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| - I won't mince words: Oishii Sushi is the best AYCE Sushi experience in Calgary in all aspects.
I've had my eye on Oishii for a while now, but haven't really bit the bullet to go as it is a little far from downtown. I am glad I finally made the trek on a whim on a Friday night, because it really hit the spot for me. Despite the nondescript outside appearance of a small restaurant in a strip mall, it actually is massive, modern, clean, and well apportioned from a space perspective. Great ambiance - lively but not roaring. The Bathrooms were unexpectedly clean, classy, and well designed decor wise, with soft jazz playing for your while you make room for your next order.
It was extremely busy. I don't know if I just picked an uncommonly busy Friday to try my luck, but I showed up at 6:10 and wasn't seated until 6:40. The joint was packed despite having a huge number of tables.
Luckily I got a quiet corner booth. Overall the quality of the space is high, and cleanliness standards are well above average. Service was very good. The servers were prompt, checked in on you often, and never messed up an order (which is unheard of for AYCE Sushi, they always forget something).
Now, onto the menu. Regular Dinner ($28) and Deluxe Dinner ($33). The additional items offered on the deluxe menu were not worth the value for me as only one of us would have enjoyed it - the only things that caught my eye on the deluxe menu were the crab legs, oysters, and Tataki. Everything else (beef rolls, for example) I see as low value and not worth it.
That being said, the regular dinner menu was actually pretty impressive. Of course, my focus was sushi: the rolls are pretty generous with fish content and don't overload on rice, which is a mistake I see at many sushi AYCE. The sushi had a pretty thin cut of fish, which is less desirable, but with Sashimi on the menu, you can make up for that.
The Sashimi selection was okay, but the sashimi order always arrived dead last after a long delay as compared to everything else. This was a turn off for me, as it was so exaggerated it was clearly an intentional method to ensure that you wouldn't order too much sashimi. So if you go, make it a point to order extra sashimi in your first order, and then expect to have it arrive with everything else you've ordered for your second order.
A few interesting ones that I don't usually see elsewhere: I liked the Salmon Yukke (tartar), and the creamy udon. I would avoid the dim sum as it is mediocre.
Overall very good experience at Oishii - going forward there is absolutely no where else i will go for AYCE Sushi.
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