Kabuki Sushi and Grill

Kabuki Sushi and Grill
8724-109 Street
Edmonton, AB T6G

Kabuki is undoubtedly my favourite Japanese restaurant in town. Don't listen to Urbanspoon!!!


Why I love Kabuki so much?

10)  After getting amazing sushi, you can go next door for some Whimsical cupcakes to top off your girl's night out.

9) Great lunch location and prices. Bento box for $11.95 or so, and their choices of cooked meal are endless. Whatever Japanese you feel they've got.

8) Interesting deep fried sushi you don't get anywhere else. I know you may have had the infamous Dragon Eyes. But their deep fried sushi list goes beyond 1 or 2 or 3 items but more like 10 items.

7) Decor. I adore the cute cherry blossom tree in the middle of the restaurant. Some people complain that it is too big and blocks off a lot of the space. Really I think you just gotta enjoy the homeyness sometimes. The bamboos on the side also add a nice touch.

6) Location. Despite the lack of free parking spots (there's about 8 spots for free parking, a two dozen for paid parking, and a few on the streets), if you are coming from the University area or don't mind taking the LRT, Kabuki is so close to the University station that it doesn't matter. I've come here for lunch just because it is close by and I know I'm getting good food.  


5) Free food. I know I know I shouldn't rank free food such highly. Maybe I love this restaurant so much they actually recognize me. The last two times I went with a buncha friends on weeknights, maybe we ordered so much food, the owners gave us free takoyaki (that time was a party of 4). And then another time a party of 8, the owners offered us free miso soup, takoyaki, and beef tataki. Amazing! Not only are they free but they are also delicious. I highly recommend the beef tataki there, because I have a thing about raw beef that I can't chew it, but these beef tataki are so flavourful and easily disintegrate. YUMMY!


4) Price! Comparable prices to Kyoto but with the quality of Mikado! I cannot ask for more. 


3) Green Tea is free here. How can people charge you $2 per person for green tea just to go with your meal?? In Vancouver, tea is given for free everywhere. 


2) Sweetest Japanese owners you will meet. The fact that this restaurant is Japanese owned makes me want to go there 200% more. They stick to their standards but with some creativity to suit North American style sushi. No more pre-rolled maki from Kyoto and no more $18 maki from Mikado (btw Mikado is half Japanese and half Chinese owned)


1) Lots of unique and interesting and yet absolutely fresh and delicious sushi and maki. Loved and loved every single item I ordered <3 See pictures for yourself.

Cherry Blossom Tree

Kabuki Combo - Edmonton Roll, Dynamite Roll, Assorted Sushi.

Tempura Udon.

Chop chop maki. Delicious.

Edmonton Roll - Tempura, spicy tuna, and crab meat.

Beef Tataki.

Spider Roll - deep fried soft shell crab.

Blazing Unagi Roll - crab meat, avocado with unagi on top. The fire makes the unagi a bit grilled like. amazing!

Vegetarian Roll and Edmonton Roll.

Smoked Salmon Roll - with smoked salmon, asparagus, red pepper, cucumber.

Hungry Roll - deep fried with spicy salmon?

Takoyaki

Queen's Roll - smoked salmon, prawn tempura, crab, and tobiko.

Rainbow Roll and Teriyaki Beef Roll.

Unagi Roll. Unagi and avocado.

Magic Tuna Roll - spicy tuna, crab deep fried, served with teriyaki sauce.