Genki Sushi

I remember craving for sushi and sashimi when I was pregnant with Munchkin. I veered away from all things raw because of a huge possibility of stomachache or food poisoning. So I promised myself as soon as I gave birth, I would eat sushi and sashimi to my heart's content.

Fast forward now, Munchkin is already 3 years old and I cannot remember if I was able to accomplish that promise. I've gone through all my photos but I didn't see any sushi or sashimi.

When I learned about Genki Sushi, the famous train sushi restaurant from Japan, Tapioca and I took note and put it on our list of must visit places to eat.

. . . the entrance

It finally happened last Saturday. Our very first Genki Sushi experience. And we were in for a treat.

interactive ordering system . . .

You order your food through a tablet. There's a wide list of options and it can get pretty overwhelming. The good thing is the tablet also shows your outstanding bill so if you're on a budget (and you need to work within a budget) you will not get lost ordering way too many items. Though we didn't find the budget a problem because most of the items are reasonably priced.

Service was excellent. As soon as we sat down, our utensils were set up and brief instructions were provided. There were plenty of waitstaff and calling their attention was effortless.

. . . tapioca and jellybean

It was so nice to have your very own tea set tableside. A container filled with green tea powder and a faucet which dispenses hot water.

Now onto the first batch of our order, specially delivered by the sushi train.

egg maki . . .

. . . grilled river eel

This has got to be our favorite of them all. I love unagi and this one was pretty good.

salmon belly . . .

. . . jellybean looking very excited whenever the train arrives with plates of sushi

fried chicken gunkan . . .

. . . round one

gone in a flash . . .

And now, Tapioca's back to ordering again for the second round.

. . . fried gyoza

tapioca enjoying the gyoza . . .

When there's gyoza on the menu, Tapioca will surely order it.  Because we love the grilled eel dish, we looked for another eel dish and found this . . .

. . . unagi kyuri maki

Sorry but this didn't quite work for us. The unagi was overpowered by too much cucumber.

agedashi tofu . . .

Tapioca loved it. I felt the opposite. Prolly because the tofu was deep fried? I still think Teriyaki Boy has one of the best agedashi tofu.

. . . more more sushi coming right up!

norwegian fresh salmon . . .

This was better than the Salmon Belly. Our 2nd favorite.

I must have soup so we ordered the miso soup. We were waiting for it to arrive from the sushi train but a wait staff approached us who hand-delivered the soup. Must be for safety reasons.

. . . miso soup

It was bland. Needed more seasoning.

squid nigiri . . .

Squid was tender but it was just a-okay.

. . . second round

tempura shrimp nigiri . . .

Though the size was small, it was all shrimp.

. . . tapioca just wouldn't let go of the menu hehehe!

spam tamago . . .

We were so full already but Tapioca couldn't resist. Last decision and our final sushi for the day -  the spam tamago. It was pretty ordinary but I have to say I love how the spam was cooked to crispy perfection.

Overall, we enjoyed our very first Genki Sushi experience. This is definitely not going to be the last. They have so much more to offer that we still needed to try.