Dinner at Genki Eki

Genki Eki opened maybe a couple weeks ago near the corner of West Broadway and Heather Street, sandwiched between Michael's and Blenz Coffee.

We entered the newly opened Japanese restaurant and loved the interior. Check out the bus (or train) stop-looking décor with a bench and carton box-designed vending machine.

inside Genki Eki

Genki Eki is Subway-like in the sense that you choose which bowl you want in five steps. I'll list down the available options when we were there today.

Step 1: Choose one noodle

Udon

Soba

Ramen

Step 2: Choose one protein

Beef with onion

Chicken breast

BBQ Pork

Duck breast

Step 3: Choose one sauce

Soy Base	Spicy Base	Curry Base
Wasabi Soy	Yuzu Miso	Sesame Base

Step 4: Choose two toppings

Tamago Egg	Fish Cake	House Kimchi
Sweet Corn	Bamboo	Bacon Crumble
Cucumber	Carrot	Snow Crab
Tomato	Ham	Broccoli

Vegetable Medley

Lettuce

Step 5: Choose three mix-ins

Green Onion

Crispy Tempura

Garlic

Pickled Ginger

Seaweed (Nori)

Below are the ingredients we picked for our bowls.

	For Me	For Hubby
Noodle	Udon	Ramen
Protein	Chicken Breast	BBQ Pork
Sauce	Curry Base	Yuzu Miso
Toppings	Carrot and Vegetable Medley	Tamago Egg and Bamboo
Mix-Ins	Garlic, Pickled Ginger, and Green Onion	Garlic, Seaweed (Nori), and Crispy Tempura

The bowl came with a delicious miso broth. It's the most subtle yet delicious broth I've ever had.

As you can see from our choices, we picked ingredients usually found in a curry rice bowl and ramen bowl. It was a great experience! Although, if you have social anxiety, picking ingredients might be a challenge. 

Udon Curry Chicken Bowl and Yuzu Miso Ramen Pork BBQ Bowl

After enjoying our meal, I looked at the Instagram account of Genki Eki and found that they have recommended bowls already, which are not yet in the store (or I could have missed it).

I hope to come back and enjoy the pre-designed bowl for maximum flavour and to try Oden.