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Khai's Fushion, in Depth

Most Fort Wayne restaurants pick a lane: Thai, or sushi, or hibachi, or Korean. Khai's Fusion runs all four out of one kitchen at 2823 E. State Blvd. That is the reason to know about it. When a table can't agree, when one person wants a curry and another wants a hibachi plate and a third only eats sushi rolls, this is the address that settles the argument.

The name is literal. This is Asian fusion in the working sense of the word, a menu that pulls Thai curries and soups, hibachi and teriyaki off the grill, nigiri and rolls from the sushi bar, and a set of Korean dishes into one place on Fort Wayne's east side along State Blvd. Order across the sections and no one at the table is stuck eating the thing they didn't want.

What the Grill Does Best

Start with the hibachi, because it is the clearest window into how this kitchen cooks. The hibachi dishes are grilled meat and vegetables served over white rice, finished with the restaurant's own secret sauce. That sauce is the house signature, the thing that makes a Khai's hibachi plate taste like a Khai's hibachi plate and not a generic grill order. If you want a plain, filling meal that travels well in a takeout box, this is the one to get. The teriyaki lives in the same corner of the menu for anyone who wants the grill without the sauce.

The Thai side leans on curries and soups, plus Thai fried rice for a heavier, single-bowl meal. This is the section to work through over repeat visits, since a curry, a soup, and a fried rice are three different dinners built from the same pantry.

The Sushi Bar, From Nigiri to the Deluxe Rolls

The sushi menu splits into nigiri, regular rolls, and deluxe rolls, and the deluxe rolls are where the kitchen stops being cautious. These are the loaded, multi-ingredient builds: think combinations of salmon, shrimp tempura, avocado, crab meat, cream cheese, and mayo, finished with eel sauce. If you like a roll that eats like a small meal rather than a single clean bite, order off the deluxe list. If you'd rather taste the fish plainly, the nigiri is right there on the same menu. For a straight sushi-first night, Sapporo and Uramaki Sushi are the more specialized rooms in town, but neither of them will also hand you a Korean plate and a Thai curry from the same kitchen.

The Korean Corner

Rounding out the menu is a set of Korean dishes, which is the section most fusion spots skip entirely. It is worth trying here precisely because you rarely find it stapled onto a Thai-and-sushi menu. Fort Wayne has dedicated Korean tables like Seoul Garden if that is the whole point of your night, but Khai's earns its "fusion" by keeping Korean on the board next to everything else.

Who It's For

This is a takeout-and-delivery workhorse as much as a sit-down. Khai's Fusion does delivery and takeout, including online ordering, which makes it an easy call for a weeknight when nobody wants to cook and the household can't agree on cuisine. Appetizers round out the menu for a fuller order or a shared start.

Go for the mixed table, the split order, the night when four people want four different things. One kitchen on E. State Blvd, cooking Thai, hibachi, sushi, and Korean, is a genuinely useful thing to have in your rotation.

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