Friday night date-night turned out spectacular after choosing to dine at JUU KU!!…read more This place was unexpectedly impressive. It had a moody vibe with red ambient lighting and an upscale edgy sushi bar with really unique, oversized art all around. Prices were fair ranging between $12 - $35 per dish depending on what you order. Service was impeccable. Our hostess, server, and all of the staff in general were warm and friendly. Our server was able to articulate the specials and entice us to try the mango salmon roll which was smoky, creamy and tropical. Sushi tasted fresh as we also ordered the salmon sashimi. Watching the sushi chefs interact with each other and have fun while preparing such meticulous meals was entertaining and mouthwatering. My absolute favourite dish was the Rock Shrimp Tempura in a creamy spicy garlic chili sauce. These were perfectly cooked and the prawns were huge and juicy...came with a hearty salad underneath them too. The dim sum deserves a shout-out as well. We ordered the Truffle Lamb and Prawn Shumai Dumplings and it was the freshest dim sum I've ever had in Canada. Reminded me of when I was in Singapore. We will definitely return!!

It's absolutely my number one Japanese restaurant now! I love the interior design, beautiful…read moreartworks, colors and the modern cozy vibe of the place! As soon as you step in, you see friendly and awesome staff till you leave the place! Service is great and I love it. The food is really the best. Their add on the menu that says: "Steps away, worlds apart" is true. The food is the best and very delicious! I didn't have even one item that was not the best! I'm so happy that this place is close to us and I can enjoy their amazing food whenever I want! :) I highly recommend the place!

Great vibe. $5 highball on Sundays. Jake is one of the friendliest bartenders in the city. The…read moreambiance and low lights with Neon works very well. The DJ keep the mood going. Will definitely be back.

Place was 90% full Friday at midnight. We left at 1AM and still 60% full…read more 2 single stall bathrooms. Great decor. We were seated at the bar. Place was not rowdy at all. Music was pretty loud. Honestly, I was a little toasted by now so I am hesitant to give ratings. We tried: Baijiu barbie: 8/10 Strawberry Yum Yum: 7.5/10 Pisco Sour: 9/10 boyfriend thought it was better than at the Alchemy (smoother). Ha Long Bae: 9/10. Boyfriend loved it and gives it a 10/10. Drunken Dumplings: too spicy for me but boyfriend loved them. 7/10 for me. Very small portion, just a small bowl with 6 dumplings in it.

The place was nicely designed and cozy! The staff were friendly and helpful. The chef was very kind…read moreand friendly and came over to chat with us especially because it was our first time there and he wanted to make sure we have a good experience! :) The food was delicious and good quality. We ordered multiple things to try and we loved them all and of course a good amount of left over for me! Overall, the experience was good and I recommend this business! :)

Delicious asian Fusion food. Filling portions. Great service. Infused with flavors of 6 countries…read moresurrounding Mount everest. . I came here twice and both times I have been impressed. The food is very unique and a Fusion of 6 countries surrounding the mountains. I personally loved any of the soups, any of the momos, the cottage cheese dishes and the curried goat! We tried most things on the menu. And the famous items seem to be the steamed momos, chicken lollipops, the Kung pao cottage cheese, orange chicken, naanza and the parathas. We left stuffed both times with enough leftovers for 2 meals because the portions are deceivingly large. . Located in the Southside. The place is in a new building with beautiful pictures and videos of Mount everest. It has a beautiful unique charm to it and I think it would be a nice place for a date or a bunch of friends since it has a cool atmosphere. Definetly a must try if you want to try south west asian food!

This was one of the highlights of our year! We came here for our anniversary…read more The atmosphere was sophisticated. The staff were friendly and attentive. And the food was absolutely amazing. I ordered the farro salad with chicken, it was hands down the best salad I have ever had! Every bite was different and you would think that too many items would make it confusing but it all worked together. Clearly an expert chef put that one together. Hubs had the black cod spaghetti with curry cream sauce, it was also amazing. It was definitely Asian fusion but it really worked! Our desserts were delicious, the butter cake was delicious and I'm not really a fan of cake. My creme brule was also good, standard vanilla, nothing exceptional but still good. All together a really wonderful experience and I would come back here in a heartbeat.

Ever wanted to feel like a prisoner? You know a place to get bad food? Maybe have some undeserved…read moreshame thrown at you and be held under duress?? Well, there is need to break the law! Just make your way to XIX. We went in on a Thursday evening and were seated in the lounge. The salad we ordered to share as an appie was good. Drinks were delicious. We ordered the Coconut Atlantic Salmon and the Tenderloin Steak medium rare. The salmon was good, but the steak was cooked beyond well done - so much so that it was chewy. I asked to have the steak sent back and ordered the Harvest Salad instead. After a little while, my partner was almost done their meal and my salad had not arrived, so I asked to have the order cancelled. The server said she would cancel it, then came back 5-10 minutes later to say that it was almost ready and asked if I still wanted it. By this point my partner was almost done with their meal. I said I'd still like it cancelled and ordered a dessert to take home. The server arrived after about another 5 minutes with a box. Thinking it was the dessert, I was about to ask for the bill, but she said it was the salad and I could take it or leave it. I told her I did not want it, she said she would leave it, and repeated that I could leave it if I wanted. The dessert came soon after along with the bill. The salad was still on the bill. I asked to have it removed and the server said she could not. She called over the manager who said they were not going to take it off the bill because I took too long to cancel it. I explained that I cancelled it, at least 5 minutes passed before it was "almost ready," and then it arrived another 5-10 minutes after that, so I did not want it, nor did I want to pay for it. She said they had already "comped" the steak so I had to pay for the salad. I told her there was nothing to "comp." The steak was inedible (I had one bite out of it and returned it), so not something to comp. It was an awful meal that no one should have to pay for. I had asked for the salad to be canceled, so again, I was not asking to have anything for free. My night was ruined, I was upset, and just wanted to leave. At this point, I didn't even care anymore, I told her I'd pay for the salad and wanted to go home. The manager said she'd ask the chef if he would take it off the bill. Again, I said no and asked for the bill with the salad so I could just leave, but she left anyway. What felt like at least another 10 minutes passed before she came back. This time she said the chef had taken the drinks off, but I had to pay for the salad. The whole experience was terrible, but the last bit felt like I was being held hostage. I wanted to pay and leave, but couldn't because they wouldn't give me the bill. We took our boxes and left. I still don't know what the point of all this was. Sure they don't want to loose money. Then why offer a steak you don't know how to cook? And, comp? Do they know what that means? There is nothing complementary about having inedible food you cannot eat taken off your bill. I ordered the salad and cancelled. I don't know how their kitchen works, even if I had taken too long to cancel, I did not deserve to be kept there after I agreed to pay for it. They took the drinks off and not the salad? I think the difference what $8. Does the $8 matter that much to them? Was it some deranged power move?? ... like a "haha, we won't let you have your way!" Oookay, you guys win! Guess I shouldn't argue with a guy who can't cook a steak. He must know better than me.

Food is not bad, great customer service and location. Not a big fan of curry pad Thai and the pad…read moreThai noodles . I bought seafood and barely seen seafood mostly pasta

My "go to" for many dishes..Satay chicken on mango salad was my first experience and my wife likes…read morethe bento boxes with tempura veggies..spring rolls and summer rolls are awesome and can't be beat in Camrose..today our table had noodle bowls and phi, bento box and shrimp veggie plate..no one was disappointed..service was attentive, meal was prompt and tasty..appies were served in order..everything went well.

I went to this place today and tried a few dishes with my friend: crispy tofu, tomato beef noodles,…read morepork intestines, beef noodles, etc. The food was delicious, well-made, and the only thing was my beef noodle, which I didn't take a picture of, was not salty enough. The service was very generous and kind. The overall environment is very traditional Hong Kong Chinese. And, it was not pricey at all! Six dishes in total costed me 65 dollars plus tax and tips. Recommended!

This is the second time I visited the restaurant. I have reviewed this place during my first visit…read moreand I decided to leave a second review. I ordered the Curry Beef Brisket Noodle again during my second visit because the dish left a great impression on me during my first visit. The Curry Beef Brisket Noodle is a must-try and I definitely recommend this if you are visiting this restaurant. During my first visit, I did not have the chance to try their satay skewer and I decided to order a chicken satay skewer to try. The chicken satay was good. The meat was tender and nice, and not too burnt or tough unlike some of the satay that i tried. It came with a satay dipping sauce, but the sauce was not as good as I thought. Perhaps it did not contain peanuts due to possible allergy concerns so the sauce was not as fragrant as I expected satay sauce to be. But still it was good, and the skewer wasn't too expensive as well. Great restaurant and definitely one of the hidden gems in Edmonton.

It has been on my list for a while and I'm glad at last, I went there…read more Our friend wanted to go for the happy hour which is available at their lounge so that's what we did. The place is nicely designed and decorated. The lighting is pretty good and the staff were friendly and nice. The food was very good and delicious. We ordered a bunch of different things based on friends' suggestions and they were all very good. It was a good first experience and now I would like to go back there to experience the rest of their menu and other side of the restaurant.

Nice location. Easy reservation process good communication. I didn't know about the patio, or I…read morewould have reserved it. 6 ppl at our lunch. We were treated well. Of our 6 dishes, we would not recommend the ginger beef or the tuna bowl. My burger was delicious, although a bit well done. My mom's Atlantic salmon BLT was gorgeous! She was so pleased with it. Dad's seafood flatbread was a real winner! The sushi was good, but nobody wanted all those jalapeños. The cocktails are beautiful. It takes a while to get them, but overall, great service. I can't wait to return and waste a whole afternoon day-drinking on the patio.

We had the chef table on discounted Tuesday and thought it was quite a feast! Beware while the…read morepricing notes $35, most entrees had added cost. The side items were fairly large and plentiful. Restaurant is very spacious and the service was very friendly. They had a la carte and set meal options as well. We had a large table and everyone enjoyed it! Free parking underground.

Nice setting w affable service. Food is ok but many items overly sweet such as deep fried…read moreeggplant. The eel was V thin for the solo platter. Lots of banchan (side) dishes including daikon pickles, kimchi, aforementioned eggplant. Chefs table seemed heavily laden and comes w sliding table. Quite the presentation.

Decided to try here after reading some positive google reviews. We needed somewhere to kill an…read morehour before our kiddo's hockey game plus the Oilers were on. Despite being advertised as a restaurant and bar, it's clearly a small restaurant and the TV's had outdoor scenery on and the music was LOUD god awful non-descript jazz. The menu made me a bit nervous as it had Italian, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and western. We opted to share to appies - Korean Caulies and Steak & Salmon Bites. The food was surprisingly REALLY good. The salmon was moist, the steak tender, the veggies perfect. The Korean Caulies were prepared nicely with a thin amount of crunch - would have enjoyed a little heat/spice with it. We both wish we had room to try dessert - but alas we will have to do that another day.

The food, service, and ambiance was great! If we're in the area again, and likely so at a future…read moredate, we will be dropping by a further time.

The absolute friendliest staff!! They truly care about what they are making and serving to their…read morecustomers. It's evident in all they do. The flavours will send your tastebuds on magical ride you won't soon forget. Trust me, You won't regret that you ordered from Open Rice Fusion. Tell them "Kirk" sent you! Bravo! Bravo!

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