Fuji Japanese Steakhouse

Kath Says:

Kath was really excited about this meal! Liz says its her favorite. Kath had never been to a teppenyakki before, and had heard many fun things about it.  Teppenyakki is a Japanese restaurant where the grill is in the middle of the table and the chef prepares your meal as you watch. It is usually accompanied by some interesting knife work and a bit of a "show"  They seat people until the table is full, so you may be dining with strangers, but its usually fun.

We were seated with a family of four, who pretty much kept to themselves.  Our chef arrived with his trolley full of goodies and proceeded to light the grill on fire. (to warm it up, he said) He make fancy work of frying rice and tossed rice balls into our mouths. Well, I should say into LIZ's mouth...I missed mine, twice. Next he made an onion ring volcano and had it spew fire, which he sprinkles sesame seeds into and called them fireworks. He extinguished the volcano with a rubber fireman who when squeezed, peed on the fire. (Kath thought this was a little in bad taste to simulate urinating on food)

The Chef then continued to saute vegetables and cook the meat of choice for each person. Liz and I both had the shrimp/steak combination. The shrimp was succulent, and Kath thought it was the shining star of the meal. Everything was really fresh and delicious, and you get plenty to eat.

Dinner comes with salad, soup, steamed rice, appetizer, vegetables, hot tea, and dessert. You can choose the protein from a list that includes various seafood and beef, chicken and tofu combinations.  Its a little pricey for dinner, but the cost also includes the cooking show.

Liz Says:

 First off, let me say that it's possible, the "awesomeness" of the Fuji Steakhouse has worn off a tad which is my fault since I've gone there three times in the past couple months.  When you get to the point where you CAN catch the rice your first time and you know all the little flares the chefs do or can pretty much do the commentating yourself, you know it's time to stop going for a while.  My favorite part is definitely the show...who doesn't like to have a giant fireball go off in front of their face before dinner?!  It's fun to see all the neat stuff they do and I find myself mezmorized everytime...I love the miso soup and salad they serve before the "show" starts and the shrimp is just to die for...I keep telling myself the next time I go (which will need to be a few months from now), I will get nothing but shrimp.  I ordered shrimp and steak with veggie fried rice and it was all delicious...I did notice the orange sauce seemed a little different and not quite as awesome as it usually is...as others can tell you, I pretty much see the veggies and shrimp purely as a vehicle for eating the orange sauce.  Anywho - all in all, it was a great fun experience - great company, fun, and yummy! 

Cost of dinner: (including gratuity)

Kath $34.56

Liz  $34.65

Website: www.fujijapanesesteakhouselacey.com

Address:

7914 Martin Way E. #3

Olympia, WA 98516

Phone: 360) 459-4499

Business Hours:

• Mon - Fri : Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
• Dinner 5:00 pm -10:00 pm
• Sat - Sun : Dinner 4:00 pm -10:00 pm