FUJI Hibachi & Sushi

Typical hibachi restaurant, chef was great as he interacted wonderfully with our children. Especially our 18 month old who got scared of the fire. The sushi was delicious, though the salmon was almost room temperature, which I don’t understand as they have a nice sushi bar setup with table top refrigerators. Nothing scares me more than warm sushi. I will chop this up as a fluke because the rest of my sushi order was exceptional.
I think the waitress could have been more responsive, I think it took us almost 15 minutes after we finished eating our food was done to get the check. This may not sound like a long time, but she was nowhere to be seen, and we were on a road trip.

The first impression was very rushed service. Thursday night around 6 PM and an almost empty restaurant… one person at the sushi bar… about four booths to the right occupied and all four Hibachi tables stood dark and empty.
We were greeted and asked if we wanted the sushi bar or the booth area. We inquired about the Hibachi table and we were presented with a menu and told, «you must say which two entrees you are ordering before I can seat you there, it just isn’t worth us heating up the table unless you will order one of these items.»
We decided on their chef special for two and they agreed to seat us there. Immediately she took our drink order and brought out our soup and salad and turned on the table. No time to sit at the table and chat while browsing the menu… no slow dining one course at a time… there was no one else waiting… why such a rushed dinner atmosphere?
The cook came and began to twirl his spatula and bang the fork on the grill. There were a few standard Hibachi show, throwing broccoli (instead of shrimp tails), the flaming onion volcano, etc.
The fried rice was tasty, but contained frozen corn… a first. All three meats were good cuts and prepared well. The shrimp were large and juicy, not overcooked or rubbery with a good clean flavor. The chicken was served w teriyaki sauce and cut in smaller than usual Hibachi size, to cook quickly, again cooked well. The steak was very tender and flavorful, cooked to a nice med rare. The veggies were zucchini, brocolli, mushrooms, carrots and onions, also cooked well and nicely flavored.
They did not do any shrimp appetizer, which is fairly standard at many Hibachi restaurants. There were no grilled beansprouts, which are also often standard fare as a last course. If they offer dessert, it was never offered.
The place was very clean, the food was good quality and flavorful. The cook was friendly and did a good job with his showy food prep. The quantity of food was plentiful. We took as much to go as we ate for dinner. The value was great with dinner for two under $ 30. I just wish the experience had be