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| - If you live in North York closer to the west end and you're looking for a place to satisfy your sushi craving then Genji is the right place to go. It's located near Steeles and Keele area. I usually have to lower my expectations and settle for a sushi place that is just OKAY or DECENT just to get my sushi fix closer to home. It isn't anything spectacular like some places you find downtown but for this area, it's pretty great. After I ate at Genji I thought to myself, "hey this place is ACTUALLY really good!"
They offer a variety of lunch specials which looks yummy but I haven't tried yet. Prices for the specials are reasonable.
Let's start with the appetizers,
-Gyoza dumplings , shrimp tempura is pretty good nothing special.
-White tuna tataki, this dish is very plain and simple. Not bad but I've definitely had much better elsewhere. I wouldn't order this again. 2/5
- Kaibi was good. Good to share as well. 4/5
Here are some of the Chef's Rolls I had:
Fantastic Roll 5/5
- This one is my favourite, if you love spicy tuna, avocado, tempura bits and green onions this is the roll for you. It was really delicious and melted in my mouth, all the flavours blended well together.
Hawaiian Roll 5/5
- I really like this one too it's salmon tempura, avocado, cucumber, tobiko topped with spicy tuna & crunch bits
Philadelphia Roll 3/5
I'm not a fan of cream cheese but my friend loved which is smoked salmon, avocado, cream cheese & tobiko.
Tiger Roll 4/5
- I was reluctant to try a roll with fried scallop, crabmeat, avocado, tobiko,
spicy sauce topped with salmon BUT it was pretty tasty and I liked the scallop flavour. Very different.
The décor didn't look tacky, it was actually pretty nice and the restaurant looked clean. Service was very good; everyone was super nice and friendly.
Overall I give Genji a 4/5 rating. They have the typical bento boxes but at the same time they also offer a long list of creative yummy specialty rolls. If you live or work in the area and you need to satisfy that sushi craving I definitely recommend Genji.
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