Fuse

06/09/08

Overpriced!

by doomius at Citysearch

Went on a Saturday night, maybe that was the first mistake.

Upon entering, I found the atmosphere a tad too trendy. I know they are trying to revitalize the downtown area, but it just had an air of pretentiousness that I found laughable.

I ordered a mojito, which I must say I have had better at less price. Service was quick to order drinks, I will commend them for that.

Ordered the edamame and calamari for appetizers. The edamame was definitely unique with a chili powder glaze which I found pleasant, the calamari was good however nothing out of the ordinary.

Entree choices included the volcano roll which is basically a California roll topped with scallops and drenched in a mild spicy sauce which I thought was quite good. The spicy tuna rolls and California rolls were mediocre at best!

The oddest thing about Fuse were the restrooms, I would expect an establishment such as this to have separate restrooms for male and female patrons. Fuse however has a unisex restroom which comprises of 4 stalls and 4 urinals tucked away in a corner which I found a bit awkward.

The most annoying part of the night was that they had a DJ spinning repetitive techno music...if you can call it that. He reminded me of Bruce McCullough?s character from Kids in the Hall, "He's Hip, He's Cool, He's 45!"

Bottom line, trendy nightspot that caters to young twenty-something singles that don't care about dropping money on overpriced mediocre meals!

• Pros: Edamame and Volcano Rolls were tasty!
• Cons: Everything else was mediocre!

02/02/08

mediocre at best.

by redrunner7 at Citysearch

went there the other night and it was DEAD. one of like 2 tables in the entire place. service was ok, just felt distant though everything was timed well. the food was mediocre, the only thing we really enjoyed was the potsticker dumplings. our entrees lacked any really rememorable taste, and everything just tasted plain. dessert was ok, though the french toast seemed to be over rated. also the interior look woren and the little soy sauce bowls were beat up and needed to be thrown away.

• Pros: valet, door staff
• Cons: food, no people there