Reviews for Genki Japanese & Sushi Restaurant of Wilmington NC in Wilmington, NC

This place absolutely had the authentic Japanese sushi bar feel! The staff was friendly and greeted me at the door and the... placements at each seat were a nice touch to the authentic feel. The food was great and prepared by a chief working right infront of you (if you sit at the bar). They were moderately busy for lunch but for a small place they seemed to have more thanenough seating. It was clear they were lacking in staff members (who isn't?) but that didn't affect my experience at all anddefiantly helped get them their 5 stars! Great price, great location, friendly staff, and for an authentic Japanese sushi barfeel, this place was as advertised! Read more

The food here was so good! Authentic Japanese food and sushi. We were in visiting for the weekend and stumbled upon this place.... While there, a kind customer bought a round of sake shots in honor of the owner and sushi chef because of his hard work. Thefood definitely spoke of his hard work as well. We felt like locals and could find this place being a regular for us if we livedin the area. Highly recommend it in search of good authentic Japanese food at a reasonable price! Read more

This is absolutely hands down the best Sushi I've ever eaten in the US. My girlfriend ans I frequent this place and recently I... introduces my son to the place.... He was amazed and yet again we had a fantastic experience. Read more

Foodie here and well traveled. Some of the best sushi I have had and will continue to come back on a regular basis!

I have enjoyed many Japanese food restaurants and this place was amazing. As soon as you walk in you get greated with Japanese... "welcome" and the look of the place is very traditional. The food was amazing and the sushi was very fresh and properly made.The staff was friendly and courteous and the pricing was fair even with inflation and the prices of everything going up. I didnot find it too high at all especially with the high quality ingredients used. It was me and my wife's first time coming but younow have regulars from here on out. Thank you for your service and we cant wait to try something new next time around. Read more

My husband and I came here for lunch today for the first time and we will definitely be back. We arrived right at 12, had our... food ordered and served within the hour we were there, which is hard to find at any restaurant in Wilmington especially on theweekends. Staff gave a friendly welcome as we walked in, the atmosphere is very traditional and authentic, and the food wasdelicious! We have tried other japanes restaurants in the area and Genki beats them by far. The quality of the food wasfantastic, fresh, and the price was not bad especially considering inflation and the cost of everything going up. We will bemaking this one of our regular spots to come when we have lunch dates and cant wait to come back. Read more

Edit- This lady replies to every single review if it’s not glowingly positive. The 1star review is mostly because of how... rude she was to us. We didn’t argue with her and were completely polite. She knows it’s too long of a wait and is ready tobe combative with customers. Don’t worry, we can make our own sushi at home and often do. No need for us to ever deal withthis restaurant again. Honestly this place gave us one of the worst experiences we have had at a restaurant. I wasn’t evengoing to review until the owner/manager came over and was rude and aggressive towards us. We came when they OPENED for lunch. Wewere two of the first 6 people in the door. Waited 1 hour and 20 minutes for our food. I know they are short staffed. We saw thesigns. 80 minutes at lunch is still excessive. The guys who were servers were great and helpful. Honestly if you are so shortstaffed, you have to close or only accept reservations or something. You can’t open your doors with one guy working, and makeeveryone wait for 1 hour+ and then be rude to your customers when they express they waited a long time. She came over and askedus, we were honest, and she was defensive. She said “Is it your first time here?” Is that seriously what you say? This placeis just “worth the wait”? Only it’s not.. because on top of all of this the sushi was just OK and it was expensive. Thesearch for decent sushi in Wilmington continues. We won’t ever be back here. Read more

My first time to this Establishment. I will be back. The staff was very kind and helpful. The atmosphere was great. The food was... very good. This place is a wonderful place for you to eat. Read more