Fujo

Had lunch Monday ⁶⁄₂₇. I do not recommend, unless gummy rice, tasteless vegetables, thinly sliced beef with no flavor is your idea of fusion. I couldn’t pour enough hot sauce to awaken the taste. The food came out quickly which scared me bc It usually means it was not cooked to order. The waiter never did refill my water glass. Felt rushed even though other tables were available. They did separate checks for the five of us without asking. I have eaten there before to moderate liking… No one at our table spoke about the food which is usually a sign of mediocre.
It’s uptown in a nice environment but I will not go back, as I reluctantly went this time.

Friendly staff and quick service. Our family comes here most Friday’s and they always treat us and our children well.

Below average sushi at above average price. not worth it.

Stopped going here, the food seemed to decline and the atmosphere is really not much to offer.

Firecracker roll was very good! If you like spider roll you will love it. Service was attentive & friendly. Great view of the courtyard. Very happy i triedthis place.

Craving some good sushi we stumbled upon this gem. We probably walk by fifteen times and never saw it nestled in a corner behind a fountain in a corporate sky rise. There waitstaff were like ninjas moving about the room with lightning speed, stealthily filling waters and clearing plates. My dining companion asked me about an item on the menu our waiter appeared from a wisp of smoke to answer his question. I joke. They were quick and attentive though. The food was awesome. It was exactly what we were looking for.

In an attempt to rid myself of the bad taste left by some dreadful airport sushi I had the other day, I was eager to get back to my favorite sushi place in Charlotte. I played it safe and went with my two favorite specialty rolls: the Philly Melt and the Hot Lava.
Fujo’s Philly Melt is my favorite cream cheese roll I’ve ever had… it just melts in your mouth. Still, my very favorite overall is the Hot Lava roll. I swear, I would bath in the hot lava sauce if I could. Although not quite big enough to accommodate an adult male body, it is pretty huge and I’ve been known to dip other rolls in what’s left over.
I always tell myself to try some of the other specialty rolls but I can’t bring myself to pass on my two faves… It might require me to develop a new allergy to shrimp or cream cheese.

Had the fried dumplings, Kung Pow Chicken. Dumplings were good tasting but small and the wonton not fried crisp. Kung Pow chicken came with red bell pepper and no peanuts. Not the description in the menu. I sat at the Sushi Bar, which was fine but the help tended to congregate there watching the Basketball game.

Bought a groupon for this place so my boyfriend and I came in at 9 on Saturday night (they close at 10) I work in the restaurant industry so I pretty much know how most things work…
We were obviously not wanted there. 2 minutes after we sat down and got drinks, we were told the kitchen would close soon so we need to order right away.
Of course I felt flustered so I ordered a sushi roll I wasn’t even sure I would like and of course… I didn’t like it.
While eating, the whole staff (host, waiter, sushi chef, cook, managers) stood by the bar and watched us. I’ve never felt more rushed and unwanted somewhere in my life.
Super unprofessional and rude. Not sure if I’ll even go back.

DO NOT GO HERE!!!
Went here alone with the groupon around 2pm. I asked the hostess if I could use the groupon for my meal, which to she replied «yes» and seated me with a menu. I ordered enough to honor the groupon (which was 3 sushi rolls and green tea). When the check arrived, the waiter told me I could not use my groupon. I then stated that the hostess assured me that I could when I first arrived. The owner came out and demanded I pay full price because it was not dinner time. I told the owner that the hostess said I could use the groupon, to which the hostess denied to the owner of ever saying that. She then left the restaurant or hid in the kitchen where I couldn’t confront her. The owner told me that she was new and therefore didn’t know anything about groupon, So «I WAS AT FAULT» and therefore demanded I pay full price. I also offered to pay a dinner price (if there was one, to which he said my sushi would be $ 20 dollars EACH, however, their menus online state they are only $ 10 at lunch/​dinner time — so he was only trying to get money out of me). 15 minutes of arguing, me vs. the owner with all the employees watching, I started crying. The owner then stopped demanding and took the groupon, stating that I am never to come back and never to buy their groupon again.
WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I told the hostess about the groupon the moment I walked in and this is how I’m treated!
Only positive was the waiter who served me was sympathetic when I was leaving and apologized for the matter.
Please take my advice and don’t support this kind of behavior.

I am really upset that this restaurant in my work building has recently increased the price of their specialty rolls by $ 1.00. So, for example, my favorite Godzilla roll is now $ 11.75. It’s just over the top pricing for lunch. I really think they will lose business this way, I used to order from them every week now it’s a once a month thing. If you have to increase prices, at the most 25 cents, it’s already expensive. Bad move.

Worst chicken pad Thai I’ve ever had. Was sick to my stomach all afternoon. Of course, I’m not sure it was really chicken. I hardly ate much of the mystery meat or chicken fat that had been pounded down flat and sold as chicken, but it was enough to cause some pain. The noodles were not good either.

My husband and I purchased a groupon here so we decided to try it out. We came here for dinner on a Wednesday night and the restaurant was not busy at all so we got seated right away.
We started with the calamari, that was served with a spicy mayo with fried onions and peppers. It was good, but more fried than I prefer. However, the portion was huge and it was only $ 7.
For our meal we opted for sushi: spicy tuna ($ 4.95), California roll ($ 4.95), spider ($ 7.95) and the hot lava roll ($ 11.85). The hot lava roll was shrimp tempura, spicy tuna and avocado rolled in a soybean wrap, which cause the roll to have a pink appearance. All of the rolls were good, but the hot lava roll was not spicy. I think they forgot to add the «hotness» to it ;-) however everything was delicious.
The quality of the sushi was also a plus for the price. There are a lot of sushi places in Charlotte and I think Fujo was a great value for the money. I will definitely return again.

Fancy name; great location; not so good food! Less than average Chinese restaurant… Visited for lunch because it was within close proximity of my job. Won’t ever do it again!

Delicious, I have been here so many times. Good service, validated parking, and delicious food. Favorites are panther and Godzilla roll!

Got the steak tataki roll and Cajun roll. Both are very good and filling. Atmosphere is nice. Hubby got sesame chicken and they give you a large portion. Food is very good and the plating is nice. My only complaint is that we went twice and both servers were not good. First one was a little cocky and arrogant. Second server really didn’t care about his job. He literally walked up to us and didn’t greet us but said «Want anything besides water?» Not a lot of other tables were there but he was super slack. Drinks were low and the manager/​owner actually walked out of his office to give us refills. Server then asked if we wanted dessert and we declined. You would of thought he would bring the check out to us after that. No, he didn’t. We waited there for over 10 minutes and didn’t see him. He finally walked by us and looked dumbfounded and asked «Oh, did you want your check or something?» Overall, manager is nice and food is good. Also nice they will stamp your parking pass if you park in the Wells Fargo garage.

The coastal roll and steak takati roll are both a must! Definitely a great go-​to place if you’re staying in Charlotte on business! Right next to Hilton so after a long day no need to walk around the entire city looking for food.

I ordered this from seamless to my hotel. Delivery was fast and very convenient! The food was decent. I wouldn’t write home about it, but solid expected flavors. The biggest reason for the three stars was the volcano roll. The description of the roll and price reflected crab meat AND scallop baked on to the top. To my disappointment, the basic California roll base was delivered topped with only imitation «krab.» All else was as expected for the price point, but I didn’t appreciate the embellished description.

My girlfriend and I come here all the time. They have a great groupon deal and the sushi is killer! Seriously, the hot lava and tsunami rolls are incredible. Like beyond incredible! I don’t know why this place isn’t always packed. If you like cream cheese, the tsunami is def for you. And all the fish taste so fresh! Srsly the best sushi joint in CLT. support these amazing chefs!!!

I don’t recommend this place for sushi. I had the Godzilla roll, ikura (salmon roe) nigiri and saba (mackerel) nigiri.
The sushi rice for the nigiri is not correctly prepared, and the taste and texture are wrong. For the ikura, the roe itself is fine and perfectly tasty, but the odd rice, and the fact that there is too much rice in proportion to the roe, makes this a chewy, imbalanced sushi.
The saba is acceptable, although a bit fishy as commercially-​pickled mackerel tends to be.
The Godzilla roll is a travesty. Utterly flavorless. The cream cheese part of the filling seems to be mixed with spicy mayo, which still manages to taste like nothing. The only flavor comes from the drizzle of teriyaki sauce and spicy mayo sauce (ick). It’s crunchy on the outside, yes, but even that has no flavor. Uninspired.
Service was slow at 12:30 on a Monday afternoon, even though the place was not jammed. Somewhat disappointing. This place serves Chinese food also, and what I saw and smelled of that on other tables seemed appetizing, so perhaps this place is better for Chinese food.

I recently switched offices and have discovered this place for lunch. Great sushi, fast service, and really reasonable lunch specials. I’ve been coming about once a week, love it!

My husband and I decided to head uptown and leave our comfort zone on the whim of a Groupon. I was in the mood for sushi, so we ended up at Fujo.
Nothing crazy on the inside, pretty simple, but a wonderful view of the uptown city buildings. We were seated by the window.
We started with two rolls and split them– spicy tuna and spicy salmon. Both were very good– and tasted very fresh. It’s my favorite when you can the tell the rice was just made!
I had the Singapore noodles and my husband had the Pad Thai, both with chicken. We both enjoyed our meals.
My only gripe is that we were rushed through our Saturday night out. I admit we arrived around 9:10pm, and they close at 10, but all of our food arrived at once. We would’ve liked to slow things down a bit.
Service was good, and food also was. May be trying it again, but arriving earlier.

Decent food, acceptable prices, and speedy lunch service keep Fujo slammed each and every workday lunch break. As the other reviewers have mentioned, it’s a good idea to get there before (or after) peak lunch time, as the speedy service is wiped out when you have to wait 10 minutes for a table.
The food is good, not great, and is a bit benign on the creativity scale. It’s a fairly straightforward asian fusion place that offers americanized versions of Chinese and other Asian cuisine. It’s really not that special, and some dishes (Singapore noodles) you wonder why they’re charging $ 9 for them.
It’s a safe place to go for the less-​than-​adventurous lunch crowd that’s looking to «try something new». It won’t knock your socks off, but it’s not going to be bad either.

Decent sushi place in Uptown. I believe they are more crowded for lunch cause we went here for dinner and it was completely dead.
Went to Fujo on Friday night for dinner cause we had a Groupon. The place was very empty and we decided to sit outside since it was nice out! The outside basically looks out onto a huge fountain, so it was nice.
Ordered a couple of bottled beers. They dont have any draft beers and their bottle selections werent really that great.
We got the steamed dumplings as an appetizer and split 3 rolls: Godzilla, Sunset, and the Charlotte Delight Roll. All three were very good. The Sunset roll was my favorite cause I loved that garlic sauce on top. The Godzilla roll was my husbands favorite… though, I thought it was just too much going on! I thought everything was well priced (all three rolls under $ 10 each) and we will definitely return for a casual dinner date.

Lunched here on a recent visit. Decent sushi. Lots of tables, but very busy. Tables turned fairly quickly. Wait staff seemed to encourage that, but did a decent job of not being pushy.
My rolls were decent — can’t remember which ones I went with. One had jalapenos — not exactly Asian, but muy caliente … and muy bueno. Two rolls made for a good lunch.
They do have other non-​sushi dishes. The other guy at lunch had soup and dumplings. Looked decent. He seemed to enjoy his selection.

Was taken here for a welcome luncheon. Their sushi lunch special is fairly priced. I had a bowl of soup and two types of sushi. I selected avocado and veggie. I’m not into eating raw seafood.
My meal was pleasant enough. Interior space felt crowded. Refreshments were continuously refilled. Waiter checked in only once. Overall, nothing impressive.
Those that ate entrees complained of stomach issues later.

Overall, I find Fujo to be fairly average, but it’s convenient and if you know what to order you can get a good meal.
You can ask for all white meat in your chicken dish, so if you have a problem with weird, inedible black pieces of meat in your GENERAL’s or SESAME CHICKEN, specify all white meat and that problem goes away.
I’ve ordered GENERAL’s and SESAME TOFU many times in varying ways, but finally realized that this dish is not going to work for me here. They cut the tofu into very large triangles and fry (without any breading). So you get a tough, extremely hard edged piece of tofu to try to chew. Inevitably you will not be able to chew it properly, sobeware of throat lacerations if you try to swallow it. I’ve tried to order it in smaller pieces (didn’t work), and less fried (also a fail).
I recently discovered their EGGPLANT with GARLIC SAUCE. It’s actually very good, as long as the eggplant pieces are cut small enough. The sauce is very flavorful, and they’ll even make it with less oil upon request.
I know several people who love the noodle dishes, and it does seem to be a lot of food for a decent price. The service here is quick and efficient. You can get in and out at lunch time in 30 minutes or less. If you get your order to go, check the bag to see if you have enough soy or other sauces. I find that 2 packets of soy aren’t enough for me, so I always have to ask for extra.

Have you ever left a place and thought: What took me so long to get here?
That happened to me at Fujo’s.
My girlfriends and I celebrated my birthday here and the sushi and drinks knocked my socks off. Yep, I’m officially a fan! I’d recommend this place to anyone looking for some good and reasonably priced sushi!
We started with the steamed pork dumplings. Classic. I also ordered the Rainbow Martini– it’s cranberry vodka, pineapple and midori. The presentation was excellent and they were VERY heavy handed with the liquor. And there’s really just no need to go on and on about just how happy that made the birthday girl! That thing is delicious.
But let’s get to what everyone wants to know about… the sushi! I ordered the Godzilla Roll and decided after the first bite it’s officially my «go to» roll when I’m here. I clearly see why it’s mentioned in so many reviews and why it’s listed as a «must try» on the menu. It’s packed with spicy tuna, avocado and then deep fried tempura style. My goodness. How could you go wrong with that combination?
Do yourself a favor and get over to Fujo’s! It’s definitely worth a try!