Misai Japanese

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  Liked this place. Tempura was nice and crisp. Sushi was fresh and good quality, well prepared. The rolls were great. The gyoza were a little funky. Service was acceptable, but the place was mostly empty. I'd be happy to go again.
  By Jeff Gabel, November 11, 2016
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  Summary: - Frozen sashimi that tastes like fridge - jasmin rice used for the sushi, I'm still dealing with food intoxicating TMI- but I'm still GASSY AS HELL and dealing with diarrhea - yeah don't go, SAVE YOUR MONEY and don't be deceived by the amount of customers at lunch hour; They probably have stomachs of steel or I don't know what. My family and I have gone to this place for years, this place used to be a fantastic Japanese restaurant. It always stood out as one of the best in Calgary up until last Friday. I'm sad to say this but as the years passed and the restaurant changed owners, the quality has gone down drastically. Please don't let the amount of people that go deceive you. This place now serves Chinese/mandarin based food, which isn't bad in itself, but Misai, from my understanding is supposed to be a Japanese restaurant. Here's my lunch : Miso (soy broth you get first) : it was cold and way too salty, looks like the switched to a cheaper version of miso paste. Lunch special- I ordered the beef lunch with rice and sashimi : terrible- the salmon pieces tasted like refrigerator just plain wrong. The beef had way too much sauce to the point where there was a puddle left once I was done.The rice I was served with the lunch special no longer has the usual rice, but now has some cheap rice which is even used in the sushi. And see I'm no expert at sushi making but the rice used for the sushi was not at all sushi rice ( you know how it's supposed to be somewhat sticky ? It wasn't), it was spreading open once I got my order and well it left me feeling like there wasn't much care put into the food. - on my part I shouldn't have eaten the food or asked for a replacemen, but with the price I seriously didn't want to feel like I had wasted my money. Gyozas: arrived 35 min after being order, and were just meh, nothing special to them. I'm still dealing with food intoxication from the frozen salmon we were served and I honestly don't even want to think of eating there ever again. This place is meant to serve JAPANESE food, but last Friday we all realized that the food was all Chinese based. Some may disagree with me, but I seriously feel disappointed that the quality and care for the food has gone down so much (while the prices remain high). I'm sorry Misai, but the quality needs to be restored if people are expected to pay 13-15 dollars for each meal. In the meanwhile, I won't be coming back.
  By Small puppy, August 25, 2016

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