Onigiri
- Tuna Salad$3.95
- Bacon & Egg$3.95
- California$3.95
- Cajun Prawn$4.50
- Teriyaki Chicken$4.25
- Bulgogi$4.25
- Shiitake Mushroom$4.25
- Kimchi & Spam$4.25
- Musubi$4.25
Downtown Calgary · Since 2018
Onigiri, made fresh to order.
Japanese rice balls with fillings from tuna salad to Cajun prawn and kimchi & Spam, plus poke bowls, tonkotsu ramen, donburi, bento boxes and grab-and-go sushi. Your everyday Japanese comfort food in the +15 food court of The Valentine (the former Nexen Building).
おにぎり
Our namesake
Nine kinds of onigiri
Warm rice, a generous filling and a crisp sheet of nori, shaped by hand when you order. Grab two or three for a quick lunch at your desk, or add one to a poke bowl. Regulars swear by the Cajun prawn, bulgogi and kimchi & Spam.
Lunch, sorted
Bowls, ramen & bento
Plus grab-and-go sushi made fresh every day; see what’s in the case.
Poke
Hawaiian salad bowls: rice and organic greens with crab meat, avocado, seaweed salad, sweet corn and grape tomatoes, with your choice of sauce.
$14.75–$15.95 · 7 choices
Ramen
Rich pork-bone broth with chashu pork, a soft-boiled egg, corn, bamboo shoots, wakame, nori and green onion.
$15.50 · 2 choices
Donburi
Rice bowls topped with bulgogi, spicy beef or teriyaki chicken.
$15.25 · 3 choices
Bento Boxes
Every bento comes with fresh kimchi, gyoza, house salad, tamago omelette and rice.
$16.95 · 3 choices
For the office
Lunch for the whole team
Bento boxes, poke bowls and onigiri for meetings and office lunches downtown. Send us your date, head count and pickup time at least a day ahead and we’ll get back to you.
- Bento boxesTeriyaki chicken, bulgogi or spicy beef, with kimchi, gyoza, salad, tamago and rice.
- Poke bowlsTuna, salmon, shrimp, bulgogi, spicy beef, teriyaki chicken or tofu.
- OnigiriNine fillings, made fresh to order.
Kind words
From our customers
“Stuffed with filling enough to balance the amount of rice.”
“The food is incredibly fresh and flavorful, and the prices are very budget-friendly.”
“Local spot with generous portions, healthy options, authentic homemade taste”
Finding us
Up on the +15
- Go to The Valentine, 801 7 Avenue SW (the former Nexen Building).
- Head up to the +15 level and into the food court.
- We’re tucked around the corner, in Unit 280. Look for the yellow ONIGIRI JAPAN letters.
- Monday
- 10 am – 3:30 pm
- Tuesday
- 10 am – 3:30 pm
- Wednesday
- 10 am – 3:30 pm
- Thursday
- 10 am – 3:30 pm
- Friday
- 10 am – 3:30 pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Skip the line
Call ahead and your order will be ready when you get here.