Fuji at Assembly — Restaurant in Somerville

Warning those who visit the store of their price increase that they don't inform you upfront!! Our group of 6 visited the restaurant recently and ordered a sushi boat and other dishes and drinks. It wasn't until the end when our bill came we noticed that all the prices on the check was off from what's listed on their menu. And I'm talking about $40 more for the boat we ordered amongst other increases for drinks and dishes! When we asked the waitress, she pointed to a little sticker at the front of the menu that indicates they had a price increase. The sticker is very easily missed and most would assume that the prices listed inside the menu reflects the new price AFTER the price increase because many restaurants do this recently where they have a price increase so they inform the patrons upfront of the new prices (which is very nice of them). But nope, not here. Apparently the prices inside their menus are the OLD prices and they do not indicate the new prices anywhere. I guess they expect you to ask them for all the new prices? And that brings me to my next complaint which is why would the waitress not tell us upfront that the prices in the menu are incorrect especially when we are ordering a boat that would cost us $40 more than stated?? That is a 28% increase of the price which is not minor!!

If we would've known about the new prices especially on the boat, we would definitely not have gotten the boat and we probably wouldn't even have eaten at this restaurant. Their lack of transparency feels very dishonest and unethical to me because they could technically use their own discretion for how much to charge for everything anytime and even charge every single table differently if they wanted to.

I don't typically write reviews and almost never complain about any place but this really didn't sit right with me. It's too late for our group and the experience really ruined our night (and we needed a second dinner because the tiny amount of sushi served on the boat was laughable... that we paid $180 for) but I hope this review helps warn others who are visiting...

When I visited Fuji with my girlfriend I sat at dinner half of the time with my mouth agape staring into the distance honestly struggling to think of the last time that I had tasted sushi so good. Had it been a year? two? Have I ever had sushi this good? I honestly couldn't remember. For somebody who has had sushi over 100 times this couldn't be any worse than the 3rd or 4th best sushi place I've ever eaten.

I ordered a Sapporo, a Philadelphia Roll, an eel roll, an order of edamame and I had a couple pieces of my girlfriends Cucumber Sushi. I dissected each of these rolls to try and figure out what was so fantastic about the sushi. Was it the fish? It was fresh for sure and the salmon nicely marbled, but the fish alone wasn't anything to write home about. The rice was very good, perfectly cooked, semi sweet, semi salty. The cream cheese was standard Philadelphia cream cheese. The seaweed, good, but not special seaweed.

I repeated the process for the eel and cucumber roll and couldn't find a singular reason why this sushi was so damn good. It honestly is just perfectly executed sushi from the fish, to the rice, to the seaweed, to the tall cold Japanese beer it paired with.

Please do yourself a favor and try this place. I try not to sensationalize in my reviews, however, I want everybody to know how fantastic of an experience this was. Only downside was service was a bit slow, and I spent more than I would have liked, but any downside that I could possibly find would fail to deter me from...

This is my favorite restaurant. The food is consistently phenomenal and I just can't say enough good things about Jim. He is the epitome of exceptional customer service. Jim is always friendly, thoughtful, proactive, and remembers all the small details that make such a huge difference. He is an excellent listener and delivers to the max. Jim treats everyone like they're VIP and creates such a fun and enjoyable dining experience. Jim is beyond stellar and amazing. Same goes for Kevin. He has been there for a long time and I just love seeing him and chatting with him. Kevin is an incredible asset to the team. He is consistently warm and engaging with customers and checks in often to make sure everyone is happy. He and Jim even surprised our group with a delicious sorbet dessert, which is so appreciated and it was truly the perfect yummy and refreshing treat after our delicious dinner.

Although I don't see him quite as often, I'd also like to give much-deserved credit to Peter V. I was lucky enough to be paired with Peter during a weekday and he is also amazing at what he does. Very welcoming, warm, and attentive. Peter was a pleasure to chat with and his people skills are A++.

My family and I love coming to Fuji at Assembly, not just for the amazing food, but because of the high-quality experience these amazing team members provide time...