John and On Augsondthung have drawn on both their heritage and experience to create Fuji Sushi Bar & Asian Bistro, which opened recently in a strip center just north of Pine Ridge Road.
Mrs. Augsondthung attended high school in Naples before heading back to Thailand for 10 years to be near family. Over that time, however, she returned for several visits.
Mr. Augsondthung, also from Thailand, worked at Sushi-Thai in Naples for a few years. The couple eventually decided to strike out on their own and created a cozy but smartly appointed restaurant that serves a bounty of sushi as well as cooked fare from Japan, Thailand and China.
There are booths, banquettes and standard tables, as well as seats at the sushi bar plus an expansive outdoor dining area in which there's live music or karaoke on the weekends, weather permitting.
Customers will find most of the customary sushi items here as well as the restaurant's specialties, such as the aptly named Godzilla roll — an assortment of deep-fried fish, crab, cream cheese, asparagus and masago topped with eel sauce and spicy mayo. It's a monster, but a delicious one.
