Asian Bistro, Sushi Bar
http://www.fushawest.biz/index.html
311 Amsterdam Ave @ 75th St. – Upper West Side

Not much to say here except we were quite pleasantly surprised by this meal.  We were Uptown going to the Everett Bradley show Menage de Musique.  We were desperate for a good place to eat and wandered around with our iPhones searching for something vaguely familiar.  Most of the options were mediocre at best near 75th and Amsterdam.  We picked the one with the nicest decor and what we thought would be healthy-ish food.  It was quite early, as our show started at 7pm.

We duly noted the place was packed early with after work meeters, families and singles.  Possibly against our better judgement we ordered Rock Shrimp Tempura.  For those of you who have been following us, you would know is an In NYC ‘Smackdown’ food.  No way would Fusha west stand up to Morimoto or Lure Fishbar!  Stupid idea, but it wasn’t half bad.  It was hot and fresh.  The sauce was tasty enough.  We had no complaints whatsoever so far.  Next we decided also to try the Sashimi platter.  $28 for 16 pieces?  We were just praying not to be eating a pile of fishy sushi.  This time we were actually blown away by the presentation.  The taste held up as well.  It was very fresh with only one iffy whitefish.  If in the hood again I’d go there in a heartbeat.  They also had us in and out in about 1/2 an hour.  Fusha offers good value, nice presentation and solid quality.  It ain’t Masa, but then we weren’t expecting it to be

MENU
Chambord Rock Shrimp Tempura w/sweet & spicy lemon cream $12
Sashimi Fusha 16 pcs. of daily selected sashimi $28

Yes, this was our Sushi Platter. Looks great, right?