Great experience at sushi Gen. We went for nigiri and was not disappointed. Service was good.
Sushi Gen is Los Angeles’ premier authentic sushiya and should be a point of pilgrimage for every serious lover of sushi. Since 1980 this place has been serving some of the best quality (and best priced) sushi in LA.
I recommend coming for lunch, as getting seated for dinner can take up to 2 hours. The sushi counter is a la carte only, however, the table seating offers the same a la carte sushi menu as well as a variety of classic japanese dishes and sushi combinations. Their lunchtime sushi combination is particularly popular and well priced.
The sushi counter experience is one of the best in LA county and every piece of fish is of top quality and preparation.
Genuinely disappointed in this place since the line was so long and people hyped it up. We lined up right at 10:30am and got in the 2nd group. My husband got the premium chirashi and I got the deluxe sushi set with salmon skin salad and mozuku. The salad was alright, looked better than it tasted. The mozuku was really sour and vinegary which i wasnt a fan of.
The deluxe sushi set was such a let down though, some of rolls were so basic (cucumber rolls?!) And it just didnt taste like what a deluxe set would be. Maybe i ordered the wrong thing but my husbands chirashi was just "okay" as well.
The place is also very old and could use a reno.
Also to top it off a crazy man was running around naked while we were waiting for the restaurant to be open. Not their fault obviously but an interesting experience to start the morning lol.
