Arrived and nobody seemed to want to say hi or greet us. The place was empty. Most places would either greet you right away, but the 5 people on staff didn’t seem to want to welcome or care. We felt like leaving, but decided to try anyways.
I don’t know if I ordered incorrectly, but the food on the menu vs the value of quality is way off.
I could get a better meal at Ryuko or Charcoal Ke with the same amount that I paid.
Miso Soup - tasted like it’s 2 days old and reheated. House salad - chopped lettuce, 4 slithers of avocado with some tomatoes The house rolls - glorified California roll with thin slices of salmon, tuna and shrimp. Alberta rolls - complete disappointment vs charcoal kes or anywhere else. Unagi roll - mostly sauce and the unagi pieces were used so sparingly. Sashimi bowl - it was alright, but 50% of it was imitation crab.
The prices are competitively priced but the quality and value is not.
I could get a better meal for $65 at any other sushi place.
This is basically going for all you can eat sushi quality at a mark up.
From our meal I think they may have given us around 8-12% in margins, but I don’t think they would be able to retain new customers coming back with how it’s operating. If you’re losing customers due to quality/standards dropping/value - you need to do something to fix it asap or else a new competitor or the market changes and other businesses beat you out by being better and you being mediocre.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
aDi1026
The quality is pretty good. Always fresh and that's the most important thing!!! The rolls and nigiri are done pretty well with the rice and fish ratio. Easy to say this is the best in surrounding areas👌🏼
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jaklyn Kalina
Omg, the best sushi I ever had! It was sooo yammy, I will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
iryna burakovska
The best sushi in Calgary! 🍣 We always order here because the food is fresh and delicious every time. Service is top-notch — friendly staff and quick delivery. Highly recommend to anyone who loves quality sushi and a great atmosphere ✨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Igésia RBC
My family and I we love to come to Li Ao. The manager is friendly and he is always willing to prepare meal I ask him to do it. Food is delicious and price is fair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ian Humphreys
Food is great, fast and service is good. The customer washroom badly, BADLY needs a cleaning.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Teacher John
Disgusting. This place has changed so much. The place is dirty and the food is not fresh at all. It is mushy and gross.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Into Hell
Sushi was old and tasteless. Very bland and rice was dry. Avoid this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Experience This 360
Ordered takeout. Fish tastes rubbery. Not fresh ingredients. Tasted like it was made days ago. Threw it out.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Robert Kruk
My first time here , everything was great the sushi tasted fresh and service was great
This place is going down big time. I used to visit them from when they opened first time. Till a couple of years ago it was still ok. Kind of dirty and sticky-greasy uncleaned place, but the food was still good. Decent sushi. For the last several visits I found that it is going down and down. The prices are up (everywhere are up), but the quality is going down big time. It is crap. I kept returning as I "invested" way to much in this restaurant, multiple visits over the years, but it is so much that I can take. The sushi is a joke, the fish is little and not so good, the rolls are like 3/4" thick, the rice is crumbling etc. wasabi is just a flour green paste, the cheap one. Don't start me about the bathrooms, grr.... another one done. I guess I will do Kinjo now
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 4
Sashki Winterberg
Absolutely fantastic sushi. Well prepared, large portions, delicious food. Lovely people. My #1 go-to for sushi in Calgary.
Shannon
Amazing food! One of the best Sushi restaurants in Calgary. Amazing staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alexander Loewe
Favorite sushi joint. Fresh, consistent quality and portions are fantastic.
We were introduced to Li-Ao Sushi by some friends of ours who lived close by and who said it was their top sushi place to go. And after a few dinners there, I would have to agree. Always fresh, generous portions regardless of sushi or sashimi and very reasonably priced. Li-Ao is at the top of my list now too and I'll continue to go there whenever I'm in the area.
Pretty disappointed with our first impression.
Arrived and nobody seemed to want to say hi or greet us. The place was empty. Most places would either greet you right away, but the 5 people on staff didn’t seem to want to welcome or care. We felt like leaving, but decided to try anyways.
I don’t know if I ordered incorrectly, but the food on the menu vs the value of quality is way off.
I could get a better meal at Ryuko or Charcoal Ke with the same amount that I paid.
Miso Soup - tasted like it’s 2 days old and reheated.
House salad - chopped lettuce, 4 slithers of avocado with some tomatoes
The house rolls - glorified California roll with thin slices of salmon, tuna and shrimp.
Alberta rolls - complete disappointment vs charcoal kes or anywhere else.
Unagi roll - mostly sauce and the unagi pieces were used so sparingly.
Sashimi bowl - it was alright, but 50% of it was imitation crab.
The prices are competitively priced but the quality and value is not.
I could get a better meal for $65 at any other sushi place.
This is basically going for all you can eat sushi quality at a mark up.
[Business POV]
Food cost value ~ $6 - $12
Labor - ?
Operating - ?
From our meal I think they may have given us around 8-12% in margins, but I don’t think they would be able to retain new customers coming back with how it’s operating. If you’re losing customers due to quality/standards dropping/value - you need to do something to fix it asap or else a new competitor or the market changes and other businesses beat you out by being better and you being mediocre.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
The quality is pretty good.
Always fresh and that's the most important thing!!!
The rolls and nigiri are done pretty well with the rice and fish ratio.
Easy to say this is the best in surrounding areas👌🏼
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Omg, the best sushi I ever had! It was sooo yammy, I will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best sushi in Calgary! 🍣 We always order here because the food is fresh and delicious every time. Service is top-notch — friendly staff and quick delivery. Highly recommend to anyone who loves quality sushi and a great atmosphere ✨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My family and I we love to come to Li Ao. The manager is friendly and he is always willing to prepare meal I ask him to do it. Food is delicious and price is fair.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is great, fast and service is good. The customer washroom badly, BADLY needs a cleaning.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Disgusting. This place has changed so much. The place is dirty and the food is not fresh at all. It is mushy and gross.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sushi was old and tasteless. Very bland and rice was dry. Avoid this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ordered takeout. Fish tastes rubbery. Not fresh ingredients. Tasted like it was made days ago. Threw it out.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
My first time here , everything was great the sushi tasted fresh and service was great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is going down big time. I used to visit them from when they opened first time. Till a couple of years ago it was still ok. Kind of dirty and sticky-greasy uncleaned place, but the food was still good. Decent sushi. For the last several visits I found that it is going down and down. The prices are up (everywhere are up), but the quality is going down big time. It is crap. I kept returning as I "invested" way to much in this restaurant, multiple visits over the years, but it is so much that I can take. The sushi is a joke, the fish is little and not so good, the rolls are like 3/4" thick, the rice is crumbling etc. wasabi is just a flour green paste, the cheap one. Don't start me about the bathrooms, grr.... another one done. I guess I will do Kinjo now
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 4
Absolutely fantastic sushi. Well prepared, large portions, delicious food. Lovely people. My #1 go-to for sushi in Calgary.
Amazing food! One of the best Sushi restaurants in Calgary. Amazing staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Favorite sushi joint. Fresh, consistent quality and portions are fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi Pizza, Soup, Roll, Tuna, Salmon Gyoza
We were introduced to Li-Ao Sushi by some friends of ours who lived close by and who said it was their top sushi place to go. And after a few dinners there, I would have to agree. Always fresh, generous portions regardless of sushi or sashimi and very reasonably priced. Li-Ao is at the top of my list now too and I'll continue to go there whenever I'm in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna, Individual Sushi
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