good food and service i enjoy there volcano roll and sauteed mushrooms. that's it the food is good and i would come back to celebrate alone with some cocktails read more

Our table of 5 had a reservation for 7:00pm. We had not been seated until 7:45. Not only did we watch several different groups get seated before us. But after all that we only got put at a table for 4 anyway. The overbooking at this place has been unacceptable ever since their renovation. Begging them to get a grip on this asap because we used to love coming here. read more

Best All You Can Eat Sushi in Winnipeg. Hands down the best and fastest service. I live 30 minutes away but I don't mind the drive. It's worth it. read more

I sat there for 20 minutes with no server attention at all, while tried to call someone everyone is just ignoring and walking past you, they gave me menu and marker which not working , so I just decided to leave , because there table of 4 sat after me and already start getting there food I was sitting and waiting for someone to at least remind them that I still here, it wasn't that busy at the moment too. read more

My date and I got to Sushi Gen a bit early but we were welcomed with open arms nevertheless. The waiter brought us water and when they fully opened at 3pm he came back to our table and took our orders. I tried the "Gold sushi" and the "Gold dragon". Both of the sushi trays were filled with sushi delicacy! So good! The salmon was tender and so were the other fish. My date also loved his sushi meals. The restaurant doesn't look like much from the outside but when you enter you are greeted by a traditional Japanese atmosphere and a touch of modern decor. It's a very elegant place. Great for romantic outings, I think! read more

Sushi Gen - Gold sushi meal - Sushi Bars Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Service at this restaurant was very kind and friendly! Food was what you would expect sushi to be. read more

If there is an option with no stars I would pick it! Customer service seriously really really sucks. Promised my self would not go there ever because of previous experiences, but I just tagged along again with a get together of my sisters friends and my Mom and instantly had a bad experience again. Was just ordering char sui ramen and I was waiting a long time so I followed up with a server for the order only then did he say the that item was not available at all and they gave me a menu that was not updated so I just told him why tell me just when I followed up when I have been waiting a long time. And I said if not for me tagging along I would never come again and he told me, "ok never come back again!" So I walked out. Never ever again in my life!!! read more

Me and my family wanted to try and eat at a sushi restaurant we haven't been to, and we decided to go to sushi gen since we drive by the place a lot. The service of the restaurant was good, and the food was okay! It's not bad but nothing really stood out either? I also didn't enjoy the taste of the chicken for some reason, it felt off. Other than that the sushi was ok and i really loved the fried rice. read more

I love everywhere from here! Came to Winnipeg for a couple days and randomly found this sushi spot! And Bang!! Everything that we ordered surprised us in a good way! They have all you can eat and regular orders. Sashimi is sooo fresh! And we are lucky enough to get to try the limited chef's special! Crab meats, shrimp, avocado covering with cheese! So yummy! Definitely recommend for others! read more

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Typical all-you-can-eat Winnipeg sushi restaurant. Mostly low grade, limited selection sushi for just below average price. Plain decor and decent-to-average service. Go on the weekend during lunch time for faster service and better food. I went out for the "all you can eat" lunch with my family on the weekend. The price is $1 lower on Sat and Sun, so it came to $13.99 per adult, and there was a $2 charge for all kids under three (silly, I know). First thing that annoyed me was the lack of sashimi in the lunch line up, despite a large sign on the window stating that "all you can eat includes sashimi". Our server did offer us an option to upgrade to dinner version which indeed includes sashimi, but costs $21.99 per person ($22.99 on weekdays). The maki rolls were just as expected - very heavy on densly packed rice. Roll selection was quite limited, mostly involving spicy, non-spicy and crunchy variations of the same few rolls. Since the menu does not contain any description of the food you're getting, here a quick legend: crunchy = with tempura flakes; spicy = drenched in mixture of mayo and hot sauce. I think hand rolls would make a better choice if you are not sure which rolls to order, since they have more balanced ingredient ratio, i.e. less rice. The ingredients were limited and of lower grade: farm salmon, cheapest nori and rice-green tea, pretty much what you'd get at majority of Winnipeg sushi places, but definitely fresh. Fortunately, besides rolls and lack of sashimi there was quite a large selection of appetizers and cooked items. Unfortunately, most were quite simple and rather unimpressive. Deep fried tofu and a tofu salad were the blandest thing ever. Even miso soup tasted unusual. Chicken Katsu and Teriyaki beef were OK, but that's about it. The only thing that pleasantly stood out was their tempura, particularly shrimp. To summarize: quantity, not quality. Just average, though you *could* do much worse. Good for people with large appetites and limited budget, though still not that cheap. I am highly unlikely to be back, unless I am in a group of starving friends. read more

Sushi Gen - Sushi bar - Sushi Bars Near Me - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Won't recommend it to anyone for sure. The food is kinda okay, but just okay, not worth the price. And the hygiene at the store is not good. They give you disposable chopsticks and plastic spoons only. Which restaurant gives you plastic spoons for dining in? service is nice tho. read more

All-you-can-eat sushi is like a dream come true for a starving group of people fresh from a pool tournament. Sushi Gen offers a large selection of rolls, appetizers, sashimi, and other items (such as pad Thai) on their menu. We immediately began checking off random items... Classic favorites like dynamite roll, yam roll, avocado roll and tempura..... Things we had no clue what they were like gold dragon roll and inari hand roll.... And stepping out of the box with an order of pad Thai. The end result? Well... It was a bit of hit or miss. Some of the not so favourites were the items we took an adventure with... The inari hand roll was awkward to eat. The gold dragon roll had a mysterious type of fish/seafood that we couldn't identify (the menu did not provide a description). The sauce on the pad Thai did not taste freshly made. However, we did enjoy the more popular, classic items like the miso soup, tempura, smoked salmon roll, dynamite roll, avocado roll, dumplings and others. It would be helpful for the menu to be more descriptive with their items as not everyone is familiar with the ingredients of each roll. In the end? We definitely ate all-we-could-eat!! And really.... Half the fun of sushi (besides gorging on it) is being adventurous with it! read more

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I don't dine at all you can eat places for a reason...they're usually not very good. Went here for the dinner buffet at $22.99 M-F($14.99 for lunch), it's a dollar cheaper on the weekend. It included tea/pop and ice cream as well. The place is right across from the U of W. It's a rather large space filled with traditional tables and regular tables and booths. The decor is nice, similar to many other sushi places. They give you a laminated list to check off your choices. There were lots of cooked dishes as well as the usual raw stuff. There were appys, sashimi, maki rolls, hand rolls, udon noodles, sushi pizzas etc. One thing that annoyed me about this place was how the menu didn't describe the rolls. I don't think I've ever seen a sushi menu that only lists the name of the roll but doesn't mention the items in the rolls. Like what is in a "Toronto Roll" or an "Alaska"?? Other places serve those rolls too but it's not necessarily made the same way everywhere. The best part is when the server brings you the rolls, they don't even tell you which one is which! It really didn't matter anyways because all the rolls we ordered tasted the same (and we ordered a lot). I'd normally mention my favourite roll in the review but really, I wasn't sure what I ate - it was fine, kinda like the stuff you'd pick up at a grocery store. Oh, and anything listed as a spicy roll here means that it will be covered in this Sriracha/mayo mixture - it just made the roll taste goopy. The chicken udon noodle was not that good, very salty broth, it looked like diluted soy sauce. The best part of this place was their salmon sashimi. It was probably the best item there so if you like sashimi - just order that one. There were about 5 sashimi choices - no tuna though. The butterfish was pretty decent until I had one that tasted off. Oh, and unfortunately a few sashimi pieces tasted really cold (like it hadn't been taken out of the freezer long enough). Shrimp and yam tempuras were good - light and crispy, not greasy at all. The green tea was delicious. And the vanilla ice cream was yum. Service was nice but a little aloof. It took a few tries to get their attention for more tea and to re-order. There is a two hour dining limit and a potential "penalty" for leftover food; these are common rules at all you can eat sushi places. We had a few pieces left over here and there but no surcharge. read more

I love all you can eat places and Sushi Gen is one of my new favorites. (my wife on the other hand is not a fan of either). I'm also not a sushi snob, so I can't tell between great sushi and average sushi, but I do love value and selection and this place has both. They offer both raw and cooked items. The Katsu was great as well as the tempura, especially the shrimp. The decor from what I remember was ok and the service was average, didn't really pay attention as I was busy scarfing down roll after roll for $15. read more

Food is good, expensive, but good the service is okay, depending on what day you go on. There's 1 guy server and he's pretty good. Would recommend if you love sushi read more

Sushi Gen used to be a regular sushi bar but they were newly renovated and switched over to the All-You-Can-Eat type. I usually eat the lunch buffet ($14.99/person) and let me tell you first that I am not a sushi snob. I don't eat the raw stuff just the rolls. I go here when I wanna eat my favorites (Dynamite, Spicy Crab Roll, Adegashi Tofu, Shrimp/Vegetable Tempura) without having to pay ridiculous amounts at other restaurants. The rolls taste fine, the only thing I don't like is that they pack on too much rice (maybe to try to fill you up?) and that their Chicken Teriyaki rolls are made with grilled chicken and not fried crispy chicken (the kind that I like). Their service is ok, not bad, not good. I do notice that they always seem to serve the main rolls before the appetizers.. and that is my biggest pet peeve. There is also a penalty for left over rolls, but you are allowed to order as many times as you want within the two hour limit. I wouldn't choose this sushi bar as my first choice because I enjoy specialty rolls from other places better but for $14.99 they do give a great selection of food. So it is A-OK in my books. read more

I like Sushi Gen, but I've noticed they've gone downhill since they first opened in November 2009. I'm a loyal customer. Been going here regularly, but recently I've stopped that cycle because I realised they're not that good. They offer a $15.99 menu at lunch and $23.99 at dinner. (Dollar cheaper on weekends). It does not include tea anymore unfortunately. It's a $1 extra per PERSON for tea. Ice cream is included though. I'll start with the positives. They are excellent at providing appetizers. They do their tempura right at this place. I love the agedashi tofu - delicious! Their udon is good if you're used to traditional udon where it's made with dashi, soy sauce and mirin. Very traditional tasting. I love the beef udon and their beef fried rice. My boyfriend likes their katsus too and the fried scallops. Their sashimi is delicious. I love the salmon sashimi, it melts in your mouth. The surf clam is meh, they probably got it frozen somewhere and their butter fish is passable. I enjoy their nigiri but lately their nigiris have been too much rice. Now, the bad. The service is HORRIBLE with the exception of a waiter (I think his name is William?) most of the male waiters here are excellent. They're not rude, they serve you water, they're attentive, etc. The female servers here are consistently rude, forget your orders and ignore you/avoid you! Horrible. Their rolls are packed with rice so we tend NOT to order those. :( Their sushi pizzas suffer the same fate. I think it's too rich so I can't eat it without feeling gross. I don't know... now with new AYCE sushi places popping up, I'd go elsewhere. I still like Sushi Gen for the proximity to downtown and U of W, but they're going downhill fast. read more

Decent place for sushi. Not gonna blow anyone away, but it's ok. I got the Vegetable Roll Set and it filled me up for lunch. Service was ok. Decor is fine. read more

The restaurant is pretty spacious. There are a lot of tables but they seemed to be busy the times I've been there. Service - what you normally would expect when you go to an all you can eat restaurant. Slow but not to the point where your furious. I would suggest making bigger orders. Expect a lot of noise and a lot of variety of food. You can have tempera, beef briskets, udon, sweet potato, ice cream, and of course sushi a lot of different rolls. Overall a great place to go for first time sushi eaters and those days where you crave sushi. Craving was satisfied. read more

It was good for AYCE sushi not a disappointing dish. Cool tables to sit at which were built into the floor

Decent sushi and other food items here for lunch at this all you can eat. Very limited menu though at $22 each. Would have been nice to see what they can make that is a bit nicer and innovative than traditional rolls. Not sure why all you can eat places limit their growth potential like this. Mango Ice cream was nice at the end. I would go back but knowing it won't be a creative foodie experience but more a quantity thing. read more

Bad customer service. Wrong orders, they refuse to fix & not good tasting sushi. Do not try it

This was the worst restaurant i have ever been to...the food was awful...the service was terrible and there was a stupid sign which said if you don't eat all the food you order you have to pay full price....i couldnt even eat the rice because it smelled like it has been reheated for the 109999999th time...also all the deep fried food was so tough like you were trying to eat a piece of rubber....the sushi was for 1000 years ago.....didn't like there at all read more

i would never recommend anywhere like this place, the service was horrible, and would not take orders. Even if they did, it would take at least 15 minutes for me to get my ice tea with such anger and attitude. Worst service + food. read more

The all you can eat buffet has anything and everything you may want but for lunch it is super pricey! Everything came out quickly and was tasty. The spring rolls tasted like oil but I guess that's what happens when they are deep fried. I wouldn't get the spring rolls again but sushi and soup was very good and very filling. read more

This has been our 'Go to' restaurant for a few years now. Most of our Birthdays and Anniversaries are spent here, and we love it. We are able to come as a large group, and everyone leaves satisfied, if not deliciously stuffed. The service is always quick and courteous, and the decore is simple but comfortable. We we tend to opt for the booths if possible unless we're with a large group then the second dining room is opened for us. They offer such a variety in the All You Can Eat menu, it feels like a free for all off their menu. My personal favourite is the sashimi. The butter fish and salmon especially are nice and thick tasting juicy and tender. My husband and most of my kids adore the steak takaki as well as many of the items off the kitchen menu. The Sushi Gen roll, is a must to try and my son swears by the Sushi Pizzas they serve. The ending of every meal always ends with a scoop of ice cream. It is always a refreshing coolness to ease a sushi filled tummy and their ice cream seems to always be so creamy. My favourite is the green tea ice cream when they have it, my daughter loves the red bean and one son loves the vanilla. We love it here and will return soon@ read more

I have been to many all you can eat sushi places in cities throughout Canada. My lunch at SUSHI GEN was disappointing from start to finish. The staff look either bored or unhappy. The warnings about "not wasting food" have a very negative quality. The tea which costs 99 cents is weak and doesn't taste at all like Japanese green tea. The sushi is ordinary at best. The wasabi seems to be completely devoid of flavour. I used a generous amount in my soy sauce - I could not taste it at all. I ordered Yam Tempura - the batter was heavy and very crusty - not light like it should be if it's made the authentic Japanese way. If all you want to do is fill your stomach this may be OK for you. At $19.95 I would not repeat. There are much better all you can eat places at that price (Kinkaku Izakaya in KITCHENER get a full 5 stars from me). You could do just as well for that money from a take out sushi stall at any local shopping mall. read more

- decor is really nice - all-you-can-eat sushi is way over priced at $24.99 - food is nothing special. Nothing that would make me come back - I asked the waitress if they had the drink c-plus and she said no. Then I looked on the menu and they did. - noisy, all I heard was the staff talking loudly to each other in Chinese. That was rude. - it took a long time to refill my water - on the menu I ordered calamari which states it comes with 5 pieces. I ordered it two times and both times it only came with four. - the waiter just brought the food to the table and said nothing. It would be nice if they told me what the names of the rolls were. - I did not tip. The owner needs to hire new staff. I will not come here ever again and I do not recommend it. I am sure this place will go out of business soon. - regarding the food, I was full but NOT satisfied. read more

The food is great, but the servers are very unfriendly and would avoid eye contact and didn't give our orders correctly. The only way to get their attention is to come to the them and ask what we needed and we waited so long to get our orders. read more

Pretty well done sushi for a very reasonable price (lunch buffet is $20 and you get better sushi than most a la carte locations). Service varies between fast to medium, but never slow. Nice traditional decor that doesn't try too hard. Only complaint is that the menu isn't very deep and sometimes the waiters get a little confused, but a positive dining experience every time due to the speed of service and the quality and value of the food. read more

If I was able to rate this restaurant 0 stars, I would have. First of all, the the servers came to check our table with the most irritated faces every single time- keep in mind that my table only consisted of 2 people that behaved accordingly in a restaurant setting. Second thing, I have never ever experienced a service where the server would aggressively "kick out" their customer 2 minutes before the restaurant closes and stated "Well, when are you going to finish? everyone is just waiting on you". I truly understand that people want to be home, but that is extremely inappropriate to put your personal wants over the satisfaction of your customer. Lastly, I was livid to experience the server once again come to our table and tells us that "We're closing. So, there's extra charge for those sushi"- goodness! I almost lost it at this point. How could a restaurant charge customers that are not even done yet just because you're closing? We came there an hour and a half before it closes, I'm sure we had the right to at least enjoy our meal for more than 30 minutes of receiving it. The cashier even had the audacity to tell us that we should not order a lot next time- WOW! It's an eat all you can restaurant, therefore we will order ANYTHING that we want since we're paying money for it. Also, we would have ABSOLUTELY NO issue finishing the order if we weren't being kicked out. This restaurant is by far the WORST service I ever experienced in my entire life. I would recommended and highly suggest to avoid this restaurant if you're looking for a great service. read more

I didn't like it! My friend and I went in for an all you can eat lunch and had the worst time ever!!! There were empty tables in a he restaurant and the sign said "please wait to be seated" which we did for like 20-30 min (we were craving sushi, don't judge us) only to be told we should have just sat anywhere we wanted. . We were super fooled by how nice the place looked, until we saw the menu with this weird almost threatening writing which went something like this (if you are ordering the all you can eat, EAT EVERYTHING YOU ORDER OR YOU WILL BE CHARGED FULL PRICE FOR THE LEFT OVER!) The funny part is the waitress pushed the all you can eat menu at us and we though, well no harm... The waitress was so rude! And the food was not that great, I mean what's up with that thorny tempura? Felt like I was eating an unpeeled cactus!!! They over use tempura crumbles (too much) in the sushi we ordered which made it super dry, crunchy and chewy. I'd rather buy boxed sushi than go back to that place again, seriously, learn, are we the only ones who had that experience?!? Oh well, back to mooshiros... read more