Fuji's Grill & Sushi Restaurant Review

While trying to decide where to eat lunch the other day, I remembered that a new Japanese restaurant had recently opened its doors in the suite next to where I work. After listening to their constant construction and renovation of the building through the walls at work, it was hard to believe that when the place finally opened, I almost forgot about it. As a lover of Japanese food, of course I wanted to try out this new place.
So my boyfriend and I decided to venture over and check it out. First, the proprietor is a very friendly and helpful man, which is a big plus in any restaurant. The layout of the restaurant was not at all what I expected. Not your typical sushi bar or Japanese style. It was more like an upscale Bennihana's - with better food and lower prices.
I ordered green tea which was delicious and served very hot. The lunch menu was not very extensive, but there was enough selection. The lunch meals ranged from about $6 to $10. They included some type of meat or seafood, yakisoba noodles, vegetables, rice, and a house salad. Unlike some Japanese restaurants, you receive a reasonable portion of meat, and your plate is not mostly filled with cabbage, but instead with filling and yummy noodles.
Their choices for meat include chicken (white or dark meat), tenderloin steak or New York steak, calamari steak, shrimp, tofu, or vegetarian. I ordered the calamari, my boyfriend ordered the steak. True to the word "Grill" in their name, they grill up your food right in front of you on the hibachi that is built into the middle of the table. If you don't want to sit so close to the hot oil, you can choose to sit in the booth, but where's the fun in that? We had front & center seats for the fantastic little show of food preparation that the cook performs.
The calamari was very tasty, not too chewy or too much of a fishy taste - very fresh. In fact, the entire meal was delicious. My boyfriend also claimed his steak was superb, which it must have been, since I did not get to snag a piece to try.
I'll have to return to do a full review of the sushi. We ordered one plate of salmon nigiri, which I must say was extremely fresh and nicely presented. Salmon nigiri is my favorite sushi, but they offer many different kinds. Everything you would expect at any good sushi place, plus many "Fuji's Special" creations. Plus, Monday through Thursday, they offer a 35% discount on some of the sushi plates. The prices are reasonable to begin with - $4 to $5 for most nigiri plates, $5 to $12 for rolls, and $13 for 8-piece sashimi.
There are currently 3 locations of Fuji's Grill & Sushi: 1 in Vancouver, 1 in Sherwood, and the newly opened one in Beaverton (corner of Bethany & Cornell). They have a website www.gotfujis.com, where their menu is listed.
Overall I would give this place 4 of 5 stars!

Jewlery

I'm not that much of a jewelry person, but I found this new site with some pretty nice stuff. Prices range from dirt cheap for nice things to fairly expensive, for nicer things. They are all handmade, and very beautiful. Overall it's a nice site. It's called Mjulian and it's on Etsy.com. The seller is local to Portland too!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5528687

I don't have my ears pierced (never got around to it) but if I did I would so buy these cute elephant earrings!
















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