I've been living in Totowa for a few years and always passed this restaurant, wondering how it was. I finally decided to go in, and wow -- the food was absolutely delicious. It's BYOB, which is a great bonus, and the atmosphere is very private and intimate. The wait staff were so attentive and made the experience even better. I would definitely recommend this place and will absolutely be coming back again! read more

Food is fresco and flavoed! Service is top notch. Had dinner after work with my crew. read more

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First time back in awhile and I am so glad I came back for mother's day. The food was phenomenal with the best burrata ever and branzino that was succulent. Everything was cooked to perfection and Christian was so attentive as well as rest of the staff. I didn't get a chance to take any pictures because I was too busy eating. Bring a bottle of wine and enjoy a fabulous meal. read more

The food here is always on point. So delicious. They mix different foods that just work. We had a great dinner. The filet mignon steak pappardelle with mushrooms,asparagus and sage butter cream sauce was amazing, the stuffed veal was tender and cooked to perfection, the grilled salmon was fresh, the chicken garlic was amazing, and the appetizers were all very good. The service is great as everyone works together. The inside is sleek and clean. It's also a BYOB. read more

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This was a cute little place in Totowa. We went on the day before Easter. Staff was excellent told us all about the food and the specials. It's BYOB, which is great everybody can drink what they want. Trofie Pesto was delicious and husband loved his salmon. Would definitely recommend. read more

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08/24/25 It's been a while since we stopped in, but we're glad we came back. The Calamari special appetizer was excellent. The Branzino with mashed potatoes and broccoli rabe with a lemon caper sauce was good enough and a portion big enough for a nice lunch the next day. I opted for the Seared Ahi with a coucous cold slaw that was done perfectly and very tasty. Still a BYO, Fusion is back on our 'favorites' list. read more

Fusion 27 - Seared Ahi - Coucous cole slaw - Latin American Near Me - Totowa, New Jersey

This is a hidden gem in the heart of main street. The food is phenomenal to say the least. It's one of those spots where you need a big basket of bread to dunk, swipe and lick your plate clean. Service was friendly, and ambiance is low key. Bring a date or the family... either way, you will leave happy. read more

This place is amazing!! From the service, the ambiance and the food!! Jose is always a welcoming host, always willing to accommodate dietary issues or just plain old finicky eaters!! Love all the specials and my personal favorite.. his branzino!! Delicious every time!!! I highly recommend a visit. read more

Went here tonight for the first and last time . Food was excellent , service was absolutely AWFUL . I couldn't even speak with a manager nobody was there when we left and when I called after leaving our waitress identified herself as the manager on the phone . Our water glasses were empty , it was a hassle to get refills . The waitress had an attitude when we asked after quite some time if we could place our dinner order ! She never asked how our dinner was , we had to ask twice to the check ; just awful !!! They weren't overly busy so too bad honestly ! Great food doesn't outweigh horrible service ! read more

Food is spectacular. Very fresh and service is wonderful. The fish dishes we ordered were some of the freshest I've ever had. Really delicious. Will be back! read more

Fusion 27 is a whole vibe -- amazing food, perfect ambiance, and service that makes you feel taken care of. 10/10 recommend. read more

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Great food with friendly staff. The main menu is fantastic, but the specials are the stars of this small, intimate BYOB restaurant. The quality is always first rate and prepared to perfection. Love the IPad displayed table side depicting the daily specials. It usually changes my mind on what I thought I was going to order. It's definitely a must try. read more

This place hits on all cylinders. Been here at least half a dozen times, and every time it is the same.. Great food, great service, owner operated on premises always. The place is not oversized yet not too small. Easy to get a reservation, very accommodating. Specials are spectacular, pricing is really good and a BYOB. Spectacular blending of favors on both the apps and the entrées. I suspect the kitchen is more like a culinary chemistry experiment. Always blending special flavors and ingredients in everything they do. On top of that it's priced right. I'm surprised it's not packed every single night but I'm sure at some point in the future it will be. If you haven't been here yet you should be. If you've been here, you know what I'm referring to.. read more

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Fantastic experience. I've had Fusion 27 on my list for close to two years (basically since they opened) and finally had an opportunity to come here for dinner on Monday night with one of my chums. It lived up to the hype, and then some - and definitely made me feel less guilty about having a full-on, legit meal that early in the week. This is also my first full-throated endorsement of a restaurant less than five minutes from where I live in literally years, probably since Bivio sadly abandoned me for the greener grass of Montclair. The one caveat for me here is the parking situation. Even though I live one town over from Totowa, I rarely come over here because of the chaos of Union Boulevard and its constant traffic lights and turning lanes; it can take you a solid 10 minutes to drive all the way through the main drag. There's a small parking lot directly behind this building that you can use (and we did), but it was also 5PM right when Fusion 27 opened, and spots were definitely limited. You should be able to find street parking nearby, but it's not as clear-cut as you'd like. We didn't make reservations but were able to secure a table in the first room by the entrance easily (we were told the second room off to the side was reserved). I was all about the service. Everyone we interacted with was well-trained, friendly and hospitable. My chum literally went to the school of hospitality and can put restaurants through the wringer, but everyone was up to the challenge, including a young woman making her debut that night announcing the specials and desserts. She had probably 10 items or so to relay (all with a solid variety of ingredients) and handled the assignment with aplomb. The Specials menu got a workout from us; I believe both apps we ordered came from there - the burrata and this watermelon/strawberry salad - and they were both great. The burrata was served on a grilled slice of pineapple, which was a solid mix of flavors. And I'm not a huge salad person but this was the best one I've probably ever had. I definitely prefer the sweeter ones, and this had a goat cheese topping with a purple glaze or something on it that was just magnificent (apologies if I'm butchering the description). I had to be mildly coerced into the salad to begin, but I retracted my reservations on that quickly and would get it again if presented. Good luck finding another review or situation where I talk that highly of salads. It's not happening. I perused the dinner menu earlier in the day and despite being tempted by some of the entrees presented by our specials guru, I stuck to my guns and went with the short ribs/brown butter gnocchi. Not a criticism, but I was surprised that the gnocchi was a little crunchy/baked; the texture wasn't what I was expecting based on my experience of ordering gnocchi-centric dishes from Italian restaurants. The short ribs were very good - not the absolute best I've ever had, but tender and flavorful. As an added bonus (and we can probably thank the apps for this), I had some left over for the following day's lunch and got to show it off to co-workers (all of whom were astounded that I had a giant meal on a Monday and fixated more on that than the quality of the food. Sigh.). Everything held up VERY well on day two. That should have been the end of this adventure, but of course a giant brownie sundae showed up as well. I think we ended up leaving a bite or two on the table but that's only because max stomach capacity had been reached. The brownie was very, very moist, to the point where I likened it to a lava cake. We lingered for a while toward the end of the meal and despite the restaurant being pretty busy (though not overwhelmingly so), I really liked that the staff had a solid gauge on the situation and left us to our own devices. Especially in this post-COVID world, I feel like most places are prone to turning the tables over as quickly as possible, but that wasn't the case here, at least when we went. Over the subsequent day, I relayed this recommendation to multiple people - if that doesn't tell you everything you need to know dot dot dot. I'll be back soon. read more

Fusion 27 - Brownie Sundae. - Latin American Near Me - Totowa, New Jersey

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This used to be one of my favorite restaurants,boy how things change. The ownership must be asleep at the wheel. For my last experience I had bad experience with the food. The party I was with ordered some apps and one of them was the calamari,I will tell you this, there was no way in the world it should have made it to the table.Worst CalamariI ever tasted and seen.I just can't get past this ,thats how bad the calamari was. Some of the food was cold and had no flavor. They are getting lazy.The best thing about this place are the waitress that work here. I have been here at least 5 times with a group of ten or more and the owner has never come to our table and ask how things are going. Just think ,that is about $ 4000 dollars a year that you are flushing down the toilet. Restaurant owners be aware -There are many choices out there! You need to remain consistent use great ingredients with great service! read more

Great service, vibes, and food. We had the rice balls as an appetizer & they were very good! I had a special-- the cod sautéed in garlic sauce with cherry tomatoes over spinach. It was very good but also very salty! Just a little warning. read more

Fusion 27 - Rice balls - Latin American Near Me - Totowa, New Jersey

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I came to Fusion 27 on a whim after being indecisive on where to have an early Saturday dinner. Seems like you need to make a reservation but they were able to accommodate two of us outside as a walk in. Their outside area is cute and cozy, the perfect place to enjoy some good food and wine on an unseasonably warm October evening. We came so early we were the only ones in the restaurant at this point lol Everything on the menu sounded delicious. It was hard to narrow down what to order since everything sounded so good. We started with the shrimp and avocado tortilla app and the coconut encrusted burrata special. Both of these were out of this world. The burrata was so unique. It had a mango sauce with grilled asparagus underneath. So so so good. For entrees I had the seared tuna which was light and flavorful. The real winner was the steak and pineapple rice special. All I have to say is WOW. The service was super friendly and attentive. Another major plus is that it's BYOB. I can't wait to come back soon! read more

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Overall view: unimpressive and they are trying to be something they have not yet achieved. We decided to try this restaurant out due to the previously great reviews on yelp. Usually yelp doesn't do me wrong. On arrival, I didn't see a parking lot but there was street parking that was easy enough to find, and on a typically busy night for outings. We were seated right away and I must say, the service staff were great for the most part. We felt welcomed and the servers took time to interact with us. They failed to impress later on but I will say more on that later. Their menu itself is very short but they do this odd thing where the server shows you the specials with images of them. It is effectively a 5 minute powerpoint presentation. They have way too many specials. Yes, you can scan a QR code and view it again if you forgot any of it (doubt most people remember most of them anyway due to the length of the presentation), but how are things a "special" if you have like 15 of them? We decided to order appetizers from the specials list and entrees from the regular menu. The apps consisted of the mozzarella sticks with crab meat and the seared Tuna roll. They were 'meh' at best. The tuna did not taste very fresh and it was completely under seasoned. The mozzarella sticks with crabmeat tasted like...mozzarella sticks and the tiniest hint of crab. The worse part of it were the portions for the prices for those apps. TWO mozzarella sticks for 23 dollars. like 3 Tuna pieces for 23 dollars as well. For something that tasted just ok, for that portion size, the price is robbery. No wonder they don't give you the price when they tell you the specials. It is ridiculously priced out. In fact, we heard on of the waiters tell another patron that they would always recommend the specials if comparing specials with the regular menu. Well duh, higher priced dishes equals a larger tip. Don't be fooled, make sure to scope the prices. Caveat emptor. As for the entrees, the steak with fries was a thin piece of what looked like hanger steak and ... fries with ketchup. The meat was completely over cooked and the fries were limp and soggy. You'd get the same thing at a dive bar for a third of the price. Again, simply not worth it. The Ginger Shrimp Penne was interesting. The flavor was nice I must admit but not very gingery. In fact, it was more like sauteed shrimp in a soupy red sauce. Not what I expected but it wasn't horrible. Just again, way over priced for something easily done at home. Now of course, they can charge whatever they want, but overall the taste and portion sizes are just too ridiculous. You'd think that it must be fancy dining right? Nope, it got as loud and chaotic as a $1 beer night in some sports bar downtown. They try to make it a quaint setting but it fails big time. So you get to eat your soggy fries in a crazy environment. Yikes. At the end, they will even charge you a fee for using a credit card. I just find that bad business practice. The fee that they are supposed to pay the credit card company for the convenience on their patrons so that they actually get more patrons is passed on to the patrons. It never makes sense. This was fine during COVID but it has been years out now. Finally, as the night was coming to a close, we just had about enough and wanted to leave and could not for the life of us find a waiter available. Finally we just had to give it to the host. It just ended the night on a very sour note. I actually liked the idea of this restaurant. Take traditional Italian dishes and introducing a slight twist. With how conservative most Italian restaurants are, it is refreshing to see someone try something different. But unfortunately they fall short of flavor on texture. To add an unreasonable price on top of that fails to impress. Would I ever go back? No. Would I recommend it to my friends? No. But would I discourage someone from trying it? No. This restaurant has so much potential, perhaps it may be better another night. read more

We found this gem on Yelp n thought we'd stop by for dinner. Great decision. Friendly welcoming staff. Jose showed us all the specials on how I pad. We had the berry truffle salad which was so refreshing w greens, pineapple, shredded mango , caramelized walnuts n goat cheese- for a hot summer day. The calamari special w balsamic drizzle was good too. For entrees we had the bronzino special n the halibut special. Generous portions. The halibut came w saffron risotto n shredded zucchini n carrots n was so yummy. The bronzino was butterflied n pan fried w greens n a nice sauce. Food was so good that not a morsel left. Oh n by the way we topped it of w the caramel cone. Something out of this world to satisfy our sweet tooth. Thank you fusion 27 for a great delicious Saturday dinner. Will be back in the future for sure. read more

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We going this place here on Yelp, and my fellow Yelpers didn't disappoint. While I'm sure in the evening the place is packed, we got there for lunch and enjoyed the sunny afternoon on the deck. The owner was so personable we couldn't resist talking to him through our meal: fried calamari with balsamic glaze over arugula, prosciutto-wrapped grilled romaine, served with crusty outside, fluffy inside rolls that were the perfect compliment. It's BYOB (yeah!). I rarely have dessert, but the caramel wrapped cream cone was worth the calories and was divine with a cup of coffee. The only downside is it's 300+miles away from where we read more

Fusion 27 - Fried Calamari Balsamico - Latin American Near Me - Totowa, New Jersey

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There are not enough good words for this place. We ordered a take out lunch for a first try. So impressed. I had the salmon with pappys and mango . The fresh was so fresh and the flavors so well blended. It came with a potato croquette and yummy veggie rice. My coworkers tried their sandwiches and chicken Marsala. We were all beyond pleased with our meal and the amount given for the price. read more

Fusion 27 - Salmon with papaya and mango - Latin American Near Me - Totowa, New Jersey

Delicious food, BYOB, bit of a limited menu. There is a small parking lot behind the strip mall and street parking also

I really love this place but this Mother's Day I wasn't very happy. The service took extremely long and the noise level was through the roof. It was actually very uncomfortable it was so loud. The skirt steak seemed more like a flank steak. Not tender at all but very very tough. I just wasn't as excited as previous times. Still excellent food. Also the prices were very very steep. read more

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Mother's Day Disaster. I booked a reservation 6 weeks in advance for a party of 6 for outdoor seating for 5:00 pm. When we arrived at 5 pm we were told we had to sit inside and there would be a short wait. I told the front desk that I requested outside at the time of my reservation. He told me that they were all booked for outside seating as they had a large party of 27. The outside is cute and cozy while the inside is dark and small. Very disappointed, and we left. read more

Food is decent, but not special. Good service, worth a try for sure. I feel like it doesn't know if it's Italian or Spanish.

Great food, great service... great explanation of specials and desserts.. did not disappoint .. highly recommend!!

We've been here a few times and love this place. The staff is very very attentive and friendly. Reservation is highly recommended for real. We have liked everything we've tried on the menu thus far. I will say the short ribs are amazing. We will control return. Plus BYOB is always a bonus. read more

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First time here, found them through Open Table. Small, but intimate space. We were celebrating an anniversary. Nice lighting. Seating is tight in some spots, but they were agreeable to moving patrons to more comfortable tables if requested. We had the calamari appetizer--delicious. Also, the NY Chop Steak and the Veal Chop for dinner; both med-well. Lots of flavor, and not a long wait time at all. Fresh bread with your choice of butter or infused olive oil Lots of specials and items to choose from, & they are flexible with changing a dish if you have allergies or a specific substitution preference. The hostess was so kind... such a lovely woman with warm and welcoming energy! Servers all genuinely friendly and kind as well. I would go again and have recommended them to a few friends. read more

Warm & friendly staff and owner, INCREDIBLY delicious food. Perfect combo. I found Fusion 27 while searching "Italian" on Yelp for my mother's 65th birthday. This place largely serves Italian food, with some dishes having a bit of Latin flare. Place is perfect because you can satisfy everyone at the table. You can order signature Italian favorites (I had Braised Short ribs w brown butter gnocchi, gnocchi had a little crisp to it too - yummy!) OR if you're in the mood for something a little off the beaten path, you can try one of their specials that night (my Fiancée had the seared ahi tuna w mango, avocado, and drizzled sauce - nom noms). The owner Jose gives a fantastic presentation on the iPad of all the specials that evening. We loved this because you very clear idea of the different dishes, which helps make it easier to decide (or just makes everything look really good and harder to decide ). Jokes aside, we loved all our dishes - apps and main meal - you cannot go wrong. Jose and the Fusion team crush every single dish. You're going to love this place and brag about like me. Give it a shot! read more

Fusion 27 - Seared ahi tuna - Latin American Near Me - Totowa, New Jersey

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Great food and even better service plus it's a bring your own love it! I suggest the calamari and shrimp tostada appetizers and just about everything on the menu prepared fresh to order with quality ingredients. read more

A MUST service was excellent, I have goals on trying everything on the menu . Very neat restaurant, lovely environment. Definitely return with the family read more

Fusion 27 - Must have FLAN! Perfect everything - Latin American Near Me - Totowa, New Jersey

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The best local restaurant! Great service! Amazing food, love the ambiance. This place is a must! Oh and its BYOB. read more

Fusion 27 - Branzino with asparagus! - Latin American Near Me - Totowa, New Jersey

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In town on the strip. Parking iffy but the place is worth it. The menu and specials are wonderful and awesome. Jianna was awesome, tremendous, spectacular. Not only explained everything and made recommendations, she was truly a pleasure to have serve us. BYOB is the only reason I didn't give it a 5!!!! read more

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Great vibe....great service.....great food!! Awesome place to go for if you want a great experience.

We were from out of town & we didn't know it was BYOB. The owner's son was so accommodating, he brought over to the table, one of the owner's favorite wine ... on the house! I've never been to a restaurant that was so friendly & accommodating. Highly recommend!!!! Fusion27 is everything you want you when dine out.... incredibly delicious food,(everything was made fresh, with the chef's twist to the meal) fantastic service & sweet ambiance. read more

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We absolutely love this restaurant! Never disappoints. Most of the time the owner is around keeping an eye on things and thanking us for coming. read more

The food and service was very good. The only thing I was not thrilled about was when I received my confirmation text for my reservation the restaurant informed me I was allotted 1 hr. And 45 minutes to finish my meal. Even know my husband and I enjoyed our anniversary dinner that did leave a bad taste in my mouth. read more

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The food here was terrible, tasted like cardboard soaked in sweat, then dried, and fried. Nasty. The service here was alright until i needed a refill on my water, then almost immediately the waiter got mad and literally told me to go f myself. The overall review of this place is terrible, the only good thing here is the look. Also the son of the owner tried doing strange things... read more

What a great restaurant! First of all it's nice to know the owner orinally fro Robert's Scratch and his iPad showing specials We had two great appetizers, mussels and octopus. Both super delicious. Everything on the menu is awesome! Wife had flounder special and I had clams and shrimp with linguine. Awesome to say the least. Hostess was very helpful and delightful. Our waitress from Poland was great Only negative,change the music or shut it off. Very annoying and I have a hearing loss!! read more

Went here on a busy Saturday night. Very lively, loud and crowded restaurant, probably too many tables in this restaurant because we could not get comfortable or hear each other without raising our voices. The appetizers were very good and the specials looked great on the website. My dinner came out overcooked and dry. Others in my group enjoyed their dishes so maybe I ordered the wrong food. Next time back we will try a weeknight. read more