Came in for a fun night with the wife and kids and had a blast - it was my first hibachi experience, but I absolutely loved it. Had a bit of a wait to sit (about 30 minutes), but once seated service was quick and very attentive (got refills without asking, was kind and curteous). I had the Filet hibachi dinner which was nice and tender and about perfectly cooked - pretty incredible for cooking 4 at the same time (for my group and the other group we sat with) to different levels of doneness. My 10 year old said the fried rice was the "best rice she's ever had" - and it was pretty tasty I agree. The show the chef put on was great - it's pretty loud with the clanging and antics from the various chefs, so I'd suggest only going if you're in for an interactive and loud night. Look forward to going back in the future, I loved it! read more

The food wasn't bad. I didn't quite feel like 4 stars was what I wanted to give this place, but I felt like 3 was too low. Egg Drop soup was typical, but good. Egg rolls were miniature. Guess that's why on the menu they sell in a pair of 2. Upgraded our meals from white rice to fried rice. Fried rice was great with the little piece of egg that I love, just wish they could've added tiny pieces of carrots or peas in there- but I get it, there's Veggie Fried rice on the menu for a reason. Sesame chicken and Cashew Chicken portions were huge! Mom was happy with her cashew chicken. However, this sesame chicken wasn't quite for me. It was tender and not chewy like some places, but the sauce was a little sour and not as sweet as I like it. I've gotten sushi here before too and didn't have a bad experience. Would come here again. read more

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Love coming here for hibachi. You get so much food plus they make it in front of you. Leftovers heat up well too. You should definitely call and make a reservation (or even if it's 2 people. Call to see if there's a time that you can be fit in). They will always try to maximize the amount of people at a table, so you will likely be with others. The quality of the food is amazing and it's so fun to see them prepare it. The tip gets split with both your server and the person cooking, so if you want extra to go to the person preparing the food, you'll need cash for the additional amount. Definitely would recommend! read more

Fuji Yama - Fuji Passion drink - Japanese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Though it was entertaining as this was my first time dining there. I thought the food was not good and the noise was so loud that you couldn't talk at the table. At first it was fun watching the chef/server entertained you with a hibachi grill at your table. It was fun to watch him. However, the food was oversaturated with soy sauce, and my filet mignon was was tough and overcooked. After you finished cooking. The room was still just way too loud with banging and slapping, etc.. I would not go back to this restaurant now that I have seen the entertainment once. The quality was just not good. read more

Use to be a 4 star place. Food has gotten worse and the service isn't great. The ordering website doesn't work either. Hibachi is a lot of fun but other than that I wouldn't bother anymore read more

0 STARS. Negative if I could. We celebrated a friend's bday here last night, and it was a group of 10 of us. We came with our party and were told to wait for our table to get ready. Like anyone , we strolled our way to the bar to enjoy some drinks, as we waited. Our bartender was this girl and she wasn't the most welcoming , but I mean I understand, a group of 6-10 sitting down to grab some drinks, can put stress on someone, who is a single bartender. She asked us instantly what we wanted and me and my boyfriend ordered first, which was this bowl of drink for two. It was great and it had a flame too, which was very fascinating. The rest of our party got their drinks and we enjoyed them as we mingled amongst ourselves. Once our table was ready, we paid for our bill and made our way to our table. The rest of the night we got great service from this young white gentleman and when our chef was ready to make our food, we all welcomed him and were very excited to see him cook in front of us. We had a great time with him! He interacted with us, and gave a couple of us so much Sake. He made a lot of jokes with us! He was great and our waiter too. He was attentive and interacted with us great. We got separate bills and we MADE sure we all paid what was owed! Me and my bf who came together, paid our $88 bill with $100 cash. Told the waiter to keep the change and before the chef could leave, we obviously tipped him as well, since he was such a great chef! We had a few more laughs and then me and my boyfriend left and headed home. Everything was great until this morning. We woke up to these lies and misinformation getting posted by the bartender! Not the waiter or the chef or the manager, but the bartender that only took our drinks. She posted misinformation about our party and even went to extremes to post one of our friend's personal information online. For safety purposes, I crossed out his full name and his phone number which she decided to add at the end of her post. We contacted the establishment and expressed frustration that she did this and that we would be contacting a lawyer about this because not only is this doxxing, but she posted our friends information online, who he has proof and receipts that he paid for his meal and she solely targeted him by posting his information. This was very nasty of her to do, and then by calling us names and defaming us, is very frustrating. Her post has been deleted since then, but the damage has been done and no apology from the establishment or her has been issued yet. read more

Fuji Yama - Japanese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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I came here recently with a group of friends for hibachi and we had a blast! There was 11 of us total so we made a reservation a couple weeks in advance. I was actually shocked at how busy this place was on a Wednesday evening. It was seriously packed! I'm glad we made the reservation. They do not seat you until your entire party is there. The waitress started with our drink order and once she came back we decided on our orders. 10 of us did the hibachi and one person ordered sushi off the menu. For the hibachi, you basically just pick what proteins you want and everything else is standard across the board. They serve a salad and soup to start and then the hibachi chef comes out to start cooking. He was super entertaining and did the usual hibachi tricks like squirting sake and flinging zucchini into everyone's mouth! The onion volcano was obviously one of the highlights. I got steak and shrimp and this was super delicious. Everything tasted really good from the lo mein to the veggies. Everyone seemed pretty happy with their meal! Mine was $31 before tip (they also automatically add gratuity for larger groups) and I believe around $38 after gratuity. I felt like it was a good price because you are getting a good meal + entertainment. I also got 2 meals out of mine as I took a box of my leftovers! read more

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One of my favorite places to go to when growing up. Fuji Yama... It has such an amazing Asian fusion menu, you want to come back every time to try something new! The service is great, the portions are good, eating in or out take out works great too! However it is highly recommended to come in. (Sorry for lack of pictures but when I usually go inside I'm always enjoying spending quality time with my loved ones there I forget to take pictures). They do offer hibachi, with the grill where a chef cooks in front of you and they're so skilled and amazing! Great place to go to for celebrations, dates, or just-because's. And if you do not want to do the hibachi option, they have great comfy seating inside on another part of the restaurant! They also have some gluten free options and vegetarian ones too! Do not know if they have cross contamination but feel free to ask when you go. Come on over and enjoy some delicious food as Fuji Yama! read more

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Fujiyama has been in East Beltline for a very long time and growing up I remember going for the Hibachi or if we want to go with family it's always nice. During the holidays it can be pretty packed, so don't expect quick service. Nowadays we mostly just do takeout and their fried rice is always so good! They do have GF options now and they do a great job of packing all of the takeout so it arrives safely to your destination. Overall, it's a good option to have if you are in the Knapp corner area. read more

Fuji Yama - GF Hibachi Chicken Dinner Hibachi Shrimp Dinner - Japanese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Waited 50 minutes for my to go order. Spent $150 and then they still got half of the order wrong. Will never go back to this place ever again. read more

Hibachi chef we had was truly amazing. Very entertaining and had us all laughing. Would say the food was good but not amazing. Definitely would eat it again. Restaurant was older but seemed clean. Traditional Japanese art. read more

Lunch Bento Box is where it's at! Great food, friendly service! I love the shrimp/veggie tempura Bento. So delish!

This was my favorite restaurant when they had the all you can eat sushi. Since they took it away it is like every other hibachi restaurant that trys to cover all their bases with as many Asian cuisines as possible. Sushi is very good though! Too bad it is so expensive. read more

This place was super good. The food was super good the steaks were juicy and plump and absolutely amazing. The nice cook made our food very well and put on a super good performance. And the whole look of the place was great there was paintings and cool art. read more

Fuji Yama - The fillet mignon and chicken - Japanese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

After spending the majority of my life in GR, I'm surprised I have never tried this place. We have been looking for a new option for Chinese takeout and I think we found it. We placed our order online, which worked great but the menu could use better descriptions. The Hunan Beef said it came with carrots, corn, and broccoli when it actually included way more than that, which is great, but they should tell people! Our food was ready pretty close to their estimated time, which is all you can really ask for. We enjoyed both dishes we ordered and the crab Rangoon as well. Overall, easy online ordering, quick estimate for pickup, and our order was correct. We will definitely order takeout from them again. read more

Fuji Yama - Hunan Beef - Japanese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Not bad almost any Asian cuisine you desire, while not great either. Their menu is a time sucker's dream, so if you tend to be indecisive, this will be a nightmare. They have decent fish for not being on the water. Limited experience, can not bring myself to explore entire menu. I'm sure it's fine for the market. read more

We ordered takeout after a late drive back from holiday weekend. Sweet & sour chicken, miso, hot & sour, bulgogi bowl, and panang curry. It all tasted fine. Not worth the elevated prices though. I think that with larger menu options, the chefs have a larger challenge to be really good, but I won't be back for a while. The ambiance is cool, so maybe the food costs a little more for that. The service was great, attentive, punctual, but like I said it was just takeout. read more

Quantity of food is good. Quality is so so. They cram too many seats at each table so don't plan to be comfy. Overall I would skip.

Came in for a birthday lunch. Our waitress was friendly, kind, and timely with her appearances. The food was so yummy. I ordered a curry dish (instead of sushi) and outside of there being a TON on bamboo shoots and a few other vegg thrown in here and there, everything was good! They didn't have the birthday dessert they normally do (‍ ok with us) so they brought out complementary bday cheesecake instead. Overall a nice establishment to grab food at on the Beltline. read more

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Fuji Yama is an upscale sushi and Japanese cuisine restaurant with a wonderful variety of menu items. The interior is well decorated, and staff make sushi rolls for everyone to view. While we aren't huge sushi people, the crazy crab roll with spicy mayo is PHENOMENAL and definitely worth trying! read more

I mean he cost isn't really cheap but really good rice is very very good you can't beat it

Christmas lunch/dinner with family. Didn't wait long to get a table, we are on the regular side (not hibachi). Service was good, appetizers came out quickly. Edamame was very good. We all liked our meals, large portions. read more

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Good experience and great for kids. A lot of salt and butter in the meal but always a pleasant experience

We've been coming here since it opened. Stick to their specialties - habachi and sushi. I wasn't too impressed with the Thai dishes. The service is always good and its a nice place to go with friends or family. We go for lunch (before COVID) and we get dine in and carry out for dinner. Coldest draft beer in the area. Habachi is always entertaining with enough food to take home for leftovers. read more

I went to Hibachi and the chef's name was Eddie. The noodles were good, but the fried rice was under-seasoned. It tasted like just normal rice. The steak was burnt on one side and uncooked on the other. It was also under-seasoned and had no butter. The steak had no flavor besides the charred taste from the burnt side. I usually have a great experience and get some great food, this time was just a really disappointing experience read more

I haven't reviewed Fuji Yama since 2013, when apparently I was not super impressed. At that time I lived in the Chicago area and only dined at Fuji Yama when I was back in town visiting. Since then I have moved back to Grand Rapids. Maybe it's because I go more often and have gained more of an appreciation, or maybe it's because they've actually improved, but either way I really love Fuji Yama now. My husband and I often get sushi cravings. Sometimes when we're out running errands, sometimes a planned date night, or sometimes we just want a take-out order to eat at home. Fuji Yama has become our favorite default place to go when we get that craving. When we dine in I prefer to sit on the bar side of the building. It's a little quieter, and it feels like there is a dedicated server just for this area. That may not be the case, but the servers have always been very attentive when we've sat on this side. Sitting in the dining side is also fine, but it is a little noisier since the hibachi area is only separate by a thin wall, and the tables are a little closer together. However, you can watch the sushi chefs on this side, which is always fun. I Love the sushi here. Our default is that my husband gets the spicy maki combo with the salad, because it's such a good deal, and I get a spicy California roll with a miso soup. However, we have also tried a bunch of the specialty rolls, which have all been very good as well. Their quality is great, and the sushi is rolled nice and tightly (does not fall apart!). We also really like their dumplings. I prefer a spicier dipping sauce, but the flavor is good and not too vinegary, so I don't mind. I absolutely love their miso soup, and it's one of my most common cravings, especially in the winter. My only criticism is that I don't recall ever seeing low sodium soy sauce. Maybe they have it if you ask, which I have not, but I much prefer low sodium. The hibachi side is also a lot of fun! My sister had her rehearsal dinner here and they took such good care of everyone! We all had a blast, and the food was delicious. Now that I mention it I really need to try it again!! Bottom line: if you like sushi, go here. I'm so happy we have a great, local sushi place! read more

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Honestly, I brought my brother here for his birthday and walked away overall disappointed and underwhelmed. I thought this was a terrible experience for his first Hibachi, not because the food wasn't good but because the customer service was disgusting! All together it was me, my brother, and our sister. Our sister recently had gastric bypass and is unable to eat the amount of food they serve so she asked to order off the menu rather than Hibachi but we came for the Hibachi experience for my brother. This, they accommodated but not without first causing her to feel like she was putting them out. I wanted to order sushi rolls and appetizers as well as hibachi and my brother wanted hibachi as well. However, since my sister wasn't ordering from Hibachi, and the group who was not WITH us but was sat with us asked to share a dish between 2 small children, my brother and I could not share a dish. Okay, that's fine. We ordered 2 hibachi dishes and chose not to order any sushi or appetizers because that's WAY too much food!! I probably would have spent more money if I was allowed to order how I wanted and had they not made any of us feel like crap. I DEFINITELY would have tipped more and this review would look much different. In addition to their poor customer service to my family, I am also going to comment on their poor customer service of the family who sat with us, because if that family's order can affect my order than their experience can affect my review. As I mentioned above, we were not allowed to split a dish because this family was ALLOWED to. Well, then the hibachi chef proceeded to NOT serve a single morsel to one of the CHILDREN. This poor kid was there for the experience as well but it broke my heart each time he looked at his mom and said "mommy why don't I get any food?" She soothed him each time and gave her child food off her dish because the hibachi chef didn't even put enough on the other child's dish for the two children to share. I felt bad FOR them. They were such a great family, they didn't even complain. They just split up the food on their own, ate, and left. The hibachi chef? Mediocre. The food? Sub par. I don't think I'll be returning. Okay... now I need to be fair... rather than going straight to 1 star I will stick with using my scale. To start service ZERO stars! Food freshness and quality gains 3 stars each, ambiance (in this case entertainment related to hibachi is included) 3 stars, cleanliness 5 stars this gives 2.8 stars overall. Points to consider... allow customers to order from both the regular menu and hibachi if that is what they choose. Don't be a jerk, smile and accommodate your customer's needs. Ensure your chefs are engaging and fun rather than just loud. Ours did a lot of banging and engaged with us very little. There was nothing stand-outish about his performance at all and the fact that he never served or engaged with the children... okay dropping that ambiance to 1 star because this just gets my goat! Giving this location 2.4 stars. read more

We ordered takeout from Fuji Yama, and ordered two appetizers, salmon skin salad and crispy calamari. For entrées we ordered sesame chicken, VIP duck, and vegetable lo mein. The total was $57 for all of the above, which was enough for 2 meals for 2 people with all the left overs. The calamari and the salmon skin salad were good. The VIP duck came with a side of sauce and vegetables, which we thought was too salty, but the fried duck itself was delicious. Recommend getting the duck dish with the sauce on the side. The vegetable lo mein is just generic, and the sesame chicken was a bit dry. However there was a lot of food given, for a pretty good price. Seems like they currently have both takeout and dining options. read more

Fuji Yama - 5. Crispy Calamari, Salmon Skin Salad, vegetable lo mein, sesame chicken, VIP duck - Japanese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Always a great experience. Birthday's and holidays well celebrated with my family. Lots of food. read more

Great Japanese grilled food, prepared by talented chefs. The portions were large enough to take home quite a lot of food.

The food was pretty good. The chicken did need more sauce but other then that it was good. The service was quick. The waitress was a little rude toward the end. Personally not my favorite food spot but it is my Mom favorite. read more

Fuji Yama - Bento box 3. Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box - Japanese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Have always loved Fuji Yama; from lunch, when I worked right next door, to a night of Hibachi, you can't go wrong. Delicious food and great service. read more

We went to eat Lunch/Dinner here at 3:00 PM on a Saturday with a good friend who eats here often and recommended the restaurant. We sat in the section that did not have the hibachi tables because we were planning on eating sushi instead of the Hibachi grill. We started our meal with their house salad. The salad dressing was flavorful, and they were very generous with the amount of dressing. I eat at many hibachi restaurants, and I thought this was the best salad served in this style that I have had. After the salad, we ordered the mixed tempura plate. The tempura was light and crispy. The dipping sauce was flavorful and enhanced the flavor of the tempura but was not overpowering. The plate had peppers, sweet potatoes, broccoli, zucchini, acorn squash, onions, and beautiful long shrimp. It was then time for the sushi to arrive. We ordered the Shogun Roll (a specialty roll not on the menu), the volcano roll, the monster roll, and a spider roll. I thought the sushi we ordered had great flavor and was well constructed and tightly wrapped. Nothing fell apart as we tried to eat it. My favorites would be the Shogun Roll and the Monster Roll. This was the first time I had eel on my sushi, which was very good. The service was very good, and they always kept our drinks filled. They were attentive when we were ready for the next portion of our meal and never rushed us as we ate. We left a little bit before 5:00 PM, and they were very busy. If you plan on coming during regular dining hours, I recommend making a reservation. read more

Food is amazing, everyone was so nice, everything was so clean, my daughter begs to eat here and we love it so much. 10/10 would recommend.

I came in last night for my boyfriend's birthday. He wanted hibachi so they seated us at a hibachi table in a large empty side room. We put in our drink order, then he ordered the chicken hibachi and I ordered the pad see ew... apparently they won't bring out a chef for just one, so they awkwardly had us get up from the table and go back to the host stand to ask for a different table. We reordered our drink, the volcano punch bowl for two, and it was pretty cool. The fire stays lit for quite a while and it's fun to share. It tasted heavily of orange juice but we figured it might for just $12. My pad see ew was definitely not what I was expecting. While it usually has thick noodles and broccoli drenched in a delicious brown sauce..... this one had very thin noodles, no taste at all, and was loaded with carrots, baby corn, water chestnuts, mushrooms, etc. Definitely wouldn't recommend it. My boyfriend enjoyed his flavorful chicken hibachi, as well as the soup, salad, fried rice, and red sauce that came with it. The portion was large enough that he had leftovers which is rare for him haha. The service was mediocre at best and a 1 for 2 on the dishes... if I gave them another shot it would be to try their sushi. read more

Fuji Yama - Pad See Ew, non-traditional and flavorless - Japanese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

The food was okay, but the reason I'm writing this review is to inform future customers about the service! Terrible service. I cannot speak about the other waitresses but overall the ones I came in contact with were very nonchalant and not helpful. On top of that they automatically charged an outrages tip which was not deserved. I would skip this restaurant, there are plenty others with better service! read more

Sad to say we were not impressed. We try to stay fair with reviews but the meal Was a little expensive for what we ended up getting. Spring rolls were soggy and mushy inside. beef lo mein had pieces of fat that were impossible to chew, noodles were overcooked. Ordered sesame chicken, some pieces would randomly be tough and hard to chew. Sesame chicken tasted like orange chicken for some reason. Bummed out. read more

Extremely friendly staff and a wonderful hibachi experience were topped off with the tastiest meal I've had at such a restaurant. Received your typical generous helping of food and every single bit of the meal was top notch. It was my first time here and my family and I will absolutely make the trip here again. read more

Terrible food, meat was tough. I had to ask for a wine menu which gave no description of origin, etc so I didn't order any.

Fuji Yama is an incredible hibachi restaurant that is great for groups or a night out with your special someone. If you're a sushi lover, they have a large selection of rolls too. ⁣ ⁣ read more

Fuji Yama - Japanese Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan