Fuji Japanese Restaurant

My favorite sushi place !!! Amazing amazing amazing
THE AMAZING ROLL
The staff may be a little slow and not to informative but all you need to do is read the menu lol everything is amazing !!
Also recommend there hibachi that was also delicious

Got take out. The sushi is ok. However, the service was pretty bad. The staff was more concerned with talking to each other than helping a customer. I’m glad I didn’t order in.

We had large party of 18. The staff were so friendly and accommodating and had great recommendations into menu items. Affordable and delicious — will be back!

Came for lunch yesterday. We almost went back out the moment we walked in. The place appeared dark, small, and ad-​hoc looking. However, we had already ditched a restaurant just down the road a few minutes ago, so we thought we’d just bite the bullet and get the lunch over with.
We were a bit relieved once we got seated in the back because the décor was much more on par with expectation. There’s just one waitress, so we had to flag her down to have her take our orders. The food took a long time to come, must have been upwards of 20 minutes even though there weren’t many patrons at the time. However, the food was surprisingly good. The service was OK once asked but inattentive otherwise — but the attitude was not of friendly kind. The waitress was busy when we needed the a box for the leftover, so the manager/​owner came to the table. Surprisingly she put the leftover in the box for us; however, she did so grudgingly. Very strange experience.
We can see the staff was not happy, but that’s not going to help with the business. Sort of downward spiral. The entrance area must be improved and made more inviting. I most probably won’t visit this place again.

I’ve been going here for years, and used to love going there. The last few years, the wait for takeout has become awful. I mean 30 minutes for two rolls with soup/​salad. It would be understandable if there were a ton of people inside, but I’ve had a minimum of 30 minutes for this sized order and walked in with two tables sat and they’re making my order when I get there.
The food is great, but it’s not the place to go when you’re looking for something small and quick.

It’s tough finding an authentic-​feeling Japanese place so far from NYC. Tucked away behind an abandoned Dunkin Donuts, Fuji sits with those typical wooden windows to try to mask the fact that you’re eating sushi on the jersey shore.
The décor is pretty minimal here for a sushi joint. If they took out the bar and hibachi, I wouldn’t be able to tell it was actually Japanese. Age has definitely worn on this place too, so much so that I think they could really benefit from a reno.
Despite the lacking décor, the food itself was very good and served timely. Service always made sure to keep tea and water full and were pleasant.
The food itself was good. Two of us went sushi and the other went teriyaki. The sushi was wrapped tight and were pretty big rolls for the price. Teriyaki was stacked on top of a giant bed of rice with some veggies.
Personally, I think it’s a mistake to try to be everything all at once. Fuji is a restaurant that tries to have a sushi bar, which typically caters to fast, small meals. At the same time, they try to be a hibachi place, which is typically for more extravagant parties.
All in all, if you’re close and you’re not super particular about Japanese feel, there is good food to be had here.

Went on a Friday night we made a reservation for hibachi at 8pm. It wasn’t too busy but the service was slow. The chef was just ok. The portions were very large — too large. The vegetables were over cooked because they were the last thing to come off the grill, by then no one had any room left to eat them. It was a complete waste. We did have a sushi appetizer that was good. I would definitely go back and sit on the other side of the restaurant for dinner, it’s byob. It was a bit costly but all in all not a bad dinner.

Ordered take out, place was slammed and had to wait additional time to get the food, the udon noodles were below average, not impressed with their sushi, we were sick for two days afterwards

This place is in the back of a strip mall and deserves a little more credit. I got the beef teriyaki box and it was very tasty. The flavor was all there and the prices were fair. I recommend this restaurant if you are in the area.

So far I have gone here twice in the last 10 days the first time a Saturday night the fish (I only eat sashimi) was fabulous and they had Uni, not the best Uni but very good. The second time was a Sunday night the fish was ok and no Uni. What I don’t understand is the sashimi not fabulous all the time. The cuts were not consistent and for the price they should have been thicker. It seemed like the chef cut it for sushi and then realized I ordered sashimi.
For that reason I give them 4 stars. I will go again on a Friday or Saturday and if everything is not 100% that will be the last time. To many other sushi restaurant around here to settle

I recently went to Fuji for the first time and was impressed by the great service. The hostess seated us and brought our drinks out promptly. (Green tea is not listed on the menu, but they do serve it.)
Our server was knowledgeable about the way items are prepared. I confirmed with her that the sweet potato roll is typically made with sweet potato tempura. Without me even having to ask, the server explained how the chef could prepare the roll by either frying or steaming the sweet potato without the tempura batter. She also explained that I could get the accompanying eel sauce on the side.
I ordered the roll with steamed potato and without eel sauce; the texture was a bit strange, but I really appreciated how the server and chef accommodated my preferences.

We ordered takeout from here twice in the last few months. It’s gone downhill fast.
First, their website isn’t updated to reflect their new menu, so when you order takeout, it’s sort of a crapshoot.
Originally we enjoyed the sushi somewhat. It wasn’t stellar, but it didn’t suck like supermarket sushi either.
Well my husband had a long day at work and he decided we should have sushi, and ordered a smattering of rolls.
First off, he said no cucumber, because I abhor it. Guess what happened? Yep, cucumber. Still, I pressed on.
The fish was bland. And just not tasty. The rolls fell apart as you picked them up with your chopsticks, which resulted in them drowning in the soy sauce that spilled all over our bag.
For a Saturday night, I would’ve expected fresher fish. We didn’t eat very late, so the fish could not have been out that long.
I’ll stick to nakayama and nemo, much better prices and fish.

The sushi rolls are always fresh & made to order. The owners & employees are very sweet & accommodating.

Have to say this is one of the worst hibachi Japanese restaurants I have been to. They have 3 hibachi tables. So, they need to turn them over quickly. I ordered some sushi appetizer. I hadn’t even finished it when they started firing up the hibachi table. I ordered steak and shrimp. The steak was chewy and tough. Basically inedible. The hibachi chef left the shrimp whole and didn’t cut them up into bite size pieces. Saves time. As for the vegetables, I got 2 pieces of broccoli and 1 piece of onion. They load you up on noodles though. The chef never differentiated between the shrimp main meal and the shrimp appetizer. The appetizer was part of the meal. The dipping sauces were terrible. Tasted like sweet mayonnaise. I think we were in an out of there in 40 minutes or so. It was a very rushed meal. Most of us didn’t finish the meal. I took the leftovers home and promptly threw them out. Costly meal for a bad experience. Will never go back there again.

Fuji is one of those hidden gems that mostly the locals know about. Their takeout business, especially around lunch time, may even be greater then their sit down patronage. I’ve been coming here for a little over 2 years with both groups and solo. Nice Japanese entrees, and standard hibatchi if raw fish isn’t your thing. Where Fuji really shines though are the speciality rolls. The sushi is consistently very fresh fish, if a little pricey compared to other nearby resturants. Worth it in my opinion, I can’t help myself from ordering the holmdel roll everytime I go.
If you’re looking for a quiet, clean and excellent sushi destination, give it a try. I recommend the Holmdel, Winter, and Samurai rolls.

The prices are expenisive for what you are getting. I’ve gotten the sushi, sukiyaki and nabi yaki udon here. I like their nabi yaki udon, especially in the winter when I’ve got a cold. Their sushi isn’t terrible, but it’s the same price for the lunch as kanji which has way better food. The sukiyaki was ok as well… not terrible… not great either.
Overall if the prices were a bit cheaper I might be inclined to give them a 3 star rating, but since it’s not I will just give 2 stars.
Oh yea and the service is always spotty sometimes it’s decent sometimes it’s extremely slow.

I returned here recently to notice that Fuji has dropped a bit in quality.
I am torn… i want to give it a 2.5 but alas cannot due to Unilocal rating scheme.
Coworker and i got here around 11:45 to notice no1 was around… we waited for a few while in the hibachi area most of the staff were eating. That in itself is not that big of a deal to me as the service for the rest of the meal was decent. I had the nabeyaki udon which was good but coworkers rice never came with her sukiyaki.
I also recently ordered the 3 roll lunch special from them including an eel cucumber roll which had the saddest amount of eel ive ever seen. For the price, it was upsetting.
Oh well, life is like that sometimes.

Continuing our quest to try all sushi restaurants in Monmouth County, we decided to try Fuji Sushi Bar & Hibachi on Route 35 in Hazlet. It is located in the Chelsea Place shopping plaza behind the Dunkin Donuts.
We were greeted and seated almost immediately as there was not much business at all. We ordered hot green tea and the server was off to get it right away. When she came back with the tea, we ordered a Sashimi deluxe which we noted was to be our appetizer. Within a few minutes another server returned to take the rest of our order and another server came out with miso soup and green salad, which we split. He had the soup, I had the salad. It was your standard soup and salad.
We didn’t wait long and our 18 piece sashimi was delivered courteously. Presentation wise it was nothing fancy, taste wise it was satisfactory. I know we have had better (Ichiban really knows how to do sashimi right), but it certainly wasn’t the worse we have tried. It included the standard thinly sliced tuna, mackerel, yellowtail, salmon, and whitefish. One thing I now realize as I write this review, a bowl of rice was not provided with the sashimi platter as the menu indicates is to be included. Usually when we order special rolls (which is almost always) the bowl of rice is not necessary. Regardless, we didn’t request no rice, so it should have been brought to our table.
In any case, our special rolls were good. I had the Tri-​Color and Red Dragon rolls. He simply had Rainbow and Philly rolls. Out of all the rolls, my favorite was the Tri-​Color roll, which consisted of tuna, cucumber, avocado inside with tobiko and sesame seeds on the outside. Quite tasty indeed. He had no complaints about his rolls.
One thing I am finding is that a good majority of the sushi restaurants around here are pretty much the same: average. There seems to be only a few that really go above and beyond and offer unique items. I think out of all of the restaurants we’ve tried, Kanji in Tinton Falls is doing everything right and stands out as different. Unique menu, fancy presentation, generous portions, and extraordinary quality.
With that said, if you’re looking for a satisfactory, garden-​variety sushi experience, Fuji in Hazlet is an adequate choice. Nothing grand, but certainly not below par. Give ‘em a whirl and comment about your experience.
3 out of 5 stars.

Charming suburban Japanese restaurant. Nice décor/​sushi bar. Several 6 seat hibachi tables to cater to the fishphobes.
We went here for our annual Christmas Asian dinner. I tried a piece of hamachi (yellowtail) and unagi (eel) sashimi — both were fresh and nicely sized.
The hibachi meal and routine was reliable/​predictable. Spinning the spatula — check. Onion volcano — check. Spinning the egg and breaking it on the spatula — check. The steak and chicken habachi combo — which came with salad, soup, fried rice, and noodles — provided healthy value at $ 18 and an unhealthy amount of sodium (par for the hibachi course).
Recommended for the area.

I love this place ! Sushi for three is the best. Anyway I have to put 2 starts for the service. Last night I went with my boyfriend, we were having a good time because it was a celebration for my birthday. It was 9:50p, we were still eating and the waitress put the check on the table without asking us if we were done eating!!! What the hell?! I was waiting for the dessert time! I assume that she was tired and ready to go home early… really disappoint !