Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Companion had arrived home early for work and announced it
was high time for a beer, especially on this special day – and we had just the
one! We had recently taken advantage of a phenomenal Green Room Brewing Groupon
Special which included two pints of beer, two pint glasses and one growler
filled with one of their delicious beers! … our choice had been the Shaka
Oatmeal Stout. This started the afternoon off perfectly.
After “priming the pump”, we finally headed out toward the
Jacksonville International Airport. Fujiyama is located within the River City
Market Place on the east side of I-95 at the Jacksonville International Airport
exit. One notable thing I noticed about this area is that new construction is
ongoing with a new Dick's Sporting Goods and Marshalls coming soon.
The provided menus – note the plural – provided a vast array
of choices. There was the usual formal menu, a printed sushi menu, a small
table sandwich board menu and two wall menus listing different specials from
sushi rolls to desserts to appetizers. Oh, yes! … there was also a laminated
Special Rolls menu!
I happily started plowing through all the menus and we
settled on the following items:
Crunchy Tuna Roll ($5.09)
Crunchy Salmon Roll ($5.09)
Spicy Tuna Roll ($4.39)
Spicy Salmon Roll ($4.39)
Dancing Eel Roll ($6.09)
Sushi Deluxe ($19.95) – which was fourteen pieces of sushi
and a Philadelphia Roll
Oh, my holy momma yama! ...the sushi was incredible – some
of the best I have had in Jacksonville. The sushi chefs were efficient,
friendly and creative.
The hibachi grill area was quite busy and obviously popular
– the sushi bar area was noticeably well populated by the time we left. Others
were making their way into the restaurant as we walked across the parking lot
back to The Beast.
If you like sushi and have not tried Fujiyama Japanese and
Sushi Restaurant, Google around – check Money and Mint magazines and find
yourself a discount coupon to try it out for the first time. They have a
loyalty plan and a Military Appreciation special, as well.
I know I'll be going back to Fujiyama – hope I see you
there!
Fujiyama Japanese and Sushi Restaurant
I was the “Coupon Kid” that evening, so I whipped out a
Starbucks $10 voucher for which I had coughed up $5 and by driving around the
River City Market Place, we were able to locate a nearby Starbucks Coffee
Company coffee house.
Companion landed The Beast not too far from the front door
of the establishment and we noticed it was quite busy. We jumped inside and
ordered a Salted Caramel Mocha Frappuccino and a Spiced Pumpkin Frappuccino –
both serving as our dessert.
Driving home, companion and I were reminiscing of our years
together and funny anecdotes from our past. This was a wonderful evening for
which we'll both always be grateful – as I am for all of you who may be
reading.
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