Fuki Japanese Restaurant
828 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
(201) 225-0162
(201) 261-6400 (fax)
I think Fuki has been our de facto sushi joint since moving to Bergen County this year. We were really attracted to the very homey setting that this joint has---it looks like a lovely jewel in an otherwise busy suburban road. It kinda reminded us a lot of little mom-and-pop joints that we've visited when we went to Japan. Plus, this place always seemed busy, with both eat-in and take-away customers. Always a good sign.
We've only tried a few things on the menu. Most of the dishes that we've tried were simply... average.
Tempura appetizer. Two pieces of shrimp, eggplant, sweet potato and zucchini. I thought it was a bit greasy, although it's probably because I'm very partial to panko crumbs.
Nevertheless, our reason for coming back to Fuki is the sushi and sashimi for two. It comes with a roll of tekka maki (tuna) and a california roll (palate cleansers). The other sushi pieces (14) are quite fresh, and the kitchen does not skimp on the size of the pieces. The sashimi (also 14) is generous. Speaking from experience, the chirachi was not even close.
The sushi and sashimi for two comes with salad (watery iceberg with a sweet ginger sauce) and miso soup.
Sushi and sashimi for two. The scale is really off in this picture; it is much more generous than it looks. It includes salmon sashimi, salmon sushi, yellowtail sushi, tuna sushi, eel sushi, tekka maki rolls. california rolls, yellowtail sashimi, tuna sashimi. Very filling!
We've tried other items in the menu, inlcuding the hamachi collar (yellowtail collar) and the nabeyaki udon. Like the chirachi, both left us underwhelmed. The sushi/sashimi is the best pick that we've tried so far.
Fuki is BYOB, so you can have the kitchen hold on to your favorite mega bottle of sake. They also have a loyalty program, where frequent customers get discounts.
