Fuse

08/23/08

Good food, cool decor, service was a mixed bag

by teekhe at Citysearch

My friend and I had reservations on a weekday evening during Restaurant Week. We were seated promptly. We chose to go with the wine pairings and added a fourth course to the standard 3 course Menu. The food was excellent and the wine pairings were quite good. I particularly loved the sushi appetizer. The only complaint is that the wine pairing with the main entree did not arrive with the main entree. It took us mentioning it to 3 waiters before we finally got the pairings. On the bright side, the restaurant comped us for the wine pairings without us having to ask them.

Overall it seems our experience was better than those of the last few reviewers. I hope Fuse is on an upswing.

• Pros: Tasty food, good wines, cool decor, nice patio
• Cons: Service can miss on occasion, can get expensive

03/13/08

Experience OK. Good, Pricey food. Weird restrooms.

by cgcct at Citysearch

The food was very good, but very overpriced. The front of the house person was not so friendly. I also feel that customers should not have to pay for valet when attending a restaurant. This restaurant does not validate parking. The restrooms were BIZARRE. It is a unisex restroom with 4 stalls, and urinals. The entire area is SO dark, you can barely see the lock on the stall door, and my friend actually MISSED the lock and a MAN walked in on her. Now it's one thing for a woman to walk in on another woman. And I understand it technically was her fault about the lock, but why not eliminate this possibility by having male and female bathrooms???!!!

• Pros: good food, atmosphere
• Cons: Too pricey, bad restrooms

01/13/07

Good Volcano Role - everything else was average

by mls1221 at Citysearch

Fuse is near my work and I enjoy taking co workers if they enjoy sushi but that is it. The rest of the menu is bland but the Volcano roll is quite good. The restaurant is very attractive and the staff is fine, but only go for the Volcano roll.

• Pros: Great volano role!
• Cons: Rest of the menu is so-so.

11/12/06

Hip, beautiful sushi spot....

by dallas_dutchess at Citysearch

I actually hosted a party on the rooftop of this gorgeous restuarant for the practice I work for, and it was a fantastic locale for entertaining or just enjoying a drink and some sushi! My favorites: chili scented edimame, braised brisket potstickers (I could eat a whole plate of these!), parmesan risotto appetizer, sake (dangerously smooth), petit fours (catered only), and the Downtown Roll (amazing!). So so: vegetable rolls (upgrade to the Green Rolls if you want veggie sushi). Be advised that Fuse charges $5 for valet parking, which doesn't start until 6pm. (You can park in the pay lot next door, but it closes its gates around 10pm or so...learned that the hard way, so pay attention to the signage.) Very cool, hip place to check out with colleagues or friends. Young, beautiful crowd. Cool bar area. Beautiful, romantic patio for happy hour or dinner. Worth checking out, especially the rooftop on a nice night.

• Pros: Modern decor, cool ambiance, patio dining/drinks, appetizers & signature rolls
• Cons: Charge for valet

08/04/06

I tried to be impressed...

by margiehubbard at Citysearch

I love the look of this place. Very sleek and a great use of a non-traditional space. The first time I dined there in what used to be the elevator shaft, I believe. Unfortunately, the food is not what I hoped it would be.

On my first visit we had three sushi rolls and the potstickers. I was most impressed on this visit. The food was visually terrific and the tast was satisfying. On my second visit, we both at the balanced plates. This, I was not so impressed with. The flavors were not distictive and the portions were very small. The plate was not so elegantly arranged as the sushi and the food seemed a little lost and tiny on the big plate. My final visit was take out, since I work a block away. I had the California roll and the Sliders (tiny burgers with carmelized onion). The Sliders were dry and the California roll was fine, but nothing special.

Unfortunately, when I am more excited by the decor than the food, I really can't recommend the restaurant for more than a few drinks. Maybe I'll go visit the patio or give it a whirl at the bar. Maybe drinking is better than eating at Fuse.

• Pros: Visually, it's great.
• Cons: Food... maybe I haven't tried the right things...