Fuji Hibachi & Teriyaki Grill

The staff is nice but the food is average. At this price point I expected more flavor and food in the to go box. If there is a next time I may eat in versus taking it to go

Pretty much what you would expect. Pretty good, quick hibachi chicken, shrimp, etc. Reasonably priced and clean. Good lunch spot.

This is my first downgrade. Their consistently subpar food combined with their increasingly poor service has nixed this from my lunch options as they are clearly never prepared to handle a lunch rush.
After several lack of judgment return visits, today was my last straw. Already understaffed for the lunch rush with one cashier, it is no time to take back-​to-​back call in orders when the line is already to the door, preventing customers who are standing right there from getting in their orders. Maybe there was an underlying assumption that since we were in there, we were going to wait and complete our order. They were wrong. I and at least two other customers left to go somewhere else. While waiting in line, ordering came to a halt for at least four call in orders. The back-​to-​back ones sealed it.

Fuji is a fast food Asian joint in the Epicentre. Pick your protein, chicken, shrimp, tofu and it comes with fried rice and sauteed/​steamed vegetables. Choose between teriyaki style or hibachi style. Don’t expect any authentic Japanese food here. It’s more akin to Asian food you can find in the mall at the food court. Or even like a Chinese take out joint. The staff was friendly. Service was prompt. I got the seafood combo hibachi style. Hibachi style has a soy based sauce. The teriyaki sauce has a sweeter sauce. That’s the main difference. All platters also come with carrots and «shrimp» sauce, which to me is really just some kind of seasoned mayonnaise sauce. The seafood combo had shrimp, scallops, and imitation crab meat. I asked to get extra vegetables instead of rice. They do give good sized portions. I was quite full after finishing my meal. And for what I knew it was, it tasted pretty good. We also had the fried wings, which came out pretty juicy, and the vegetable dumplings, which I would pass on if I came back.

Two days ago I got a meal to go. I ordered fried chicken wings, mushrooms and fried rice. When I took it home, I found that the food was just as delicious as it would have been had I had eaten there !!! The food there tastes like it has been prepared with love!!! Good job guys!!!

The taste is a pretty good. The price is over priced. Yea it’s probably because of the location but you can probably go to a sit down, hibachi table for a few dollars more and way more food. And there combos don’t have steak shrimp and chicken. It’s good but except to pay almost 15 – 20 a person easily.

As an employee in the hospitality service industry, I can honestly say the waitress at this facility had little to no training on guest service. Any mistake she made on our order she blamed on the kitchen. She came across as though she had a very rough day and was not in the mood to respect her guests. She also stacked all of the chairs on the tables surrounding us as we were still seated, and may I add this was 1 hour before closing time. Additionally, she would not allow my party to use the restroom until she was done with her closing duties cleaning the restroom. This establishment is under par with their guest service accommodations.

I ordered the teriyaki chicken & steak, which was fairly good for fast food. Nothing too exciting about the food or interior. A little pricy for what you get — $ 12 for some chicken, steak & rice on a Styrofoam plate. I’ll stick with Chipotle or Salsarita’s going forward or spend more at a full restaurant if I’m in the mood for Japanese.

Went there for the first time. Had the lunch special couldn’t eat it. The chicken was rubber, the sauce seemed to be too fishy. The vegetables were average

Great location, right in the Epicenter… however the day I visited, there seemed to be some technical difficulties happening. First of all, it was prime lunch hour time… walked in… and there was one person in the whole place. I would think there would be a decent crowd (at least half the restaurant taken up)… but not the case. The other issue was that there was smoke EVERYWHERE. Maybe their vent fan was malfunctioning that day, but the front doors were thrown open and some floor fans were blowing the smoke out… something tells me that it has happened in more than occasion if they have the perpetual floors fan blowing the smoke out the front doors.
Still determined to try this place out, I walked to the counter and order the hibachi chicken with mushrooms. Pretty standard for all of these places. Good to see it was cooked to order so I waited about 6 – 8 minutes… trying to decide if my eyes were watering from the smoke or from hunger… (mostly smoke).
The food was OK, but nothing to write home about. Solid lunch option if they figure out their ventilation system. The price did seem a little high for an okay hibachi lunch dish.
I do want to say that the employees were busting’ their butts to get the food out. The poor girl at the front was taking orders and delivering them out to people at the few tables that got occupied. I may have started a trend that day when they saw someone enter into the smokey arena and still order food. It was not for lack of trying.

I got the salmon teriyaki, and it was disappointing.
The salmon tasted terrible. It was obviously frozen, but it was bad even for frozen fish. You get very little in terms of vegetables, and a mountain of diabetes-​inducing rice with sweet sauce on top of it.

I was not impressed. Ordered hibachi, an egg roll and chicken wings. The only thing good was the chicken hence the two stars. The egg roll was gross and the hibachi had mushrooms. Instead of mixed veggies that are usually given it was only carrots. This place is not the typical hibachi it’s an express place like you would find in a mall.

It is great. Never really thought of eating here earlier but now that I kmow its a great place to eat I will surely come again.

This review is about the bubble tea only!
I went there this afternoon they didn’t have the bubbles for the bubble tea so I went back later tonight and ordered one. I literally finish the drink in like 2 sips. It’s like the cup were mainly ice.
It’s not fresh tea neither I saw the girl squeeze some milk tea looking thing off a bottle and mix with water and ice., I finish my tea and all the bubbles were stick together in between ice cubes. Totally not worth the $ 4

Impeccable food. I had the hibachi salmon and my wife had the teriyaki shrimp. We ate inside and the manager or owner brought our food to the table. It was a great atmosphere, great décor, and very neat.
We absolutely loved it.

After giving Fuji three tries, I felt a review was deserved. Overall, everything I have tried has just been okay. The hibachi options are HUGE! I have tried a few different options, chicken being my least favorite as it was very dry. The shrimp has always been cooked well, as well as the steak. I will say, do not waste your money on the filet upgrade. I did not notice any difference from the regular steak option. Overall, my favorite is the shrimp, with the amazing shrimp sauce, onions and mushrooms as I find the carrots are a little too sweet. The fried rice is cooked perfectly and again is a large portion. Service has always been good, nothing great, so again Fuji in my mind is good, however, nothing I would crave & want all the time.

Second-​time customer. The first was a lot better. There was one guy working behind the line cooking. The cashier/​waitress is everything that’s wrong with the restaurant industry. She obviously did not want to be there, and that ruined my experience. Her depressed mood seemed to have taken this whole place down.
After she had taken my order, she went back where she was not found for another 20 minutes doing whatever. I’ve watched as multiple future customers walked in, and waited, then walked out as no service was granted. The cook kept going in the back to alert her, but she took her time. The cook had about four other meals completed and sitting on the counter until she returned to hand out everyone’s order. It was an awkward experience.
Overall, food is very tasteful (she forgot to include the sauce, so I had to make due with just soy sauce, as I took mine to go.)
Beware that they may include MSG. It’s always that feeling after eating hibachi style rice/​chicken and feeling stuffed, then wait an hour and you’re hungry all over again. Though I can not say for sure, this is just a guess. Don’t expect to do much work or be productive after indulging in this meal, it will weigh you down.

I’m so glad we finally have somewhere to go to that opens late on the weekend! Who would want to travel far for some late night cravings after a night of going out while at the Epicenter? Not most of us, so this is definitely a plus!
I absolutely loooooove loooove the decors here (props to them!). The ambience is so warm and welcoming when you first walk in, not to mention how modern and stylish it is! Their portions are HUGE compared to most places I’ve been to. Wait… there isn’t even that many quick hibachi places around here in Charlotte so to have a place like this got me excited. I used to go to a college town that has «quick-​fix craving» hibachi grill restaurants all over town so when I came back to Charlotte, this city was definitely lacking that in this department.
As for foods, my favorite combo was the shrimp & scallops. They are not itty bitty shrimps and scallops you see other places use in their meal. It was pretty decently sized. Thumbs up guys!
Oh! Don’t forget to order their salmon salad as well if you want to stay lean. It’s healthy, fresh and delicious! Good portion like I said. I’ll definitely be back.

This place is amazing! I have been waiting to try out Fuji Hibachi Grill since they open a few weeks ago. As you walk in you are welcomed by the friendly staff! That is always a plus! The restaurant has modern and sleek feel to it. What better way to eat lunch and watch some football. The food was so good I ordered the chicken and fried rice combination and was amazed by the portion. HUGE! I am so full I think I need to take a power nap. I will highly recommend this place to my co-​workers and friends! Definitely coming back for round #2

Yay first reviewer! Today was their grand openening… hence, the first review.
Went here today around lunch time and it was slammed! It is very nice inside and there seemed to be a good amount of seating (I took my food to go, so I was not dining in). I placed my order for a hibachi chicken and they even let me sub broccoli for the carrots.
I was expecting it to take a good bit of time, but my food was ready relatively quickly. The portion is huge. Decent tasting chicken, broccoli, and rice. My only complaint about taste is their ginger sauce is alot more oil based then what I am used to (and what other hibachi places typically serve).
Overall, great quick lunch spot with good prices. I think this will become one of my lunch time go to’s in the future!