Fuji Sushi & Steakhouse — Restaurant in Waite Park

I may be pointing out the obvious, but this is NOT a steakhouse. No steak on the menu.

The other incongruent thing about the menu was that the padded covers were covered in Egyptian hieroglyphics. Featured prominently in the graphics was Anubis, the jackel-headed god of embalming and the dead.

I ordered calamari and then spied one of my favorite things... breaded and fried oysters. The price was a little steep for eight oysters but I hadn't had them in such a long time that I couldn't resist.

When the waitress brought our drinks, she said, "They're checking. We might be out of oysters." However, ten minutes later, they brought our appetizers. But these couldn't be our appetizers, could they? There was an order of onion rings (the big jumbo ones) and some chips about the size and thickness of a Wheat Thin cracker.

Oh silly me. The huge onion rings were the calamari and the leftover pieces of breading from the deep fryer were the oysters. Susan tried the calamari while I examined an "oyster." She said, They're really tough." I snapped one of the deep fried wafers in half and vainly searched for a hint of an oyster within. There was a thin black line of something that divided the bottom layer of batter from the top. I cracked another one in half. Same thing. I realized that the reason they initially thought they were out of oysters was that they couldn't see them.

I turned to the calamari to comfort me and bit a ring in half. Now I know that skateboard wheels do not have inner tubes and yet here was a white, 3" diameter inner tube staring out at me from the surrounding breading. I know it was an inner tube by the texture. Both appetizers had been served on a bed of cellophane noodles and shredded iceberg lettuce with a dipping sauce on the side. I kid you not, Susan took one and I took the other and we poured the sauce over them. Our makeshift salads were the best part of the appetizer experience. We had now had some blackened chips, five skateboard wheel inner tubes and two small McGyver salads and we were already $22 into the evening.

Susan ordered a plum wine that was exquisite but I am only reviewing products produced by the house and I don't think they get credit for making the plum wine. Susan had ordered the Dragon Roll and at my urging, the Green River roll as well. Susan decided that the Green River roll was the best of the two. Personally, I could taste little difference. Interestingly, I could have sworn that one of the rolls came with Tempura Shrimp. Instead, we got two over-fried, panko-crumbed, pieces of chicken that were about the size of my pinkie finger. And that was WITH the breading.

I will give them credit for not serving a big roll of white rice with a liitle bit of something hidden within. The sushi was packed with good stuff and a very small amount of rice.

As the waitress came with the bill, Susan handed her her credit card... the one that says, "Susan" on it. The waitress took it away. I made note that throughout the evening we had never been offered refills on our beverages.

Now this is a small thing, but when you've had an overall less-than-wonderful experience, it just seemed like the final bad taste. The waitress returned and neatly placed the bill in front of me. I simply said, "My name is not Susan like it says on the card."

My summary and advice... Bring your wallet. Leave your appetite at home. Enjoy your experience at the Egyptian Japanese Sushi Steakhouse. Order...

I went to Fuji for dinner on Saturday and our party had our own table. I politely mentioned to our waiter that I am allergic to shellfish and that there should not be shellfish on the grill. He acknowledged this. The chef then puts a bunch of shrimp on the grill in front of me and next to my food. I politely tell the chef that I had already told the waiter I was allergic to shellfish, but he could take the shrimp off the grill, clean that portion of the grill and give me new food to avoid cross contamination. Instead of doing this he asks "how allergic are you, you're not going to makes chocking gesture and laughs"'. I'm now humiliated in front of everyone. Did the chef expect to get away with serving me food that I could clearly see was cross-contaminated? The absolute worst display of cost saving corner cutting I've ever experienced. He THEN brings out the waiter and tells me that the waiter said I did not tell him I was allergic to shellfish, which at this point is irrelevant. I certainly told him, but even if I didn't why aren't we removing the food from the grill instead of this childish game of "he said she said"?. Aside from this the waiter left us alone for at least 45 minutes after we were finished eating without checking on us or brining our check. Not sure if he was afraid to come back or embarrassed. I understand that mistakes happen and honestly, not a big deal. I'm extremely patient with waitstaff as I've waited tables myself. It would have been very simple to remove the shrimp, wipe the grill, and throw a new piece of salmon on. All the simple mistakes are easily forgivable, however, I certainly could have gone without being mocked, made fun of, and humiliated in front of everyone. I can not imagine ever stepping foot in this establishment and would highly recommend anyone who cares about food safety to avoid at all costs. If an allergy is worth of being mocked and they think it's ok to try to feed me food that is clearly cross-contaminate I'd hate to know how they treat sanitation, food storage, etc....

Went last night (a saturday). Got there about 10 after 5 to beat the dinner rush. We love the food and stitting with other people you don't know because the conversations can be fun. The lobby was standing room only, all the way in to the vestibule. No hostess to explain what was going on or to give a name too. We got in after a short wait because we were just a party of 2. We were added to a full table and noticed only 3 hibachi grills of 8 were being used. A waiter came to get our drink order but they never brought them. After 35 minutes we got water, while our table mates never got refills. At an hour in our orders were taken. We ordered californai rolls with our meal. Never got those. Our salads had no tomatoes or cucumbers and whatever else they throw in them . At about 10 to 8 our cook came. It must have been his first week on the job. But we don't care about the show, we like the food. And the disappointment continues because it was awful. The rice was hard and crunchy. The shrimp stayed on the grill so long it was chewy. The vegetables got soggy. The meat wasn't cooked like we asked, but it was still edible. The yummy sauce never got refilled. We did not get the steak sauce. Maybe the grill was too hot. One lady at the table asked him to turn the exhaust fan on because we were choking! We asked about the californai rolls, because at this point we didn't need or want them. We got them even tho we said no. Not free tho. Also our drinks came. Which they should have given us for free since we were now done with dinner. SO, ever since they got rid of the crabby lady the service has gone way down hill. It;s just too expensive to not enjoy it anymore. We won't be going back umfortuantely because we really...