I’ve lived in big cities like Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Dallas and the thing I miss most about the city is the selection of restaurants. When I moved to Clarksville I was shocked at the lack of upscale eateries but over the years I’ve found a few good places and some that I take my out of town friends to so I can see their reactions when they see what a dump the place is or how truly bad the food is. My friends and I are foodies and I am on a quest to try out all the non-chain restaurants in Clarksville. I’ll be hitting up the few nice places we have and the scariest, dirtiest dives we have on the search for some good chow.
 First up is Fujiyama on Wilma Rudolph Blvd. The restaurant is in a strip mall; small, a single bay wide. It’s dark but clean inside with 13 tables and 7 stools at the sushi bar where 3 chefs were making rolls as fast as the orders were coming in. The restaurant had 2 waitresses working the lunch crowd and they were fast and attentive.
 I ordered the Sushi Plate that was on the Lunch menu which was pricy for a lunch special in Clarksville at $13 but it did come with a miso soup and salad. Miso soup isn’t one of my favorite things but this one wasn’t bad. It had a deep rich flavor, better then most that I’ve tried and didn’t look and taste like dirty dish water. The sushi plate was really good. The raw fish was fresh. The meat was firm but melted away as you ate it just like good sushi is suppose to. I would have to rate Fujiyama’s sushi as the best in Clarksville – that I’ve had so far anyway. The salmon and tuna didn’t have any kind of markings or damage to the meat of any kind. They take pride in making their sushi which is evident with the first bite.
 I ordered the Edamame which were nicely salted and firm but not hard. Fujiyama is a must do if you are a fan of sushi. They are on the pricey side; my lunch with tip was $24.00, but it was worth it. I liked the fact that the restaurant was quite and they didn’t pipe in bad music like the Olive Garden but the lighting was a little dark for lunch, I like to see my food. For all of you that don’t like raw fish, they do offer rice and noodle dishes and tempura.
So if you have a date coming up and you want to be able to talk to her over dinner I would definitely recommend Fujiyama.
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 Ron Dayley is known to most as the owner of SSF Submission Academy but in an earlier life he was a DoD contractor and was assigned to the CIA, FBI, Pentagon and the Dev Group out of VA Beach. Ron was lucky enough to travel with his fighters and with the Navy Seals he was assigned to and in his travels he has experience all sorts of exciting and fun foods. Ron is a self proclaimed "foodie" and enjoys trying new foods, anything and everything is on the menu.
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