"1"^^ . . "2012-02-09T00:00:00"^^ . . "0"^^ . "2"^^ . "5"^^ . . "I stopped in here with a friend for a Friday night sushi date. After a brief wait, we managed to get a seat at the sushi bar, and these seats are tight! You are literally brushing elbows with the rest of Calgary in this place. Which worked out okay for us, the people next to us were friendly enough and I didn't mind them throwing comments into our conversation randomly, it actually made it more interesting.\n\nWe chose to dine just off the boats, grabbing whatever caught our eye. Some items seem to go around for ever, whereas others were snared before they even made it to us. It seems that if you could plan your seating strategically, you would be able to sample most everything. Sadly, it doesn't work like that so I hope you like California rolls! ;)\n\nI would say to pass on the nigiri and focus on the rolls. The fish options didn't look that great to me on the boats but I said to hell with it, and tried some anyway. I can't even remember all that I had, but I know I had some tamago, salmon and possibly prawn. I know I did not care for the fish much, I really don't like when there are ribbons of tough things that I have to gnaw on (do fishes have gristle?) - shudder. The guy dinning next to me (the chatty one) had a bone or some cartilage in his, not cool. The rolls were nothing to write home about either, these seem to be fairly easy to come by but are nothing more than very basic/simple rolls. If you want something more than that you would likely have to order off the menu.\n\nI like the idea of this, but somewhere it falls down. Maybe I don't like my fellow diners used plates stacking up next to me (or even my own, for that matter) or being bumped and jostled all the time. I like to think of a sushi night as being...zen. This is more hustle n bustle, amped up energy at every turn and in my opinion this is a once and a while place, not somewhere I could see myself frequenting. I agree with others, the prices aren't that high but I would be willing to pay extra for the quality. Yes, it is a totally fun and unique experience. However, the eats at Kinjo really aren't for me. I would go back for the atmosphere and entertaining aspect of it, but if I want high quality sushi I will look elsewhere. \n\nAnd, I totally agree - the pocky sticks really are such a nice touch, people love them and rave about that little addition. The staff are great and run a tight ship, yes all the outbursts of song and public humiliation happen. I kind of think that these things are the draw with this restaurant; there seems to be a faithful following among Calgarians and I'm alright with that."^^ .