I was a little disappointed when I walked into this restaurant this evening. The entire staff has been replaced, and none of the interior space has been renovated.
Essentially all that has been done is the nameplate on the exterior, and the menu and has been reworked.
As for the the menu yes they obviously still have sushi, hence the name. I also had a beef teriyaki dish. I have to say with all honesty the teriyaki sauce was tasteless, or lacking the sweetness I have grown accustomed to when eating teriyaki flavored dishes in other Japanese restaurants.
I have to say the portion are a little larger then when it was Tokyo Garden, but it is reflected in the prices as well.
we also tried a few selections of sushi which compared to any other sushi bar in Calgary. Which consisted of a chicken teriyaki roll, and a california roll, tamago sushi, and ebi sushi.
In summing up our dining experience at Izumi's, I would have to say I was expecting a little more when I walked through the doors.
Will I be back ? maybe in a couple of months, to see if they continued the renos inside the place any further. At this point, I really don't see anything that jumps out at me that says hey this place sets me apart from any other Japanese resto.