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Not Bad, but Not Good either
May. 7, 2010
May. 7, 2010










Yam Tempura - Overly browned, and they should really change the oil.
Takoyaki - good, what you'd expect
Spicy Tuna - Tuna was definitely not fresh and tasted weird. Got eight pieces of sushi, all eight looked different and had different heights.
Assorted Sashimi - Tuna was not fresh and i got more than a fist full of dry and unpleasent daikon radish garnish, which REALLY filled the plate.
The service at this restaurant was pretty bad. To start, the menu was dirty and oily. I made a point to show that i was cleaning the menu, the waitress looked away. I also noticed that the waitresses were wiping off the table, and all the dirty bits went to the chair, not so nice if you were to sit on it. Plates were shoved around the table so much so i didn't know where to put my elbow. Taking away my tempura dip before i finished my tempura didn't help either.
In my honest opinion, this restaurant offers Japanese food to the more general public, and not for authentic quality sushi seekers. However their prices only barely reflect this fact.
There are three things I always look for in a quality sushi restaurant. Fresh ingredients, taste and knife work /presentation. Hana Sushi have only one of these three elements, barely though.
Overall, with the kind of prices they are charging, you may not want to go out of your way to eat there, as you may be hugely dissapointed.
Takoyaki - good, what you'd expect
Spicy Tuna - Tuna was definitely not fresh and tasted weird. Got eight pieces of sushi, all eight looked different and had different heights.
Assorted Sashimi - Tuna was not fresh and i got more than a fist full of dry and unpleasent daikon radish garnish, which REALLY filled the plate.
The service at this restaurant was pretty bad. To start, the menu was dirty and oily. I made a point to show that i was cleaning the menu, the waitress looked away. I also noticed that the waitresses were wiping off the table, and all the dirty bits went to the chair, not so nice if you were to sit on it. Plates were shoved around the table so much so i didn't know where to put my elbow. Taking away my tempura dip before i finished my tempura didn't help either.
In my honest opinion, this restaurant offers Japanese food to the more general public, and not for authentic quality sushi seekers. However their prices only barely reflect this fact.
There are three things I always look for in a quality sushi restaurant. Fresh ingredients, taste and knife work /presentation. Hana Sushi have only one of these three elements, barely though.
Overall, with the kind of prices they are charging, you may not want to go out of your way to eat there, as you may be hugely dissapointed.
Great food, authentic taste and great value for your $$$
May. 7, 2010
May. 7, 2010










Not the best Pho I've had, but one of the best in Calgary. I highly recommend trying their rice dishes, bun/vermecelli noodle dishes, and the spring rolls. They should however tweak their salad rolls a little.
This place, however, may not fit your liking if you're used to high end places with the dimmed lights and nice decor, or westernized vietnamese places for that matter. This is more like a truck stop, you eat, you go. The difference, good food, and cheap too. I'm not sure if they serve those nasty bubble tea, but they have got a good selection of unique and authentic vietnamese drinks and shakes.
p/s: Don't try the Satay pho, you WILL regret it.
This place, however, may not fit your liking if you're used to high end places with the dimmed lights and nice decor, or westernized vietnamese places for that matter. This is more like a truck stop, you eat, you go. The difference, good food, and cheap too. I'm not sure if they serve those nasty bubble tea, but they have got a good selection of unique and authentic vietnamese drinks and shakes.
p/s: Don't try the Satay pho, you WILL regret it.



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