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Ever had strip mall sushi? Put any and all inhibitions you have about it behind before walking into Sushi Gen. Upon entering the curtains that lead to Gen's sushi bar you are transported to Tokyo, soft light wood, traditional tapestries, and the smell of sushi rice and sake fill the room. The staff is stern yet polite, they take their craft very seriously and for good reason: the product is phenomenal. They feature fresh uni from Santa Barbara, snapper from Hokkaido, and some of the best toro I've ever had. The ordering style is simple: you look at your sushi chef and tell him what you want, when I say you can't go wrong I mean it. Everything ranging from salmon belly to yellowtail to uni was phenomenal, even their soft egg pudding was fantastic. There's an age old phrase, "good people attract good people." I think the same holds true for restaurants, everyone in Sushi Gen was so kind - offering recommendations, a taste of their carpaccio, shoot my friends and I were bought three drinks each by a couple sitting next to us. Moral of the story: get your butt to Sushi Gen ASAP.