Fuse

Came by today at 12:15 and they were closed. Not sure if this place has since
Closed their door for good as no sign was left but the hours on the door said 11am for Sunday. Hmmm mystery. Please update business status.

Really sucked today. Also a bathroom tells me a lot about a restaurant & I literally almost threw up when I went to the bathroom. This place is disgusting. Staff is not friendly. Go somewhere else!

Staying in Charlotte for the weekend was a great experience. It was time to go home and didn’t want to leave on an empty stomach. My brother was driving around earlier and said he saw Fuse Buffet off the road and wanted to eat Asian buffet and we all agreed.
From the outside, it looks like an old CVS. We weren’t sure what to expect but they were open on 11 am on a Sunday afternoon. We walked in and were surprised at how nice it looked. We were seated on the left hand side of the buffet at the booth area with chairs.
The buffet setup style reminds me of Golden Coral. There’s a hibachi and sushi side to the buffet all the way on the left hand side. I was impress with the many option of shrimp dishes, which all were very flavorful. I was also surprised to see frog legs on the buffet! There was also lobster and fried crabs too. If you want the King Crab, it cost $ 10 extra per person and it’s also all you can eat. Didn’t try the hibachi. The sushi was good.
We all enjoyed ourselves. While checking out, the owner asked me how everything was and I told him how great the experience was and loved the many shrimp dishes because I don’t see that in Atlanta.

My boyfriend and I found this place shortly after moving here, and it’s become a semi-​regular place to dine for dare nights, going out with friends, etc.
The sushi is always fresh, and with a wider selection than I’ve seen in a lot of sushi buffets previous. My only complaint is that the hibachi grill ends up tasting pretty bland.

One of the better Chinese buffets in the Charlotte area, this one has a pretty decent selection of sushi items and the remaining hot bar items were tasty and varied. Yep, even a few things that have nothing to do with Chinese food like mac & cheese.
My only complaint is that the times posted on the glass above the sushi were never updated. We were here at close to 2:30 but the times were all marked «10:58» and we did see several items refreshed.
The map pin might be in the wrong place. They’re located at the corner of North Tryon and McCullogh, south of WT Harris.

Everyone is complaining how bad the sushi section is but forgetting at the same time its a buffet. Ur Paying like $ 10 a person so how fresh or exotic are u expecting the sushi to be… everyone’s entitled to their own opinion but u can’t expect supreme greatness for $ 10, 11 dollars…

Came here for dinner while visiting family.
— Food: Well, it IS a buffet. Sushi selection was terrible and everything was obviously not fresh. Hibachi steak was dry. My ice cream had freezer burn.
+ Price: Cheap for a buffet
+ Atmosphere: Typical Chinese buffet layout. Good for groups.
— Service: Unprofessional. Waiters yelling across the room is not very pleasant.
— Recommendation: Nope.

I never really have high expectations for Chinese buffets. I find that I never like any of the food. Fuse is no exception. There isn’t a wide variety of sushi choices, and whatever I ate didn’t seem very fresh either. Hibachi steak and shrimp was dry. However, I do like the system they have for the grill. Take a clothespin with a number to put on your plate. Just make sure you remember your number and don’t take someone else’s food. The only hot food item I did like was the buttered fried shrimp. It was the one with the most taste out of my entire meal.
Two new things I did see here that aren’t at other buffets: make your own noodle soup and individually packaged ice cream cups. I’m indifferent to the soup, but the ice cream cups were a minus for me. There’s only the 3 stock flavors of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. No toppings. I normally look forward to the variety of choices and toppings at Chinese buffets to make up for the not-​so-​great food.

I was on my way to China Buffet and saw Fuse so I decided to stop here for dinner.
Price:
Dinner buffet $ 12.94 without Snow crab. Add 8 dollar more w/​Snow crab. Definitely get more from Seattle for this price.
Décor:
I like the décor. Warm and cozy but for Tuesday night this place is half empty.
Food:
The food was good and the selection was decent. However, some of the food definitely was out for a while, but this is a problem that plagues many buffets.
Avoid the Tom Yum soup, Ha Kao and Siu Mai but definitely go for the sushi. There is no Sashimi. Some of my other favorites were the chicken wings, the Hibachi and the crunchy sushi rolls.
Service:
When it came to cleaning up plates and water refill, the service was spot on. Waitress was polite and friendly.

How my friends and I stumbled upon this place was a spontaneous, unanimous decision. Even stuffed in 2 cars, we saw «Fuse» dazzling on that street corner and forgot where we planned on going in the first place, but it no longer mattered.
I might be hyping this place up way more than I should, but it’s seriously the best «Chinese» buffet I’ve ever been to. The variety of sushi that they provided was much more elaborate than the few normal rolls found in buffets around the Raleigh area. They also have a Mongolian grill section. Although this place is smaller than other Chinese buffets, the quality is actually comparatively better.
Eh, basically, if you’re thinking about some Chinese buffet, and you’re in Charlotte, go here!

We come to the University Area once a week due to my wife’s classes at Charlotte Music School; unfortunately, I don’t get to go to Fuse Buffet each time due to my waistline. This is my second visit (which is a good thing) since there aren’t many sushi buffets around town, and I do crave my sushi. We have come an hour or two before it closes on Tuesdays, so it’s never crowded, but I always feel like we don’t get the best pieces of food at the end of the day, whether they’ve been sitting out or they don’t want to put out fresher things despite kitchen closing at 9:30pm.
However, I do like the options for the price of the 10.95 dinner. They have a decent amount of sushi options (no sashimi), mongolian grill style, as well as the typical fare of soups, honey chicken, spare ribs, wings, and the like. I wish there were bigger pieces of fish in their sushi rolls, but I can’t complain for the price. Also, the desserts are standard but a little lacking. Plus, no frozen yogurt at the end, only the unappetizing ice cream in a small cup with those little wood tongue depressor spoons. There’s probably better Chinese buffets out there, but this one has decent sushi that are more complex than basic rolls.

My husband and I LOVE buffets and have been on the search for a favorite spot in Charlotte since moving here. We had passed by Fuse accidentally one day and made a mental note to come back and try it.
For $ 10.99 for a buffet dinner on a weekday, you just can’t beat that price. The place has a decent selection of Asian favorites including sushi rolls, your typical American Chinese dishes and desserts. I’m allergic to shellfish and the chef was kind enough to make a salmon roll just for me, since most of the rolls had crab or shrimp in them. That was a nice touch.
I have a weird habit of eating my dessert and then eating soup last. When the waitress saw me eating dessert, she naturally thought we were finished and gave us our check. Then she saw me eating soup and came back and apologized profusely for bringing our check too soon. It was no big deal at all, but I appreciated how polite their service was.
Overall the food is OK, but the restaurant is nice and clean and not crowded so I’d definitely go back if I’m in the neighborhood.