Food, entertainment and friends. What more could you ask for in a restaurant? Fuji Steakhouse in Ames has it all.
Chef Mike or “Jake from State Farm” as he said when we asked his name, put on quite the show with his magical food tricks and impeccable ‘juggling’ abilities. His spatula and knife never seemed to touch the grill when he was whipping them around with seemingly no effort at all.
Some of his tricks were magic, some funny and some of them were even meant to scare us. I will admit, one of his cheeky tricks did catch me completely off guard. I was sitting talking with one of my classmates and he had what I though was a bottle full of sauce. He pointed it in our direction, squeezed, and I saw something start to come out of the bottle. Yes, I jumped. Come to find out, it was a trick bottle that had nothing inside but a black string.
Everyone had a good laugh at my expense and continued on with out meal. Chef Mike even gave us refills of the oh so famous yum yum sauce. Yes, I doubled up on the yum yum and passed on the ginger sauce.
To top it all off, there was a lunch special going on: $8 dollar hibachi. We were able to choose from steak, chicken shrimp, veggies, etc. all at the same exact price. With your choice of veggies or protein, we were also treated to a heaping pile of fried rice. Tip: mix in some of that delectable yum yum sauce to your rice. You’ll thank me later.
Overall: 10/10 would recommend Fuji Steakhouse.