Super underwhelmed and disappointed! I just spent $70 on sushi for a special occasion for my husband and me- when we got our order we literally thought they forgot 1/2 the food! It was a huge let down to learn that all of the rolls are just super small and bare. We got no wasabi or ginger, none of the sushi rolls came with everything in the description, & they were pretty much all the same thing...imitation crab inside of a rice roll. read more

Sushi Gen - This amount of sushi for $70 made me so sad! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

The all you can eat menu was lacking and the sushi was pretty bland. Our server was great though.

The food is good but the horrible service is what is giving my rating a 2 star. We got to the restaurant, wrote our name down and was told it would be a 30 minute wait. No big deal. Noticed 4 tables in a row with no one at them plus only a few tables with patrons. I noticed a table of 5 with two kids as well... We finally went to go check the status as we had waited about 40-50 minutes. We were told that the table was being cleaned. We came in from outside to see a 5ish year old child cleaning the table. She pointed to the table and we went and sat there. The young child gave us a menu and the AYCE paper. We filled it out and he came to get it. Then, 5 minutes later he came and asked us what we wanted to drink and the female waitress brought it to us. We waited about 40 minutes for our 6/7 rolls. The table of 5 with the kids were mentioning how they didn't get their food. We are our rolls and as we were finishing ours, they received some rolls. They were saying how they were not the rolls they ordered and all got up to leave. We waited about 10 minutes after finishing and staring at the waitress until she came over. We asked for the roll we didn't get and an order of mochi ice cream. The roll was immediately ready and the mochi ice cream was such a hard rock that it clanged on the glass plate and when trying to cut into it, it nearly flew off the plate. I couldn't even stab the fork through the mochi. We asked if there were any less hard and because there wasn't, said we did not want it. The rolls are actually very good when you get what you order. It's just so unfortunate that this is the second time we've been here, service was so poor. We probably will not go back. One waitress and one chef is not enough to sustain a functional business. read more

If I were only reviewing the food, I'd give them 5 stars, but when visiting a restaurant, you also review for service, correctness of order, etc. They were good about checking about my allergy, so that was great. We had 8 people at the table and most of us ordered the all you can eat, some did not and ordered just regular menu items. Food was good and the all you can eat sushi is a great idea. Now... service. We came in about 15 minutes behind most of our party due to getting off work and going down there. It was another 20 minutes after sitting down before we got our drinks. Just a simple tea and soda, nothing fancy nor anything from bar. It was probably another 30-45 minutes before they took our order. The people who did the all you can eat received their meal portions in 4 parts instead of at once so some people had nothing of theirs that they wanted until later. And then one poor girl didn't get ANY of what she ordered... ever. She tried again, too, ordered on the reorder her items that never arrived at the table. One of them arrived and the other item still never did. She ordered a third item and that also never showed up. Bad luck I guess. It's not like she was rude to anyone so it couldn't have been out of spite, it just happened to be her items that didn't come. They also got like 2 crunch rolls they did not order mixed in somehow. Not sure what that was about, but they were eaten. There was never any drink refill, not a single time for those of us who did not have beer. None offered and the waiter would not reappear for 30-40 minutes at a time leaving us to sit there longer than any of us had planned on. What should have been an hour and a half meal turned into nearly three and a half before we left. So about half an hour before we were going to leave, I showed the waiter the lovely yelp coupon for the free beer with the all you can eat. He made a confused face and said he'd ask his manager. I said okay and patiently did nothing else on my phone the entire time waiting on him so the screen would be pulled up. They were fooling with the check that entire time apparently as we were waiting on the checks and weren't getting them. Two other tables were as well and they were being ignored to the point one couple started getting really annoyed, you could see it in their face. they went to stand at the register so we did too. All 8 of us. They had to be told 3-4 times one girl's order was only ONE all you can eat and a water. She told them, they'd repeat back "two all you can eats and a drink?" and she'd repeat very clearly "one all you can eat and a water" and it took twice more and another one of our group members going ONE all you can eat very loudly before they got the point and said "oh, one all you can eat". Still not sure if they charged her for more than water and I think she was too fed up to ask by then. They refused to use the coupon for the free beer with the all you can eat stating "we still haven't asked manager" and then shrugging at us. We were too annoyed to press the issue and I honestly think that was the point. They didn't WANT to give us the free beer, so they were dang well going to make it so we didn't want to hang around to get it taken off the bill. Annoying... so don't expect to ever get the free beer. It's a fake out of a coupon at best. My bill came out about $4 higher than it should have with my calculations of menu pricing, tax for NM, AND tip. So I ended up having to scrounge more money to cover the last part. I, also, was too fed up to question it. I probably paid for someone's beer is my guess. I was offered no receipt so I have no idea what I was charged for as I paid in cash. It took the last member of our party 5 more minutes before exiting the restaurant so I can only imagine what he was going through in there. Ridiculous. In summary... go alone or in a very small group, don't expect to be waited on in a timely fashion, and expect to use up around 3 hours of your evening doing this and you'll be fine. Food's good. read more

The fish tasted like nothing. Was not very rememberable and I haven't been back since.

Used to love the food until I got food poisoning the other day and was puking until orange bile came out over 24 hours non stop

The food is very delicious, however the wait time for your food is really high, 30 minutes waiting for the first order and 30 more waiting for the 2nd order. The wait time is really excessive when you're paying $25 a person. read more

Called the place to ask if I can make a reservation for 2 last night, employee said they don't make reservations so I hoped in my truck and drive to the place. I go inside and the same employee asks if we're in the waitlist, I said no. He said they're full for the night so we left. Note this was at 9:10ish so I figured it's because they were about to close. (They close at 10) Today I go in at 7:00 to go eat and I get asked the same question. How is someone suppose to eat there if you can't make reservations yet there's a waitlist.. that's the same thing. My guess is you gotta go in the morning to put your name down so you can eat later that night. Stupid system. read more

yes they have AYCE Japanese sushi. yes from the outside it doesn't look like much. But for Albuquerque it is the best sushi I have found and for only $26.99 per person. Our family usually finishes off 20-25 rolls per visit and they never complain. They offer several variations on New Mexico food like the Albuquerque roll. My 8 year old daughter even loves this place and eats the heck out of the salmon. read more

We decided to try a new sushi place we didn't know they did all you can eat so when we saw that decided to try that so we can try several rolls. The waiter had no personality and wasn't very friendly but the sushi was good and didn't take long. read more

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My partner and I were watching movies one day and were dying for some great sushi...but not just a single roll, a bundle of them! So, we checked Yelp and discovered Sushi Gen! At first glance, it looks a bit sketchy...however, it has honestly been a new favorite in our Albuquerque book of restaurants. We go about once every few weeks (when budget permits) and splurge. We highly recommend this place as the portions are huge, quality is amazing and service is excellent. There's typically a waitress who has been so sweet to us that works her butt off and then another waitress who helps with tickets/random services and then a gentleman that handles the sushi, while another one helps with fried rolls. My personal favorite has been ones not in the picture, specials E and F which are only available Monday, Wednesday and Thursdays through the All-You-Can-Eat. I won't spoil the surprise so I guess you just have to find out! Thanks sushi gen! read more

Sushi Gen - All you can't eat: ABQ roll (middle), two Fried California Roll, Spicy Salmon Roll, and Fried Spicy Crab Roll. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Got all you can eat sushi, and the kids deal was very cheap, only 13 dollars! The sushi tasted good and was brought to the table quickly. The shrimp tempura was very tasty and crispy. The only reason I have for taking a star off is the overstocked aquarium. Fix yo aquarium, sushi gen. I recommend giving away all of the goldfish to people with ponds except for two or three, adding more water, and adding some rocks and silk/live plants. Overall very good though. read more

Love this place. My nephew tipped me off on it about 6 months ago and I've been obsessed ever since. Probably go at least once a week. Living on the East Coast most of my life has had me pretty spoiled in terms of good sushi. Ever since moving to ABQ that was one of the big things I've missed, as the sushi out here simply isn't as good. But that's changed with Sushi Gen in my mind. The sushi itself is truly high quality and their all you can eat pricing is fair. My favorite rolls are the Seattle Roll and pretty much any of their Spicy Rolls (Spicy crab, spicy California, spicy tuna)... Service is always good, the family who runs the place are very friendly, and the boat-shaped plate they bring the sushi in is always nice to see. This has become one of my favorites in Albuquerque real fast! read more

We drove a looooong way to try this place. My friend said they're the best sushi in town.....nnnnnnot quite. BUT it is the BEST all you can eat place I've been to in town. It's all you can eat for $20.99. The AYCE menu is very limited. A LOT of rice is used as filler and there was a ton of crab inside every single roll we had. But it tasted good and they were very nice. Next time I want to scratch my sushi itch I'll pay more and go somewhere else. And the place smelled like paint, which was a little off putting. read more

Sushi Gen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Good food but really was a really long wait 30 min for each plate . Can't keep up with demand for being all you can eat.

Sushi gen is the go to spot for a lot of sushi for an amazing price! The owners and staff are always more than welcoming! The environment is very open with tables and booths or a bar to sit at. The wait time isn't very long. My favorite part about this restaurant is that they offer all you can eat sushi. I've never ever been sick from this place and I've been a regular for 10 years. If you want your roll customized they're always more than willing to accommodate. They offer gluten free soy sauce which is awesome! I highly recommend. read more

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This is my go to sushi place. They serve consistently tasty sushi with good ratios of fish to rice. They are always friendly with good service. They even do take out! Great prices. Don't expect fancy decor. Their food speaks for itself. read more

My wife and I enjoy Sushi Gen. We have been other places in other states that have better fish to rice ratio and greater selection, but for NM - the flavor and price - Sushi Gen is a go-to place! read more

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Me and my husband are huge sushi lovers. We don't have good sushi where we live. So we decided to drive out here a couple hours away. The food and price is great. What we order would have cost us over 80$ but the price we paid was half of that. We were stuffed when we left. It was tasty and the perfect portion. Will definitely come back if we are in town. The reason it is 4 stars is because the ambiance could be a little better. It was a little too quite in there and I could barely hear the music. However the service and food was great! read more

Sushi Gen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I have had a chance to try this place out and whilst I liked the sushi, it wasn't spectacular nor the best I have ever had. The service wasn't bad and the all you can eat menu was very limited. It appeared as if it was slowed down intentionally or attempted to make you feel guilty to order more? Maybe just me. I'll give it another try soon. read more

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My son convinced me to try Sushi Gen or perhaps it was my 50 cop questions I asked about this place that got me to give it a shot. I'm still at a crossroads on whether or not I truly like it or if it's the $20.99 all you can eat price that has me coming back. I know it isn't the atmosphere because that is definitely lacking nor is it the bathroom that still has me shaking my head...ugh!!! In my 3 visits we've had nice servers that are attentive when they aren't playing on their cellphones :-) The first two times the sushi was pretty good very tasty however their all you can eat menu is very limited to choices but with strategic mix & matching you can find some rolls you'll love! If you can look past the atmosphere I'm sure you'll enjoy the sushi....after all that's what your looking for, right? read more

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This place is fine for ayce sushi- you get what you pay for. The sushi quality is mediocre, and the squid nigiri tasted a little... off. I generally love squid but this one tasted kinda mushy, and I wasn't sure what to think of it. The atmosphere was fine, but the place could benefit from some music. As I said, you shouldn't expect much from 23.99 per person for all you can eat, but I think improvements can also be made! read more

Horrible.. That's all I can say about this place, especially with the AYCE. The Saba (Mackerel) has no flavor and it tasted like crap. I don't think that it's even fresh. So I got the AYCE and my wife got just got Eel roll since she wasn't that hungry. The old lady worker here said it was fine, but then the look on her face tells a different story. Will not be returning here. read more

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I do not recommend this restaurant. My family went to eat all you can eat sushi and waited for over 2 hours and never received any food! The excuse was was that their sushi makers were slow while a party of 15 that came in after received 4 boats of sushi and others were served all around us. This is suspect and unwarranted. Very disappointing for an Albuquerque restaurant. If you can't fulfill an offering, don't serve it or advertise it. Never going back. read more

I like cream cheese. I like avocado. I like raw salmon. Biased. Perhaps. There is this roll.... Salmon and cream cheese, slightly odd, highly delicious. Dipping in some soy sauce, a smidgen of wasabi, a sliver of ginger. Kinda love it. Now.... I am not the most avid sushi eater because.... Well.... We live in the desert. This thought lingers in the back of my mind always. Salmon I can let slide once in a while. The vegetarian roll is tasty as well but who eats vegetarian sushi besides weirdos like me and vegans? Sushi is kind of a tease. You sit and eat and eat... You reach a point of near explosion. You veg out and then feel the hunger again. You know what I'm talking about. Today.... I ate salmon and avocado roll.... I wish I had some more while I wrote this. (plus the Philadelphia and vegetarian) I drank 3 beers and ate 24 pieces of sushi. No regrets. My bill was decent considering my imported beers. I guess my only regret is not stuffing my purse with more sushi but even I have my limits. My waitress was super nice and attentive fyi. read more

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Great food great service! Love the all u can eat setup! Nice w kids too!! Try the scooping roll and any of the special rolls! Omg the NM roll is the tastiest green Chile treat EVER!! read more

Normally this is my go to for AYCE sushi. I visited yesterday to have a celebratory dinner and of course I got the AYCE sushi. The Seattle roll is my favorite. I ordered a Philadelphia roll as well (I usually feel the cream cheese of the Philly roll counteracts the sriracha from the Seattle roll). The boat of our order came out... no philly roll. I thought okay... maybe they are still working on it. Waitress came by and asked if we wanted to order anything else. I informed her that I had ordered a philly roll. She then informed me they were out of cream cheese. Their AYCE is already limited (now mostly rolls with imitation crab). I understand these are tough times, but how are you out of cream cheese?? This eliminated two rolls from the list. The $23.99 price (increased from $20.99) was not worth it as I think it would've been cheaper to order our rolls a la carte this time. Also, for two years now it is always very warm in the restaurant which is not pleasant at all. Makes you wonder if the food supplies are being kept at the proper temperature. Towards the end of our meal I ordered two pieces of salmon nigiri (just to feel a little better about getting my money's worth). The rice was warm, not cold and the salmon was not as pink as I would expect. I'm not expecting top notch grade sushi being in NM, but I just know from experience I have had much better from this particular establishment in the past. It's always so dark in the restaurant and it could use a major update. Sadly, I don't think I'll ever be back. Very disappointing. read more

We waited over 2 hours for the all you can eat sushi and a huge party of people came in 45 minutes after us and got 4 full boats of sushi before we got even 1 boat this is terrible! They even made us pay for the 1 boat even if we waited for 2 hours + and other customers got their food before us. We were basically the last option even though we were the 1st ones there read more

$21.99 for AYCE but you don't have access to their entire menu, just a small selection of rolls and nigiri. No appetizers. Majority of the rolls are some variation of a California roll. Fish isn't the freshest but what do you expect, right? But then, the avocado wasn't the freshest either. The crunchy rolls were huge and just covered in batter. Sad that this is (I think) the only AYCE sushi option in the area. It was pretty empty on a weekend lunch, and the place itself looks kind of sad and dirty. It's one of those places where you question whether you might feel a little sick after (we didn't, for the record) but yeah. This is somewhere a college kid would go to get super stuffed, but not somewhere to go if you're looking for quality, or even decent, sushi. read more

We stopped her for lunch in a Sunday and it was almost empty. The staff was extremely pleasant and was eager to help. Their sushi selection was pretty fair. We ordered 2 regular rolls and a special roll. The special roll was amazing (if you like spider rolls this beats any I've had and I live in California). The lobster roll was good but the rainbow roll was a little more fishy than I would have expected. The price was also fair. I would eat here again thank you sushi gem for your service it was a nice lunch on a wonderful day read more

Ordered take out last Friday. Rolls are very small and tightly packed. Tuna looked like it was minced, not just cut. Very expensive for what we got, over $50 for 6 rolls. I've actually dined in the restaurant before, but after this showing, will not return or order again. read more

Customer service has gotten worse the wife is so rude and will make you wait for a whole 30 minutes top to even ask if we want something to drink read more

Not exactly the most assuming sushi places, but it's one of the best sushis I've had in Albuquerque. If you're coming here expecting sophisticated decor and ambiance, this isn't the place for you. If you're looking for great all you can eat sushi at a good price, this is the place. My personal favorites from their all you can eat menu are the hamachi, salmon, red snapper, and eel. Their ABQ and spider rolls are great as well. The fish they use in their nigiri was fresh, their rice was better than other sushi places in the area, and their all you can eat selection is quite large. The service was always attentive and prompt. All in all, this is a great no-frills sushi place offering fresh fish at a reasonable price. read more

Sushi Gen - All you can eat sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

We got off to a rough start. We waited at the door to be seated for about five minutes. The one waitress just told us, "Wait." So we did. And it was so worth it! She ended up being very friendly, and service was great. I can't even name my favorite roll. Every single roll we tried was fantastic!! Definitely give this place a try! read more

Absolutely awesome place to go if you have a craving for sushi. My friend and I always get the all you can eat option whenever we decide to come over, and the all you can eat option definitely holds true. If you have a big stomach, you will get the bang for your buck with that option, and all of the rolls they serve are the bomb, and constantly make you feel like eating more. This is a place I HIGHLY recommend giving this place a try if you happen to be in the area and have a hankering for some sushi. read more

If I could give this zero stars I would. Worst sushi ever! Tons of rice with fake crab and no real fish in it. Don't make rolls as described (no avocado or cucumber as stated) just tons of fake crab and thick rice in every roll. Not worth the 23.99 they advertise. Our waitress had some sympathy but the white woman manager could care less and just shrugged. Avoid this place at all costs. read more

All you can eat sushi here is amazing!!! I come here about once a month with friends and we love it. Best AYCE Sushi in ALBUQUERQUE

Best sushi place in town!!!! Always leave full and happy!!! 100% recommend for you to try it!

Been a loyal customer over many years However this visit was an unpleasant one. The owner usually is a nice person but he kept staring at me making sure I ate all my sushi rice which was very dry and more vinegar tasting than usual, felt uncomfortable but managed to eat it all just was uncomfortable, won't be in agaIn after that. So dry read more

The place was very underwhelming when we walked up. We only waited a minute or two to be seated, given menus, and have our drink orders taken. Our drinks arrived promptly, but then it was at least 15 mins before we saw our server again. While we waited to place our food order, I had plenty of time to notice the drab dated decor, and the sad shape that most of it was in. The bamboo mats that are covering the walls and dividing the dining room from what appeared to be a dry storage area have broken pieces all over the place, and the fake plants were covered in dust. When our server finally came to take our order, I asked about the coupon for a free beer with the ayce sushi that I found here on yelp. The server gave me a weird look and said she'd be right back. 5 mins later, she returned and said that I can only have bud light in the bottle. I don't like bud light, but it was free, so I took it. We told the server that we needed 3 separate checks and placed our orders. The food took about 20 mins to arrive, which wasn't a big deal since we weren't in a hurry, but the restaurant really wasn't very busy, so we didn't understand why it took so long. The food was actually really good!! But the service was not very good at all... our server never came back to ask how everything was, she never asked to refill my water or if we wanted anything else to drink, or offered dessert... she never even came back to the table. We had to flag her down to get our check, and when we got it, she hadn't even split it. Her attitude was as if she was irritated by our table and she didn't have time for us. Even though the food was delicious, the service was terrible enough to make me not want to go back. read more

Sushi Gen - AYCE Sushi Boat (going clockwise from top left) Crunchy Roll, Rainbow Roll, tuna, unagi, California Roll, and the Spider Roll in the center. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico