First Look at FujiSan: Handcrafted Sushi

The newest option for students (and anybody else passing by) at Wichita State’s Rhatigan Student Center is FujiSan.

The restaurant serves sushi, boba tea, poke bowls and more, all with wide variety of fresh, sustainable and great-tasting food prepared every day (as the website says).

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1845 N. Fairmount St., Wichita, KS 67260
316-978-3479

Monday – Thursday: 10am – 7pm
Friday: 10am – 5pm
Closed on Sunday and Saturday

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Cash/Card Accepted
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I’ll start off by saying FujiSan is a massive upgrade from the dining options available at Wichita State when I was a student there over 20 years ago.

I decided to grab a poke bowl and some sushi during my visit. The selection of sushi read like what you would find at Dillons or Costco. It was mostly the staples like a California roll, spicy tuna roll, spicy salmon roll, etc. I grabbed a spicy salmon.

Then, I went with a build your own poke bowl for $9. Like other places, you could pick your base, sauce, protein, and toppings. I chose white rice, unagi sauce, spicy tuna and salmon protein, and pickled red onions, seaweed solid, and ginger for the toppings.

The total came out to roughly $18. Compared to other places locally and even nationally, like a grocery store, the portion sizes were noticeably smaller, which was unfortunate given that the target demographic for FujiSan were college age kids with less spending power than adults. I’m not saying that it’s too expensive or a rip-off, just that by comparison, better value could be had elsewhere if you’re willing or able to leave campus.

With that said, I found the spicy salmon roll to be quite underwhelming. The fish to rice ratio was way off. I’m talking 95% rice and what felt like 5% fish in each bite then doused with sauce. The poke bowl was a far better deal for essentially the same price. Everything felt evenly distributed between the proteins and toppings; no issues with the quality of the fish either. It was about what I expected from a poke place on campus.

Compared to the other options on campus like Panda Express or Chick-fil-A, I’m sure FujiSan is a nice change of pace. Would I get it if I was stuck on campus? Probably, but certainly many better options elsewhere for sushi and/or poke.

Here’s their menu:

Happy Dining,
Eddy

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