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| - Last night hubs and I ate at Fujimi. I think it was maybe the 3rd or 4th time we've eaten there. It lives in a strip mall/shopping center deal that also houses a Home Depot and Harris Teeter in Matthews. I'm not usually one for strip mall cuisine but we keep going back to Fujimi.
The interior of the restaurant is absolutely nothing to celebrate or right home about. It's probably about what you'd expect based on location. It's a little run down and as far as you can get from glamorous. The people are really friendly though and the food is good. We used to hoof it all the way to Rivergate to eat at Fuji, swearing up and down it was the best hibachi in town. (I'm a child of Benihana to be honest, but we don't have one here.) I'm not a fan of some of the other major hibachi chains so it's hard for me to find something that stacks up to years worth of Benihana experiences. So Fuji used to be it, until suddenly it wasn't. It just flat out went downhill. It wasn't any better than Kabuto or any of the others and certainly not worth the drive from East Charlotte.
So we decided to try Fujimi on a coupon. Every visit has been consistent. We always get the hibachi filet, which comes with the clear soup, salad, shrimp appetizer, noodles, fried rice and veg. The filet is always super tender and delicious. The soup, salad and shrimp taste like pretty much every other hibachi restaurant. The fried rice is JUST about right. Benihana puts chicken in theres so chicken-less hibachi fried rice still just feels alien to me. But aside from Benihana, it's tops.
Basically, this isn't a romantic date night destination and it's not the kind of place you linger for a social evening out. Go here for fast, friendly service and really good hibachi.
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