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Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Karaoke
Neighborhoods: Rittenhouse Square, Penn Center5 to 7pm every night 20% off Entire bill we host birthday party or any event up to 250 people after 10 pm with dj and special drink
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Walking along Chestnut, I would never expect to find a place like Fuji Mountain here - in fact I almost walked right past it. My friend and I had consulted her Blackberry on nearby sushi places for lunch, and since Fuji was one of the top rated places (yay Yelp!) we headed over to check it out.
It was close to 1pm when we entered, and it was pretty full since it was the last day of Restaurant Week. While we were both hungry, we opted not to go with their Restaurant Week menu since there was waaaaaay too much food there for either of us to be able to make a dent in; we're small girls. So we consulted their regular menu and opted to share edamame and an order of salmon roe sashimi, and then each ordered our own things: I had the spicy scallop roll (I'm a sucker for spicy scallop, can't get enough) and an order of eel sashimi, and my friend had their spicy tuna roll with avocado and an order of yellowtail sashimi. Our food arrived promptly, in fact rather quickly as we had barely started eating the edamame when our sushi arrived as well (no complaints though, its better than waiting forever). The food was tasty, and the fish was incredibly fresh - so fresh that its what made the meal.
Our waitress was very attentive and nice and made sure that we were happy with our food. The interior was also relatively nice; the sushi bar is slightly removed from the downstairs dining area, and overall the decor is understated and nice. I plan on going back to try their special rolls since they seem to offer some pretty unique varieties, and with fish as fresh as that they must taste amazing!
My boyfriend and I needed a late night sushi fix, and Fuji Mountain was the answer (as it is open until 2am on weekends!).
Thanks to Yelpers' recommendations of going to the upstairs seating, my boyfriend and I went straight up the stairs. The seating is cute and intimate - little booths of wooden benches and chairs.
As for the food, we split four maki rolls. It took us awhile to choose the rolls because of the limited selection of rolls. The maki menu is pretty standard, nothing too creative. When the rolls came out, I was shocked by the size of our rolls. All of our rolls were tiny - including the shrimp tempura rolls, which are usually massive at other places. Fortunately, the rolls tasted great, but I felt a little ripped off by the size of the rolls.
Fuji Mountain is great for its hours and its atmosphere. A little pricey for what you get, but worth it in the end.
I love the atmosphere in the upstairs dining room of Fuji Mountain. It's an intimate-feeling space with raised wooden booths and fantastic lighting: above every table is a single hanging bulb. Makes everyone's skin look radiant and makes me feel like I'm having a glamorous and romantic night out.
Also, the food is great, they brought us free edamame, and our waiter wasn't a jerk about our annoying request to split the bill three ways.
Certainly not one of the more memorable sushi places I've tried. The atmosphere and decor are nice, but it's the sushi itself wasn't fabulous.
I took a dance class nearby and never would have noticed this place. Thanks to a friend who recommended we meet there for dinner, I FINALLY got to enjoy some amazing Japanese food! I'm originally from Los Angeles, and after moving here a couple months ago I was in dire need of some authentic Japanese food. Not just sushi, which most people think of when they think Japanese. I ordered the katsudon and it was SO GOOD. Made me miss home :) Also ordered the Mexiroll (I think that's what it was called) which was pretty decent. Our server was nice and and the setting felt authentically Japanese. Will definitely come back, regrettably though not until my student loans get replenished. Hahha. (Fuji Mountain isn't ridiculously expensive, but it's definitely not budget med student cuisine).
mmm! i love sitting upstairs - its private, intimate and dimly light. above the upstairs is a bar area that isn't so bad either. The sushi is good and so is the service. its a good spot to come with friends or on a date.
Clearly, I am in the minority, but I was underwhelmed by Fuji Mountain. The meal started with a plate of complimentary edamame. No complaints there but I don't know that it's possible to have strong feelings one way or the other about steamed soy beans with salt.
Next up was the house salad with ginger sesame dressing. It's one thing to eat a salad with chopsticks, and do so gracefully. It's another to eat large leaves of dressing-covered lettuce with chopsticks. The salad was good, but due to the awkwardness of it all, I quit midway through.
For me, the pinnacle of Fuji Mountain was their clear soup. It was served in a large bowl and had a huge scallop at the bottom.
Our rolls arrived soon after the soup. There were five total: a California, tuna, spicy tuna, spicy yellowtail, and one other tuna variation. I tried one bite of each, and had a really hard time deciding which roll, if any, I liked enough for a second round. The rice was perfectly sticky but completely took over. The fish itself was a little too room temperature for my liking and comparable in quality to the stuff at Wegman's. Don't get me wrong, I love the Weg's but when I'm at a Japanese restaurant I expect something a little better.
The mochi that ended our meal was great but tiny. I'm talking "the body of Christ, Amen" size.
On the plus side, our service was great, and I adore any Japanese restaurant that makes a practice of shouting out a greeting to clientele. Fuji Mountain wasn't my cup of green tea, but they certainly have many loyal fans who love the place so I wish them well.
I love to get a Kirin with my Sushi, and here, I can do that. We weren't able to make the beeline for the upstairs, but the downstairs seating was totally fine and the waitress was attentive and nice. My only issue with this place is that the rolls are teeny eeny weenie. Almost like miniature replicas of what I would like sushi to look like. As a result, I felt that we just didn't get a very good value for our dollar at Fuji Mountain. The sushi was tasty, but I left hungry, and I can't stand that when I spend a bunch of money trying to get full.
Wandered to Fuji Mountain after trying to go to Vic's on a Sunday and finding it CLOSED (tear).
Immediately I liked the atmosphere of the place, lots of wood screens and nice touches. We had a really friendly waiter and free edamame! I got some basic rolls which was all I was craving, but they were considerably more expensive than Vic's... The quality was better though, which it should have been at that price.
The miso soup and salad were definitely a cut above many that I have had- miso was actually flavorful and the salad had fresh greens and really good dressing.
My two friends got an Ahi tuna steak with veggies, which he said was amazing, and an udon noodle soup with tempura which looked equally delicious. My friend also got some cucumber martini which was really refreshing and awesome.
This place is definitely not in the same category as Vic's, it's a more fancy sit-down-for-dinner-and-drinks type place, so with that being said I really like it.
Wouldn't get take out sushi from here necessarily, but for a night out I could be back.
I had a rented room for my birthday here... it was a really fun time. My friends got kind of obnoxious, but the guy serving us was very patient with everyone did a good job of tending to us. The karaoke room was awesome - we had the one with it's own bathroom and a bunch of couches... it was perfect. The karaoke selection was a bit limited, but it didn't really matter once the saki bombs started flying... There were probably about 20 of us total, and I think that's pretty much the max amount you can fit in there. We ordered a boat of sushi, which was delicious... but it wasn't quite enough for all of us. I should have ordered two of them. It was pretty expensive, but I think even though we only paid for 3 hours they let us stay way longer than that since we had it at the end of the night. It made for a very memorable night.
Good sushi and satisfying entrees. This is the first place I have ever had a miso soup that I enjoyed. Both entrees were fully enjoyed and the service was excellent.
Only reason I give 4 stars rather than 5 is the value wasnt really there. This was one of the more expensive Japanese meals I have had where there was no wow factor. It is good food, but nothing struck me as amazing or made me crave coming back the next night. I'm giving 4 rather than 3 because my bf loved this place.
A solid three if not a bit more. My boyfriend and I came here after we went to see the Cirque du Soleil: Kooza when it was in Philadelphia. I had heard some reviews and decided to give it a try.
I'm not sure if this place truly earns the "best sushi in philadelphia" designation, but it was ok-good. We didn't try any kitchen items (outside of the cooked bits in the course entree). We just had a lot of nigiri sushi. The seafood was okay. It wasn't the best I've ever had, but it was better than most sushi places around here. The selection is definitely more than most quick-stop sushi places, but still less than what I would have liked. I had the suzuki, uni, anago, hotate, and the ootoro. I also ordered the little scallop-themed special they had going on.
I remember their sake menu was pretty extensive so I was glad about that. We split a bottle of sake between us.
My boyfriend out of curiosity ordered the sushi "sandwich" they had listed (usually we stay away from the rolls.. they aren't any good for appreciating the light taste of the seafood). It was very simply some nondescript tuna sandwiched between the nori, rice, and tobiko.
I also remember that the karaoke rooms are ridiculously expensive. I forget the exact prices (I just looked at the price list), but I mean it was over the amount that the places in New York charges and definitely more than the cost at the other japanese karaoke lounge "yakitori boy".
The decor was nice, the interior was warm and nicely set up. But I never really rate restaurants on ambiance as much as I do for service and food, of course.
Between the two of us our bill was a little over $100. Not bad, all considered.
Funny part was that when we entered, the chefs greeted us with the standard japanese "irrashaimase!" but when my boyfriend (who functionally only speaks japanese) went to talk to them they couldn't understand a word of what he was saying. Turns out they were korean (i think).
My only real complaint was that it was EXPENSIVE. For two people, we went over $100!
Their o-toro was o-so-yummy though. Gawd...melt in your mouth yummy! I wish it wasn't so expensive ($5 per piece of nigiri) because I would've eaten a lot more than two pieces.
The salmon was average; I prefer my pieces thicker.
I have a hit and miss relationship with snapper, but this one was a definite hit.
Yellowtail was above average. I'm bummed we didn't get to try the baby yellowtail. Maybe next time (if I can afford it).
The king crab sushi had a lot of rice and not enough crab, but it was still good nonetheless.
I think my favorite part of the meal, aside from the o-toro, was the Washington roll. Fuji Mountain's website describes it as "Crab Stick, Cucumber & Avocado, topped with Octopus Cream Cheese." I absolutely have no tolerance for avocado, but this roll was amazing. It had some major kick to it, but the rolls aren't gigantic so it wasn't like I was bombarding myself with mouthful after mouthful of spicyness.
I wish their rice was hot like Vic's, but their pieces are small enough to fit into your mouth without having to bite it in half so there's my tradeoff.
The good: Best sushi in Philadelphia, hands down. The variety and quality of the fish is unmatched. The appetizers, sides & non-sushi options are really tasty as well. Formidable sake list.
The meh: The atmosphere is allright. Upstairs is a little "cozier" but the benches aren't exactly comfortable.
The bad: It's expensive. Often I'm wiling to overlook that, but it's a consideration. Also, the service isn't very good - they forget things occasionally, are slow to come around, and have no idea of what any of the choices on the formidable sake list are.
If you can minimize your concern with the bad, the good is better than good. It's fantastic.
Fuji Mountain is a chic, multi-level Japanese restaurant that offers a sushi bar, cocktail bar, and karaoke. (Don't have time to sit? You can take advantage of their take out service, purchase party trays, or arrange for event catering.) Friends set up a karaoke social here some time ago and it was a success.
I've been here with friends for dinner awhile ago. Service was slow, but friendly. Their menu isn't the cheapest around, but everything their dependable kitchen turns out - cooked or otherwise - satisfies. My udon yaki ($13), pan fried noodles with beef, vegetables, and ginger, was a winner. Their sushi is fresh, do try the Hamachi (yellowtail; $6/roll). If you want even better sushi, check out Zento (in Old City), or Blue Fin (Plymouth Meeting, PA).
This place is getting a little "old" in more ways than one.
When I first landed in Philly - about 3 year ago, I was looking to find a replacement for my old NYC sushi spot.
Fuji Mountain, at that time, was close to my office and offered a profusion of rools. The Sunshine and Florida rolls are really, very tasty.
Now the prices are up and quality is just OK. I did order a lovely Toro-lover's platter which was a special and it was a good value and had lots of toro. 2 pieces of Chu, 2 pieces of "O" and a negi-toro roll. I still dream about that one!
But lately when I go for lunch and sit (solo) at the bar, I am not treated really well. Seems odd to me.
Anyhow, I have also taken to Shiroi Hana as of late. Even more recently, I have discovered Vics - right nearby.
I guess Fuji Mountain is just not for me anymore. There are better places to go now.
Was seated with my date on the 2nd floor. Cozy & intimate feel.
Very fresh sushi and extremely polite wait staff.
A bit pricey from what I could tell, but well worth it.
I consider Fuji Mountain on the higher end of the casual sushi houses in Philly... the sashimi here is a little pricier and on the smaller side than other places, but it does make up for this in a few ways.
The decor is pretty nice and the sashimi melts in your mouth, especially the $5.50/piece o-toro. Man, that was a treat, and I don't usually like tuna.
I once again violated my "no rolls" rule (unavoidable in US sushi establishments) at the insistence of our waiter and went with the Washington Roll, and I'm glad he suggested it. It had the right amount of kick to it!
In short....pricey, but great fish! I would definitely repeat.
I've been here twice and both times I have left satisfied but not amazed. My dining partner and I split a Fuji Royal and one extra roll. This was definitely enough to satiate a hunger, but none of it my me roll over and thump my leg like a dog getting scratched in just the right place (what a weird analogy). I thought their cuts of sashimi were a bit on the thin side and I found their rolls well executed but not overly mouth-popping.
Sushi was good and the service was good. Mellow atmosphere. I didn't expect this, but the Philly roll stood out for me. They also gave us a plate of complimentary sweet shrimp sushi after our appetizer which was nice! For dessert, we had the chocolate cake and the banana w/ green tea, and both were DELICIOUS.
Fuji Mountain has innovative roll creation, fresh taste, good service, reasonable pricing, and is open late. This place is absolutely fantastic for that 1AM sushi craving that you'll get after hours of studying or on the way home from a night of revelry. Sometimes less is more so that's all I'm gonna write.
Came here and ordered the california roll, arizona roll (with yellowtail, scallion, masago, and spicy sauce) and spicy scallop roll. We also shared the fried calamari and "dynamite mussels" (new zealand mussels stuffed with a spicy sauce).
The fried calamari came out looking like onion rings, lightly fried, not too oily, pretty tasty. The mussels were good, couldn't recognize the sauce. The sushi rolls were all freshly made, with the rice soft, sticky, and warm. The scallop roll actually came out as chunks of scallop, instead of ground (??) scallop I usually get. All of the rolls were tasty!
When I first moved from Las Vegas to Philly, I had my first meal at Fuji. Chicken Donburi. It was really really good. After seeing the different floors, I really wanted to work here. It seemed like a fun place to hang out and really popular. So what did I do? I got myself a job here. Haha...
6 days a week I worked the lunch shift on the first floor, from 2-4:30pm I would sleep on the couches in the 3rd floor, come back downstairs and start prepping for the dinner shift. And then 7 days a week from 5pm until 2am, I would work the night bar shift on the 2nd and 3rd floors.
I am allergic to fish, so I can't say how the fresh the sushi was, but we did get our deliveries on Tuesday like all the other sushi restaurants. But the other food on the menu was really good. And if you dined at night on the 2nd or 3rd floors, you could order food from the korean menu. The kimchi fried rice was actually really really good.
But the best thing about this place is that I met my best friend Esther here. We were working together 5 nights a week and became inseparable. Thanks to Fuji Mtn!
I really enjoyed the dinner I had here. I was with a group of 7, and the service was friendly and pretty quick. I had the Tanuki with soba, and a maguro roll, which made for a great dinner. The soup was flavorful, and I especially enjoyed the fried tofu. The rolls were a good size -- a substantial bite, but not too much to get in my mouth all at once. We shared some tempura, which was quite good -- not too much batter, and then cooked to perfection. Everyone else seemed to enjoy what they had, as well.
The whole staff seemed to enjoy greeting the customers -- the sushi chefs greeted us and said goodbye on our way in, which I thought was neat.
My favorite sushi restaurant in Philadelphia thus far. I absolutely love the set-up: first floor dining room, second floor more intimate seating/bar, and then a few steps up a cocktail lounge with leather couches, where food is also served. I have yet to experience the karaoke lounge on the top floor, but I'm sure it's great.
I highly recommended pretty much everything on the menu. The service is usually quick, some minor glitches here and there, but nothing to complain about (except rather expensive alcohol selection). My absolute favorites: veggie tempura, spicy tuna sandwich, eel meets salmon, and cheek dance (yellowtail). Mmmm...
Very good sushi, always fresh. A little overpriced but worth it for a night out. If you are planning on ordering in or takeout, you might want to consider one of the cheaper places nearby.
My friend and I stopped in for something lite to eat - neither one of us was particularly hungry, and I wish we were! I would have loved to try more. We split 2 different rolls and they were very good. The service was great, atmosphere was nice and mellow. Next time I'm in philly and craving sushi, I'm definitely going to stop back in.
Awesome decor... Last time I ate here, my partner and I were on the second floor in the booths. It felt a little like Okinawa meets Alice's dinner - booths with rough-hewn wood, blue and white textiles, and rice paper shoji doors as wall art. The sushi is good if a little pricey and the sashimi just melts in your mouth! I was sad they didn't have moche, but I guess it's okay. There was a very good green tea as well.
This place was very good. The sushi was tiny though. It was so tasty I wanted more. I loved their tempora and the price was great. I'll definitely return here again!
This place has an exciting decor, not to mention a staff which cares, every employee we passed said hello and thanked us when we were leaving-something lost in most places in the city. The food was good, fresh and we were not rushed in any way. We only ate a few rolls and had some edamame and dumplings for an app, they were served hot and had good flavor. the pieces of the rolls were not too large so you did not have to figure out a plan of attack on how to eat them or make a mess. Next time I'll try some sashimi.
Decent sushi place in Center City, although a bit overpriced in my opinion. They do have a good selection of sake, with waiters who will happily guide you to a good choice. There's also a karaoke room upstairs, which is a plus.
During my time in Philadelphia, I did not find a sushi place that I really liked. But I'd say the Fuji Mountain was one of the better ones. The service is very friendly and the restaurant has that bamboo-ish minimalist decor. The sushi is just good and adequate. You won't find any of the rolls to be more creative than other sushi restaurants. The rest of the menu is your standard Japanese/sushi restaurant but keep in mind the quality is better than the other places I tried.
NOTE: We got delivery from this place on a Sunday and the tuna tasted foul. BUT I should have known better than to order seafood on a Sunday.
Solid. The sushi and sashimi were really excellent, even to or maybe better than Raw. The ambience was a little weird - oddly superficial and ingenuine (we were on the first floor - what are the other two floors like?). Pricey.
I used to go here weekly. I love this one Sake they have here that I hate to ask for called Beautiful Boy. Although it's a great Lennon & Ono song, it's not something I like requesting in these troubled times.
While that drink is among my favorites, the sushi here is not. I've always found it to be very watery. The presentation is wonderful, on big plates, with friendly waitresses... but you also feel like you're inside of a Sushi bar that could be in Kansas, not Philadelphia.
It doesn't disappoint, but there certainly are better sushi houses of all sorts in Philly.
So I went here a little over a month ago with my friend for dinner. It was a Tuesday night, and when we went upstairs (2F) in the dining section, there was NO ONE... oh? This restaurant's my friend's favorite place (my 1st try), and I thought it would be busy... but I was completely taken aback by that.
Anyway, the waiter... certainly he was an interesting person. First of all, he was friendly and attentive enough, but I caught him about 10 ft away behind the counter eating some strong-smelling food, which wasn't that pleasant. At one point, he was getting into our conversation because I was talking about "not getting into trouble" because I'm underage and won't take a drink my friend offered. It was weird... he was like, "You don't want any trouble, do yaaaa?" Ummm. Yeah.
Anyways, let's get to food.... mixed mixed mixed!
Beef Teriyaki- Oh my horrible! The beef was so... hard, dry, and yucky, I didn't know what to do with that. I usually finish what I eat, but that was the one time I did not. I do not recommend that at all.
Sushi Deluxe- pretty good.. nice color, fresh, right amount of rice, everything was good.. a bit pricy though for what you get.
Washington- I don't know.. we were willing to try something else, so we asked the waiter for some recommendation and this was it. Actually, this was the best selection of the night. I had no idea what it was, but oh my....... GOODNESS that thing was delicious. Spicy, right amount of sauce on the soba with the avocado... it was just.. amazing. I would go back to Fuji Mountain just for that.
drinks? of course, I had a drink, which was lemon soju. It was average; a bit more soju to the ratio would have been better, in my opinion.
My friend treated me to this dinner, so I don't remember how much exactly, but I think it came out to something close to 100 dollars for us two... that's pretty... high for what I got. Overall, the taste doesn't quite match up to the pricy menu. If you want to try some creative selections on the roll menu, I recommend that!
The sushi I got tasted great, and the decor is very nice. It's pretty expensive though, and the rolls are very small. Overall, a nice experience if you're not that hungry or willing to spend a lot to be full.
we had the chirashi and a whole bunch of sushi -- all were very fresh and yummy. we came here on a late thursday night and it wasn't very busy and were seated immediately on the second floor. service was good.
afterwards we headed up to the 3rd floor where the bar is and met sam, the super friendly and very nice bartender who liquored us up enough to sing with another group of drunk folks! very fun night and we will definitely return!
we wandered up to the 4th floor and it looks like a big private karaoke room with big couches.
Sushi, setting, service all were above average. And the entire restaurant greeted us as soon as we walked in. Yum!
Not a bad place to check out when you're out on the western part of Center City. I was there during a happy hour, and they even have a karaoke room that you can rent out (usually reserved for big parties). The servers were pretty nice and their sushi is decent. Their sushi is a bit more expensive than usual, though. Personally, I'd prefer cheaper rolls from Vic's nearby, but I wouldn't mind stopping by this place again.
definitely as good as it gets for sushi in philly. my favorite here is the taki for two - although i used to love their blue-fin special when they had it. now it's just the tuna special and it doesn't come with blue-fin sashimi.
their sashimi is the freshest and best i've had in philly. the decor and service are nice too.
update - when ordering take for two, i'm now substituting negi toro roll for spicy trio roll. it's delicious substitute and went fast!
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square
Category: Japanese
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square
Category: Japanese
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square
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