If you happen to be in NYC and find yourself looking for yet another fine
sushi spot between Times Square & Lincoln Center (especially on April 15 to
cut costs) then head to FUSHI SUJI (238 W 56th St-between Broadway & 8th
Ave) for a great selection and an even greater deal.
I passed this teeny spot twice already in the last day and hundreds of
times over the years and it's so narrow and easily missed, I never noticed it. A
long narrow room has a bar up front, lots of simple wooden tables and chairs and
a sushi bar at the rear where no less than four chefs were working hard to serve
the several dozen diners.
I was headed to La Boheme at the Met, is only a 2 hour opera, but with the
Mets tedious long intermissions runs just over 3 hours!! I needed a light meal
and started with a superb Seaweed Salad which here has a bed of cucumber slices
and a cherry tomato on top. Green tea was warming as the evening chill was back
again tonight, even at 6pm. I asked my server which if the many rolls and sushi
to choose as there some 4 pages of choices and that was just rolls, sushi and
sashimi. I chose the NY Beauty and it was indeed a beauty. Each of the rolls
here is 8 HUGE pieces of sushi stuffed with Warm Grilled Lobster, Lettuce,
Cucumber, Mayo, Avocado & Tobiko. The only thing I could complain about here
was the mild wasabi, but the rolls are awesome and this warm one was a novelty
for me as I am so used to cold sushi. I ordered a small (180ml) mini-bottle of
Saki which was a creamy smooth rice-intense Hanaomai Junmai Katana and a steal
for $9, not to mention perfect with the lobster.
I was still a tad hungry, so for "dessert" I made a selection of three
sashimi:
Red Skimmer Clam, Mackerel & Salmon Belly were all superbly sliced and
served atop a pile of shredded radish and all top notch quality with the tender
clams and rich fish.
The whole bill came to about $50 and I was in awe. I shall return to Fuji
Sushi....
