Yujiro Japanese Restaurant

Went to Winnipeg on my birthday for the weekend & we did not plan ahead where to eat, just want to be spontaneous & we decided to have sushi. We checked online to see which one had the best reviews & saw Yujiro, we took chances because we did not have reservation but it was early so we had better chance. We got in, small restaurant outside downtown but it was clean, friendly staff. Everything we order in the menu was super good very very fresh. I think the best sushi & Japanese restaurant in Winnipeg, we would go back for sure.

Very average food (both lunch box and the roll). Pretty pricey given the quality of the food. However, the ratings for their ramen seem better than their lunch box so I might come back to try their ramen and give an updated review but for now, 3 is pretty generous tbh. Service was fast tho.
Updated: I came back to try their udon and ramen. Everything is okay but nothing is amazing.

THE BEST Sushi in town!!!! Every visit there is top-notch! Great selection and perfect for any occasion! highly recommend!!

Lovely ambience, the restaurant is a cozy size with about room to seat around maybe 10 groups of four plus a bar that sits about 6 or so. Its usually very busy, so if you want to get a seat you should reserve ahead!

Presentation is very aesthetic, food is tasty and light on the stomach. It does not feel like it weighs you down. Sushi rice on the rolls is a good texture and not too sticky.

If you are able to go for ramen, its one of the better bowls you can find in the city! They only offer these at lunch though, and they are limited, so be prepared!

Price point relative to other sushi restaurants is pretty average. Quality is definitely above average, but be prepared that I think the rolls are smaller than average and you may need to order more to be full.

Otherwise a good experience!

This place has gotten a lot busier over the years. Majority the time it’s tough to get setting for lunch. Today was my birthday. One of my best friends made reservations in advance.

Me and the company I was with dine out frequently so here’s the feedback. Raman and it’s main ingredients, egg, pork belly, noddle texture and soup flavour all great.

Seafood Tampera was lacking some crisp. And oil didn’t taste right.

Just had uni recently from Vancouver. Even though it was supposed to be super fresh here. It is pretty hard to beat.

Came here for their incredible and amazing Omakase night. You are truly missing out if you haven’t had Chef Ed Lam’s food when he can go nuts and offer you his best. This is the best sushi place in Winnipeg on a regular basis, so this night tops it all.

Another great dining experience in Winnipeg. Fast, friendly service. The restaurant was very clean and well staffed. The online menu (accessible through a qr scan at each table) offers something for everyone. We shared the gyoza, and 3 rolls (dynamite, butterfly and spicy lobster). The food came quickly. Prices were very reasonable. Parking was very good as well. We will definitely be back!

I can understand the highly positive reviews because the food here is good but most of it is exaggerated in my opinion. Everything we had was good but not awesome, specially for the price. Total bill was 120+ with taxes and tip.

The ramen was spicy, broth could have been richer and was lacking a bit of that miso umami taste but good enough and noodles were also good but overall cannot be compared to Ramen Takeuma. Deluxe Chirashidon was good, higher quality fish than most sushi places and hands down better than Blufish because at Yujiro they season their sushi rice properly.

Blue Marlin and Toro Nigiri were a bit underwhelming, maybe I had really high expectations but it was just ok, Unagi Nigiri was good, tempura was not as good as I thought, even the dipping sauce was too light for my taste.

Would I recommend Yujiro? A definite yes but dont get overly hyped by most of the reviews and lower your expectations a bit and you should be fine as long you are prepared to pay for higher quality sushi.