Fujiyama Steakhouse of Japan

Visited this location a Sunday evening around 8 PM.
They were pretty busy.
The wait was about 15 minutes.
Ordered hibachi.
We ordered two glasses of wine, The crunchy munch roll, Seafood hibachi, And steak and shrimp hibachi.
My bill for 2 plus tip came to about $130.

Owner response

I've tried this place twice now, but neither time we sat at a hibachi table..
so take this review as a pure food/restaurant side review.
I've tried multiple different sushi rolls, all tasted fresh and had good flavor! The roll that comes with a mound of spicy crab on top was soo good.
The steamed buns are also delicious, I've tried the tenderloin and bulgogi.
Would recommend both.
The hibachi entrees come with enough food for two! The fried rice was quite tasty.
2 shrimp come with each entree in addition to the classic salad and soup.

Owner response

Came here to celebrate the life of a dear family member.
We wanted somewhere special that we have never been before.
We were looking for an escape from the norm to reboot and recharge. The atmosphere was mostly modern decor with some Japanese art on the front doors, waiting area up front, behind the Sushi Bar and the out walls.
I personally prefer more where I feel like I am transported to another time and place. The hostess seated us promptly and their was no wait as we arrived soon after they opened at 5 pm on a Friday.
When she handed us our menus she pointed out the general categories for us to begin analyzing.
The service from our waitress Shah was five stars and she seemed very knowledgeable and could talk in great details about every query we had. The hot Green tea came with a pitcher where I was immediately able to refill my cup which I like to do.
The house salad was simple but the ginger dressing was very good with only a hint of ginger which I prefer it stronger myself.
Shah asked us what we thought about the dressing and said it was just freshly made which made me assume thy may be tweaking it based on responses.
Even if not I love my waitress asking about my food because it makes me feel like they care about our experience and take pride in their hard work.
The Sweet & Sour soup (house soup) was very flavorful I noticed while the mushroom was dancing on my pallet it was a perfect blend and balanced.
Next was the main course of steamed white rice, Hibachi mixed vegetables (onions, zucchini, and mushrooms), bean sprouts, nine grilled medium sized shrimp and Teriyaki chicken.
If you want to try this for yourself order the "Geisha Special" which are traditionally Japanese entertainers known for their skills in the art.
In this context I interpete it as culinary art.
The vegetables were great and the rice and sprouts were as one would expect. Now for a few dissatisfactions.
There was an unexpected longer than expected delay after we finished the house soup and salads.
We didn't say anything but the waitress twice said it wouldn't be much longer.
Her observations knew even while we remained silent that this was not good.
It is not the waitresses fault if the kitchen is not ready no matter the reason.
I felt frustrated by the situation and empathy for the waitress who was put in a very awkward position.
She was dependant on another segment of Fujiyama and had to be the face of the restaurant to us the customer.
Again she did more than her role and earned her tip with nothing withheld.
When our order did finally arrive the portion size was more than I could eat and left with a to go box.
The protein of shrimp and chick was neither bad nor good but just okay.
Again this was a "special" on the menu and the price point reflects this too. My expectations were higher than what was delivered from the kitchens timing and specialties.
For these reasons I lowered my service rating to three stars where the hostess and waitress Shah deserved five stars.
I also had to lower the food rating because of the above when the side items were worthy of a top rating.
The atmosphere was rated on my personal preference and I understand for some it would be exactly what they want. I would go back again but be more picky on what I ordered.
Overall their were pros and cons which is what makes the world go around.

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