Fuse

06/22/08

Poor Management

by phnman at Citysearch

We had reservations at Fuse tonight for 14 at 8:30. Our entire party was at the restaurant by 8:20. We were bumped by another table of 14 out of an inside table and seated on the patio ( in the Texas heat) at 9:05. After placing our orders we were informed that the kitchen was backed up and our meals would be delayed. We complained to management about our problems (so far) with our visit, and were informed that we should have known better than to make a reservation for 14, at 8:30, on a Saturday night. Our food finally started arriving at about 10pm.

The volcano roll was quite bland, and the scallops were overcooked. The downtown roll had the faintest hint of soap (yuck). The Fuse roll is an obvious rip off of the Julie roll at Blue Fish (which is SO much better). The tornado roll is quite bland, and while the Thai roll was the best of what I ordered, the banana overpowers all of the other flavors. All of the rolls were poorly made, and came undone when picking them up.

We had a party of 18 at Nick's seafood in Addison last weekend, and had no problem getting in. We had better food, service, and a better time than this weekend.

People in Dallas have too many choices for a restaurant to perform this poorly and get away with it. If you are going to spend as much as we did for dinner, I recommend that you try Perry's, Bob's, Blue Fish, The Grape, Sushi Zushi, or Abacus.

• Pros: Great space, location
• Cons: Average food for above average price, poor management

02/29/08

WAY OVER PRICED

by justinjustinjustin at Citysearch

I've been to 90% of the upscale restaraunts in the DFW area and this was the first place I've been to where I felt like I'd been ripped off. Ordered the $17 "hot rock" appetizer with Kobe Beef-it tasted ok and was a barely enough to feed 2 and definitely not worth $17. Our entrees included the $26 Salmon which was barely enough to feed my girlfriend who doesn't eat much anyways while I ordered the $24 Sea Bass-let me say this; the sea bass meal which included an awful asian salad and rice was the total size of my fist. The wine was decent which is the only ok thing I can say and the total bill came out to $96. We left dissapointed and still hungry. GO TO SAMBUKAS- It's just as expensive, but definitely WORTH it. Try the Sea Bass there, it'll melt in your mouth and you'll be thinking about it for days..seriously.

• Pros: Good staff, nice ambiance
• Cons: Everything else