Charlie's Seafood Market — Restaurant in Saskatoon

It had been years since I've visited Charlie's. I used to stop in often. We went in with the sole intent of stocking up on our seafood favourites and grab some sushi to munch on for a quick dinner. We were a bit disappointed.

The only whole lobster we found was in the form of a handful of bags in a freezer, priced fairly high and some were a bit freezer burned in their bags. The snow and king crab legs were all frozen and higher priced than other places that carry them. I would say the prices of scallops and shrimp prices are on par with other places with a few varieties/sizes being a tad more costly.

The maki and nigiri we chose were fresh and flavourful and the oysters we purchased to eat later were also fresh and quite tasty... but it wasn't enough to make us want to go back.

One thing about this place is that they carry some items you can't find anywhere else but we can get many of the more common items at other places for better prices. Does the quality compare? Charlie's has always offered high quality items but when almost everything is frozen like all other stores, it's hard to tell if the quality is higher or the same.

It's unfortunate, but we won't be bothering to make a...

The best place to buy seafood in Saskatoon! It's one of the few shops in town where you can buy fish that's fresh enough to make sushi or eat raw. If you don't feel like making your own sushi, they sell a wide variety of different rolls that are incredibly delicious. If you're looking for seafood that you can't find in any other grocery store, I'm almost guaranteeing they'll have what you need. Make sure to support local and buy...

Charlie's has been my go-to place for good seafood for years, no better place on that front!

Lately I found out about their premade sushi, and that's become a favourite lunch of mine when I need something quick to bring to work. It's a better price than Sobeys' equivalent with better selection and far...