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| - I was on a search for good sushi and/or japanese in the Matthews area. I saw all of the great reviews about Fujimi so when I saw a Groupon I hopped on that and tried it out one night. Arriving at the location, my part of three requested to sit at the hibachi grill for dinner. We got a hesitant answer and we were asked if we wanted to sit in the dinning room instead. They made us wait around for what? To see if we'd change our minds so it wouldn't be a hassle for them? The grill side was 80% empty. We asked for hibachi...seat us there, shut up and give us what we want! It's not that hard..
Anyway, we decided not to get sushi. One of my friends wanted to get some of the sushi rolls that were featured as daily specials, but couldn't combine them with the Groupon I had (understandable, so I let that one go - even though my friend attempting to order the rolls was going to pay separately). Also, we were asked initially if we had a coupon (odd?), but I get it., servers especially, and even management aren't too fond of Groupons. Yeah, it gets them volume and people to try out their restaurant, but it also leaves confusion on the restaurants end and some lousy tippers. I'm all about tipping on the price before the discount is applied, but when the food isn't that great, the service subpar, and you don't feel welcomed, you really don't want to tip at all.
Either the owner has a lot of friends who are boosting the reviews, or I've lost my faith in Yelp reviews. I thought that since Fujimi got an average 4 starts out of 19 reviews that it must be good. I usually trust fellow Yelpers and rely on their critical reviews of restaurants. Maybe it's that people living in the heart of Suburbia have forgotten they have taste buds and have settled for bland food and poor management.
Whatever it is, I'm baffled at why this place got good reviews.
Adios Fujimi! I will not be returning
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