My boyfriend and I decided to go to FuZen for dinner last week based on the positive reviews we had read. Upon arrival, the place looked nice inside, and we were immediately given menus. We decided to order the 40 piece sashimi platter. When it came to the table, the sushi chef had decided to give us 20 pieces of salmon, and a few other options to make up the other 20 pieces in the platter (one of them being FAKE CRAB MEAT, which I have NEVER had included in a sashimi platter). My boyfriend questioned the 20 pieces of salmon in the platter, literally counting out the 20 pieces and asked if they had any other kinds of fish, such as octopus, surf clam, yellowtail, etc. We were told that this was how the platter came, with no substitutions. My boyfriend then told them that it seemed kind of ridiculous that half the sashimi platter consisted of salmon. The sushi chef grudgingly took the platter back, and replaced five pieces of the salmon with some of the other types of fish already in the platter, which still left us with 15 pieces of salmon. I like salmon, but this is just plain lazy; it almost seemed as if we were given whatever fish they needed to use up. I have never been to any other restaurants where there was absolutely no variety in a sashimi platter, and believe me, I've eaten at enough sushi restaurants to know.
Had I known that the fish would be of such low quality, I would have walked out without touching the food. The so-called "snapper" (which I am 100% certain was not snapper) was so tough, it was like chewing on a piece of leather. The salmon had an unpleasant texture and was unbearably greasy. No, it was not fatty the way good salmon is, it was inexplicably greasy.
To add insult to the injury, we went to the movies afterwards and I was left with a nasty fishy taste in my mouth the entire night. Disgusting! I will NEVER EVER go to FuZen again.
Hey FuZen, just a tip - if your customers are complaining about the food, you should try to do something about it instead of scoffing at us like we are clueless. Also, a sashimi platter is not a way to get rid of your leftover fish.