As Dave reported back in November, Genki Sushi–the revolving sushi chain that practically owns the revolving sushi market in Hawaii (there are 10 on the small island of Oahu alone)–is now open, taking over a defunct Sanrio store at MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana.
The restaurant, which by the way is not affiliated with a locally based non-conveyor belt sushi chain of the same name, is the first of its brand to land in California. There are stores in the Seattle area.
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If you're keeping track, Genki Sushi marks the sixth sushi restaurant to
employ conveyor belts in OC. But it may be the first to use an angry
emoticon as its logo and mascot. Seriously, that guy looks like Jack in
the Box's persistently perturbed Asian cousin.
2800 N. Main Street #1040, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.