Sushi.... At Hakone Japanese Cuisine.

As we were planning on having a date night, my husband and I went looking for a restaurant to try out on the north side of town. Heading up 137 Ave right around 127 Street we spotted Hakone Japanese Cuisine. We both enjoy sushi and decided to give it a go.

Walk in and you find a small but clean and sharp looking little restaurant. Booths line one wall and a private room and the kitchen/sushi area line the other. An kind older lady was behind the counter making sushi for another table, but still greeted us warmly when we walked in. A moment later a young girl comes out of the back and seats us at a booth and asks what we would like to drink. Our go to beverage at any sushi restaurant is the green tea.

After browsing the simple menu we decided on the Boat-Boat. Sushi, Maki and Sashimi all on one boat. It sounded delicious.

After about 20 mins of waiting our boat showed up at the table and we started to dig in. First piece in and we noticed it was a tiny bit fishy, but kind of usual at a sushi restaurant in land locked Alberta. The part that set me off a little was that the sashimi actually tasted a little salty, so I let my husband finish the sashimi and stuck to the sushi instead. The other thing we noticed was how little there was on the over $40 dollar boat. As we were in a hurry to make it to a movie we decided to not make a fuss about it and just ate and moved on.

While the staff were nice and the food was okay, I don't think it is a sushi restaurant we will go back to.

Food: 3/5
Ambiance: 4/5
Service: 3.5/5
Dinner for 2: $55.00
13907 127 St NW
(780) 761-3006