SUSHI BAR

Fantastic experience and food. Sat at sushi bar. Everything was fresh quick and tasted great. Loved my usual unagi. Tried some new stuff too.

Great food!! Highly recommend Food is consistently very good. Typically very crowded. They only take reservations for a party of 6 or more.

I have mixed feelings about this restaurant. The service was really friendly, fast, efficient and good. The restaurant was packed on a friday night. We started our meal with the Miso soup. It was overall good, but I felt it may have been a bit too salty and grainy for my liking. We then had the fried gyoza as an appetizer. It had a strange pork like mushy texture for the filling. It tasted good, but weird texture. Our entrees included the Spider roll, which was really nice and delicious. The pork Katsu meal was really good as well. it included a salad, fruit , rice and a sauce for the Katsu. The salad had the normal Japanese ginger,carrot,cucumber dressing. In my opinion, it tasted "off" and not like the normal dressings you would generally get in other Japanese restaurants. It wasn't sweet enough and may of had too much ginger flavor. Another entree we had was the sushi and sashimi dinner. It was beautifully presented and the sushi roll (california imitation crab?) was good. The sashimi pieces of salmon, white fin tail, shrimp and tuna were good and fresh. My only criticism was that they were cut way too thick to enjoy. Part of eating sashimi is the thinner slices that are delicate and will melt in your mouth. These pieces were "hacked" into chunks and thick slices. Way too thick. The last entree we had was the Chirashi. This is basically sashimi variety on top of a bowl of sushi rice. This was beautifully presented. Again my only complaint was that the sushi pieces were twice as thick as they should be, sliced. We finished our meal with a light and creamy green tea mochi ice cream. Overall, a pleasant experience and will return to try other dishes.

Fantastic sushi. Best fish, and engaging master who cares about you getting the best tasting sushi possible.

My husband and I have been regular customers at Gen Kai since moving to Dana Point almost 10 years ago. The sushi is delicious and the fish is always fresh. The sushi chefs are so much fun to interact with and create beautiful dishes. Gen Kai is a Dana Point staple, hidden gem and should not be missed. Be sure to say hello to Yoshi behind the sushi bar!