With stores in Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Kuwait, the Philippines, China, Australia, Cambodia, Myanmar, and the United States, Genki Sushi is a familiar name to many who love traditional Japanese dishes at affordable prices. Initially, Genki Sushi mainly operated on the east coast of Japan. Then, in 1993, Genki began opening stores overseas, and gradually owned other sushi store brands such as Uobei (cheap conveyor belt sushi at 100 yen/plate) or Senryo (mid-high quality conveyor belt sushi).
Genki's logo is a somewhat grumpy face, but it actually represents the seriousness, professionalism, and confidence of a sushi chef when concentrating on cooking. The two red dots on the chef's cheeks represent "genki" - which means youthful spirit with positive energy.
Genki Sushi is also known as the first brand outside of Japan to apply the Kousoku Express train system, designed based on the shinkasen bullet train. Diners just need to choose their dishes on the tablet screen, and the fresh dishes will be delivered straight from the kitchen to the table quickly and extremely interestingly.
Genki is essentially a fast food sushi restaurant that has transformed the system into a toy train system. You wouldn't expect authentic Wagyu beef from Burger King, so don't expect the sushi at Genki to be as good as at Sukiyabashi Jiro. But overall, the sushi is well-made, with fresh seafood and rice cooked from authentic Japanese rice. With its unique style and affordable prices, Genki Sushi has become a top affordable sushi brand in the world.
Genki Sushi has a wide selection of nigiri, gunkan, sashimi, maki, noodles, rice, grilled and fried dishes, and ice cream. Genki's signature dish is the Genki Roll, a salmon maki roll with Japanese cucumber, crispy salmon skin, mayo, and nori seaweed.
My favorites include the salmon sashimi (thickly sliced salmon) and the three-flavor salmon nigiri (fresh salmon, aburi salmon marinated in mayo and black pepper, aburi salmon marinated in mentaiko mayo). Other highly rated dishes include the rare tuna with ponzu sauce, oysters in black pepper sauce, mentaiyaki crab sticks, and grilled eel wrapped in cheese.
One advantage of high-speed train sushi over conveyor belt sushi is that you won't have to wait long to get the food you want, you won't have to eat warm sushi or stale tempura, you won't have to worry about sashimi that has been around the restaurant for several rounds. The dishes you eat are the dishes you have chosen, all guaranteed fresh.
So if you have the chance, don't miss the chance to enjoy sushi on this unique mini speedboat.
