Sushi Wasabi

Best Japanese food. The service is okay. Did not wait long. The sashimi are fresh. We will come back.

Sushi Wasabi is the best Japanese restaurant in Edmonton for traditional style Japanese sushi. Though they have a rather limited menu and the prices are higher than other places, the quality of their food is amazing. I'd rate them 9/10. Some of the items that are definitely worth getting are
- Assorted sashimi
- Chop chop cone
- Negitoro cone
- Their special rolls

The worst service ever. Absolutely not for family with young kids.
Food menu is limited, quality of food is good though.

Over all, the service is great, price is fair.

We ordered the blue fin tuna special, it is very fatty and definitely worth the money!!

It is very good standard of sushi for a city like Edmonton. Highly recommend !

This restaurant was only opened for takeout only, and sometimes that's the way to go! With an immense sushi craving, I really wanted to like this place more. I read reviews of how the sushi was good quality, and I definitely feel like that was somewhat true! There was no fishy taste with the sushi. With the Chirashi ($19), the salmon pieces were lean, and there was one of each of octopus and surf clam. There was a fresh piece of lettuce and cucumber slices as well. The rice was nicely marinated and there were tiny fish roe scattered all over. Quite a generous amount compared to most places. I think I would have been happier with the salmon chirashi or maybe some maki instead. Better luck next time!

Sushi Wasabi is a small restaurant tucked away in a busy strip mall on 111 street. They are not currently open for dine-in service but takeout is still a great option. We were able to walk-in and place an order for pickup within 30 minutes on a weekday evening.

They offer quite a few traditional vegetarian options. My favourite is their yam tempura roll which is flavourful and perfectly crispy. All of their rolls are fresh and tasty. The rice is never crumbly.

Sushi Wasabi is probably my favourite sushi spot on the southside of the river. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for some delicious handmade sushi.

Sushi Wasabi is family owned and the place to find the freshest sushi and sashimi here in Edmonton. It is also one of the priciest but that's what you get for good quality. The location is small so be sure to call ahead of time to book a reservation if necessary. It also looks a little old and run down from the outside.

On my most recent trip, we ordered the assorted sashimi dish, beef tataki, chop chop sushi, spicy tuna rolls, the salmon don and chicken karaage (not pictured). All the sashimi tasted rich and fresh. Beef tataki was delicious, gave you a decent amount of slices and wasn't overly salty. Overall a very tasty authentic Japanese meal. The bill came out to be around $100 that was split between two people.

Don't expect to come here for a large variety of rolls or western fusion items here. This place is better for simple nigiri, maki rolls and sashimi.. but they are delicious!

Been going here for over 10years and always happy with the friendly service and excellent food. Classically trained in Japan, the chef and his family return to Japan every year to visit family and immerse themselves in the culinary scene. So if you're looking for authenticity factor, check that off your list! Always give the specials menu an eyeball as theres always a myriad of succulent delicious dishes to be found on it and once they sell out for the night, you'll have to wait until it shows up on the special seasonal menu again.

Highlights include: expertly balanced beef tetaki, sweet raw scallops, succulent sauced unagi/salt water eel, smokey freshwater eel, salmon Toro- buttery taste with a crisp texture; Tuna Toro -whats known as one of the most sought after fish in Japan- melt in your mouth buttery goodness. Cooked highlights include their flavor packed shrimp tempura uramaki, gargantuan nebayaki udon chock full of veges, various seafood swimming in a delectable unami filled broth; chicken karaage redolent with ginger infused crispy batter; whole grilled squid that is perfectly cooked over coals.

It's a very small and cozy restaurant, so make sure you make reservations in advance to avoid being disappointed!

Disappointing service. Lost a customer! I want to give zero stars but the app won't let me.

staff: friendly greetings at the beginning. Waitress was pleasant when she greeted us.

service: the waitress came and took our drink orders and then our food order. And then she did not come back for a long time. Half hour after our order we commented to each other that usually tempura is out by now. 45 minutes later we waved the waitress down to ask how much longer? She replied "I will go check" except she didn't go to the kitchen to check. She went to the computer/till. She came back to ask - sorry which one was your order - after we told her she went back to the computer/till. I went up to her and said - excuse me - are you just putting in the order now? She said oh yes I forgot and will put it in right away.
I said we have been here over 45 minutes. And you haven't even check in with us.

They did not apologize and they did not try to offer anything to encourage us to stay.

We cancelled our order and went to YOKOZUNA instead!

Sadly will not be returning to Wasabi again.

We hadn't been here for a few years and though the owners haven't changed, the menu definitely has. They no longer offer yakitori, chicken bits on a stick, as an appetizer.

One thing that continues to annoy me about this place is the wait persons disregard for our requested appetizers. We specifically asked for three dishes as our appetizers but they showed up at our table willy nilly. We got one person's appetizer, then the sashimi rolls and finally the other two appetizers. I feel this is the servers fault. But it is also management's fault for not training the service staff properly.

We were not offered hot towels to clean our hands at the beginning of the meal. I don't know if this is due to a change in policy or negligence of the server.

At any rate, the gyoza got top marks, the octopus balls were okay and a bit of a creepy novelty - see video. The chicken replacement dish was okay, but a bit more meat than I really wanted.

The big disappointment of the evening were the California rolls. They were bigger than we usually get and had grapefruit pieces in the centre?!! Weird and hard to manage with chopsticks. The smoked salmon and avocado rolls were perfect and the avocado mushroom rolls were good. The green tea is one of my favourites here.