Fast sushi, mediocre, but does da job if you love sushi, but are a sushi aficionado, Genki Sushi can or can't be the place for you. If you just want a quick sushi fix, it's okay, the conveyor belt that displays the slices of sushi, and other goods, can be good or bad, depending on the time of day you get there.
One day all I wanted was a few pieces of sushi, and I know that there are great places on Maui to get fresh, killer sushi, it's like a marijuana smoker knowing what dealers to hit, who's got the sticky green stuff right? Well if you can't get to places like Sansei, Isana, or Kobe's, a quick fix for sushi at Genki can be alright. I've found that if the rice on the sushi looks like hard pellets you are better off ordering your rolls fresh from the waiter or waitress, and sometimes it seems the one in Lahaina.... well... no comment... it's okay, really it is. I said o.k, not euphoric.
If you haven't been to these sushi express digs before, you'll be charged by the color of the plates that you pick up from the conveyor belt that moves sushi right by your table. Wasabe in a jar also is on the belt, as well as desserts, edamame beans, tempuras, all on the belt. So again, you usually get 2 pieces of sushi on a plate, the plates with the yellow rings around it goes for 1.55, the red is 2.90, the green is 3 something etc. etc.
On this particular day all I had was a plate of Inari, a plate of Cal rolls, a plate of Salmon roll, and a plate of battered fish roll, and a coke. It came out to 14 bucks. Well, I ain't got a car right now to drive 10 miles to go to Sansei... but I could have gone to Kobe's, but it was too early.
Photo: Ron Sambrano
Inari sushi
If you are one to go "Yuk!" when facing a tray of raw fish, you can try the inari which is just tofu skin that is baked and filled with seasoned rice, no raw fish in it at all.
Also most sushi bars have cooked fish as well, and you can always find a fish or shrimp tempura roll, which is deep fried battered items, and rolled into sushi, good for the anti-rawist.
Photo: Ron Sambrano
Salmon sushi
If you eat Locks and Bagel, you'll love a salmon sushi roll. Despite smoked salmon's flavor, a regular salmon roll is tasty, you'll just have to get used to the texture.
Photo: Ron Sambrano
At Genki Sushi Lahaina
No can't go wrong at an express sushi dig, if that's all you can get at the time. It's like getting a Mc Donald's burger or a gourmet burger from that upscale steak house, Genki would be the Mc Donald's of sushi, but it's okay guys, it's okay, give these guys credit, they do have a product, and they do have an audience, unfortunately I'm not their biggest fan, but I'll stop by if there's no alternative.
Genki Sushi is located at the Lahaina Gateway Shopping Center across from the Cannery Mall, just minutes from Kaanapali, Kahana, Napili and Kapalua. Look for the anchors Outbacks Steak House and Barnes & Nobel's Book Sellers, and Office Max, you see these stores, Genki is sure to be there, turn at the stop light on Keawe St., 808-661-0333
One day all I wanted was a few pieces of sushi, and I know that there are great places on Maui to get fresh, killer sushi, it's like a marijuana smoker knowing what dealers to hit, who's got the sticky green stuff right? Well if you can't get to places like Sansei, Isana, or Kobe's, a quick fix for sushi at Genki can be alright. I've found that if the rice on the sushi looks like hard pellets you are better off ordering your rolls fresh from the waiter or waitress, and sometimes it seems the one in Lahaina.... well... no comment... it's okay, really it is. I said o.k, not euphoric.
If you haven't been to these sushi express digs before, you'll be charged by the color of the plates that you pick up from the conveyor belt that moves sushi right by your table. Wasabe in a jar also is on the belt, as well as desserts, edamame beans, tempuras, all on the belt. So again, you usually get 2 pieces of sushi on a plate, the plates with the yellow rings around it goes for 1.55, the red is 2.90, the green is 3 something etc. etc.
On this particular day all I had was a plate of Inari, a plate of Cal rolls, a plate of Salmon roll, and a plate of battered fish roll, and a coke. It came out to 14 bucks. Well, I ain't got a car right now to drive 10 miles to go to Sansei... but I could have gone to Kobe's, but it was too early.
Photo: Ron Sambrano
Inari sushi
Also most sushi bars have cooked fish as well, and you can always find a fish or shrimp tempura roll, which is deep fried battered items, and rolled into sushi, good for the anti-rawist.
Photo: Ron Sambrano
Salmon sushi
Photo: Ron Sambrano
At Genki Sushi Lahaina
Genki Sushi is located at the Lahaina Gateway Shopping Center across from the Cannery Mall, just minutes from Kaanapali, Kahana, Napili and Kapalua. Look for the anchors Outbacks Steak House and Barnes & Nobel's Book Sellers, and Office Max, you see these stores, Genki is sure to be there, turn at the stop light on Keawe St., 808-661-0333
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