Lava Rock Grill & Sushi - Edmonton

Had a business lunch here. It was great for this purpose, food and service were good, it was quiet (you could have a conversation) and the location is convenient lots of free parking.

So for sushi I would say this is one of the better places in the immediate west end. Especially around the mall and the prices are incredible! Also they have other features such as their main “experience” where they bring out a scalding hot slab of volcanic rock that you grill your options of meat on. It’s actually so good! The service is very nice and friendly. Atmosphere is cute, cozy and modern.

Dropped in with a Groupon on a Thursday and were very pleased with our set meal. Filet mignon on a hot lava rock and any complaints about the cooking are your own fault because you do it yourself! It comes with soup, a small salad, sushi tempura. We ordered extra sashimi (because I like it) but didn't need it...the filet was lovely, the sashimi well cut and the tempura hot. Only thing I didn't like was they use fake crab scallops either serve real or don't offer it... we will be back!

I stumbled upon this place after seeing that Sushi Garden wasn't open at noon during the week, and I was pretty excited to see a restaurant with something different going for it. <br/ <br/ I tried the 8 oz strip loin on the rock grill and an order of spicy salmon rolls.<br/ <br/ I was really surprised that a steak was only $11.75 so of course I had to try it, and for the price I would definitely say it's worth the cost. The steak comes in a few different options for sauce, I went with garlic and sesame and was not disappointed! You cook the steak on a rock so you can decide how much it is cooked, the server gives a bit of a rundown and some tips for how to cook it properly. The only thing I didn't like about the food was that the spicy salmon rolls were poor quality. The fish wasn't very fresh but it was a lot cheaper than most places $6) so I suppose I can't complain. I'll definitely return for the steak, but I won't be coming back for the sushi.

Awesome concept, awesome place<br/ <br/ I went on the weekend for lunch after confusing the lunch and weekend price (weekend lunch is basically the dinner price, they don't have the lunch price on weekends, although they do have bento boxes that are cheaper than the AYCE). But I decided to try it anyways.<br/ <br/ You start off with a protein (steak, shrimp, fish or lamb) and it comes out accompanied by a hot slab of stone to cook the meat on. If you're unsure of how to do it, they will gladly show you how to properly, just be careful of a few things like ensuring your meat is cooked, don't burn yourself and keep track of what has touched raw meat and what hasn't.<br/ <br/ I had the steak and the lamb (you can get extra meat via ordering a drink, not sure if it's lunch only or also with dinner) and both were tremendous! You are given a 6-8 oz sirloin that looks pretty decent, not the best looking steak but still pretty good. The hunk of lamb I got was delicious and the steak wasn't bad at all, the doing success you can order were all pretty tasty. I was contemplating on maybe getting a bit more of my money's worth and ordering a another steak but that would definitely be too much.<br/ <br/ As for the sushi and side orders, there's so much to choose from. We had a little bit of everything on menu from sushi to fried items, everything was prepared very well, the sushi is just as good as any standalone Japanese restaurant which is pretty good for AYCE.<br/ <br/ Overall, the restaurant has a really neat concept and style, the food is delicious and the experience is pretty unforgettable. The price is high but it is worth it for sure, just make sure you come hungry.