Fuzion Sushi — Restaurant in Saskatoon

We'd heard good things about Fuzion and saw some decent reviews, so we decided to give it a try for a family order. Notably, we ordered the large Maki sushi platter, Salmon Roe Nigiri, and a Coconut bubble tea. I was aware that this is not traditional sushi going in, and as such, my expectations were adjusted for a broad experience. The food we received exceeded the boundaries for what I would define as broad. Technically, the food we received was the products we ordered. Technically it contained the ingredients advertised. Technically it was edible and, as of an hour afterwards, hasn't given us food poisoning. These reasons are why we opted not to make a complaint and just take the 'experience' as a learning lesson. On to the nitty-gritty.

I have included some pictures of the products we received with this review, mounted on a white plate for clarity. Some bullet point thoughts.

On the Bubble tea. -Although there was ice in the bubble tea when we received it, the product was noticeably warm. -The Bubble tea was extremely watered down. It clearly had coconut milk in it, but diluted to the point of sadness and disappointment. -The tapioca pearls in the bubble tea were overcooked and allowed to sit for too long, rendering them mushy, clumpy, and literally dissolving in the drink. Simultaneously, they clearly had not been stirred enough while being cooked, and the massive clump we received (picture included below) somehow managed the ignominious achievement of being both dry in the middle of the clump, and having the pearls literally falling apart on the outer bits.

On the sushi. -The sushi was warm. Not cold or room temperature; warm. The rationale for why warm products involving raw fish should be alarming is blatantly obvious. -The rice in the sushi was wet to the point of being mushy. -The Nori wraps on the sushi were exposed to too much water and were chewy. -The sushi rice is noticeably pink (See the pictures). Our running theory is that chili powder was added to the rice as the rice itself also had a bitter flavour. -The rolling and cutting of the sushi was sub-par, resulting in inconsistent flavours across the pieces. Insufficiently tight and uneven rolling, especially in the tuna maki rolls (see picture below), resulted in the rice separating from the fish, and pieces of sushi falling apart as they were picked up.

In addition. -The ginger provided with the meal was sweet. Sweet enough that one member of my family compared it to candy. -The 'wasabi' provided with the meal was definitely not fresh wasabi root, nor the dyed horseradish commonly used. It had very little flavour and mostly tasted of disappointment and the cries of small children having their dreams crushed. I am over exaggerating, but it should be noted that the product Fuzion uses here is sad.

My overall review and recommendation? Do not eat here. The prices are comparable to other, better sushi places, and the quality is disappointing and alarming. We had our meal delivered, and in the three minutes of driving time the delivery driver spent between my house and Fuzion, I wish I had the foreknowledge to...

Wanted something for late lunch after my appointment. I've seen this place downtown many years and went in for sushi. Saw they had rolls on sale for takeaway and tried it out.

Was initially confused by the menu but the service was top tier. The lady was super helpful and encouraged me to take my time and have a seat. I changed my order a few times and she was super accommodating. She also served me a cup of water while I was waiting.

The food was quite excellent. I got assorted nigiri rolls and dynamite sushi. The amount of rice to filling was excellent, and the salmon and tuna cuts were nicely sized and tasty. It came out extremely fast too.

Only potential complaint is the price was higher than I expected for takeaway, but it's comparable to most upper end lunch options. I spent $30 on everything. Was way better than express sushi or grocery store sushi so it evened out. Was quite happy, will have to try some other...

I stopped in at Fuzion on a whim. They had both sushi and bubble tea listed on the sign outside, 2 of my favorite foods right now.

This place felt a bit like it belonged to the "hole in the wall" category. Yes it was fairly new, but somehow it felt a bit hidden from the rest of the world and there was soothing music on the one TV in the room instead of sports or ads bombarding me.

I was the only one in there, so that skews my perspective here, but I don't mind. (Grin)

I have noticed that sushi in Saskatoon is pretty much the same across the board, but somehow this was a cut above. The rice had poppy seeds in it and good flavor. It also stuck together better than most. I had the California rolls.

The milk tea wasn't my favorite style since it had big cubes of ice instead of being smoothly crushed in, but that's a small thing.

I would definitely go there again to enjoy a...