FISH FUSION: A bowl of Udon consists of cooked eel, avacado and sticky rice. It is $6, and comes with miso soup.

Tsunami Japanese Fusion is a little hole in the wall of a restaurant on Chauncey Hill.  Squeezed in between Taco Bell and yet another sushi place, they can be easily over looked.

Tsunami only adds to the plethora of Asian restaurants in this town.  Don’t get me wrong, I love oriental food, but they didn’t present any new dining options, nor did it enhance the standard Japanese meal, making me question what the ‘Fusion’ stands for in their title.

Tables cover the small box of a restaurant, making it hard to maneuver around the cramped floor.  Although, I have to admit, that the sitting was very comfortable as long as you didn’t feel the need to leave your seat.

They mainly serve ‘fast’ sushi, but since none of their fish was cooked I didn’t take the chance to try them.

Tsunami was also confusing in serving- flip-flopping between a nice sit-down meal and a serve yourself establishment.  We ordered at the counter and our meals were delivered to us, but wit out utensils and drinks, which we were apparently supposed to get ourselves.

Our server was very nice about everything, getting us the utensils we forgot and the drinks we didn’t know we were supposed to pour, but he did forget my miso soup.

The food was perfectly fine.  I ordered Beef Teriyaki, which came with sticky rice and a small salad.  It was good, but pricey.  At $10 I felt the food was too expensive for the amount I received- it didn’t even fill me up.

Likewise, my eating companion was still a tad hungry after his meal.  He ordered Udan, which is cooked eel over sticky rice.

All in all, Japanese Fusion is the place to go if you want a meal in a hurry, but are tired of your run of the mill fast food.

Quick Facts:

Rate: 3 stars

Price: ~ $12

Location: 135 S. Chauncey Ave

Miles from school: 0.9 miles