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Edohei Sushi & Japanese Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Japanese Restaurants Sushi Bars Japanese, Sushi Bars [Edit]
355 Ellice AveWinnipeg, MB R3B 1X8
(204) 943-0427
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Intimate
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
3 reviews for Edohei Sushi & Japanese Restaurant
3 reviews in English
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Review from Candace C.
10/6/2010
The Skinny: in a city plagued by imitators, Winnipeg's first sushi establishment sticks to its roots(4) service: can be spotty... the owner sometimes gets backed up so sometimes the timing can be slow... tip: you need to put in your order ASAP (3), value: albeit pricey, you can't deny that quality of the product here.
I have to say, I somehow always find myself coming back to Edohei. Ono-san is the chef and proprietor of the first sushi restaurant in the 'Peg. At the time, most people balked at the thought of raw fish.
Since then, there has been a plethora of places offering sushi. But none offer the authenticity as Edohei does.
My favourites here are the chirashi (raw fish over rice) for lunch and the grapefruit & tuna salad.
The chirashi had large slices of fresh fish - we watched as he skinned and properly prepared it at the sushi bar. The addition of yuzu flavoured tobiko, that small amount of citrus aroma really worked well with the seafood. Absolutely delicious and something to go back for.
The grapefruit/tuna fish salad is fantastic. Again, the judicial use of citrus enhances the fattiness of the tuna. Combined with the greens and avocado, it's light and refreshing.
This place is not to be missed if you love Japanese cuisine! -
Review from John R.
Winnipeg, MB
11/21/2010
I went here with some friends who spoke high of this restaurant, and I walked away afterwords thinking I was expecting better. I have had better sushi, at a better price, I have not been back here since.
I always think I vote with my dollars, and there are other places to be at before returning here. -
Review from DineoutGal A.
Winnipeg, MB
3/21/2011 4 photos
As you know, Edohei opened in the late 80's and was the first sushi restaurant in the city. I clearly remember my mom taking me here for bento box lunches when I was a kid. I remember being fascinated by the zen like decor (which was very unique at that time) and the novelty of being seated in the traditional tatami seats and being offered hot face clothes to wipe your hands and face if you so wish. I was very lucky to be exposed to such exotic cuisines growing up. So Edohei holds a special place in my heart. I have gone back on and off over the years when I started developing a greater appreciation for sushi though I never had a memorable experience.
But after hearing that Ono-San's son, Makoto Ono has returned to Winnipeg and would be working at Edohei for the next year, I figured this was the chance to try Edohei again. Makoto was the former executive chef of Gluttons, an exceptional, but short lived fine dining restaurant on Corydon.
My first mistake was to probably to try this place 2 weeks after the Free Press review. It's nice that the suburbanites drove all the way downtown in their Muranos and Audis and overcame their fears of the "hood" for some sushi. LOL. The restaurant was packed by 7 pm and despite having a reservation and standing in the middle of the restaurant, we waited a good 5 minutes before anyone acknowledged us. I could sense the chaos and frenetic energy that the staff were giving off. We were finally seated and given menus - one page had a somewhat limited choice of appetizers, sashimi and nigiri and about 6 rolls. Luckily, there was an additional "specials" menu, a one page menu that offered up some interesting dishes. From the time we sat there and selected our items, no one came by for another 25 minutes until we flagged someone down. The long wait for service was a recurring theme throughout the dinner. Then there was confusion about who was assigned to our table. Our server was cordial but couldn't offer further explanation of the dishes, probably more of a language barrier than lack of knowledge. We tried a bit of everything - some of the specials and regular menu items.
There was a palpable sense that the kitchen was in the weeds from the get go and it would be a long night of waiting. To their credit, Makoto and his father were working non-stop to keep up with the orders and the servers were flying from one table to the next so it wasn't for a lack of trying. We literally received one dish every 20-25 minutes; you know how excruciating it is to be hungry and only get to eat slivers of seafood between you and your dining partner for the entire evening. We received raw oysters, that were slurped down in less than a minute, then we waited another 20 minutes before our sashimi dish, again we finished that in about 2 minutes...etc...sense the pattern? At least if we had chosen the omakase, each of us would have received our own portions.
Miso soup ($2) was delicious and well balanced. Torched tuna special ($12) - there were six small slices of seared red tuna and some almond slices. I can't remember what else was on it - it was okay, though I wouldn't order it again. Raw oyster special, $2.50 per piece was very tasty with a sake mignonette sauce. "Chef's sashimi special" ($12.75) included 2 small portions of each sashimi: octopus, surf clam, red tuna, wild salmon and a white fish. The sashimi was exceptionally fresh and delicious but it was disappointing that our server didn't explain the items we were eating. I could identify almost all of the sashimi but wasn't sure which fish the white fish was. The bison tataki ($12) - thin seared slices of bison fillet, ponzu gelee, ginger vinaigrette. I thought we were eating Wagyu beef because the portions were so tiny (literally thin slivers)! LOL. The ponzu gelee overpowered the bison meat slightly so there wasn't much balance in that dish. The rolls are good here - the "spicy tuna roll" ($7.50) has mixed spicy tuna, tempura flakes with albacore tuna topping. The spicy tuna roll is the best "bakudan" roll I've had because they didn't overload it with sriccha or tempura flakes. The tuna slices on top were a nice touch! The "Edohei roll" ($10) - assorted seafood, tobiko, avocado, cucumber, kaiware, mayonnaise was a pretty substantial roll though not my favourite.
We weren't angry at the very slow food service but it was disappointing especially when the food was good overall but nothing so great that it justified all that waiting. Because there was such a lag between dishes, we had the time to observe other tables who were visibly annoyed with their wait times too. Some took it in stride like us but others were not too thrilled. Though it seemed like the patrons who ordered the omakase that night were very happy - they all raved about how amazing it was to Ono-San afterwards. Note: if you want to do the omakase (chef's tasting menu), you have to order it 2 days in advance ($65-$75 per person).
