Hokkaido Teppan Sushi - 札幌市

Love how amazingly fresh the fish is for the sushi. The salmon is the best I've had and I have gone to many sushi places. Best happy hour too!

We came here on a Thursday evening It wasn't really busy so we were seated quickly. And that's when the good service ended. Our server was teaching a new server. But it took a very long time to get our waters. And then it took longer for her to take our order. There was a couple that came in after us and for some reason they ended up getting their food before us. I ordered some seaweed salad which was delicious. Then we ordered three rolls. Everything tasted good. However they did not give you very much wasabi or ginger just a little dab. I guess you could have asked for more but we didn't. Looks like they also have an area where the chef cooks in front of you. There was one table of eight and he was cooking up a storm. Meal was pretty uneventful but I was happy to enjoy some good sushi at a reasonable price.

Bad fish made me sick actually. Texture was super slimy and not like regular sushi spots i frequent. We tried a total of 6 variant rolls and ended up not finishing even one.

I have to say that Hokkaido was not our first choice for our date night this evening. Our intent was to eat at Thai Basil before the owners retire, but we neglected to call first to see if they were open. FYI the store is closed until after January 1st 2024. I am not sure of the final closing date, but it is sometime in January. Our second choice was Tomasino's just down the street; however, it was packed in there and we were on a 25 minute wait, so we decided on Hokkaido since it was just across the street. Upon arriving, we were greeted and seated promptly, other than Nancy and I, there was only one two top in the dining room and a small group enjoying the traditional Teppanyaki, which looked splendid. Although we were seated quickly it took about 8 minutes before our server, Angel, stopped by to take our drink and food order. It looked like the Angel was in training or training a new staff member because a second server was tagging along through our dining experience. It took another 10 minutes before we received our drinks and while we were waiting, we noticed that a four top that came in after us received their meals before we got ours. I'm not sure what was taking so long because we only ordered 3 regular rolls and a seaweed salad to share. Additionally, while we were enjoying our meals a different server stopped by to exchange our soy sauce for a full container. We agreed, yet she did not provide us with a full container until after we finished our meals. Who does that? I have to say that the rolls that we ordered were excellent. I chose the Spicy Salmon Roll $7), and Chicken Tempura Roll $6). Nancy picked the California Roll $5.50) and the Seaweed Salad $5.50). The only downside is there was not enough pickled ginger or wasabi to go around. I would definitely come again just for the sushi. After reading review's form other reviewer's, it seems the food is where Hokkaido shines. The folks enjoying the traditional Teppanyaki really had a great time, so I might give that a try next time I'm in the area. Management really needs to keep the restroom in check. Currently it is in a bit of disarray with cleaning products spread around, and food and paper products sitting on the floor by the door. This could be a code violation, just saying. All in all I am a bit disappointed with our experience at Hokkaido. The food was excellent, but everything else was a bit lacking. I would give them a try again in the future but not sure if they would be the first place I would recommend to a friend.

Great quality sushi, the portions of the rolls are great. Always tasty! Only wish they had more variety of rolls. The hibachi experience was fun, loved the seafood and fried rice, though the noodles were just ok. Tried their udon noodles and several of the apps all were delicious. Quaint restaurant, service was always on point both for dine in and take out.