Fuji Ramen

Hello! Writing this review as I dine currently. It's November 15th 2023 at around 2 PM. Saw this restaurant as I was walking around Gervais. This is my first time eating here and these are my thoughts: First impression: outside, it has this very nice vibe to it, like a niche, hole-in-the-wall restaurant that would have food that rocks. Come inside and it's got a nicer, quieter almost mature vibe. It fits the Japanese theming of the restaurant and the aesthetic is beautiful. Very clean too, automatic plus. I am greeted and asked if I want to dine-in, I said yes. It's a self seating restaurant and there was no wait before I was served. I was offered water and immediately given a menu. The menu is very sleak, has a nice design, and very easy to read and navigate. Visually appeal

Oh ho ho! What a surprise, actual authentic Japanese food in the heart of Columbia, just across the street from the Statehouse! This is a truly hidden gem (hopefully not hidden too much longer!). This place truly surprised me; when I last ate there, I could not help but ask where the ingredients came from, because coming from the Asian markets around, I have no idea where such ingredients would have come from especially for my Eel donburi! Only to find out this is a franchise from a company FROM Japan! The ingredients being sourced from there as well! What a fantastic surprise! Coming from a Vietnamese background, I typically dislike ramen (even authentic ramens in the heart of Philly/NYC) in favor of other noodle soups more familiar to my culture, however, this was a pleasant surprise! T

It's good and has vegetarian options. Get the spicy chilli sauce on the side and that elevates the taste of ramen. Not so impressed with the vegetables that by default comes in the vegetarian option. You have to pay to add extra and you cannot even substitute. The chicken katsu was good.

Food was so good and amazing service! The decorations inside were also so cute! They also had FREE PARKING in the back. I really recommend the ramen and the skewers.

Came for lunch before continuing the road trip during Christmas Day. It opens 7 days a week so it'd be a good stop for anyone wants to keep stomach warm 😅 I got takoyaki as appertizer and tonkatsu ramen. The ramen unfortunately lacked of flavor and too much noodles compared to the amount of meat. I recommend beef ramen, which was more flavorful, or spicy miso ramen. Quick service, good lunch!