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06-21-2012, 09:14 AM
Red Ember
609 14 Street Northwest, Calgary, AB T2N 2A1
(403) 453-0577
Food Rating: 7.5/10
Ambience: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Went near the end of March, and they recently opened. Taking over Sushi Kai 609’s location, newly renovated with new owners and new staff. However, the appearance and presentation of the nigiris, rolls, and sashimi is pretty similar to Sushi Kai’s.
The staff started us off with a small taster; it was a small piece of tempura. The batter wasn’t overly thick, it wasn’t too dry, and it wasn’t oily either. You can taste the fish through the tempura batter.
Yam Tempura
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3306/sam0601n.jpg
The batter was thin but it was more oily than I would like. It was cooked perfectly, wasn’t mushy, nor was it under-cooked.
Assorted Nigiri and Rolls
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3232/sam0603o.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4344/sam0604r.jpg http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/747/sam0605n.jpg http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/6969/sam0606v.jpg
This is where it reminds me of Sushi Kai a lot, the tall, narrow pieces of roll and having all the nigiris and rolls on one plate. Nothing was bad about it, but it was average. The toro wasn’t fatty enough though. The saba was also very marinated, just like Sushi Kai’s. so you can’t taste the fishy-ness that saba has.
Tempura Green Tea Ice Cream
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4919/sam0608y.jpg
Went for the tempura green tea ice cream and I found that the green tea was a little light. The owner told us that they purposely had someone customize the ice cream to incorporate lemon into it. You can taste the lemon and green tea, but it wasn’t too strong.
Overall, I did like Red Ember, but it wouldn’t be the first place I think of for sushi. I like it also because it reminded me of Sushi Kai (prior to AYCE).
609 14 Street Northwest, Calgary, AB T2N 2A1
(403) 453-0577
Food Rating: 7.5/10
Ambience: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Went near the end of March, and they recently opened. Taking over Sushi Kai 609’s location, newly renovated with new owners and new staff. However, the appearance and presentation of the nigiris, rolls, and sashimi is pretty similar to Sushi Kai’s.
The staff started us off with a small taster; it was a small piece of tempura. The batter wasn’t overly thick, it wasn’t too dry, and it wasn’t oily either. You can taste the fish through the tempura batter.
Yam Tempura
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3306/sam0601n.jpg
The batter was thin but it was more oily than I would like. It was cooked perfectly, wasn’t mushy, nor was it under-cooked.
Assorted Nigiri and Rolls
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3232/sam0603o.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4344/sam0604r.jpg http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/747/sam0605n.jpg http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/6969/sam0606v.jpg
This is where it reminds me of Sushi Kai a lot, the tall, narrow pieces of roll and having all the nigiris and rolls on one plate. Nothing was bad about it, but it was average. The toro wasn’t fatty enough though. The saba was also very marinated, just like Sushi Kai’s. so you can’t taste the fishy-ness that saba has.
Tempura Green Tea Ice Cream
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4919/sam0608y.jpg
Went for the tempura green tea ice cream and I found that the green tea was a little light. The owner told us that they purposely had someone customize the ice cream to incorporate lemon into it. You can taste the lemon and green tea, but it wasn’t too strong.
Overall, I did like Red Ember, but it wouldn’t be the first place I think of for sushi. I like it also because it reminded me of Sushi Kai (prior to AYCE).