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| - Located in Matthews Festival next to Fontanella is Fujimi, a new hibachi steakhouse in Matthews. With a few friends, I decided to see what they are all about, with the "coming soon" signs taunting me for months.
The decor is very traditional Japanese restaurant and has a familiar feel. There is a standard dining room for items from the kitchen and sushi bar as well as a room with 4 hibachi grills. Tonight, we opted to go for the hibachi experience. Our server was exceptionally friendly and helpful. When asking about menu items, she did admit that she has not yet tried certain things (and I appreciate that honesty), but given that they are brand new that's to be expected; she was, however, a great help and enthusiastic about the menu.
The miso soup was light and refreshing, with finely cut onion and tender mushroom; the salad course featured the character ginger dressing which, to my liking, was not overly spicy. Our chef was fun and put on a great show - the standard "acts", but with some freshness and his own unique personality coming through. I did have a hibachi first at Fujimi: in the middle of his presentation he asked all of us if we were 21 and if we had our IDs...what followed was a squirt bottle full of sake and seeing who at the table could "chug" the longest when he sprayed from his side of the grill (for the record, I won at 25 seconds).
Our food was very tasty - the hibachi comes with, in addition to the soup and salad, fried rice, soba noodles, mixed vegetables, a couple pieces of shrimp, and your protein of choice. Everything was very well seasoned and full of flavor. The chef was very good about reserving a couple pieces of each protein to offer to the others in our group so we could try everything, which I appreciated. Though I rarely do when I'm out, we opted to try the desserts as well. My tempura friend cheesecake was quite delicious, and arrived from the kitchen with a stunning presentation - next time I will have to order an entree from the kitchen as well. It was crispy on the outside while still cool on the inside. My friends opted to try the green tea ice cream (I snagged a bite, and it is pretty darn good too). You can order the ice cream fried as well. The red bean ice cream sounded very tempting too.
As we were wrapping up, the owner came to our table to thank us and ask us what we thought - I really enjoy that kind of interaction and was pleasantly surprised.
Final verdict: with many similarities to other hibachi restaurants, Fujimi has some great, unique qualities that make it well worth your time to check out!
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