What a ridiculous experience. We put a Skip order in at this, what we thought was a reputable restaurant, To be told it would be around 30 min for delivery. Almost two hours later and after 4 drivers cancelled because our order wasn't ready, still don't have our dinner. No messages or apologies. No answers on their phone after multiple calls. We actually tried calling first to order pick up, just to have no one answer, so we tried Skip. Couldn't tell you what the food tastes like, still don't have. Save your money and feed your belly somewhere else. Not impressed. Update: we finally received our order. Cold and soggy. So bad. 1/5. Soy sauce was good. read more

Haru Sushi & Grill - a variety of sushi dishes - Sushi Bars Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Atmosphere outstanding. Friendly service and very clean restaurant. Free parking as it's in Mckenzie Towne. On the pricy side of sushi in Calgary but worth it. Only thing holding it back from 5 star is the inconsistent rolling of the sushi. Not tight for the larger rolls. Family friendly. read more

Haru Sushi & Grill - Spider roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Our favourite sushi in Calgary. We went around and ordered California rolls from five different sushi places in the area and this is definitely our favourite. Lovely staff, great food, whether ordering out or eating in. read more

I've been going to Haru Sushi in McKenzie Towne since the week they opened. They were amazing right out of the gate... one of my favourite sushi places in Calgary. Portion sizes, food quality, great staff, and appealing venue. Over the last two years, everything has declined. Last week was probably our last visit if things stay the same. We've gone from eating (eating in or take out) 3-4 times a month to once a month at best. Onsite customer service has been okay however they seem to be quite indifferent on the phone when we order takeout. When we call for takeout, they used to always answer the phone, there would be a lot of enthusiasm, their system would call up our previous order, etc. Now, answering the phone is hit and miss and they no longer see us as a frequent customer. Food quality has significantly declined. Often, when ordering rolls, ie: Rainbow Roll, the tuna is still slightly frozen. The seaweed in their rolls has been rather chewy lately and the stickiness of their rice is 50/50... will it stay together or not??? Portions sizes have gotten smaller... Lastly, regarding food quality, the freshness of the sushi/sashimi has really declined to the point where I really believe it's on par with fast food like Edo Japan. The venue is a little run down and requires some TLC. A simple paint job and spot repairs are all it needs - otherwise, the place is clean. They use to serve food on porcelain dishes... now, cheap plastic dishes that you would expect in fewer quality establishments. I hope they do. Haru used to be a venue of choice... then it slid to a venue of convenience... and now it's neither. The good news is, all of these issues are easy to fix... I just gave you all the answers to make improvements. read more

November Challenge - 16/30 Haru is a sushi place nestled in Mackenzie Towne. It's pretty inside, very IKEA-esque, with pleasant wait staff and food that comes out at lightning speeds. I ordered the spinach gomae and got a ball of spinach smothered in their sesame dressing. It was like someone had started to pour the dressing on and took a phonecall mid-pour, then realized they had to serve it, saw there was no spinach left, and decided, eff-it; here you go! While the dressing was tasty, it was the equivalent of eating soggy spinach in cold gravy. The veggie tempura was delicious. I appreciated that it wasn't one giant slice of sweet potato, a bunch of undercooked onions and mushrooms, and a piece of broccoli that's too big to eat elegantly. That's usually the assorted veggie tempura I've come to expect from most sushi places in town. Haru's assorted veggie tempura had pumpkin, asparagus, mushrooms and sweet potatoes, and it was crispy and not greasy in the least. Their veggie tempura and avocado rolls were my favorite of everything that I had ordered. There was a decent rice to filling ratio, and the avocado was appropriately buttery. My friend ordered their takoyaki, tuna and salmon sashimi. He said that it was decent, but not the best; out of the three, the takoyaki was the the best. The waitress was also unaware if they carried unfiltered sake or not, but I did appreciate that she brought out the warm (read: molten lava-esque) sake wrapped in a little napkin kimono to protect his fingers. My teacup was not wrapped and was nuclear to the touch, but I liked the slightly smoky flavor of their green tea. All in all, this is a decent mid-range sushi restaurant in the middle of suburbia. A place for soccer moms to escape, and treat their preschoolers to something that isn't baby carrots and kraft dinner. I know, because they were there. read more

Haru Sushi & Grill - Spinach Gomae, assorted veggie tempura, veggie tempura rolls and avocado rolls! Om nom nom! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This place opened 4 months ago by the same owner as Haru Sushi in Springbank and Ajisai in Cranston & Panorama but this was my first experience with any of his restaurants. Walking up to the building and not knowing what to expect, I was pleasantly surprised by the clean, modern decor inside (and having lived in LA where there are lots of Korean owned sushi restaurants, I quickly recognized this as such). Lots of staff with great service. Came here for lunch and ordered spicy tuna sashimi app ($3.95), Agedashi tofu ($4.95), and a spicy salmon roll ($6.95). What I had was all very yummm. I was sooo stuffed :) I do have to say that I found it just a tad pricey (esp since not all of their lunch specials come with miso soup (or salad?)...so I opted to order from the menu instead of the lunch special. I DO expect lunch combos to come with miso soup & salad. Will Definitely come back for dinner sometime if I'm in the area. read more

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We usually love Haru, it's our go-to.. but the sushi we ordered tonight did not smell fresh and we were immediately thrown off. Neither of us could stomach it :( disappointed read more

Sush-eh! Yeah, I'm a fan. I was meetin' a friend for lunch and I wondered, "Where in the world will we go? Oh wait... I think I know a website that can help with that!" Easy peazy. I ordered the assorted sushi lunch combo - Tuna, Salmon, EBI, TAMAGO, Snaper & California roll. Just as the name says, it was a good *assortment*! Eat in or take out, Haru's a solid (or mushy?) sushi choice! read more

Haru Sushi & Grill - Assorted sushi lunch! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

With all of the great reviews before me I must have caught these guys on a bad night tonight. My wife doesn't do seafood so when she's out with the ladies its sushi time! I called at approximately 7:15. The lady that answered the phone didn't even wait for the call to pick up before she started into her "please hold" speech. All I got was "...ind if you hold please?" then a click. There's no hold music, no beep, just dead air. It makes you think you've been hung up on. When she came back to my call a minute or so later she started to ask how she could help me but then started to talk to someone in the restaurant and without notice put me on hold again for a few seconds. Finally I got my order placed and was told it would be about 20 minutes. Sounds about right for a busy Friday night. Picking up my order was quick. The same lady that answered the phone was at the front desk. She was mildly more friendly in person than over the phone. I was in and out as fast as the debit terminal could process the payment. I went with the deluxe sushi combo. For $20 the portion size was good, but unfortunately the quality was not there. Most of the individual sushi items were just okay. One of them, which I believe was snapper, was definitely not very fresh. It was a little dry and had a slight odour. the dynamite roll was equally disappointing. Each piece fell apart when I picked it up and flavour wise it was meh. Based on this experience there are definitely many other better sushi places in the city, but this one being the closest to my house means they'll get a second chance. read more

Haru Sushi & Grill - Deluxe sushi combo $19.99 - Sushi Bars Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Zero rating. Simply put, sushi was awful. Do not order from the all-you-can-eat menu. They won't allow you to take leftovers with you then charge you extra for leftovers. Terrible. read more

great place to go on a date, can get busy during rush hour and a little noisy. But busy is a sign that it is popular and it has something good. A little better than Kinjo but not as trendy, and not as good as Ki Japanese restaurant and not as expensive either. Overall a hearty recommendation. read more

Haru Sushi & Grill - Spicy tuna with golden tempura on the outside - Sushi Bars Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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This is our go to sushi restaurant and we have never been disappointed until tonight. We love ahi sashimi but something smelled when I brought the bag into the house. The colour was off. Couldn't bring myself to try it. The dog loved it in two gulps!! I will not order it again, unsure about anything else, there doesn't seem to be any quality control. read more

Haru Sushi & Grill - a close up of a plate of sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I like the location of this sushi restaurant as it is very close (within walking distance to my house), however, it is a very small sushi restaurant. The tables are all very close together. SO close in fact that people have trouble getting in and out or leaving to go to the washroom. In addition to this, I felt like only either a salmon tataki or a tuna tataki for dinner so I asked the waiter what the sauce was that is put on the tatakis and he did not know so he said he would check with the chefs and come back and let me know. When the waiter came back he told me the names of them but not what was in them (which is what I was really interested in knowing. When he did come back after talking to the chefs he had a detailed list of every ingredient in each sauce down to water which I wasn't expecting but I did appreciate it. I was just basically wanting to know whether the sauce would taste- spicy, lemony or dilly. In addition to this I didn't really like that the "typical;" sushi rolls such as a California roll or dynamite roll doesn't come in just 4 pieces but only a minimum of 8. read more

Haru Sushi Bar is located at McKenzie Towne Ave SE Calgary, which is 10 minutes away from my home. 2017. 12.01. After the Christmas Concert, my boyfriend took me to Haru Sushi Bar for dinner. It was our first time, came to this restaurant. Before we came here, we did research online. I found that Haru Sushi has a great rating on both Google and Zomato review. In this way, my boyfriend decided to take me here for dinner. We arrived the restaurant around 7:30 pm, which was right at the dinner time. The restaurant was full and busy. Luckily, we still found a table. After we sat down, the server brought the menu and drinks our table. The menu looks very fancy and has pictures on it, which is more convenience for us. The prices of food are a little bit expensive. We had CALAMARI, TERIYAKI BEEF, and Two special sushi rolls to share. The food came out fast and fresh. The Calamari was very fresh and soft different from what we thought. But, the taste of it was so salty. Beef Teriyaki was grill beef and mixed vegetable which is different from what we ate before too, but the taste was great. Two special rolls were tasted decent. Nothing excited comparing with special sushi rolls in any of sushi restaurants in Vancouver. We were a little bit disappointed with our meal. The server was very nice and friendly. The environment was clean and peaceful. In summary, it was a new experience having sushi in Calgary. read more

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Always my go to when I'm craving sushi. I haven't had an opportunity to dine in yet but have had take out many times now. Food is always super fast and fresh and delicious!! Staff is very friendly too. read more

Haru Sushi & Grill is located in McKenzie Towne Avenue SE of Calgary. After a long day of skiing, Spence didn't feel like going out and I was too tired to cook anything. Spence was craving sushi and I didn't mind the idea either, we just wanted to find a place close by. Spence's friend suggested Haru Sushi so we looked up the menu online. They offered take out with a big selection of menu items. As some of you know, we are very keen of Sakana Grill, and we found Haru Sushi to be very similar but with each of their own twists. We ordered what we would usually order at Sakana Grill. Dynamite rolls, Philadelphia rolls, Spicy tuna rolls, Tuna & Salmon sashimi, & miso soup. They told us to pick up our order around a half hour, and when we arrived it was all ready to go. The lady at the front was welcoming with a big smile. I also got a quick glance of what the dining area looked like and its very nice, dimmed lights with modern décor. The preparation area is open, right at the front and center of the dining area, pretty neat to be able to see your meal get prepared. Unpacking the containers, we found the food to be neatly packed. They made sure presentation was there with garnishes of parsley, lettuce and oranges. Finally, we dug into our food. Spence really enjoyed the regular miso soup and wish he had gotten another one. I enjoyed all the rolls, especially the Philadelphia rolls which was Cream cheese, pineapple wrapped with smoked salmon & mango. I really enjoyed the pineapple inside, it's a little surprise...sweet and savory all in one bite!! The sashimi was also good, seemed pretty fresh!! All the stuff we ordered looked like it wouldn't fill us but it sure did!! I would definitely recommend Haru Sushi if you live deep down south or if you're in the area!! Next time, we're definitely going to try the dine in experience!! read more

There are so many sushi restaurants these days that it's hard to set yourself apart from the rest. Haru Sushi was pretty good, but overall it doesn't stand out for me... except for the Nacho Cheese Roll. I want to give it a 3.5 instead of a 4. I'll give two thumbs up for the salmon nigiri. This place uses very good fish for their sushi. It was was a very memorable salmon nigiri experience. Mmmmm. So tender and yummy. But for some reason, my date and I thought it was a good idea to order the Nacho Cheese Roll. Let me tell you, there's a reason why cheese is never paired with rice or fish... or seaweed. Otherwise everything else was pretty good. The price was on par with everywhere else, the quality of the fish was pretty good, the service was decent. I would definitely recommend this place for people who live in the area and are looking for a Japanese restaurant. However, I don't think I would go out of my way to eat there since there are equally good places that are closer to me. read more

We love Haru! Their sushi is delicious and they have fun combinations to try! We order via SkipTheDishes a couple times a year, and they NEVER disappoint. read more

Vengeful staff person didn't like it when I asked the student I was with if she could afford to leave a 10% tip when we didn't dine in the restaurant. We were getting take out only. She gave a pure liquid soup, minus the vegetables to me. To my student friend, the girl cut the amount of food ordered in half! Heaven knows what will happen if you don't leave an adequate tip! read more

I've ordered takeout a few times since my first review so I thought I should do an update. The food is still as good as ever and I've found a new roll that I love: the Chicken Katsu Roll. Delicious! One thing I must say - I do wish they were open until at least 10 p.m. on Saturdays but that's just how Calgary seems to be. One must dine earlier than later in this city, as a whole. Here it is 9:25 p.m. and we'd love to put in an order but, alas, we're out of luck tonight. Doesn't change my rating, though. read more

My brother is in town and we thought we'd get some sushi for something different. Sushi seems to be a little sparse in the east end, but we weren't keen on heading downtown. The hubs is the sushi guru in the family, so I leave the ordering up to him. I see all these faboo reviews and all I can say is "meh". I've had better sushi in Calgary, so this place wouldn't be my first choice. The taste was ok, but it just didn't seem to be up to the calibre of being great. For instance, one of our selections went a little bit overboard on the mayo garnish sauce. And it's kinda funny, I always was under the impression if you had one piece of fresh made sushi, you've had it all. It would seem that maybe isn't the case. Sorry, but "meh". read more

Haru is a great place for lunch as it's inexpensive but I will let you all know that dinner is Farley pricy. But the food is great and the service is amazing! read more

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Have you ever wondered what an unwashed gym sock would taste like surrounded by rice? Have you ever looked at 4 crisp 20$ bills and thought - "I won't be needing those for anything important", well then have I got a recommendation for you!! Located in the heart of Mckenzie Towne - is this hidden crap box. You don't have to drive far to feel cheated and disgusted simultaneously thanks to Haru. I've had better sushi rolled by blind Italians. read more

Went to Haru for the first time tonight. The food and service was excellent. I was mostly surprised with the portion sizes. Typically sushi restaurants I've been too have medium to small portions for price but Haru has great portion sizes. Everything from Maki to the udon soup was significantly larger. Tea was offered with free refills, which was another pleasant bonus. Everything tasted very fresh and was sizzling hot. Very good first impression and great experience! read more

Great food very busy when we went I say it the best sushi I have in Calgary read more

Haru Sushi & Grill - Sushi Bars Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

My friend and I ordered for pick up. When we went to grab our food, the staff were so friendly! The sushi was amazing! We had spicy shrimp rolls, a calafornia roll, a spider roll, a dynamite roll, some salmon sushis and some sashimi. Oh, and some tempura. What! We were hungry!!! Anyway, the food was beautifully prepared and awesomely fresh. the sashimi came in large delicious pieces. I was really impressed! The restaurant itself is a tad on the simple side, but there are lots of tables and it was really clean! read more

Best spicy tuna and spicy salmon rolls. The beef teriyaki is delicious as well. Quality of the sushi is good if you're looking for decent sushi in the SE. read more

Don't bother trying to get take out on the phone. Service is mediocre, the chef's are all Korean and can get pretty loud. Mediocre sushi, pretty expensive for such "Packed at Sobey's" level quality. Not what I would expect. Try Ki Sushi or Kinjo, not worth your time or money. read more

Been coming here for years and have never had a bad experience. Attentive service, Great food and fresh delicious sushi rolls and sashimi every time. Always our first pick for a good, refreshing dinner! read more

I felt like I was eating at McDonald's off tbe5$ menus it was the worst # I hated it but still loved it

Haru doesn't have anything fancy on their menu, which is rather nice. The novelty of their food doesn't wear off bc they do not have to use gimmicks to draw you in. Food is consistently good. You know what you are going to get. read more

I had a great experience here! I went on a Friday night at about 5:30. I got seated immediately, with great service throughout. They have one of the biggest appetizer menus that I have ever seen for a sushi place! We tried a couple and loved it! The plating was very nice and the food tasted great! Tried the udon and a few more sushi rolls and thought it was brilliant. The sashimi was thick and fresh. Dessert was tasty. The price was average for any sushi place. I would definitely go again! I hope they keep this up and not skimp on their food or service when they get busier! read more

I've had 2 experiences with Haru Sushi & Grill and both have been great! Their service is phenomenal and so very helpful! Love their sushi so much as well as their teriyaki beef. Definitely worth checking out for take out or dine in! read more

How do I give it less than 1 star. Menu is vague, and service was atrocious. Left after not getting water for 15 minutes. Yelp me out here and shut em down. read more

I always stop by here after work. Ordering to-go here is very convenient and fast. Sometimes they don't pick up the phone but that might be because their getting so many to-go calls. I usually always get them on the 2nd or 3rd try. The food here isn't the best sushi I've ever had, but hey; the service is wonderful, it's fast and easy to pop in and grab your order and be outta there in 5 mins, and their dynamite roll is delicious! read more

Absolutely amazing! Better prices and quality than the chain sushi restaurant near by! Highly recommend

As I am writing this review I am also answering the additional Yelp specified questions. Yes HARU is fine for children who are who recognize that it is a primarily quiet, adult atmosphere and who like sushi. There is a kids menu but there are more kid-oriented restaurants in Calgary. We have been regulars here since the doors opened in Mckenzie Towne. The menu is a decent size with familiar favourites; tako yaki, salmon and tuna tataki and some unique twists on the scallop roll (sweet) and the hot kitchen "ika" (BBQ not deep fried). The service is impeccable. Our one critique is that the food has, over the last year, become inconsistent. How much if an item, how it will be presented, what sauce changes just enough to sometimes to disappoint (when looking for a particular item, for example). Overall this restaurant is worth visiting. I personally recommend trying as much as you can on the menu. read more

This is my favourite sushi place it town...and I have tried a lot of them! The staff are crazy nice and have even memorized my order. The decor is modern and very clean. It gets very busy on the weekends so go early....I only wish that they were open on Mondays! Try their potato croquettes....they are SO yummy! read more

Called 35min before they were closing for pick-up, was happy to hear that they would still take our order (and were polite and flexible about it!) The Spicy Crunch Salmon and the Dynamite rolls were delish- nice size, nicely made, and super tasty! Will order again. read more

HORRIBLE I am literally sitting in the restaurant writing this review. Who puts a dollop of mayo on sushi? Very friendly people, terrible food. read more