I took one for the team to experience firsthand how this place fared. After 5 fairly low Yelp reviews, I was hesitant but curious. This was the first warning of what was to come.
So I ordered the the Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce Lunch Special ($6.55) served with choice of white rice, plain fried rice, or brown rice. Also included is choice of hot & sour soup, wonton soup, egg roll, or a can of soda. I opted for the white rice and hot & sour soup. When I went to pick up my order at 12:45pm, the establishment looked decent and clean but it was eerily quiet and empty except for one gentleman waiting for his order. This was my second warning.
The Hot & Sour soup, served in a medium-sized styrofoam soup cup was slightly pink in color (think red vinegar). The flavor was on target for your standard soup but slightly on the sour side from too much vinegar. The soup was at its simplest, minimal in ingredients with almost no wood ear fungus, and a few scant pieces of tofu and julienned canned bamboo shoots. It contained mostly egg drop bits and surprisingly several whole mushrooms.
The main entree was served in a peculiar slightly smaller than the norm black plastic tray. Portions were scant as almost 2/3 of the dish contained white rice. On the other side of the tray, looked like nothing I had ordered. This was my 3rd and final warning. Rather than getting shredded pork, I got ~10 pieces of thinly sliced char-siu pork. The pork was tender though did not have a lot of flavor. Complimented with the pork was a medley of broccoli, sliced celery, scallions, canned bamboo shoots, green peppers, and sliced semi-raw carrots. They seemed to have gotten something somewhat right. But the flavor was completely off, tasting more like sweet & sour sauce, without any hint of spiciness to this dish.
Fuji really needs to work on their flavor profiles, portion sizing and need to go to Chinese takeout 101. I was utterly disappointed, but I wasn't the least bit surprised as this place didn't receive one positive Yelp review. Fuji is sooo far from earning a 2nd visit from me.
I took one for the team to experience firsthand how this place fared. After 5 fairly low Yelp reviews, I was hesitant but curious. This was the first warning of what was to come.
So I ordered the the Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce Lunch Special ($6.55) served with choice of white rice, plain fried rice, or brown rice. Also included is choice of hot & sour soup, wonton soup, egg roll, or a can of soda. I opted for the white rice and hot & sour soup. When I went to pick up my order at 12:45pm, the establishment looked decent and clean but it was eerily quiet and empty except for one gentleman waiting for his order. This was my second warning.
The Hot & Sour soup, served in a medium-sized styrofoam soup cup was slightly pink in color (think red vinegar). The flavor was on target for your standard soup but slightly on the sour side from too much vinegar. The soup was at its simplest, minimal in ingredients with almost no wood ear fungus, and a few scant pieces of tofu and julienned canned bamboo shoots. It contained mostly egg drop bits and surprisingly several whole mushrooms.
The main entree was served in a peculiar slightly smaller than the norm black plastic tray. Portions were scant as almost 2/3 of the dish contained white rice. On the other side of the tray, looked like nothing I had ordered. This was my 3rd and final warning. Rather than getting shredded pork, I got ~10 pieces of thinly sliced char-siu pork. The pork was tender though did not have a lot of flavor. Complimented with the pork was a medley of broccoli, sliced celery, scallions, canned bamboo shoots, green peppers, and sliced semi-raw carrots. They seemed to have gotten something somewhat right. But the flavor was completely off, tasting more like sweet & sour sauce, without any hint of spiciness to this dish.
Fuji really needs to work on their flavor profiles, portion sizing and need to go to Chinese takeout 101. I was utterly disappointed, but I wasn't the least bit surprised as this place didn't receive one positive Yelp review. Fuji is sooo far from earning a 2nd visit from me.