Fuji Ya - Minneapolis

The ambience was perfect. For groups seeking a pleasantly situated happy hour in a cozy little lounge fixed with a bar and sushi counter on each side of the room, look no further. Larger groups however would more likely be situated in the dining room, which is much larger and has louder music. As for my group of three, we were just in time for happy hour, receiving our drinks quite timely given the amount of people in the room. When it came to our food, we each had ordered about 2 rolls a piece, but service took quite long, even for sushi. The reason I ranked five stars given this discrepancy is because the quality was superb. I would have liked to see more attentive service when it came to refilling my Coca-Cola, but I also appreciate the lack of an overeager server; the one who asks how everything is right as you take a huge bite? To summarize, Fuji Ya has something for sushi lovers, happy hour humans, and solo eaters alike. Definitely worth the trade off over all you can eat places.

3.5 actually. The apps were good. We tried the calamari, gyoza and the tuna tartar, I like this one best. I ordered the seafood tempura dinner and my daughter ordered the fuji ya special bento. Just a note, the tempura dinner is a lot. Both of these items are nothing to brag about. We ordered some sushi items but for me, they all taste the same wherever you are. Then we ordered dessert (forgot the name) but, the chocolate roll is so dry. I'd only go back for the tuna tartar.

This is a cute neighborhood place for delicious sushi and other Japanese fare. There chefs do an excellent job. They have a casual/fun bar area and a more quiet restaurant. Nice decor and not too stuffy or formal. They have tatami mat rooms for parties. Very fun!

My husband and I tried this place and had high expectations based on the good reviews and ratings. Unfortunately we were both disappointed. We ordered the egg rolls, one sushi roll, two entrees, and two drinks. In our opinion, everyhing was overpriced and wasn't a good value for the money. The service was extremely slow. Our waitress brought us salad but no forks. When we realized we didn't have forks, she was nowhere to be found. She didn't come back to our table until she brought our entrees (25 minutes later) which is when I asked her for forks. She casually said yes and wasn't apologetic at all. I had a chicken and shrimp tempura entree which was a rip off. There were 2 pieces of shrimp and 3 chicken tenders on the plate with a TON of tempura vegetables. Had I known I was paying $22 basically for a plate of vegetables, I would have ordered something else. My husband had the chicken teriyaki and that was actually really good. It was a good amount of chicken with good flavor. The shrimp tempura sushi roll was just okay. I will say, the presentation of the food was nice. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this place, based on the experience. I decided to post this review so others aren't misled the way we were.

I've had a good amount of sushi over years. Tried some good and some that were not that good. I think this place is extremely overrated. Pros: good service. Cons: the ambiance reminds of a pub and not a sushi restaurant. Sushi was very unimpressive (overcooked, fish could be more fresh). Decor could be updated.