O-Sho Japanese Restaurant in Lethbridge

311 4 St S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 1Z9, Canada

★★★★★
(554 reviews)
Categories: Japanese restaurant Sushi restaurant

About

Comfy destination preparing sushi, tempura & other Japanese dishes in a traditional space.

Website
oshojapanese.ca
Address
311 4 St S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 1Z9, Canada
Plus Code
M5W5+29 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Time Zone
America/Edmonton

Business Hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
4–9 PM
Friday
11:30 AM–2:30 PM – 4–9 PM
Saturday
4–9 PM
Sunday
4–9 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Great tea selection
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Healthy options Small plates Spirits Vegan options Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
High chairs
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Paid street parking Parking

Photos

Reviews

4.5
★★★★★
554 reviews

Most Mentioned

atmosphere (29) rooms (23) dinner (19) tempura (16) food and service (13) teriyaki (10) rolls (10) salmon (9) katsu (6) tuna (5)
5 stars
367
4 stars
125
3 stars
35
2 stars
8
1 stars
19
★★★★
August 30, 2024

Great Sushi in downtown Lethbridge! We especially enjoyed the tuna sashimi, smoked salmon maki, Dragon Roll, and the Golden Roll. The staff are friendly and very attentive.

★★★★★
August 29, 2024

O-sho is by far the best Japanese food restaurant in Lethbridge. The traditional seating, the severs wear kimono-style dresses and the atmosphere is authentic. The food is a bit more than other restaurants in town but the quality of the food is well worth it. I recommend the: Crispy-Crispy Roll Cream Cheese Tempura Roll Dynamite Roll California Roll And the Tempura Sauce is sooooo good for dipping. Defently worth the $1 extra. Take my word. 5 Star !!!!!

★★★★★
April 21, 2024

Great traditional Japanese ambience and amazing sushi for a good price. Definitely recommended. Service is also very good. We enjoyed the time spent in this restaurant and would definitely visit again when in leth bridge. Restaurant is well placed well in the centre of the city. One thing to mention is there is no much parking space, we had to walk a bit.

★★★★★
January 6, 2024

Hello, I am from Vietnam, and I have traveled and stayed in Japan and Taiwan for about 4 years. Over the past year, I have eaten at many different Japanese restaurants. However, last week I went to the Osho restaurant. I must say it was excellent. As for the sushi dishes, I find them okay, similar to other places. But specifically, the Japanese eel rice dish deserves a 10/10. It was incredibly delicious. It tasted exactly like when I ate it in Japan and Taiwan. In last 2 weeks, I came here 4 times 🤣.

★★★★★
September 30, 2023

I haven't been to O-Sho's for awhile, but decided to come for my birthday with my wife. Friendly and attentive service, we opted for traditional seating which was nice and semi private, and really enjoyed our meal. We weren't overly hungry so we got the dinner for one to share and a couple of Maki, and it was still almost too much food. Thanks for dinner!

★★★★★
June 22, 2022

Amazing food. Many options. I come here every chance I get and have been many times. The service can vary, some servers better than others but the good ones are fantastic! Importantly the food is always delicious and fresh. Great atmosphere and really cool to see traditional and regular seating options. The washrooms are clean and smell nice too which is always important. The restaurant is always clean and overall they have great staff. If you want sushi in Lethbridge, this is my highest recommendation! Crispy Crispy roll - Must have!

★★★★
August 4, 2021

First time at O-Sho! Great experience from the moment we entered the restaurant. The host asked if we wanted to dine in a traditional Japanese setting or regular dining. We opted for traditional, very unique experience! Super private, relaxing, and authentic Japanese environment. Food was priced fairly well, large portions! Ordered two, dinner for one meals. Much larger than expected. I guess ordering rolls was a bit too much... ha... no room for dessert 😋. Only weird thing that I felt wasn't very Japanese was the fried noodles that came with the dish, just a tad greasy for my liking, otherwise satisfied! 4 out of 5 stars! Worth the visit!

★★★★★
June 17, 2021

Update 08/04/24: service was great, the food tasted delicious. They have a large menu with lunch specials. Original :I have been coming here for years and there are things at O-sho that I love. I have to give 4 stars because I decided to try out their new poke bowl and I was really disappointed. They put the food into a ridiculously small bowl! It looks pretty and very impressive but completely impractical. Then they put a huge layer of lettuce and cabbage under all the food stuff which I made a huge mess taking most of it out and then I had a side plate of salad. So what looked like a huge amount of food was actually salad.... Very disappointing. The overall quality of the food items in the bowl was good - tuna, seaweed salad, edamame, carrot, mango, kale, and rice. Put it into a bigger bowl with less lettuce and cabbage and I would order this again. 5 start service. My son loves coming here. Edit: May 17, 2022. So delicious, excellent service. I'm changing my rating to 5 star, I love coming here.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 20, 2024

The food is good, it got a little bit busy when I went there and it was not enough staff to help them, then the order took a little bit of time to be ready. But I recommend, the good was really good and the price is fair Parking: Just parking in the street, it is paid in the parking machine with credit card or coins

December 19, 2024

Hadn t eaten here for ages and used to really enjoy it so decided to have lunch there. It was absolutely terrible!!! Nothing good about it and a disgusting amount of shredded cabbage which certainly does not compliment a so called Japanese dinner. Definitely not going back. Very disappointed and astonished at the poor quality of the meals.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Excellent food and very friendly, efficient staff. Enjoyed my dining experience here.

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

My favorite place to go eat in Lethbridge. No place beats there beef teriyaki, beef ginger and vegetable tempura. The waitress are very kind and friendly

★★★
September 22, 2024

We liked the private spaces but the food was rather underwhelming. Might just be what we ordered so we ll try the cooked food next time.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Quite enjoyed the dinner for two - chicken Katsu & beef teriyaki with an added vegetable tempura dish + tea.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Spectacular food a real treat for lunch

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

I ve ordered here several times and the food is always great but I wanted to shout out Lauren H for her awesome service for take out! I was being a bother about substituting items in the dinner set but she double checked everything with her manager to see what was possible. She never made me feel like a pain and we had a good laugh about cats when I was panic scrolling to find a roll to order because I was unprepared. Awesome service!!! 20/10 recommend! So refreshing to have such warm customer service :) !!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Friendly staff. Good food. Cool decor. The tables in the rooms in the back are a nice authentic touch.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

brookelyn acted as an exceptional waitress and translator for my 98 year old japanese grandmother! it was so well done that we realized that we aren t related since i m jewish, and brookelyn sorted the whole situation out. also she has nice nails

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Good prices and the Ramon was delicious. Recommended for a quite nite out with the old lady. She was happy and you know what they say. Happy wife, happy football practice

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

One of our favourite Japanese restaurants in Lethbridge! The food is delicious and everyones so pretty with their kimono. The traditional seating is also very cozy and beautiful. We really like the Ramen, Mango Roll, Jurassic Roll, and Golden Roll. We tried Salmon Sashimi last time as well and it tasted very fresh! The new Strawberry Soju Cocktail is also soooo good, it became my #1 drink with one try! Awesome work to all the staff~

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

I love the salmon rolls and the golden crispy. Allergic to shellfish but they are awesome about keeping my food separate.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

The food was great, we drove from Calgary to here because this place was highly recommended.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Service at all stages was prompt and polite. The food was very fresh and very clean. The atmosphere is quiet and calm, and traditional japanese seating provides a unique experience Pricing seems fair.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Good delivery!

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Great food!

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

This is our second time here. Everything from the food to the service, employees, decor is still top-notch! This became my sisters favourite Japanese restaurant.

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Love the food here. Service has always been great as well.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Excellent food with a charming atmosphere

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Its my first experience with a Japanese restaurant, food, service, employees, decorations and privacy.... Everything is awesome Its only one problem... I have no experience with the Japanese sticks Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Very very good excellent all around

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Our family always has a good time here. We like to sit in a traditional booth when they are available. Kid-friendliness: Our kids love the booths when we go there

December 22, 2023

This place is old dirty, husband salmon bowl tasted old, my dinner didnt even show up! They for got to even make it, showed up after my friends and my husband finished eating there food... I do not recommend this restaurant

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Some baller sush and amazing tempura. Tiramisu was okay and the rice bags were pretty meh but sushi made up for it. Possibly the best sush in Leth.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Every time I have o-shos I always leave happy and full!! amazing food and service sometimes it can be expensive depending on what you get but its worth it!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Unexpectedly hugh inside with a lot of traditional Japanese seats. Service is good except the choice of fishes are not much.

★★★
December 22, 2023

The salt & pepper squid lacked salt & pepper very bland

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good meal!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Always great food and great service!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very delicious Japanese food, the service has always been amazing and for the immersion touch their traditional rooms are awesome

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Sadly, the building and business are for sale. Go while you can. It was fantastic. Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good food!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

We got there later in the night but the staff were nice and accommodating. Our food came fast and its always good here. We tried a new dish for us here (salt and pepper squid) and it was a lot better here than anywhere else. ***Update- I understand that food costs have gone up but the prices have gone up very significantly here since we were last here. The sashimi that I had were sliced a lot thinner than before. Some sashimi (octopus, squid and the surf clam) were sliced so thin, you could see through them. To be honest, I dont think we will be back. Our dinner tonight was really disappointing. We spent $110 between the 2 of us (for food and 2 iced teas) and we left still hungry for more.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I have been going to O-Sho for over 20 years the food is always amazing and restaurant is always clean when I get back to Lethbridge I always stop in.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good food, great price range.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I absolutely love it here! The food is great and the service is amazing! I personally like the traditional booths the best.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The traditional section is just lovely, the food is amazing, the fish is of excellent quality with great presentation, kind and attentive service... I couldnt possibly give enough good feedback about O-Sho! Even my beverage was delicious! It was our first experience there, and we will definitely be going back!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food and service but traditional rooms are not suitable for infants.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent Japanese food and reasonably priced sushi. We ll be back.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The food is amazing and my kids love sitting in the traditional style rooms.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was excellent and service too. However decor and atmosphere felt like a diner, the setting doesnt match the food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent place for Asian food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Huge menu with so many delicious options. The traditional tables are super fun and allow you to connect more with the people you are eating with. The only thing I would change is the top 40 radio station that seems to play all the time... Its weird listening to Biggie at a traditional table eating sushi! Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The food was lovely. Service and atmosphere was excellent. Thank you for a lovely evening.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great sushi, great traditional sitting rooms that add to the environment. A little pricy but the quality is amazing for a land locked city.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Got the dinner for two, was so massive we had two lunches out of it!

December 22, 2023

Do NOT get the ramen.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Probably the best Japanese food in Lethbridge.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Amazing everytime we go , excellent Sushi ! atmosphere and service are always perfect.

★★★
December 22, 2022

Food did not taste to standard but seating was nice.

December 22, 2022

Waiting in the waiting room 35 minutes for a 15 minute order and then got told it was handed out to someone else... very poor

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great place good food and great service, got served within moments after arriving and sitting down

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Unique experience. About the pickiest eater out there and its my favorite place.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great atmosphere- the back has individual rooms for dinner. Food was great!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Amazing food, good service comes with booths and as well as traditional floor seating. Great experience for authentic food at a very reasonable price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Amazing food great atmosphere!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Delicious, quick and great service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Very enjoyable and friendly staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Delicious always

★★
December 22, 2022

We ordered take out. It was ready on time but the food was mediocre at best. The yam tempura was not crispy, it was cool and a little soggy. The mango roll was just okay, not much mango sauce. Miso soup was a bit bitter, not much tofu or seaweed all. Ive had much better sushi in Lethbridge. I do not recommend O-Sho.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Dinner for one. Noodles,shrimp, chunks of beef. Katsu fish, Teriyaki beef. Cabbage. Sumono salad. Lots of tasty sushi. Always good. Service was top notch. Father s Day supper. Will be back for sure!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

One of Lethbridges finest restaurants. Always is good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Always good always fresh sushi and the chicken was great

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Very nice food. Nice calm atmosphere.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Fantastic as always, been coming here for years.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food, fast service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food always never had anything I didnt like. I recommend the crispy crispy.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I hadnt been here in years. I was back in Lethbridge for a bit and decided to give it a try again. Food was great and service was good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good ambiance good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Amazing food plus they found a sentimental object we accidentally left behind!! Thank you so much.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Very good sushi and tempura. We were delighted to find this restaurant and will return.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Visiting this restaurant is a family tradition. We go as often as we can. You cant go wrong here...but get the dragon rolls.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Vary outstanding and the Food is vary good and tasty 4 Up

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

You can either sit in a modified traditional setting in the back or enjoy the booths and sushi bar at the front. Either way, you will have an enjoyable meal. Sushi, Sashimi, tempura shrimp or vegetables, beef, pork and chicken dishes, all with a Japanese flair. Good food, nice ambiance but can be a bit noisy, even in the traditional rooms they are only separated by thin partitions. The staff are friendly, dressed in traditional garb. Its a fun place to eat, but as with all types of Asian food, as it is usually fresh, it is on the high side of moderately priced. Its not hard to spend twenty five to thirty per person with one alcoholic drink and the portions are not big for the price charged, but it is very very good food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The staff was very helpful with all my questions and the food was amazing def will be going back

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I m sitting in your lobby right now surrounded by about 14 people crammed in here shoulder to shoulder. Look, I know the takeout will be awesome like it always is but you clearly didn t have a strategy for accommodating social distancing during a severe cold warning on a day that s always busy for you. This isn t on the super friendly and helpful staff at the front, this is on your management.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Love the atmosphere! Unique Japanese restaurant where you can go standard (basic dining table) or traditional (enclosed in a room behind shoji window panels and the seats are uplifted as if you are eating a traditional Japanese home). Enjoyed their veggie dishes as well!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

My Family and I Love going here for a nice change from the usual. Great atmosphere, service and food. Its a good place to try some new flavors, and some exotic proteins. I highly recommend the eel.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great food and service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Okay place. The katsu was nice though.

December 22, 2021

Every time I go here I have an allergic reaction to shrimp when I order teriyaki beef or chicken. It s like they cook all meat and fish on the same grill. I recommend going to the Westside location as I ve never had an allergic reaction with any of their teriyaki s.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

I loved it the staff was very helpful they explain to you what the product was if you didnt know you can and what people usually ordered I will keep coming back to this place as often as I can keep up the good work

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The food was amazing, the staff was super friendly, and it had an awesome atmosphere.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great food, service and atmosphere. So happy staff were keeping us safe wearing masks and complying with covid guidelines! Thank you!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The chicken and beef teriyaki was great. The Katsu with noodles was ok. Wait staff could be better, but I went for the food not service.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Its not bad, as traditionally as you can get with Japanese restaurant. I honestly have not seen this style of Japanese restaurant since the 90s. Food is surprisingly good, despite the restaurant appearance, and the tempura is probably among top quality compare to many other Japanese restaurant.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Their Teriyaki Beefis delicious.

★★
December 22, 2021

Not sure if rice used are sushi rice. Presentation needs more effort

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

My wife, kids and inlaws insist on this being our go too restraunt for birthdays and special occasions. I cant argue with them cuz its amazing!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Love this place, food is amazing and the atmosphere and experience of the traditional rooms was awesome. Service was fantastic and prices were very reasonable.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The best Japanese food in Lethbridge

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Had a server who wasnt shy to let us know she didnt appreciate our business. Food was decent but the atmosphere sucked.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Amazing service, great price, and amazing sushi!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great food. Nice atmosphere

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Never ceases to amaze, food is always on point and always leave satisfied. Would highly recommend

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

This was my first time here. We were asked if we wanted traditional seating or a booth. We, of course, picked the traditional Japanese seating. Our server promptly brought us water and took our beverage orders. We were pleased with the food selection as there were several items my daughter could choose from as she. Annoy eat sushi (she is pregnant). The food did not disappoint! Everything was absolutely enjoyable! I will definitely go back!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

My family absolutely loves the authentic food and the cubbies you can sit in ,the staff is always friendly highly recommended the sushi is the bomb .

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

THEY NEVER ANSWER THEIR PHONES Prices are high for what you get and everything is an upcharge. But has a really cool atmosphere and the food is good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Service was excellent as always. Food tasted fantastic. Love this place and we will keep coming back.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Liked the food, would go back again

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Amazing service great food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Food is always good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Love this place

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

I love the tempura dinner at O-Shos, it has a little bit of everything (tempura prawns or salmon, rice rolls, miso soup, noodle salad, chicken katsu, beef teriyaki and veggies). If youre not sure what to order this dish is an awesome choice. The restaurant is clean with Japanese traditional serving rooms which are something you should try it really enhances the experience. They have a sushi bar too, if you love sushi! We found out from the waitress that they also cater to groups and have a lounge as well. All round great experience. It was the second time my sister was at a Japanese restaurant and at first she was nervous but totally enjoyed the service and the meal.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Love this place! Great food, courteous staff, fast food delivery time. Would always recommend!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Consistent food over the years that is tasty and delicious. Great service as well

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great place for lunch. Awesome sushi and lunch specials. Has traditional seating for those who enjoy that.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Always delicious food and friendly people

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Excellent food and sushi, the waitresses are polite and quick, and I love sushi

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Just ordered for pick up. Got home with tray A and no california roll. Tried to call back and still on hold

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great, affordable meals and wonderful ambiance. O-sho is one of the go-tos for downtown business folks for a lunch that is delicious and gets you back to work on time.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Very good food and excellent service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Awesome!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great food. Fast friendly service.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Basic dishes and menu visual of choices is deceiving.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good food and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Awesome! Always great meals and service.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great vibes and food -- loved the Yam Tempura. Sit in the back to get the authentic experience!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Love this place! We go regularly. I usually get the Tempura dinner because you can sample a wide variety of foods and everything is so delicious.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great food and atmosphere!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Awesome sushi!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Always a sure thing going to O-Sho for sushi! Great traditional section to have dinner in.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Go for the private rooms, but dont plan on excellent food.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good food good service fun place... make sure you get one of the traditional rooms theyre pretty cool okay

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

The Gold in Fall

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Delicious fresh sushi, fantastic service. The private rooms are great, I recommend trying the rooms out for yourself. A unique and absolutely divine dining experience!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Wonderful staff and menu

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Fresh and lovely

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Absolutely amazing experience! Waitresses were nice and the food was greatly seasoned and portioned. Great sushi and cooked dishes.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

The service and the food were great. Prompt, tasty and fresh..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Loved every bite so fresh

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Binge eat here.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Delicious filling food well worth the money.