{"id":3194,"date":"2013-05-04T22:39:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-05T05:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2017-05-23T11:45:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T18:45:34","slug":"sushi-gen-downtown-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=3194","title":{"rendered":"Sushi Gen @ Downtown Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you do a search on Sushi Gen, you won’t find a website nor a FB Fan Page.\u00a0 But what you will find is almost 1,800 reviews on Yelp.\u00a0 The 4.5 rating also spreads across other sites such as Trip Advisor and Urbanspoon.\u00a0 I’ve long heard of the glorious raves but just never made it here as I rarely visit DTLA unless it was work-related, in which, I probably wouldn’t have time to stop here anyway.<\/p>\n

Last weekend, we had an opportunity to finally visit.\u00a0 I was surprised how small this restaurant is.\u00a0 We came just before 6:00pm and it was already pretty full.\u00a0 We opted to sit at the Sushi bar and were lucky to grab the last 2 seats.\u00a0 The host advised us (as well as a sign by the front desk) that we had to order at least 4 orders of sushi to sit at the sushi bar.\u00a0 ‘No problem’ we said.<\/p>\n

We sat in front of Chef Jeremy who was very polite and friendly.\u00a0 He took care of us all night.\u00a0 As soon as we’re done with one\u00a0 order, he asked what we would like next.\u00a0 I told him to decide for us.\u00a0 It was all good until he place an order of Sweet Shrimp and I\u00a0 had to send them back because neither Allen or I eat raw shrimp.\u00a0 He was a little taken back and told us to tell him what we wanted after that.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Our first order was my must have Tuna.\u00a0 This is probably the most popular sushi for sushi eaters.\u00a0 But for sushi connoisseurs, they would say it’s the least adventurous.\u00a0 I don’t really care because it is my favorite sushi to eat.\u00a0 These were so tender they practically melt in your mouth!\u00a0 I can honestly say they were probably the best Maguro I’ve ever had.<\/p>\n

Take a closer look, you could barely see the rice.\u00a0 That’s right!\u00a0 For authentic sushi, very little rice is actually used so you can fully taste the fish.\u00a0 And fresh sushi NEVER smells or tastes fishy.<\/p>\n

\"\"Our second order was Yellowtail Belly.\u00a0 At first I was a little surprised at the texture because it tasted fattier than the Yellowtail I’ve had until I realized it was the ‘belly’ then it all made sense.<\/p>\n

\"\"I LOVE Grilled Yellowtail Collar (Kamachi Kama)!\u00a0 This was grilled so perfectly and the fish was so tender.\u00a0 The ponzu sauce with a side of grated daikon and green onion complimented it so well.\u00a0 The fish was extraordinarily fresh that even the cheek area of the fish was not fishy at all.\u00a0 I can eat 2 orders of this and call it a dinner.<\/p>\n

\"\"I am not usually a fan of Japanese Snapper because it has a bit of chewy texture but these were quite good.<\/p>\n

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Albacore is another one of my favorite fish.\u00a0 It was soft and delicate.\u00a0 I am not sure why they seared it very lightly because most everywhere I’ve had it was served raw.<\/p>\n

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The Salmon was rich and flavorful with a bit of texture.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lastly we decided to try Spicy Tuna Hand Roll.\u00a0 It wasn’t spicy at all but the tuna was very good.\u00a0 Allen ordered a Kirin Beer to go with his sushi.<\/p>\n

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The sushi here is super fresh.\u00a0 The menu is very traditional Japanese, so don’t expect to find ‘fancy’ rolls here.\u00a0 From what I know, lunch is very reasonable and good value.\u00a0 I have no idea how much an Omakase would cost.\u00a0 I also have no idea how much each of the dishes was since they didn’t itemize the bill except for the beer ($7).\u00a0 Our total bill with tax was $110.09.\u00a0 But quality sushi is worth the price.<\/p>\n

This place gets busy so expect a wait or go early to beat the crowd.\u00a0 Have you been here before?\u00a0 Do share your experience with me.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Sushi Gen
\n422 E 2nd St
\nLos Angeles, CA 90012
\n(213) 617-0552<\/p>\n

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If you do a search on Sushi Gen, you won’t find a website nor a FB Fan Page.\u00a0 But what you will find is almost 1,800 reviews on Yelp.\u00a0 The 4.5 rating also spreads across other sites such as Trip Advisor and Urbanspoon.\u00a0 I’ve long heard of the glorious raves but just never made it...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"pp_embeds":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[646,645,367,648,647,374,218,419,420,202],"class_list":["post-3194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-restaurants","tag-albacore","tag-hamachi-kama","tag-japanese","tag-salomn","tag-snapper","tag-spicy-tuna","tag-sushi","tag-tuna","tag-yellow-tail","tag-yelp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t