Fuji Japanese Restaurant

I have lived in the West Portal neighborhood for many years, and it’s only in the last couple of years that I have visited Fuji Restaurant for the first time, and I am now a regular on a bi-weekly schedule. I don’t want to bore you so I’ll be brief in my review. The place: Clean, Bright place, casual with a sushi bar. The people: Friendly and cheerful, good service. The food: Excellent tempura, flaky, crispy, not oily. Great sushi and other Japanese Specialties, reasonably priced. All in all very good.

This is an excellent place for sushi and Japanese food. All of the servers are super hotties. The Sushi and Japanese Cuisine items are fresh and full of flavor. An excellent menu features traditional and creative gourmet food. To top it off, the prices are reasonable, especially for San Francisco. The atmosphere is inviting and warm.

Me and my SO went here for our anniversary just a few days ago. First thing we both noticed that it was a bit hard to spot the restaurant, but I want to chalk it up to the heat since it was too warm outside for our liking. Either way, Google Maps told us it was right around the corner and we just stumbled onto the place. What struck me was how homey it felt in a way. I'm not sure, but I want to say it's a Mom and Pop sushi restaurant and it's great. Prices are firm for what they offer and let me tell you, if you're not sure, get the Sashimi Sampler. We ended up getting a few other things but that sampler was enough to tell us what we're about to experience. Throughout SF, theres dozens upon dozens of sushi restaurant so it's difficult to stand out to others say, Amami-San where there Omakase stands out the rest for their number of pieces and price. Fuji, by all means is worth it. We ended up paying 80$ or so for our bill, but that was because we got Fatty Tuna and Blue Fin Tuna. Fatty Tuna is seasonal upon reading in their menu and I'm glad they had it. Worth the 18$ we paid bit it was melt in your mouth good. We took our time and both plates that you see in the picture sat in our stomachs before our rolls even came out. I regret to say that I didn't take a picture of our rolls because we were too excited but I can say we ordered the Double Albacore and the Hole in One I think, it's the one with Jalapenos, and it really has a kick to it. The wait for our rolls did take longer than usual though, but admittedly we went there around 6, which is dinner time for most people and it was a packed place, so I'll give them that one. They had two waiters working at the time we were there, but they worked their butts off. If you guys are reading this, you guys did a good job regardless of your online orders giving you guys a hard time with the other customers. Thanks guys for the fantastic experience and we're most likely going to come back again.