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Yokozuna Sushi & Grill
Category: Restaurants Sushi Bars Sushi Bars [Edit]
200 Southridge DrOkotoks, AB T1S 0B2
(403) 995-8141
- Price Range:
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$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
5 reviews for Yokozuna Sushi & Grill
5 reviews in English
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Review from Lex M.
Okotoks, AB
12/17/2010
Deeply entrenched in the collective Japanese consciousness is a loyalty to strength and grace in every endeavor. As the Japanese poet Basho said, "Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home," and the skilled sushi chefs at Yokozuna continue this tradition with honor and excellence.
Flawlessly clean, modern, and elegant, the space is tastefully furnished and appropriately lit. Our host and waiter, Sun Jo, is exceptionally congenial and polite even when faced with our hysterical dinner party - a chortling six-pack of gaijin gregariousness.
I couldn't have been more impressed with the adventurous spirit of my dinner companions. Rather than order from the menu, we embarked on a culinary journey by requesting that Sun Jo serve dishes recommended by him and the chefs. If you're a food lover who seeks new and exotic flavours, an upscale restaurant like Yokozuna is the place to make such a request. The chefs are experienced, having tasted and refined their creations even if the dishes are not on the menu. Try it at an establishment like D.U.I. Friday's and the line cook will chuck some unidentifiable about-to-expire carrion in mayonnaise and fry the hell out of it.
Less than half a bottle of Sapporo later, Sun Jo arrived with a stunning miniature village complete with fiery Japanese maple leaves, bamboo fence, and superior cuts of red tuna, salmon and octopus sashimi. Relentless practitioners of dueling discourse, our party was rendered uncannily reticent by Yokozuna's masterful expression of sapor. Several of us had our eyes closed, experiencing a glimmer of enlightenment through the essence of seafood. Freshly caught and prepared, vibrantly hued, scrumptious to taste.
Tempura dishes featured prawns, sweet potato, yam, asparagus, squash - each a firm, crisp delight with a sauce that had us vying for optimum bowl position. The crunchy scabbard around the katsu may look as innocent as a lotus, but flashes its exquisite blade across the palate with every bite. From my vantage point, I could see one of our chefs blowtorching the sauce on a platter of rolls - Volcano, they called it. This dish is not available on the menu, but unleashes a honey-Dijon attitude sassy enough to spank your ass and call you a Samurai.
In Japan, Yokozuna is the highest attainable rank in professional sumo, and the Okotoks restaurant maintains this eminence with stunning creative presentation, attentive service, and cuisine that'll blow the belt right off your kimono.
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Review from Gabe A.
11/16/2011 1 Check-in Here
At first, it was a quaint suggestion:
"hey, let's drive to Okotoks for D's birthday dinner! There is an awesome sushi place there, you will love it! Their rolls are huge and wicked!" (maybe not verbatim).
We gamely took the challenge, and were largely pleased. Any time I have an excuse to do a little driving outside of the city, especially on a lovely early autumn day full of sunshine on the way to a sushi restaurant, it is an expedition well worth it.
The location is not what I would call picturesque: a boxy (and at that time of day, deserted) Anywhere strip mall, with little greenery and outside charm. That sinking feeling is replaced upon entering Yokozuna; the staff are jovial, the front foyer is plastered with pictures of people having a good time (G-rated, of course!), and the decor is minimal, relying more on plenty of window space for natural lighting.
We ordered maybe half a dozen of their special rolls between our party of six and were blown away at their confirmation of Kyla's seemingly exaggerated claims. These things are monstrous, the Eric Banners of sushi rolls. They look fantastic and massive, but therein lies the flaw: the presentation and portion sizes inevitably mask the real reason for a sushi place to exist, namely the fish. To be fair, some of the interesting combinations they were going for were largely successful: the Norway roll had a great mayo topping we were tempted to get in a squeeze bottle.
At the end of the meal, I was completely stuffed, sure, but I was craving more fish. I guess I have only myself to blame, but sometimes you just gotta look back and say "I can't believe I ate the whole thing!"
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Review from Mark S.
De Winton, AB
8/24/2009
This is the closest Sushi restaurant so we go quite a bit. the service is always good and I usually enjoy the menu. I would recommend it to sushi lovers as well as non sushi eaters. We have taken people there who don't eat sushi and they found a bunch of appetizers and entrees that they liked. We enjoyed the sushi and they ate other stuff.
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Review from Karlee P.
Okotoks, AB
12/11/2010 1 Check-in Here
Very happy when they opened in Okotoks. No more trips to Calgary to satisfy our sushi cravings. Very similar menu to Globe Fish and we later found out the sushi chef once worked at Globe Fish (or so the waitress told us). Yummy!! :)
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Review from Sandra W.
High River, AB
1/19/2011
Awesome food - as good or better than any you would find in Calgary. So glad to have it so close to High River!
