Gen Kai Japanese Restaurant, Albuquerque, New Mexico
If you read reviews of Gen Kai, a tiny Japanese restaurant that was located near Talin Market in Albuquerque, NM, you will realize that is was a beloved eatery for many.
Lily and Tsutomu Genka started their first restaurant in 2007 and moved to the location near Talin Market in 2014.
They closed a few years ago to the chagrin of many of their regular customers — my family among those.
To us it was like visiting family. When my youngest grandson was born, Lily was fascinated with him.
She'd come to our table when she could and feed him miso soup, which is still one of his favorite things to eat at the age of eight.
I especially one time when he was a few months old and since there were no other customers Lily offered to hold him while my daughter ate.
She took him back toward the kitchen and we could here her and Tsutomu laughing. I walked around the corner and saw her holding him up for her husband to admire, which resulted in one of my favorite Gen Kai photos.
With the increase in homeless along Central near where Gen Kai was located, and a number of time they had to replace broken windows and a rumored knee injury her husband incured, they decided to close.
When my second oldest grandson learned they were closing he cried.
Gen Kai is gone but its still provides fond memories for our family.
Below are some of my Gen Kai photos.
Lily and Tsutomu Genka started their first restaurant in 2007 and moved to the location near Talin Market in 2014.
They closed a few years ago to the chagrin of many of their regular customers — my family among those.
To us it was like visiting family. When my youngest grandson was born, Lily was fascinated with him.
She'd come to our table when she could and feed him miso soup, which is still one of his favorite things to eat at the age of eight.
I especially one time when he was a few months old and since there were no other customers Lily offered to hold him while my daughter ate.
She took him back toward the kitchen and we could here her and Tsutomu laughing. I walked around the corner and saw her holding him up for her husband to admire, which resulted in one of my favorite Gen Kai photos.
With the increase in homeless along Central near where Gen Kai was located, and a number of time they had to replace broken windows and a rumored knee injury her husband incured, they decided to close.
When my second oldest grandson learned they were closing he cried.
Gen Kai is gone but its still provides fond memories for our family.
Below are some of my Gen Kai photos.
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