Comments on: Fujiyama Seafood and Steak – Melbourne, FL

By: Brian LeGros

Brian LeGros — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:29:03 +0000

@brittany – Thanks for stopping by. Glad to hear you enjoyed Fujiyama. I totally agree with you about the prices and the quality for lunch. I’ve never thought about the clean carpet angle, but that’s definitely a plus. Great comment.

By: brittany

brittany — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:15:54 +0000

Fujiyama for the win!!! I live in merritt island and i will always go there!! Fujiyama is CLEAN. The carpet @ makotos is soo gross.. I dont know i just get a good VIBE when i go into Fujiyama. Their portions are right size for lunch!! I always go during lunch because of the prices! When 2 people can eat QUALITY food for 20$ including tip.. thats my kind of place!

By: Brian LeGros

Brian LeGros — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:11:00 +0000

@Dani – Thanks for stopping by. It’s good to hear your feedback. After a while the restaurant is bound to have a few issues, so it is disappointing to hear you had a repeat problem. I think there is plenty of room for both Makoto’s and Fujiyama in Melbourne. I went to Makoto’s a few days ago and have to say I still prefer Fujiyama, but I can understand where you’re coming from. Thanks again for the honest feedback.

By: Dani

Dani — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:07:15 +0000

The first time we went to Fujiyama’s, it was all right. The chefs put on a very good show and the place seems larger than Makoto’s and well lit. The food was priced the same, but the portions were smaller than Makoto’s. Usually after Makoto’s, we have leftovers, but after Fujiyama’s, I still felt hungry. My husband ordered filet minon, but the chef cooked it with the other steaks, so everyone ended up eating his filet minon and he only had a few pieces, and the filet costs more than the steak.
The second time we tried to call to make a reservation, but nobody was answering the phone. We showed up and they told us it would be 20minutes. That was at 7pm. By 8:30pm we were still waiting and decided to leave because I needed food (hypoglycemic). We had been watching and listening as they were sitting people. We understand that if you have a reservation you get seated first. But groups were showing up later than their reserved time, and we kept getting bumped so that they could be seated first, even though they were late. They kept telling us we would be next, and we told them forget it, cause it takes another 20 minutes until your meal is done.
So my husband and I will be sticking with Makoto’s, since we’ve never lost our table for reservations who were late.

By: Brian LeGros

Brian LeGros — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:51:43 +0000

@Lisa – Thanks for stopping by. Your opinion is starting to become the consensus it seems. I definitely agree with you about the carrots too. If Fujiyama were to offer them as a side, I would definitely pay for them; I can’t imagine it’d be that hard either: 1 lb sugar + 1 bag of carrots = done. Thanks for the suggestion about the dumplings and sushi.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:50:18 +0000

I work at a business in Melbourne. We used to go to Makoto’s for lunch sometimes, for birthdays and such. I spotted Fujiyama on my drive to work one day and we decided to try it. We’ve never been back to Makoto’s since. Although I DO miss Maktoro’s carrots, that’s the only regret. Fujiyama’s is cleaner, their presentation is excellent, the prices are comparable, and the employees just seem friendlier and more welcoming. The chefs really try to put on a show, although I noticed the last few times we were there, they didn’t try the food toss trick, so maybe they’ve stopped. Not a big deal. I usually have either the salmon or chicken lunch, but their Monster roll is excellent, as is the gyazo appetizer. Recommend highly!

By: Brian LeGros

Brian LeGros — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:10:23 +0000

@Anne – Thanks for stopping by. More and more I’m hearing others say good things about Fujiyama. I’ve never heard the DoH angle before, so I can’t verify any truth to your statement, but I do find that Fujiyama is much cleaner than Makotos. At the very least it’s much more well lit than Makotos. Thanks again for the comment, I’m glad to see the community is enjoying Fujiyama.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:13:09 +0000

I used to enjoy Makotos… Now it is 100% that I will choose Fujiyama. I have several reasons for rating Fujiyama #1 in my book 1) They are VERY CLEAN and handle the food with standards set fourth by the Department of Health and anyone that works for the Departmet of Health will also likely choose Fujiyama. 2) They are FRIENDLY at Fujiyama…I have had too many snooty hostesses at Makotos treat me as if my family and I were just people they have to put up with, ugh. 3) The food is very good. The only thing that I don’t like is that sometimes it gets prepared with a little too much oil, and to me oil=fat, not so good. Other than that one little complaint, Fujiyama remains #1 for Melbourne.

By: Brian LeGros

Brian LeGros — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:23:29 +0000

@Lek – Thanks for stopping by. It’s funny you mention this. My wife and I were debating the other day on whether to go to Makotos or Fujiyama and Fujiyama won out because of location. We still like Makotos but it’s slowly becoming more of a rarity that we go.

By: Lek

Lek — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:04:13 +0000

I honestly still prefer Makotoes, but Fujiyama being so close to my house, it is hard to resist.