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Fusion Factory
Aug. 28th, 2009 12:40 am2 out of 5 stars on Yelp
415 N Central Ave
Kent, WA 98032
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This was formerly an Indian restaurant, Clay Oven. Fusion Factory opened in August 2009.
The idea is interesting: Build a fast food restaurant that has two cuisines, Chinese and Italian.
The name is somewhat deceptive, though. By calling it "Fusion Factory," I was hoping for a true blend of the two. Something like a poor man's version of the Marco Polo Supper Club from Scottsdale, AZ about ten years ago, whose Chef, Scott Tompkins, described their approach as, "The menus are an infusion of Oriental sauces with Italian noodles and Chinese or Asian noodles with Italian sauces."
That's not what you get here, alas. What you get are Chinese and Italian dishes completely separated. "Combos" are available for $5, but the combinations are entirely within each sphere -- ie, chow mein, rice, and an entree on the Chinese side, and pasta of various stripes on the Italian side. They're also, at least so far, making things well in advance and then keeping them in steam trays.
I understand they're new; I understand they're lightly traveled so far; I understand they appear to be a couple owning and operating the place. But one point of comparison would be Gyros 2 Go in Redmond, which has a smaller kitchen, smaller seating area, the same "only" two people working the kitchen -- and yet manage to get things out fresh.
I wish them the best of luck.
415 N Central Ave
Kent, WA 98032
*^*^*
This was formerly an Indian restaurant, Clay Oven. Fusion Factory opened in August 2009.
The idea is interesting: Build a fast food restaurant that has two cuisines, Chinese and Italian.
The name is somewhat deceptive, though. By calling it "Fusion Factory," I was hoping for a true blend of the two. Something like a poor man's version of the Marco Polo Supper Club from Scottsdale, AZ about ten years ago, whose Chef, Scott Tompkins, described their approach as, "The menus are an infusion of Oriental sauces with Italian noodles and Chinese or Asian noodles with Italian sauces."
That's not what you get here, alas. What you get are Chinese and Italian dishes completely separated. "Combos" are available for $5, but the combinations are entirely within each sphere -- ie, chow mein, rice, and an entree on the Chinese side, and pasta of various stripes on the Italian side. They're also, at least so far, making things well in advance and then keeping them in steam trays.
I understand they're new; I understand they're lightly traveled so far; I understand they appear to be a couple owning and operating the place. But one point of comparison would be Gyros 2 Go in Redmond, which has a smaller kitchen, smaller seating area, the same "only" two people working the kitchen -- and yet manage to get things out fresh.
I wish them the best of luck.
