Great meal. Super friendly staff. I had the hot and sour soup and it was delicious. Small eating area but the food made up for it. I will definitely come again and would recommend.
Lindsey S.
Walked here with my co-worker to get some lunch to go. We were happily greeted when entering this tiny shop that only has a few tables. My co-worker had been here several times before and recommended trying any of their chicken dishes. I ended choosing the peanut butter chicken rice bowl. After opening my meal back at my desk I then saw that the peanut butter was a drizzle on top that didn't even get to all of the chicken (or any of the rice) and not an all over sauce as I expected it would be. If I had known this I would have asked for more. While disappointed with the lack of sauce, I am very happy with the chicken. That chicken is awesome! It may take me a minute, but I'll be back to try out another chicken dish.
Kim N.
Came for the stew pork belly, but the chef said it wasn't ready and suggested the braised pork. I gave that a try and was very disappointed. The pork was bland and overcooked, some pieces even had pork hair on it. That tells me it wasn't clean and prepared well. For the price I paid, I could have had a better meal elsewhere.
Tim C.
I came to Cleveland for an interview from Houston (second largest chinatown in US), so I was not expecting much in terms of Asian food scene. However, as soon as I found a Taiwanese place, I knew I gotta check it out. Upon entering, I could tell the shop owner was Taiwanese from his accent, and we hit it off real well from the start. He was very friendly with customers, and he even joked that if I don't have money to pay cuz i'm a poor student, I can do the dishes. Onto the food. I got the braised chicken thigh rice. It was pretty standard taiwanese set meals with some ground pork sauce over rice, veggies on the side (asparagus in this case), and a braised egg. Good portion size in meat and rice, and owner offered me more rice if I needed it. It may not be the best thing in the world, but it tasted homemade to me like how my mother would make it, so I was very surprised. The milk tea tasted very much like ones I would get for breakfast in Taipei on the streets. The curry beef pancake was very flavorful, and I loved the sauce. Overall, 5 stars for service and the home-made feel. It definitely was not 100% authentic or the best taiwanese food I've ever had, but it was comforting and got my Asian food fix. Will definitely come back if I return to the city!
Erika B.
Stopped here for our anniversary dinner last minute and it was the best. The best noodles I've had since San Francisco. Hot sauce and noodles were handmade and the service was friendly and prompt. You can BYOB, which me and my SO didn't know until the end of the meal. My definite go-to spot in Cleveland Asiatown.
ChiaYun W.
The b7 I ordered looks/tastes nothing like night market fried chicken tender in Taiwan. Vegetable on the side is over cooked. My friend and I have diarrhea after eating at Phusion Cafe...
Jessica M.
this is some serious taiwanese food. i can't believe it took someone so long to see how many chinese students there are at case, and that they should open a restaurant there! the owner is the most friendly restaurant owner ever. my friend who is half chinese was trying to speak chinese with him, he was super patient, and when she got her leftovers to go, he topped it off. so so nice! when i went i got scallion pancakes, buffalo tofu, bbq ribs, pan fried dumplings, and popcorn chicken. all delicious. next i want to try the bbq tofu!
Linn T.
I was really impressed with this place. Amazing place to get not-overly-greasy versions of your favorite Americanized Chinese foods, plus great interpretations of more authentic Taiwanese takeout items. I had the popcorn chicken, fried potstickers and the General Tso's chicken. TIP: ask for the General Tso's "really crispy" or extra crispy...it comes out with the texture of the popcorn chicken, and then you can add extra sauce as you choose. This is how I avoided getting whole bites of nothing but gross bread/fat, as often happens at other places. AND, since you're bound to have leftovers, this texture is more conducive to reheating...I'm currently eating some General Tso's the day after buying it, and it didn't get gross in the microwave at all. WOO.
Nunya B.
came back here several times since my initial 4 star review and one time we saw bugs crawling on the separating half wall. Never came back since and never will. this place just doesnt give a clean feel. Please update and clean your restaurant. This place has good food at times and can potentially be one of the better asian restaurants in the area if they manage it right.
Edward C.
Thank you Yelpers, you did it again! Very modest place, a sort of neighborhood-ish kinda restaurant but with all the ingredients to make it a gem. I was hungry for noodles so I ordered the Taiwanese Noodle Soup with Beef. The bowl was big, everything tasted fresh and yummy. The beef was tender and delicious while the vegetables, noodles and spices blended in perfectly. Very reasonable, it's hard to find value like this out there. This was my first visit but will not be my last. Thank you Phusion Cafe for the great service as well.
Really great food! Personally recommend this place for its authenticity and taste
Manasa Patibandla
Small and cozy place. Tried their 3 cups chicken, really good and they can make it as spicy as you want. Hot and sour soup is really good and perfect amounts of sour and spice level as needed. The waiter was really helpful to us and helped in deciding what we might like.
Shane K.
The stewed pork belly here is really fantastic. Probably the best thing on the menu. If they could figure out their myriad service issues (including customer names on the tickets would be a great first step if they still haven't started doing that), they would be in really great shape. Overall, solid Asian food for an area that needs it.
Rachel G.
Ok, Phusion, after just one visit, I can honestly say that I love you. Can we get together every day? I wish that I was a student at Case or CIA, so that I'd be close enough that we could make our union official and a reality! This is so not your typical American type of restaurant, which is a very good thing in my book, but might be off putting to some. First off, you need to know that Phusion is tiny and cramped, seating just 17. We came at night on a Friday and were the only ones there, but I imagine this could be a problem during lunch hour. The open kitchen is microscopic and nearly every horizontal surface is loaded with stacked items and ingredients. The food they put out is delicious! We had: +Beef soup (with rice noodles). Fatty meat, a pickled vegetable of some sort (bitter melon, maybe?), bok choy, cabbage and a flavorful broth. The broth was VERY tasty. +BBQ tofu, which came with broccoli and a humongous mountain of rice. This could easily be two or more meals for someone. +Scallion pancakes. A bit doughy, but still tasty. Even better with the accompanying sauce. *Homemade hot sauce, which was sitting out in a little bowl on each table. I don't know what was in this, but it seemed to have chunks of garlic in it and was incredible! While this was a delightful initial sampling, there are so many other options I'd like to try, so Will definitely be going back in the near future. Probably not every day, as I'd like, but hopefully soon. By the way, parking is available in a metered lot at the corner of E 115th, just half a block away. They deliver, too, if you're close enough! Call to place an order.
Vy L.
What an experience... The service was truly awful. I will not lie, they did try their best to be accommodating, but failed miserably. I waited over half an hour for my salmon soba, where there were four employees in total who could not get to it. The whole waiting time consisted of each employee mentioning the words salmon soba on average of 4x PER PERSON. It was interesting to see how other people who came in after myself, retrieved their orders quickly. I also ordered the scallion pancake which came out in a timely manner. I enjoyed eating this while waiting for my entree to come out. After my salmon soba arrived, one of the cooks asked if I wanted sauce for my scallion pancake which I was already finishing up. He apologized, but at that point and time there was nothing that could be done. I have no idea as to why it took so long for my bubble tea to be made, another employee waited until the last minute to make me one which only took her two minutes to make. I had the strawberry bubble tea, which I did not enjoy (but I am particular about my bubble tea). Other notes: seating is rough as they're are two long tables available with one small circle table by the restroom, so for those not comfortable with sitting next to a stranger, maybe this place is not for you. Water is self-serving and available (no ice, just water). They also ran out of chopsticks.. I would only come back for the scallion pancake, I did really enjoy that.
Great meal. Super friendly staff. I had the hot and sour soup and it was delicious. Small eating area but the food made up for it. I will definitely come again and would recommend.
Walked here with my co-worker to get some lunch to go. We were happily greeted when entering this tiny shop that only has a few tables. My co-worker had been here several times before and recommended trying any of their chicken dishes. I ended choosing the peanut butter chicken rice bowl. After opening my meal back at my desk I then saw that the peanut butter was a drizzle on top that didn't even get to all of the chicken (or any of the rice) and not an all over sauce as I expected it would be. If I had known this I would have asked for more. While disappointed with the lack of sauce, I am very happy with the chicken. That chicken is awesome! It may take me a minute, but I'll be back to try out another chicken dish.
Came for the stew pork belly, but the chef said it wasn't ready and suggested the braised pork. I gave that a try and was very disappointed. The pork was bland and overcooked, some pieces even had pork hair on it. That tells me it wasn't clean and prepared well. For the price I paid, I could have had a better meal elsewhere.
I came to Cleveland for an interview from Houston (second largest chinatown in US), so I was not expecting much in terms of Asian food scene. However, as soon as I found a Taiwanese place, I knew I gotta check it out. Upon entering, I could tell the shop owner was Taiwanese from his accent, and we hit it off real well from the start. He was very friendly with customers, and he even joked that if I don't have money to pay cuz i'm a poor student, I can do the dishes. Onto the food. I got the braised chicken thigh rice. It was pretty standard taiwanese set meals with some ground pork sauce over rice, veggies on the side (asparagus in this case), and a braised egg. Good portion size in meat and rice, and owner offered me more rice if I needed it. It may not be the best thing in the world, but it tasted homemade to me like how my mother would make it, so I was very surprised. The milk tea tasted very much like ones I would get for breakfast in Taipei on the streets. The curry beef pancake was very flavorful, and I loved the sauce. Overall, 5 stars for service and the home-made feel. It definitely was not 100% authentic or the best taiwanese food I've ever had, but it was comforting and got my Asian food fix. Will definitely come back if I return to the city!
Stopped here for our anniversary dinner last minute and it was the best. The best noodles I've had since San Francisco. Hot sauce and noodles were handmade and the service was friendly and prompt. You can BYOB, which me and my SO didn't know until the end of the meal. My definite go-to spot in Cleveland Asiatown.
The b7 I ordered looks/tastes nothing like night market fried chicken tender in Taiwan. Vegetable on the side is over cooked. My friend and I have diarrhea after eating at Phusion Cafe...
this is some serious taiwanese food. i can't believe it took someone so long to see how many chinese students there are at case, and that they should open a restaurant there! the owner is the most friendly restaurant owner ever. my friend who is half chinese was trying to speak chinese with him, he was super patient, and when she got her leftovers to go, he topped it off. so so nice! when i went i got scallion pancakes, buffalo tofu, bbq ribs, pan fried dumplings, and popcorn chicken. all delicious. next i want to try the bbq tofu!
I was really impressed with this place. Amazing place to get not-overly-greasy versions of your favorite Americanized Chinese foods, plus great interpretations of more authentic Taiwanese takeout items. I had the popcorn chicken, fried potstickers and the General Tso's chicken. TIP: ask for the General Tso's "really crispy" or extra crispy...it comes out with the texture of the popcorn chicken, and then you can add extra sauce as you choose. This is how I avoided getting whole bites of nothing but gross bread/fat, as often happens at other places. AND, since you're bound to have leftovers, this texture is more conducive to reheating...I'm currently eating some General Tso's the day after buying it, and it didn't get gross in the microwave at all. WOO.
came back here several times since my initial 4 star review and one time we saw bugs crawling on the separating half wall. Never came back since and never will. this place just doesnt give a clean feel. Please update and clean your restaurant. This place has good food at times and can potentially be one of the better asian restaurants in the area if they manage it right.
Thank you Yelpers, you did it again! Very modest place, a sort of neighborhood-ish kinda restaurant but with all the ingredients to make it a gem. I was hungry for noodles so I ordered the Taiwanese Noodle Soup with Beef. The bowl was big, everything tasted fresh and yummy. The beef was tender and delicious while the vegetables, noodles and spices blended in perfectly. Very reasonable, it's hard to find value like this out there. This was my first visit but will not be my last. Thank you Phusion Cafe for the great service as well.
Restaurantji Recommends
Really great food! Personally recommend this place for its authenticity and taste
Small and cozy place. Tried their 3 cups chicken, really good and they can make it as spicy as you want. Hot and sour soup is really good and perfect amounts of sour and spice level as needed. The waiter was really helpful to us and helped in deciding what we might like.
The stewed pork belly here is really fantastic. Probably the best thing on the menu. If they could figure out their myriad service issues (including customer names on the tickets would be a great first step if they still haven't started doing that), they would be in really great shape. Overall, solid Asian food for an area that needs it.
Ok, Phusion, after just one visit, I can honestly say that I love you. Can we get together every day? I wish that I was a student at Case or CIA, so that I'd be close enough that we could make our union official and a reality! This is so not your typical American type of restaurant, which is a very good thing in my book, but might be off putting to some. First off, you need to know that Phusion is tiny and cramped, seating just 17. We came at night on a Friday and were the only ones there, but I imagine this could be a problem during lunch hour. The open kitchen is microscopic and nearly every horizontal surface is loaded with stacked items and ingredients. The food they put out is delicious! We had: +Beef soup (with rice noodles). Fatty meat, a pickled vegetable of some sort (bitter melon, maybe?), bok choy, cabbage and a flavorful broth. The broth was VERY tasty. +BBQ tofu, which came with broccoli and a humongous mountain of rice. This could easily be two or more meals for someone. +Scallion pancakes. A bit doughy, but still tasty. Even better with the accompanying sauce. *Homemade hot sauce, which was sitting out in a little bowl on each table. I don't know what was in this, but it seemed to have chunks of garlic in it and was incredible! While this was a delightful initial sampling, there are so many other options I'd like to try, so Will definitely be going back in the near future. Probably not every day, as I'd like, but hopefully soon. By the way, parking is available in a metered lot at the corner of E 115th, just half a block away. They deliver, too, if you're close enough! Call to place an order.
What an experience... The service was truly awful. I will not lie, they did try their best to be accommodating, but failed miserably. I waited over half an hour for my salmon soba, where there were four employees in total who could not get to it. The whole waiting time consisted of each employee mentioning the words salmon soba on average of 4x PER PERSON. It was interesting to see how other people who came in after myself, retrieved their orders quickly. I also ordered the scallion pancake which came out in a timely manner. I enjoyed eating this while waiting for my entree to come out. After my salmon soba arrived, one of the cooks asked if I wanted sauce for my scallion pancake which I was already finishing up. He apologized, but at that point and time there was nothing that could be done. I have no idea as to why it took so long for my bubble tea to be made, another employee waited until the last minute to make me one which only took her two minutes to make. I had the strawberry bubble tea, which I did not enjoy (but I am particular about my bubble tea). Other notes: seating is rough as they're are two long tables available with one small circle table by the restroom, so for those not comfortable with sitting next to a stranger, maybe this place is not for you. Water is self-serving and available (no ice, just water). They also ran out of chopsticks.. I would only come back for the scallion pancake, I did really enjoy that.