I visited the new Genki Ramen last night in beautiful San Francisco, CA.  The interior of Genki is very stylish.  Plasma Televisions adorn the walls blasting Japanese Pop videos.  The tables are stained a deep red and decorated with logos and carvings.  Everything looks custom made.

The menu was pretty standard noodle house fare, with several appetizers such as edamame, chicken karaage, vegetable tempura, onigiri, and gyoza.  I also noticed several non-standard items for San Francisco.   These included a three types Okonomiyaki and unagi fried rice.

I ordered the Tempura Ramen and grilled Onigiri.  Here’s my rating:

-Food:  B+  The broth for the Ramen was delicious.  Since the restaurant house makes its own Charsu, I’m assuming they use the byproducts of that to make the broth.  One thing I noticed was that the broth itself wasn’t particularly salty which I thought was great.  The color was a milky brown almost like chocolate milk, with some oil droplets floating on the service.  The noodles were cooked perfectly and were served slightly al dente.  The grilled Onigiri was awful, it was brought to the table falling apart drenched in unagi sauce.  I wouldn’t order that again.

-Ambiance: A  The place is really nice.   The custom tables, the plasma televisions, special chopstick holders all add to a great experience.  Makes me wonder what they spent initially to adorn the restaurant.

-Service:  B+  Nothing to write about.

-Selection: B  The had all the Ramen house fare.   Nothing too exciting added or omitted from the menu

-Overall:  B+ The food was decent, the service was ok, the interior was flashy.  I definitely would go back and recommend this place to friends.

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