sort of helpful, but pointless at the same time since I couldn't see them all at once. Our server was a quiet young girl who attended to us when we needed it. It kind of bugged me that she didn't mention we had to go up and pay so we ended up sitting around for 15 min after eating, waiting for the bill to come.
Unlike most Japanese places I've been too, there are no order sheets. You tell the waitress what you want while she feverishly writes it down by hand. I find this cumbersome especially if I just want to order a few pieces of sushi, or with a large group. There was surprisingly only 1 chef making sushi but he was very quick to prepare our meal considering I went with a group of 6 people.
Their menu consists of your usual Japanese fair of miso soup, terikyaki, Yakisoba noodles, ramen, udon, bento boxes, and a variety of rolls. They also have a small Korean menu (Bul-go-gi, Bibimbap, Jap-chae) which was very interesting to see and may warrant another visit.
I ended up ordering sashimi which costs about the same as other places, but the quality of the fish was top notch (no fishy taste) and they gave generous portions. I tried their tuna and salmon ($1.80/$1.90), Toro ($2.70), Hamachi ($3.00), and Butter fish ($3.00) which was new to me. Loved it all especially the Butter fish which is a white fish with a light, creamy texture.
Their traditional rolls start at around $5.00-$6.00 and their "special" rolls are a little over $11. My friends ordered their: spicy tuna and spicy salmon (8 pieces of each), Dragon Roll ($11.95), Valentine Roll, and Fire Cracker Roll (tempura, hot pepper, sour cream, and smoked salmon). The portion of the sushi roll pieces were average (a little more than a loonie in diameter), but it was made well. Many of their special rolls had tempura in it and drenched in sauce which I don't enjoy as much.
My other friend also ordered their Bento Special (about $16) which is enough to put you in food coma. There was salad, soup, rice, beef/chicken teriyaki, gyoza, half a roll and about 5 pieces of nigiri.. give or take. He said it was pretty good.
Midori is definitely worth a visit! Their sashimi is fresh and the portions are decently proportioned for the price. The sushi rolls tasted good (nothing out of the ordinary) and the size was "fair". I will definitely come back to try the rest of their menu and sample more of their sushi!
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