Gen Kai Sushi in Dana Point

Dana Point Chamber Ambassadors showing love to one of our fabulous DP restaurants. Everyone enjoyed their lunch today...sushi eater or not! Irene was so accommodating and helpful. Cant wait to go back!

I look forward to eating the non-rolls, but I can say the rolls are HUGE and VERY filling.Very quick service and the place looks very cool. Decent parking in the back.

I will give a 5/5, even the price not beautiful but good delicious and the staff & chef treat u like a family

I have mixed feelings about this restaurant. The service was really friendly, fast, efficient and good. The restaurant was packed on a friday night. We started our meal with the Miso soup. It was overall good, but I felt it may have been a bit too salty and grainy for my liking. We then had the fried gyoza as an appetizer. It had a strange pork like mushy texture for the filling. It tasted good, but weird texture. Our entrees included the Spider roll, which was really nice and delicious. The pork Katsu meal was really good as well. it included a salad, fruit, rice and a sauce for the Katsu. The salad had the normal Japanese ginger,carrot,cucumber dressing. In my opinion, it tasted off and not like the normal dressings you would generally get in other Japanese restaurants. It wasnt sweet enough and may of had too much ginger flavor. Another entree we had was the sushi and sashimi dinner. It was beautifully presented and the sushi roll (california imitation crab?) was good. The sashimi pieces of salmon, white fin tail, shrimp and tuna were good and fresh. My only criticism was that they were cut way too thick to enjoy. Part of eating sashimi is the thinner slices that are delicate and will melt in your mouth. These pieces were hacked into chunks and thick slices. Way too thick. The last entree we had was the Chirashi. This is basically sashimi variety on top of a bowl of sushi rice. This was beautifully presented. Again my only complaint was that the sushi pieces were twice as thick as they should be, sliced. We finished our meal with a light and creamy green tea mochi ice cream. Overall, a pleasant experience and will return to try other dishes.

Great place we walked to from the hotel. Staff was so nice, food was great after a whole day of traveling, and most importantly they have Tamari for the Celiacs/GF!

Vegetarian roll with the sweet potato (add cream cheese) omgggggSo delicious! We ended up ordering another one, it was so good! Thank you Gen Kai for top quality fish and sushi. Cant wait to come visit again.

My family and I were looking for a sushi treat while in the Dana Point area - willing to spend a bit more than we would have otherwise. Unfortunately, the fish was not fresh. I couldnt force myself to eat it all. And the service was poor - rushed, repeatedly forgotten items, and staff barely looked at us. Such a bummer!

Best Sushi restaurant on the west coast! Go hungry and trust Yoshi the master chef choose for you. Trust me! Every time Ive visited, Ive enjoyed something new and exciting. Perfect for small groups. They were even accommodating to my young son. I highly recommend this place. I also recommend not ordering your normal traditional plain rolls, but be adventurous. Yoshi will impress you with his design and care to the finest details that will make every bite delightful.

Great food. Really enjoyed the food!

The sushi tasted fresh and the fish was soft. Went there for a date night with my boyfriend. Sat down within 5 minutes of walking in at the bar. The sushi chef served us 2 delicious sushi rolls. We shared them and we were satisfied. Theres a ton of different fish options.