Sushi Gen Restaurant

Reviews

• Becca F.

  star star star star star 12 June 2026

  My friend lives close by. So after a visit with her, we decided to grab some food in Lougheed Mall. This small restaurant is just next door to Red Robin. Given how many times I have been in the area, I can't believe I had never checked out this sushi place. Well, I guess it's never too late.
  We each ordered a sushi combo which include one sushi roll, a salad, an appetizer, and miso soup. I got the volcano roll and my friend got the red dragon roll. Both were great and decent portion size!
  I will totally come back to try different rolls.

• Allison K.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 30 May 2026

  We decided to dine here because a nearby restaurant was super busy. Service here was non-existent. The food took forever to come. My dining partner's food arrived first, then mine about 25min later and was lukewarm. The entire time we were sitting, the manager was on the phone have a loud and rude conversation with one of their suppliers, something the rest of the place didn't need to hear about.
  
  I won't be going back.

• PennyandRusty P.

  star star star star_border star_border 23 May 2026

  Sushi Gen is a bit of a hidden sushi restaurant as it's tucked in a mini mall behind Lougheed Town Centre, right next to the Red Robin. This is actually the same mini mall that Green Leaf Cafe recently opened up in (which is how I found Sushi Gen).
  
  Unlike Green Leaf Cafe, the interior of Sushi Gen is a bit lacking in natural light and looks more like a traditional sushi restaurant.
  
  On my first visit, I ordered the Assorted Aburi Oshi ($17) which I thought was a bit expensive but figured it would be an interesting item because it's topped with four different items (similar to how a rainbow row is topped). They also gave me a complimentary miso soup.
  
  The salmon, tuna, unagi, and ebi is accompanied by various sauces and roe and actually tasted pretty good. On the downside, the pressed sushi pieces were shaped more like flat squares instead of the usual rectangular shape that I'm accustomed to. This made it fairly difficult to pick up. The salmon pieces were my favourite.
  
  I also ordered a few nigiri pieces... the Chopped Scallop ($2.30 each) was a bit too chilly while the Sockeye Salmon ($2.80 each) was pleasingly fresh. The best of the bunch, however, was the Unagi ($2.80 each) which was superbly tender and melt-in-your-mouth tasty.
  
  Returning a couple of weeks later, we started out with the Spinach Gomae ($4) which was, as expected, served cold. It's a good dish to help cool down from the summer heat.
  
  I noticed that they were having a special with their Salmon Carpaccio ($9 instead of the regular $12) so we decided to try this out. I actually quite enjoyed the tender salmon pieces in this dish and how the sliced garlic added to the flavour. For 4 pieces, however, I probably wouldn't pay regular price for this.
  
  Next up was the Spicy Tuna and Salmon Sashimi ($15) mixed with cubed cucumbers. The sashimi was indeed spicy with a hot sauce similar to Korean-style hot sauce.
  
  Wanting something a bit more meaty, we also added the Beef Teriyaki ($13) which comes with miso soup. Aside from a couple of bites that were a bit hard, the thinly sliced beef mixed with bean sprouts and cabbage turned out okay.
  
  Last up for this visit was the Oyster Motoyaki ($5). I was decidedly disappointed with this dish - I suppose the price point should have been a clue... there was only a small piece of chopped up oyster that was baked in the little tin dish with a tiny slice of lemon. It was lacking in both oyster and creamy sauce that you'd expect to find in motoyaki.
  
  The following month, I returned for a revisit and ordered the Yakitori ($5) which includes 2 skewers of chicken coated in a sweet glaze. They weren't bad but I found some bites to be more on the dry side and is probably due to the cut of the chicken meat.
  
  I also ordered the Gen Tart ($14) because it sounded interesting... crab, avocado, mango, sashimi (tuna and salmon)? Yes, please! They mold it in a ring and each bite has an interesting combination of textures and flavours. The crab and avocado on the base layer provides a creaminess which is accentuated by the slices of tuna and salmon sashimi. The thin layer of mango provides a sweetness while the crispy topping keeps things from getting overwhelmingly creamy.
  
  Overall, there's some good items here and some that I would probably skip on... choose your dishes wisely.

• Clinton K.

  star star star star_border star_border 23 May 2026

  I was here today after a intensive workout and what better way to fix your muscles is having some sushi and sashimi. I have seen this sushi place before when I used to work for another company. After searching on this app to hunt around, I decided to come here for lunch.
  
  I noticed that the restaurant would have happy hour special wher everything is 10% off to attract more customers. There was a good amount of people in the restaurant. Fortunately though, I didn't go for the happy hour cause I did not realize that sushi combos do not have the 10% off. Nonetheless, I ordered a sushi and sashimi combo at ($20)
  
  The salmon and tuna nigiri had a combination of warm rice and cold sashimi. I believe this is what nigiri is suppose to taste like... Unfortunately, there was a shrimp nigiri (Ebi), but I was so hungry i just gulped it one bite. That one however had cold rice instead of warm rice which was not consistent with the other nigiris.
  
  Tuna sashimi and salmon sashimi was very fresh. For myself, I avoid having soy sauce I find most of those soy sauces tend to be extremely salty. To finish the meal, they served a complimentary house roll which definitely helps fill my tummy up.
  
  Inside the house roll had some imitation crab, tuna, salmon, tamago and on top had some tobiko. Like most anime series arcs, I could describe this as a filler series.
  
  Would I come here again? Maybe. It is a just matter whether I would be coming after a workout at the rec center nearby.

• Angela C.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  Was at the doctors office above the restaurant. We thought we would try it as our usual go to California Sushi would have a long wait.
  Welllll we walked in,girl at the door didn't acknowledge us kept her head down. The waitress waved said sit anywhere. Two of us sat, I was just about to when she came back tossed the menus on the table and walked away. My 20 yr old son felt uneasy right away. Soooo we are now at Red Robin's next door. Really to bad as I would have liked another sushi restaurant in the area to patronize.