Mmmmmmm…. Baconomiyaki
Genki Ramen3944 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 752-2663
On my way to Genki for the first time, I got into a car accident. It wasn’t my fault: even though I knew Genki had okonomiyaki, I wasn’t driving recklessly in a hurry to get there. I was simply stopped behind a VW bus at a stop sign, when the driver decided to throw it in reverse to drive backwards down the street. Right into the front of my car. No serious damage, but a delay nonetheless. How dare someone come between me and my okonomiyaki? Now on to the useful…
Okonomiyaki. Decent okonomiyaki, I’d say. Based on the mixed seafood okonomiyaki, I wouldn’t quite say good: although the pancake itself tasted good, the texture and taste of the pancake was far overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of squid in the mixed seafood… other than that, the balance of ingredients and okonomi sauce/mayo/bonito on top was pretty good. It was just the seafood okonomiyaki that suffers from this fatal flaw, as I didn’t notice the same problem when I returned to try the bacon and cheese okonomiyaki.
WAIT. WHAT?
Yes, I said BACON and CHEESE OKONOMIYAKI.
Now this is how okonomiyaki should be… the ability to add ingredients at your whim is the hallmark of a good okonomiyaki-ya. These few (but still random) available toppings, I suppose, makes Genki a decent (but not quite a good) okonomiyaki-ya. Truth be told, I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of bacon as well, and I could only get through about half of the dish… but the leftovers, topped with an egg, made a great breakfast the next day.
The other stuff: decor could perhaps be described as ‘sleek.’ The service was okay, not spectacular, but no problems.
Although I’d try the ramen, I have a feeling that I’d end up reverting to the okonomiyaki section of the menu every time. Two and a half stars for quality and price; one extra half-star because they’re open later than (but also more expensive than) Mifune Don.
For the bacon and cheese okonomiyaki, Genki is worth a visit… but Genki’s okonomiyaki isn’t good enough to warrant getting in another car accident. If you’re coming from downtown, nor is it good enough to pass by Mifune Don in Japantown and head to the Inner Richmond. But if it’s closer, it’s not bad. And they have bacon. I’ll leave it up to you to make the decision.
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