Be aware: Don't eat in front of shushibar, very pricy and order sheet has no unit price, few sashimi and nigiri cost me $117.00 two time more my wife and daughter lunch special at regular table after 70 minutes wait.
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 01/23/09
Alright, I've been going here for over 15 years. I noticed that the price has sky rocketed in the past couple years. What's up with that? I use to consider this place to be a great valued sushi joint, but now its one of those over priced - mediocre place. Time to look for an alternative.
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/26/08
Outstanding Love The California Rolls.. Have Not Tried Anything Else Yet Me And A Girlfriend Are Planning A Girls Night Out...
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/09/08
This is my favorite sushi restaurant.. For great sushi, it's recommended to sit at the bar, where the chefs will give you the best pieces. Expect to spend 50 dollars per person at the bar, and at the table you can share a sashimi deluxe plates with appetizers for a decent price. My mouth gets watery just thinking about their fresh japanese white fish with their fresh wasabi and lemon. Yummy!!
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By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/01/07
Overated! I went to this place on Saturday after recommendations from others. I heard the hour wait or so was worth it. The quality of sushi is that of a 3rd rate sushi restaurant, but the price is as much as a nobu, matushisa, or sasabune, etc. The customer service was not very pleasant. We asked 3 times to refill our drinks before we got service. As a Japanese customer who eats sushi weekly, I would have pass on this place.
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Best sashimi place in the world
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 07/26/07
I have been trying all Japanese food around US and other places, expensive(150$ per person for dinner) or cheap(10$ combo lunch), this one is the best. Stop by for lunch and you will know why.
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Absolutely Overrate
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/06/07
I LOVE sushi and was really excited about trying this sushi place after a friend's recommendation and reading all the reviews. I took other's advice and made a reservation on a Saturday night; which was a good thing because the wait would have been 90 minutes instead of the 20 minutes that we had to wait with a reservation for 4 people. ...
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Best sushi ever!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 01/28/07
Sushi Gen is such a great place for japanese food. The waitresses are really friendly, they always reccommend the best dishes and the newest dishes. The sashimi are thickly cut and nicely placed on the dish and garnished. The price is definitely worth it for its freshness. My favorite it the sashimi deluxe dish. It comes with everything and its only 30 dollars! The wait is worth it. Everyone has to try this restaurant!
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AWFUL
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/14/06
I went out there w/ my girlfriend and we found ants all over her food. It was a terrible night. I just wanna say watch out before u eat.
I like Sushi Gen. The atmosphere is nice, but the food is okay for the price. There are a few other sushi resturants in Little Tokyo that I don't want to name because I'm afraid they're going to get too crowded when I come to LA.
For example, on a sashimi deluxe dinner... they give you a pretty full plate of fish, but 1/3 of it ...