Fuji Authentic Japanese
116 E. Kings Highway
Haddonfield , NJ 08033
856-354-8200
Neighborhood: Haddonfield
Parking: Municipal lot behind restaurant, free after 6 p.m. and weekends.
Handicap access: Wheelchair accessible.
Handicap access: Wheelchair accessible.
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The creative kaiseki tastings from the region's most masterly Japanese chef, Matt Ito, remain after three decades among our most extraordinary adventures...
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If I had worried that the big move had stolen Fuji's magic, the shabu-shabu banished my fears.
It wasn't simply those precious slices of velvety Japanese Kobe beef (not that cheaper, more common American strain), which gently simmered in a bowl of pristine kelp broth alongside perfect bundles of tender veggies. It was the bowl itself - a piece of white paper folded origami-style into a vessel - that sat atop the heat of a licking flame unperturbed and unsinged.
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Cuisine type: Japanese
Meals Served:
Lunch - Tue. thru Sat.
Dinner - Tue. thru Sun.
Style:
The move from his longtime Cinnaminson outpost to a Haddonfield mini-mall hasn’t dimmed Matt Ito’s exquisite Japanese cooking one bit. His creative kaiseki tastings remain one of the region’s most special eating adventures, while the standard menu rises on quality ingredients and authentic preparations. The room is austere but pretty; service needs work.
Specialties:
Kaiseki: tuna tartare; scallop and foie gras in kabocha sauce; soft-shell crabs fried in sweet rice; Kobe beef shabu-shabu. Main menu: grilled Kobe beef; eggplant with miso; dobin pot; tempura; beef teriyaki; sukiyaki; ginger pork; steamed bass with black bean and soba. Sushi: everything.
Alcohol:
BYOB. Bring a nice bottle of cold junmai daiginjo sake.
Weekend noise:
Usually quiet, but can hit 84 decibels. (Ideal is 75 decibels or less.)
Hours: Lunch Tuesday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner Tuesday through Thursday, 5-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, until 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4-9 p.m.
Reservations: Recommended
Prices:
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