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Sho Sushi Bar & Kitchen

3.6 (86 reviews)
ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Salmon sashimi - it comes in three pieces
Elaine P.

Was here on a Friday evening. Location atmosphere 4/5 It's on McLeod Trail and the atmosphere of the place is pretty nice. Parking is very easy. Food 4/5 We had tempura shrimp and the sauce itself I was not a big fan of, the person I was with believes it was just soy sauce, and I prefer an actual sauce for tempura usually. I was disappointed by the noodles dish. see the photo. I ordered the black cod as it is usually my preferred cooked fish, which was ok. I also had the sashimi salmon, which was excellent. I had a bite of the other food such as the duck salad, it's a cold appetizer and that was pretty good. 4/5 Staff were friendly and attentive.cleared the plates when I need to be cleared since it was such a tiny table that was important. Met the owner near the end, and he recommended trying to scallops next time. We saw another table have it and I might just do that. Overall a great place it was my first time here and I was pleased.

Maria L.

Since Japanese is one of my favorite types of cuisine, we decided to try Sho Sushi on Macleod for my birthday dinner. It was conveniently located and had some great reviews so I was excited to check it out. Atmosphere: 4/5 I was surprised that it was not too busy for a Saturday evening, but we also came quite early. Interesting decor with a modern and classy feel, and I especially like the open kitchen area. We were seated at one of the tables with high chairs. I like the quiet and relaxed atmosphere - great for catching up with friends over conversation. The back area also had some interesting wall paintings. Bathrooms are modern just like in Japan! Food: 4/5 We ended up having salmon sushi, beef tataki, ocean seaweed salad, spider and samurai rolls. The menu has a number of creative rolls which all sounded very tasty. I like the option of having black rice for one of the rolls. Everything was very fresh and tasty, and I especially like having the rolls seared right in front of us. Service: 4/5 overall friendly, attentive and efficient Price: 3/5 Reasonable for the type and amount of food Overall: 4/5 I enjoyed my experience at this Japanese restaurant. It has a great and relaxed atmosphere to have quiet conversation, as well as some creative choices for sushi rolls. I would return again to try some of their other menu items.

Emy P.

We had an amazing experience tonight at Sho. Clean restaurant overall. Our waitress was super friendly and we enjoyed talking with her throughout the service. The restaurant was empty when we went, it was almost 9PM and the service was quick. Good variety on the menu. I had a rainbow roll, yam roll, avo roll, sushi pizza and tempura veggies. The sushi pizza was quite impressive for having tried a lot of those in my life. We would take out from them next time.

Noelle M.

This place was a nice find! Very affordable and fresh. We got a number of plates and enjoyed everything. The sushi Pizza was fun-- I have a salmon allergy so they subbed scallops for me! Our fire dragon roll was really neat, which came out on a flaming rock.

Tam M.

Average sushi place we ordered $200 worth of sushi between 4 people so we got to a lot of variety and 80% of the things we ordered were ok very average tasting nothing stood out except I loved their seared sushi and their pork belly bao (super tender pork) wish I had only ordered those two things and I would have been super satisfied. The only other thing unique they have is their fire dragon roll which they light on fire and stays on fire for a bit

Agedashi tofu
Jenn N.

Him: Can we go to Sho for dinner? Me: Fo' Sho Hahaha, ok ok, that was my one Dad joke for the day. I'd never been to Sho before, and since it was my dinner date's fave sushi restaurant, I happily agreed to go. I was surprised at the fresh, thich cut sashimi we got considering we are in landlocked Alberta! And I appreciated that the sauce for the agedashi tofu was served on the side instead of in the bowl with the tofu (which most places do and you get a soggy mess). The fire dragon roll legit comes out with actual FIRE. You need to get it, not just to see a flaming dish (it is pretty cool) but the spicy tuna, unagi and volcano sauce with the added crunch of tempura crumbs is an texture and flavour bomb you need to try. I was quite impressed with Sho, and look forward to future dinners here!

Random peanuts, seaweed, kimchi appetizer... thanks, I guess...
Aaron P.

If you Google "Best Sushi Calgary", Sho turns up in the top three. Sho is definitely better than the last few sushi restaurants I've tried. I'm not sure about "best" ... but I haven't recently had better. I like the vibe. The layout is open, the decor is modern, the waiters are friendly. I still can't wrap my head around that yelly thing that staff at a Japanese restaurant do when a new customer arrives... but they do it at Sho. So that's fine, I guess. As always, I had salmon and tuna sashimi, avocado/cucumber and salmon maki, and edemame. They also brought a random appetizer tray of peanuts, seaweed and kimchi. The food was good, good and good. My special lady friend had a salad, which was apparently good too. We both commented to ourselves that the red tuna tasted a little "fishy" but ... whatever. It was a fine late-evening choice. I like Sho. I like it a lot.

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Malka L.

We had my birthday party at Sho. Every year, my friends and I gather at a different new or noteworthy restaurant in Calgary. Sho isn't new but their service and food is definitely noteworthy. After many dinners and take out, experiencing their excellent service, fresh sushi and flaming presentations, for date nights, and family dinners. This year for my Birthday we booked the private room Upstairs and it was amazing, great view, excellent ambience, with a glowing fireplace and our own bar. Emily and her team were awesome, including many special touches that were unexpected! They even made a special menu card with my favourite dishes so my friends could pick items that were known to be delicious! Sho takes sushi to a whole new level with fire in many dishes. Not to be confused with robabta grill, which they do have, but the best items that display the fire in Sho are the Fire Dragon Roll, Seared Salmon sushi and Fire Scallops which all incorporate flame as part of their presentation. And all delicious!! They are also very well priced for a high quality meal, compared to other higher end sushi restaurants in town. this is my new favourite sushi place, bumping Globefish out of my first place spot.

Sake Protozoa!
Tiffany N.

Let's put the story about what happened the first time I was here... in the attic. Do-over night! What to do on a Tuesday night, when your movie starts at 10:45 and everywhere else closes at 10? To Sho! Where you will be waited on by the nicest tiny Japanese lady, whom, even when manning a grip of busy tables, was a total boss when it came to service. She was polite, funny, FAST, knows the menu incredibly well, and did a great job of making sure everyone around her had a wonderful evening. Like moving the empty table next to us closer, so that we had more room for food and the protozoa-esque containers for chilled sake. Love! I'd like this place even if they had mediocre food, because our waitress was such a blast to be around. Thankfully, that was not the case. Her favorite sake choice, the pear flavored, was refreshing and possibly deadly, so while it was tasty; I refrained from having more, lest I fall asleep at the theater! The Dassai 39 sake was also light and fruity, although it tasted stronger. I had a hard time deciding which one I liked best. All of it! Yes, Sho's fare leans more toward westernized sushi, so if you're coming here expecting to relive the experience you had when you wandered away from your tour group in Tokyo and stumbled across Hattori Hanzo's Kaitenzushi Restaurant; gurrrrl you are in for a world of disappointment. Westernized sushi can still be good noms in the right place, and Sho is one of those places. The spinach gomae here was on point, and the yam tempura was perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I also love that their special Veggie Blossom roll wasn't so big that it was awkward to eat. The rolls here have a good rice to filling ratio and are very reasonably priced! Between the two of us, the bill came to under $29; super reasonable for 2 drinks, tea, salad, appetizer and three different rolls (at 6 pieces per roll!). Not to mention, they threw in a complimentary dessert of speared frozen grapes. Totally refreshing and the perfect end to a cozy dinner! Let's go again.

Asian tofu
Wendy P.

Review #6 of Yelp's 30 Day Challenge 2012 Let's go fo'sushi? Fo'sho! I like Sho. I like the big bright windows. The casual yet classy decor. And the fact that there's a sushi roll you can order that comes all lit up! Yep, it's on FIRE! I also enjoyed that we ordered waaaaay too much food, came out stuffed, and yet someone didn't feel like we broke the bank. Another different, stand out item - sushi pizza (deep-fried sushi rice topped with salmon mayo and black tobiko). Other items ordered: vegetable tempura, chicken fried noodles (yum!), Asian tofu and tuna tataki. What made the visit better was the cocktail I ordered. Was it a pina colada of sorts? I want to say yes.. but honestly I cannot quite remember. It was delicious at any rate and looked so cool in the glass! (See? http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/F8nkAcuCNH-09AWnfv_oWw?select=SFcCQiiUd-JfEtsoorOIHw#RgsGk6HUbFEIEOPoZI4S_w). Anyway, food was tasty, service was good and I liked the vibe I got here. I'd give it another go.

C S.

Came for an early dinner with a friend in the middle of the week and the place had two other tables, so parking was easy (private lot) and no wait to be seated. First impression was cool; a modern place that looks upscale on the outside, but when you walk in you you feel better about wearing jeans and a sweater than you did a minute earlier. Pretty casual atmosphere. We were sat immediately, but drink service was way too slow for only having 3 tables (and waitress brought us 2 Coke's instead of the 2 KOKANEE'S we ordered). They provided a complimentary nut/seaweed wrap/ginger which was nice. Ordered shrimp tempura as an appetizer and a mix of 8 simple and more hearty rolls between the two of us (leftovers for munchies later). The rolls came out before the tempura which I didn't like as we ordered the HOT tempura as an APPETIZER. The sushi itself was a sight to see, amazing presentation, they had some creative looking rolls I haven't come across in my sushi days. The sushi was very tasty and impressive. We had leftover sushi to take home, but we realized we forgot it at the table when we got to the car in their parking lot. We went back inside literally 1 minute after leaving for the staff to tell us that they had already thrown it out. Why would we ask to have it packed up if we weren't going to take it? They could've run out to our car to give it to us, I could see my car from inside the restaurant the whole time and my friend was smoking outside while I went to the bathroom before we left. Moral of the story, remember to take your sushi with you! Overall I would come back for seconds. The price was decent, the place was nice, the service was average, and the food was great. Close to Chinook Mall. Service 2/5...Food 5/5...Price about $40 per person (keep in mind we had a lot of leftovers).

Lighting
Ed I.

Bottom line this restaurant is not your typical Japanese restaurant. The interior is modern, and if it weren't for the sushi bar being visible you wouldn't know you were in a Japanese establishment. The portions are small, for the price but the food tastes good The presentation of the food is also quite nice. If you want more traditional Japanese food, in a more trad. setting then this place isn't for you. Every table gets a three portioned sample dish with salted peanuts, nori (Seaweed), and kimchee. Also every table get's a little skewer with frozen grapes with your bill, after you've finished dining. To sum it all up, if you like Japanese food and you like bigger portions try one of the older Japanese restaurants in town. Ginza in Willowpark would be the one I would suggest.

free appetizers
Debi Y.

I understand that Sho is a pretty new place so when we tried it out earlier I was expecting that there will be a few issues. I just didn't think there will be a lot. Parking: There is ample parking in the area but one side of the restaurant only goes one way coming from MacLeod Trail. I wish they designed their parking area to have a better flow where you didn't have to go out to the street just to get back in the parking space. Service: My husband and I arrived early and were the first and only customers when we got there. The miso soup came right away but we had to wait 25 minutes after the miso soup came for the rest of our orders - I didn't expect the wait time to be that long for 3 rolls in an almost empty restaurant. Our server was friendly but she just wasn't around much to refill our water or check if we needed anything else. While we were there I think they were having a little bit of training. I'm fine with that but I thought that the owner/manager was talking a little too loud which kind of interrupted the conversations of the customers dining. Food and Price: I think everything was reasonably priced given the size of the servings. We ordered: Miso soup - I thought it's lacking in flavor. I couldn't get much miso flavor from it Spicy Salmon Crispy Sushi - the concept of it would have been great but the spicy salmon itself wasn't seasoned well Rainbow Roll, Spider Roll, Dragon Fire Roll - all these rolls were really great (favorite would be Rainbow roll) and all the ingredients tasted really fresh. I thought that all the ingredients came really well together. I just hope they will be more careful with their ingredients next time as I got something (don't know if it's a shell or plastic) really sharp and hard with my Dragon Fire Roll. At the end of our meal, they gave us frozen grapes for dessert. Maybe they should just chill them instead of freeze as I almost hurt my teeth when I bit into it. Will I try Sho again? Maybe because I was impressed by the food but I'd probably wait at least 6 months and wait for them to settle down.

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