It has a great location, okay food but lacks service.1.-I ordered a soup, and no one ever ofder me a spoon for it; the server was way too overwhelmed for two tables.2.-Order fried rice, it was bland and sad not fried or seasoned at all.3.-Tried to order a sushi roll, sushi chef had already closed the line before they did last call.4.-only good thing I had were the fried dumpling which I'm pretty sure they were bought already made so it would be ridiculous to mess that one up.Such a shame to have an excellent location in Willits but bad food and service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
James Neill
Incredibly mediocre, overpriced, and replete with wall-to-wall bad service. Avoid like the plague.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Oh Yeah
Great food, Great service?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lee Ingram
I just tried this restaurant for the second time, being at a loss for some Asian fare and I was disappointed for a second time. If brown was a flavor they have mastered it. I could probably get better chinese food in Cincinnati. The Hunan chicken was not only bland but the chicken tasted like they thawed it in the microwave. Pathetic. The Sezchuan chicken had some flavor but entirely lame. I will give them good marks for the pork dumplings but the hot and sour soup was bland with vinegar being the main flavor and the spicy tuna roll was ok but not even a little spicy. How this kind of mediocrity stays n business I do not understand. It was authentic in this way, the table was sticky and the menus were spattered with food. I just want to forget how I wasted $80. I would have been happier staying at home at eating a bowl of cereal.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Veronica M.
As far as cuisines, it is different in style and flavor and not in a bad way; just different from my palette. I will say the sushi is delicious here and the ambiance is welcoming and modern! Great place for get together a with friends. Highly recommend sitting at sushi bar.
Stephanie Kroll Aspen Real Estate Broker
We are pretty picky about Asian food in Colorado but we absolutely loved this place. I was kind of excited when I saw the menu because they have everything from sushi to pho to ramen to pad Thai and everything in between. We will definitely be coming back here to try more food out on the menu. My boyfriend got the fried rice and Mongolian beef and absolutely loved it. I had the pho and it was pretty good but the salmon nigiri was even better. I want to come back and try more of their sushi because they have huge boats of it. Also want to come back to try the bao buns, wontons, egg rolls, and more. This place is great and we are so happy that we live down the block from it in Willits. I don’t know if it was open over the summer, but it was open this winter.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lo Mein, Orange Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Sushi, Soup, Entrees, Pad Thai, Spring Roll
Alex L.
A little bit Chinese, a little bit Japanese and a little bit Korean sums up K'Gen Asian Cuisine. You get the best of Asia in a restaurant that boasts great service and straight forward appetizers and entrees. Nights can be slow but regardless I would still recommend reservations to be on the safe side. The family that runs this restaurant is polite, down to earth and sense of urgency is definitely there. The night I made our reservation the restaurant was practically empty but I did it just in case many people decided to drop in. I ordered the teriyaki steak dinner which also came with a salad, choice of roll and choice of soup. for the price you definitely can't beat it. The teriyaki sauce aimed to please and tasted like a standard Japanese restaurant and not some interpretation like many restaurants in Denver. We also ordered a hamachi kama but on their menu they call it yellowtail collar. Same thing, except they add a bunch of sauce so we asked for that on the side. A simple ponzu served with it sans sauce and rice would make this dish on point. At the end of the meal we were stuffed and happy. We had to run to Whole Foods afterwards so we could work off dinner a bit and that one was around the corner. K'Gen Asian Cuisine is a great place for Snowmass, Aspen, Basalt. Many other places offer one type of cuisine or another and due to location the prices go up quickly so this is the place I would recommend. Give it a go and your tummy will be happy!
Suz S.
What a gem ! We were in town on Thanksgiving Day and found this excellent restaurant open!!!The food was fresh and hot! Our server was attentive and courteous. The ambiance was calm, peaceful and relaxing.
Ruby B.
3.5. I ordered the chicken lo mein, to go, as some reviewers said it was the best they ever had and great. For me though, it was too sweet. The noodles and chicken were fine. Not many other ingredients in it except green onions. I was expecting more variety and guess it was my own fault for ordering the wrong dish if I wanted more veggies. The service was very nice at the register. And it was prepared in a timely manner, the pick-up time was accurate. A bit pricey too for the smaller sized portion, but it's probably because the restaurant is in a very nice touristy location.
Sushi was very good. Sushi plate is an excellent deal. Would recommend sitting in bar area. Service was good. A little busy, but they managed it well. Friendly customer service and not too chatty.
Wanxin Tu
you will want to try Thai fried rice with bbq
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J S
The food here use to be good. Recently I have went here 5 or 6 times after moving back to the willits area in hopes it would still be a decent place to eat. The food is absolutely terrible and never consistent. Different ingredients depending on what day you order and hardly edible the last few times I ordered. I spent 45$ on a beer and a bowl of ramen somehow on my last visit. I really hoped it was the same but I cant keep supporting a business who has no regard for the quality of food its putting out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Michelle Parada
Unfortunately, this once-beloved spot has lost its charm, with food quality declining and prices rising. During our recent visit with a group of five, a gratuity meant for larger meals was added, though 3 of us ordered drinks and appetizer two of us just joined for company. The dishes we did get fell short – the fried rice lacked flavor and the same sushi roll looked inconsistent each time. I offer this feedback with hopes of improvement, longing for the return of the memorable experiences this place once provided.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Carla Soto
Unfortunately, this once-beloved spot has lost its charm, with food quality declining and prices rising. During our recent visit with a group of five, a gratuity meant for larger meals was added, though 3 of us ordered drinks and appetizer two of us just joined for company. The dishes we did get fell short – the fried rice lacked flavor and the same sushi roll looked inconsistent each time. I offer this feedback with hopes of improvement, longing for the return of the memorable experiences this place once provided.
Teriyaki dinner box is a steal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
It has a great location, okay food but lacks service.1.-I ordered a soup, and no one ever ofder me a spoon for it; the server was way too overwhelmed for two tables.2.-Order fried rice, it was bland and sad not fried or seasoned at all.3.-Tried to order a sushi roll, sushi chef had already closed the line before they did last call.4.-only good thing I had were the fried dumpling which I'm pretty sure they were bought already made so it would be ridiculous to mess that one up.Such a shame to have an excellent location in Willits but bad food and service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Incredibly mediocre, overpriced, and replete with wall-to-wall bad service. Avoid like the plague.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great food, Great service?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I just tried this restaurant for the second time, being at a loss for some Asian fare and I was disappointed for a second time. If brown was a flavor they have mastered it. I could probably get better chinese food in Cincinnati. The Hunan chicken was not only bland but the chicken tasted like they thawed it in the microwave. Pathetic. The Sezchuan chicken had some flavor but entirely lame. I will give them good marks for the pork dumplings but the hot and sour soup was bland with vinegar being the main flavor and the spicy tuna roll was ok but not even a little spicy. How this kind of mediocrity stays n business I do not understand. It was authentic in this way, the table was sticky and the menus were spattered with food. I just want to forget how I wasted $80. I would have been happier staying at home at eating a bowl of cereal.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
As far as cuisines, it is different in style and flavor and not in a bad way; just different from my palette. I will say the sushi is delicious here and the ambiance is welcoming and modern! Great place for get together a with friends. Highly recommend sitting at sushi bar.
We are pretty picky about Asian food in Colorado but we absolutely loved this place. I was kind of excited when I saw the menu because they have everything from sushi to pho to ramen to pad Thai and everything in between. We will definitely be coming back here to try more food out on the menu. My boyfriend got the fried rice and Mongolian beef and absolutely loved it. I had the pho and it was pretty good but the salmon nigiri was even better. I want to come back and try more of their sushi because they have huge boats of it. Also want to come back to try the bao buns, wontons, egg rolls, and more. This place is great and we are so happy that we live down the block from it in Willits. I don’t know if it was open over the summer, but it was open this winter.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lo Mein, Orange Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Sushi, Soup, Entrees, Pad Thai, Spring Roll
A little bit Chinese, a little bit Japanese and a little bit Korean sums up K'Gen Asian Cuisine. You get the best of Asia in a restaurant that boasts great service and straight forward appetizers and entrees. Nights can be slow but regardless I would still recommend reservations to be on the safe side. The family that runs this restaurant is polite, down to earth and sense of urgency is definitely there. The night I made our reservation the restaurant was practically empty but I did it just in case many people decided to drop in. I ordered the teriyaki steak dinner which also came with a salad, choice of roll and choice of soup. for the price you definitely can't beat it. The teriyaki sauce aimed to please and tasted like a standard Japanese restaurant and not some interpretation like many restaurants in Denver. We also ordered a hamachi kama but on their menu they call it yellowtail collar. Same thing, except they add a bunch of sauce so we asked for that on the side. A simple ponzu served with it sans sauce and rice would make this dish on point. At the end of the meal we were stuffed and happy. We had to run to Whole Foods afterwards so we could work off dinner a bit and that one was around the corner. K'Gen Asian Cuisine is a great place for Snowmass, Aspen, Basalt. Many other places offer one type of cuisine or another and due to location the prices go up quickly so this is the place I would recommend. Give it a go and your tummy will be happy!
What a gem ! We were in town on Thanksgiving Day and found this excellent restaurant open!!!The food was fresh and hot! Our server was attentive and courteous. The ambiance was calm, peaceful and relaxing.
3.5. I ordered the chicken lo mein, to go, as some reviewers said it was the best they ever had and great. For me though, it was too sweet. The noodles and chicken were fine. Not many other ingredients in it except green onions. I was expecting more variety and guess it was my own fault for ordering the wrong dish if I wanted more veggies. The service was very nice at the register. And it was prepared in a timely manner, the pick-up time was accurate. A bit pricey too for the smaller sized portion, but it's probably because the restaurant is in a very nice touristy location.
Restaurantji Recommends
Sushi was very good. Sushi plate is an excellent deal. Would recommend sitting in bar area. Service was good. A little busy, but they managed it well. Friendly customer service and not too chatty.
you will want to try Thai fried rice with bbq
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food here use to be good. Recently I have went here 5 or 6 times after moving back to the willits area in hopes it would still be a decent place to eat. The food is absolutely terrible and never consistent. Different ingredients depending on what day you order and hardly edible the last few times I ordered. I spent 45$ on a beer and a bowl of ramen somehow on my last visit. I really hoped it was the same but I cant keep supporting a business who has no regard for the quality of food its putting out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Unfortunately, this once-beloved spot has lost its charm, with food quality declining and prices rising. During our recent visit with a group of five, a gratuity meant for larger meals was added, though 3 of us ordered drinks and appetizer two of us just joined for company. The dishes we did get fell short – the fried rice lacked flavor and the same sushi roll looked inconsistent each time. I offer this feedback with hopes of improvement, longing for the return of the memorable experiences this place once provided.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Unfortunately, this once-beloved spot has lost its charm, with food quality declining and prices rising. During our recent visit with a group of five, a gratuity meant for larger meals was added, though 3 of us ordered drinks and appetizer two of us just joined for company. The dishes we did get fell short – the fried rice lacked flavor and the same sushi roll looked inconsistent each time. I offer this feedback with hopes of improvement, longing for the return of the memorable experiences this place once provided.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1