This larger establishment offered an extended selection of the original Fuji’s menu and accommodated many more guests. Superior customer service combined with expertly prepared sushi and Japanese cuisine catapulted the team’s success and led to the creation of Fuji 1546 in 2004. (Fun fact: our Fuji restaurant was the first-ever sushi restaurant opened in Quincy, MA) With all the savings I accumulated from working as a sushi chef, I was finally able to open my restaurant. In the year 1998, I was 19 at the time, my best friend and I decided to open up our sushi restaurant in Quincy, MA. Being a sushi chef was my best asset and even if I failed I’d still be young to go back to school so I decided to take the risk. I was young and I knew that I could take the risk.
So I was inspired to open up my sushi restaurant to serve my not-so-little fan base which I managed to do so in the year 1998.
When I became the youngest head sushi chef at 18, I also learned that a lot of customers followed me around to eat my food as I worked in different restaurants over the years. Then I realized that sushi wasn’t just my part-time job but it was my passion. I was taught by my sensei (a word for a teacher in Japanese) at a local Japanese restaurant. I started learning how to make sushi when I was 14. What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?
