Fuji Japanese Steak House

They‘re always awesome. I come in for the lunch specials for sushi -- really good pricing and they are so friendly. I am always in and out within 30 minutes every time I go in during my lunch breaks. I pay under $15 for 3 six pieces and a salad!
The sushi gets a little "soggy" when in a to-go container, way better in the restaurant fresh.

Way to expensive for what you get....Terrible food......drinks tasted like they were watered down......... and the service there was one of the worst places I have been with both the servers and the people seating you.

great place for Sushi and Hibachi. I‘m lovin‘ it! :)

Good food, but not good service. I‘ve been there several times and it‘s super expensive especially for the slow service. I believe they are pretty under-staffed. The sushi is pretty good though!

excellente food so good in my tummy.

i had a very nice meal there and mmm mm tasty it was so good

very good selection of sushi, favorite place in IA for Japanese!

It‘s a fun place to take the parents, hope they‘re paying though. the food‘s not great, after all, what can you expect form a flat top grill.

Went last Saturday for my daughter‘s birthday. Our cook Adam was awesome along with the food and the service. We will definately comeback.

Would go alot more if the prices were 20 percent less. Great experience, love the food and cooks are fun. Family of 4 tho takes a 100 dollar bill tho. Thats alot of home groceries. We will go back. Just special occasions. We go to Mongolian alot tho. Its not the same atmosphere but its half the cost for sushi and more.

wow...best restaurant ever, delicious sushi, great service!

Not impressed with Fuji at all. The food was okay, the atmosphere was not great, drinks were so-so, and the server was quite rude. We have not gone back based solely on the service that we had. Too bad, would be nice to have a sushi place to go to in Ames.

it is the greatest place to eat ever it is better than cy that guys food will ever be

great experience. I have been there twice now and had a wonderful experience both times. This is my "special occasion" go-to place!

great place, great food, and great service, nothing can‘t compare absolutely the best in Iowa

2nd time eat at fuji,i bring my son and he like it alot special for hibachi table...chef was fun and food was great...yumiiiiii

We went there and had a wonderful time. Sushi was great, we will be back.

If you want to save some money come on Wednesday they have Hibachi special. Half off Hibachi, great deal!
I love the grill, always fun.

While the food is good, the service is horrible. I‘ve had to wait for almost an hour to get my drink, twice! The whole staff seemed overwhelmed and was very rude.

We enjoyed a lot our dinner at Fuji. Hibachi was so entertaining.
We will come back again.

I have yet to find a better sushi place in all of Iowa. I personally always pass for on the habachi and go straight for the sushi and the appetizers. You will definitely not be disappointed by them! Tastes very fresh and always well prepared.

If you could only see the kitchen, you would be hesitant to eat here!

I was surprised by the freshness of the fish as this is Iowa and rather landlocked. Additionally, the food has been curiously authentic for a place run by Chinese people such as the katsudon or the vegetable tempura appetizer. However, I just recently tried the habachi which was rather unspectacular perhaps even a little sub par compared to previous meals. The show was pretty boring, the rice grossly over salted with soy sauce and steak ridiculously well done regardless of the request for rare. So for the love just go for the non habachi oriented food and save some cash.

We made a reservation two weeks in advance for 7:00 on a Saturday night. We arrived 10 minutes early, and didn‘t get seated until 7:50!!! That is not okay. We had a party of nine. The manager could never give us a firm response to how much longer and the hostess was snotty and rude. The food was fine, but I would never ever give them one dollar of my money again. They should be ashamed that they run such a terrible business.

AMAZING FOOD, great people. Hibachi is definitely enjoyable.

Amazing Food! Definitely Worth the Price!

Grill show is awesome, the chef put on the good show made our bachelorette party turned out fabulous.

Absolutely a must visit restaurant!!!
Great food, great service and wonderful atmosphere.

We drove 45 minutes just to eat there, every time we go there has always been good!
we will always be back!

Great food with a good selection and with an amazing grilling show. Best restaurant i‘ve been to in Ames

Great experience, it has been one of my favorite restaurants.

Expensive, but you are getting dinner AND a show if you sit at the grill tables. Great place to get your parents to take you to (and pick up the tab).

awesome place, great food, we did hibachi grill for my birthday and turn out the best birthday ever, very fun!

We have eaten at Fuji for long time and always great. never had any disappointment, that‘s include never had any poisoning food.

I got food poisoning there. I spent hours on the toilet while simultaneously vomiting. Not fun. I didn‘t have the sushi either. Rather I had a hot dish that was some type of beef rolls. Tasted great but the aftermath was horrible.

This is one of a kind restaurant to take your family out for good dinner. We love it there, it id worth the drive.

We were there last weekend, grill was so much fun and the food was delicious, they have the best sushi for a small town like Ames.
We will go back

Very nice atmosphere and great service, the whole family enjoyed the hibachi style cooking,the chef put on a good show and very entertaining.overall a nice great experience.

Did hibachi and everyone had a good time. A bit pricey compared to similar restaurants I‘ve been to. The menu could be organized a little better, as it was confusing to read if you weren‘t familiar with this style of restaurant. The atmosphere was nice and the service was prompt & friendly.

Only a retard goes to a sushi restaurant serving Japanese food and orders a fillet mignon. I mean c‘mon, what did you expect. The sushi here is pretty good and the service is hit or miss. The person getting the food poisoning needs to blame something other than the food for why they got sick! Get real.

I ate here and got so sick that I wound up in the hospital - worst food poisoning ever!!!! Tuesday sushi night.. ended up being the worst deal ever!!!!!! I will never go back.

I went here for the first time and asked for the Fillet Mignon. When they brought the "Fillet" it was cut into little strips and well done, when I ordered rare. While the ambiance is nice, I rather eat my Fillet Mignon at Outback where I get what I ordered for less money !

This place is very similar to Benihana. Very good quality sushi, a fun staff of chefs who genuinely enjoy what they do, and a great experience every time.

Fuji is wonderful! People need to remember that it is not your regular dining experience though! That‘s what makes it awesome! You must wait to be seated at a hibachi until your whole group gets there because you may not be the only group at the grill and the chef cannot come out to cook until everyone is there. It would be rude to make other people wait for the show because your group is still waiting for someone. ALSO please know that your server and hibachi chef SPLIT your tip 50/50! I know! And Fuji will not allow the servers to include the gratuity on your bill. So even if you tip 20% your poor server is only getting 10% and they only make 4.35/hour unlike the chefs! It is the same way at the Sushi Bar. Also the servers cannot help that the sushi bar prepares food at a different pace than the kitchen so be patient, it isn‘t your servers fault. The food is DELICIOUS and it is too bad that some people got the wrong impression simply because they did not understand how things work. Just go have fun and enjoy the wonderful food and they really do have wonderful service, especially in the dining room.

Fuji has the best variety of sushi and it all tastes delicious! The hibatchi chefs are fun and friendly and I have never been disappointed in their hot entrees. Those people complaining about service should remember that waitresses don‘t want you to wait, but sometimes food takes a while to prepare. Most of the time, my food is prepared and served very quickly - usually my friends and I are amazed! Anyway, I go to Fuji regularly and love it.

I was exited when this place first opened but now I know it really nothing special. The food is ok but the service is weak. One time I told the waitress I will pay for the food with a card and tip in cash. So after I signed the slip I wanted to stay and finish a few drinks and talk while I decided how much to tip. Well, the waitress came 2 times and then the manager came asking for the tip but never offered more water or anything else, very rude.

Service is slow. Did not get all the food we ordered and our sushi came out 40 minutes after we ordered. Shogun is much better!

This place is beautiful! My daughter and I have eaten there a couple times and have had an excellent experience every time. Puts the Ohana‘s in Des Moines to shame. If you haven‘t been there yet, you need to get there. The chefs are fun and friendly. I never thought I‘d say this, but Hickory Park is no longer my favorite restaurant - it now is FUJI !!!

our family love fuji,great food for hibachi and sushi too.
i think if some one get sick it better go see you doctor...dont blame about fuji....daaaa

I think for ames this place is fantastic. Everyone knows if your going to eat sushi in central Iowa you have to be careful. My wife and I have been there many times and it has gradually gotten better both sevice and food. We have figured out that if you go when they are busy and eat a the sushi bar you get the best & freshest food. It seems like they are getting the hang of it. Just don‘t go there for sushi when they are slow. Since raw fish should be eaten no more than 24 hours after it is thawed.

If you want to get sick go to Fuji Japanese Steakhouse and get the sushi. I‘ve never had food poisoning but two out of three times I‘ve been violently ill within an hour of eating sushi at Fuji Japanese Steak House in Ames. This also happened to a coworker and a group of out of town clients. Every one of them got sick.
This is the most awful food in Ames Iowa. Stay away or pay $50 to recycle some fish.

The food was excellent and the chef at our table did a good job. The hibachi grill exhaust hoods needs lights in them so you can see the food being prepared. The air around tables from the exhaust hoods was cold so it made our eating our meal a little uncomfortable.

Love the sushi bar. The chefs are very friendly and are willing to explain the items on the menu. The hibachi bar can be hard to get a seat at on the weekends without a reservation but when we called ahead the wait was less than 10 minutes

We made reservations for a hibachi table at Fujis and when we got there they wouldn‘t seat us because we didn‘t have the whole party. We were only missing one person and when they did arrive we had to wait another 30 minutes just to get the table that we reserved. Also the food was horrible. Definitely never going there again!

Have recently moved back here from Calif. and am used to a lot of sushi, this place is quite good and the wait is reasonable but it is a little pricy due to lack of competition and availablility of ingredients. Enjoyable experience but a little too big for a conversation sometimes...

I had heard a lot of good things about Fuji, so decided to go there for my husband‘s birthday. I was pretty disappointed. Our waiter forgot to give us our first course. He didn‘t come back to our table for quite a while after delivering our main course, so I had to hunt him down by going to the hostess. Service was slow and the food expensive. The flavor of the food was fine, but the other things made it a lesser experience than I had anticipated.

Definitely good food. Can get pricey, but you get a lot of food. I wouldn‘t say the service is bad at all, but if you are at the Hibachi grill, be prepared for a long wait. They try to fill up the spots at the grill, so you could wait up to 20 minutes or more before the cook even comes out. I only plan on going there when I have plenty of time.

We love going to the Hibachi. Our kids really enjoy the show and if you go for lunch and skip the soda it isn‘t any more expensive than McDonald‘s. We split the chicken kid‘s meal between the boys (6 and 3) and I get the steak and he gets the chicken and shrimp tempura rolls. Super yummy food, great service.

We have eaten at Fuji too many times to count! I‘ve never sat at the Hibachi tables, because I prefer sushi. The service is excellent and the food couldn‘t be better! Thanks heavens we finally don‘t have to travel to DSM for great sushi!

I‘m amazed at some of the previous bad service reviews. My boyfriend and I have eaten at Fuji too many times to count and we always have great servers. We‘ve never had to wait for a table and the wait for the food is always reasonable. He‘s the one that eats the sushi, which he always loves, while I get the same dish, Chicken Teriyaki. Always delicious! Everyone should try this restaurant at least once.

many times went to fuji sushi was good and lunch menu was great price and service wonderful. we like the server very nice, his name was tedy..5 star for fuji

soooo good! i love this place & would go once a week if i could afford it.

The food is excellent and the service is great!!!!!!!

I‘ve been to Fuji a number of times and the food is always good but the service sucks. Last time we made a large reservation for the hibachi. After we ordered we were told they would not be grilling it on the hibachi (the reason we came in the first place) because less than half our party was getting food off it. We were never explained this before ordering and we even asked if we could change our orders so we could see the show, but the manager said it was too late. To top the night off, the $5 birthday ice cream and song we paid for ended up in the birthday girl‘s face even after we asked them not to. Talk about bad customer service. Also, the cops showed up that night to arrest an employee! They need to get their act together. The food is good, but I‘ll think about coming back next time.

AMAZING! I can‘t get enough of their sushi, and the hibachi grill is fantastic as well! I‘ve never had something I haven‘t enjoyed and the hibachi chefs are always entertaining!

The food was great!! Love the entertainment of watching the food being cooked in front of you!!!

Great food at fu ji japanese steak house. i will give u 5 stars for service, as well as food. nice place...

Have been there several times. This place is sooo good. The service has never been "omg this was the best service ever!", but the food makes up for this in so many ways. Their sushi, tempura, and hibachi food is all mouth watering goodness. Also, I highly recommend getting a martini with your meal, and topping it off with tempura ice cream. Delicious goodness!

I went with my family on friday night and my grandma had a wonderful time on her first ever visit to hibachi. Mr. big was our chef and he was wonderful! I would recommend Fuji to any family it was warm and friendly.

This place is amazing,great sushi...i love party boat,and hibachi alot of fun!!!

Went once. The Sushi was satisfactory. The hibachi shrimp was like eating erasers. Way over done. Must have been around for awhile. Service was poor. Told the receptionist about the shrimp and her response was like "so what." Don‘t intend to return and will only recommend finding another place to eat.

Went here once when it opened for the dining, and it was ok. Came back later and sat at the Hibachi grill and LOVE IT! Very comparable to Ohana‘s in DSM. Great service, delicious food!

I have been to Fuji several times the food is good, but it is hit and miss on the service. I have had trouble getting the server to understand my drink order. Once I tried to order a Brandy Manhattten, and after a long wait the bartender comes and askes me about my drink order the server told him I wanted a Bacardi manhatten. The bartender made the correction and served me my cocktail. They need to educate there servers about drinks that are ordered.

I love this place!! We go all the time, I love love love the Avacado salad ( I have never once got a bad Avacado there and if you love them like I do, you know that it‘s very easy to get bad Avacados) and The Green River Roll !! I could go on and on about Fuji---the grill tables are awesome too! I like the guy who sings the McDonalds song "ba dat dat da da" !!

If you are into beer try the Ichi Ban beer on tap.

You should go to Fuji Japaneses Steak house on your lerisure time, they truly have best sushi in the town. price is very reasonable, it‘s a restaurant you should try out. clean place, nice staffs.....

also, if you go on tuesday, they have something called: " Martini Nite", where u can enjoy drinks with meals in a great place.

We weren‘t sure, if we should try FuJi Japanese Steak House, because all the reviews that have posted here. however, pass this weekend, my friend invited me there, it was fantastic. not only the food were excellent, staffs were very polite and seated us very quickly, although we had to wait 15 mints, because it was friday, with numerous people there.so what do you expect rite? it was definately worthed to wait. because we had great time and enjoyed all dishes we had ordered.

Fuji, u r defin the Best restaurant in Town. i will spread good words about your place to everyone i know, not only at my job, but it will also be posted on tomo‘s newspaper with 5 STARS On the Article.

I would say the place is pretty average for Sushi and hibachi. A little expensive for the quality of food you get and the wait is awful! We had reservations for 6, didn‘t get seated till 6:45 and didn‘t finally eat till all most 7:30. Shogun is a small and quiet Japanese place over in the West Hyvee strip mall that I really like. It doesn‘t come with a show, but the quality of food I think is better and it‘s half the price for the same amount of food if not more (soup, salad, and entree). They also have a sushi chef, which everything I‘ve had is pretty good!

We just moved to Marshalltown and needless to say there is nowhere for sushi and hibachi remotely close by. Fuji is our closest option and we have always been so pleased with the food. The sushi is very good and presented nicely, the hibachi is always great and entertaining. I noticed some comments with the waitstaff...it‘s interesting...they have always been so nice and accommodating to us. As parents of a toddler, we appreciate their warmth toward children. In all, it‘s just consistenly a good experience so we return time after time!

My wife and I have been here several times, eating at the Hibachi, sushi bar, and a private table. I have to say, the food has gotten worse since our first experience and the wait staff has followed suit. We have unfortunately gotten the same terrible waitress the last two times, bad luck I guess. This visit was greeted by an incredibly long wait followed by burnt food. I didn‘t want to pay $25 for the night, but too bad for me the bill was around $50. As much as my wife loves sushi, this is our last visit to Fuji in Ames.

it was amazing restaurant in small town ames.good food,fantastic show (hibachi chef) and fabulous service (the guy who serve us so kind and polite if i‘m not wrong his name is raza)
keep ‘in rock‘in guys

Overall the food is pretty good, but everyone has hit the nail on the head... service is lacking. I‘m just saying if I spend $60 for dinner, I expect service to match.

But I‘m sure the next review will disagree. Seems like after every negative review, someone is quick to praise this restaurant. They need to let me know which night they go, I‘ll ride along.

You must go for the lunch specials..you cant beat the prices. Under $10 for a filet mignon and plenty of side dishes along with it. Very filling and a fantastic show!! The fanciest restaurant in Ames, Ia.

In all fairness, my review is based on only one visit, but our experience seems to be the same as some of the other reviewers. While the food was good, the value for the dollar and service were not so good. We chose to eat at a private table. It was our misfortune to be sitting right by the wait staff‘s hang out spot. We listened to the same loud waitress tell the same tired story to every employee who came within range. They stood leaning against a wall, watching us eat. A little privacy so we could hold our own conversation would have been appreciated! Our waiter, though very polite and attentive, was extremely hard to understand. We have not been back.

Pretty decent...people who have never been to a Japanese Steakhouse before will probably think this is the best quality food ever. It is pretty good quality food, but it‘s not the best japanese steakhouse I‘ve been to. Very good for a small town like Ames though. Overall, good food and a nice atmosphere.

Fun Atmosphere: This is a perfect first date place. The waiters and cooks are so fun you are bound to have a great time.

Fuji‘s quality of food and their overall niche‘ in the Ames market helps this restaurant. I‘ve always enjoyed the food and the selection, but the service is lacking. There is a fine line between maximizing the amount of people you serve a night, and rushing the customer. I understand to make money a restaurant needs turn as many covers as they can, but at times the wait staff seems pushy. Usually this is experienced when you dine at the hibachi grills. I‘d also like to see the hibachi wait staff not stand at the front of the dinning area staring back at you. A little less hanging out, and more servicing the customer. The other wait staff, that covers the tables and booth, are relatively good. The bartender is quick and makes a good martini. Let‘s hope the restaurant reevaluates their weak points, and improves. I‘m afraid if they don‘t and the food begins to suffer, or they get competition, this restaurant could have serious problems.

Ate there this weekend and it was a "poor" experince because the service was "poor". I had to go to the bar twice to get another drink. Staff was friendly, but just clueless when it came to the service aspect of the dining experience.

I‘ve eaten at Fuji many times, and I love going there. Some of the chefs are less engaging than others, but the food is always delicious and well cooked. I‘ve ordered many types of rolls (Yellowtail as a simple roll, Dragon rolls for more complex) and they‘ve always been delicious and fresh. If you‘re in Ames and looking for a good meal, you can‘t go wrong with Fuji.

What?!?!?!?!?! Are you crazy, or do you make $ from this place? If you have to eat sushi in Ames , go to Shogun in west Ames, it‘s not as "pretty" but at least you get service. Or go to Cafe Shi, probably the best resturaunt in Ames. I don‘t work there, I don‘t know the owners or anyone affiliated with the place, it‘s just that good.

My wife and I have eaten at Fuji three times and each time had excellent food and service. We have always sat in the sushi section, rather than the hibachi tables. The fish has always been fresh and without "age" odor. The presentation of every dish has been superb and artistic. My wife enjoys the appetizers and tempura dishes. I like the sushi, sashimi and udon. Our waitress has been excellent, although I have observed more difficulties with the Asian staff.

It must be true!!! What the last person Nov 10th said, because my wife and I had the exact I mean exact same experience. The waitress was not able to even communicate with us because her english was so bad, she stalked us and pestered us until we finally ordered. Once we got our food we didn‘t hardly see her again. One differrence with the last reviewer is prefere Taki over Ohana‘s.

We ate at Fuji this past weekend. The food was very good, and our chef was very good, but I must say the service from our waitress was TERRiBLE!!! We are not from Ames and so we drove for 30 minutes to eat at Fuji and were looking forward to a good time with friends, the waitress spoiled part of that good time and also the kitchen staff needs a different place to "hang out" rather than in the dining room with the paying diners!! I work with the public and customer service is key to having a good business...I hope they get this fixed or they will be out of business. Next time we may have to drive the extra 30min and go to Ohana‘s where we know we will be treated well!!

We went to Fuji on a Saturday evening to meet up with some friends we haven‘t seen in quite awhile. We were seated on time with our reservation and our chef was top notch. However, our waitress was slow, never picked up any empty dishes so we ran out of room at our table, and when we were finished eating she brought us our bill without asking if we would like anymore drinks. I had to walk up to our waitress to tell her that we would like to order some more drinks and she rolled her eyes at me. She brought us the drinks and then sat with 5-6 other men staring at our table signaling to us that we needed to hurry up. At one point in the evening one of the bus boys (I believe that is what he was) actually waved his hand in a motion to hurry up. I was very disapointed in the wait staff just sitting around staring that the customers that in their opinion had been there too long. On the other hand the food was great, the price was great, and our chef was lots of fun. If you decide to go make sure you are ready for poor wait service.

Been there twice now and the food was excellent both times. They are excellent at steak! The show is fun and entertaining, if you have kids they will love it!

The hibachi filet and sushi were great, the chef was entertaining, the service was good, and the drinks were tasty and plentiful. All in all, it was fun dining experience.

Best sushi in town, hands down a great place to eat and be entertained!!!

We have been to Fuji‘s a couple time. Great food and atmosphere. Weather you eat at the grill or just sit and eat sushi. Staff is very attentive and helpful.

Highly recommend this resturant.

Would like to eat here every meal . All the time it is important to eat here and not spend to much money for a great meal.

My husband and I ate here for the first time tonight and we loved it! Our chef was amusing and entertaining and the food was delicious. It was a great experience. We can‘t wait to go back! I would recommend this place to anyone!

My husband and i just celebrated our wedding anniversary at FuJi Japanese Steak House last week. i have to tell everyone that, the food were excellent. i will strongly recommend this place to all my friends and families. great servers, plus excellent food. i love the friendly of staffs, as well as the cleanness of the restaurant. it is the best japanese restaurant to dine at any time.

A great asset to Ames, the food and service was excellent.

awesome awesome place great food. Have been there twice and have only had minor problems which were fixed quickly.

I have eaten sushi all over the country, and Fuji compares exceptionally well. The atmosphere is welcoming, the table side cooks entertaining, and the food overall is excellent.

My boyfriend and I ate here, and were extremely disappointed. We both ordered entrees that came with large shrimp but never recieved parts of the meal included on the menu. The waiter had poor English and just kept saying he gave us everything. It was a beautiful restaurant and the show is fun to watch, but the food and service is not worth the price. I would recommend going to Ohana‘s or Taki in Des Moines for better service and food.

Welcome back to Ames Japanese cuisine. I was surprised at the size and quality decor at this establishment. It was easy to get in and get seated, the wait staff was attentive and courteous. We throroughly enjoyed the Bento Box and Sushi entrees that we ordered. The quality of the fish was very good. There were also items on the menu that I as a long time patron of Japanese restaurants that were new to me (a raw conch appetizer for and example). Only recommendation is improved salad and miso soup which were disappointing. I am partial to Nihon cuisine so I will be here often but overall this is going to be one of the most popular eating destinations in Ames.

Yeah! Finally a REAL delicious sushi place in Ames! I have eaten there three times since their opening in March and have been very pleased. The only criticism I would make is to improve their miso soup and get a more experienced bartender.

The filet was fabulous and the chef was entertaining. The price was reasonable. I will definately return.

This place is surprisingly large inside with several Hibachi grills. Hibachi chefs are talented, and grilled food is very good. Expect to spend at least $20 on a Hibachi entree if you go that route. They also have a full bar, sushi bar and many booths for conventional dining. Menu is fairly complete (no fugu) for a Japanese restaurant. The place is packed on Friday night so expect a wait.