Nothing like fresh sushi and lunch specials, now add them together and you're in for one hell of a…read moretreat. Murata is a short walking distance from The Porter Hotel. I was luckily able to walk in without a reservation which was a bonus. I had to say I was quite surprised at just how packed it was with many of the tables taken. They had a few rooms with traditional seating where you sat on the ground and took your shoes off. My lunch came with fresh miso soup and the entree itself. The sushi was absolutely divine and I was in awe of each cut. Phew was it a solid meal. I'm not too sure how it is during dinner service, but a very solid spot for lunch.

Murata never fails to impress us and everyone we bring! Tonight we celebrated my birthday with our…read more8 month old and it was a blast! The sushi is phenomenal, fresh, perfectly sliced and prepared, and the toppings compliment the fish perfectly in a way that soy sauce would only insult the meal We had the carpaccio (tuna & salmon) and ended up ordering another, then moved on to salmon, albacore tuna, and bluefin medium tuna nigiri which was also sliced perfectly and proportioned beautifully to the wasabi and rice below it. Again, no soy sauce needed. We got the fresh salmon roll that had a spicy mayo type sauce and it was the perfect finish. For dessert we choose the cake & vanilla ice cream and were in love with how light and fluffy the cake was wrapped around the fluffy strawberry filling and vanilla ice cream was great as it balanced the sweetness nicely without stealing the show. I had some miso and green tea as well, the green tea never stops coming, I love that energy. We sat in one of the little rooms inside of the restaurant and it was nice floor style seating but still with room for your legs to go in. The waitress was incredibly kind - she brought out a kids bowl & spoon for our daughter and offered a sippy cup too. Overall it was an awesome birthday dinner, and something Id be lucky to do annually as the budget allows. What a treat!! OH! And park in the attached parking garage, bring the receipt with you, and get it validated for free, covered parking attached to the restaurant.

Here for 20 years and I'm only just discovering it now?!?!…read more So so so good. Shiahito peppers sauce so good. Miso something. Sashimi tasting so good. Tuna flight ok. No takabe nigiri next time. Yes to chef style bincho--- my favorite. Sake flight with fruit was all delicious.

Sitting for over 30 mins waiting for your cut roll is absolutely bonkers. Watching others who…read moreordered well after you get their sushi leaves me to wonder am I being differently because I am alone at the bar while others are in groups? Having visited from out of town and out of a ton of sushi places among other options I could have selected, this has left me regretting coming here. I'm not even waiting for the food to give this review because nothing matters when the service is this awful. The excuse of they are backed up is not able excuse when clearly that is not the case when other rolls have come out. They forgot my order. I'm so angry.

We came here for dinner for a nice date night option. The restaurant has moody lighting and nice…read moreprivate booths with tall partitions, which we liked. We ordered the Portland Timber, Rainbow (w/real crab), and the Big Easy. All amazing. Super fresh fish, good portions, didn't skimp on the good stuff. The miso was also delicious. The boyfriend also said their old fashioned was the best he's ever had. Which is saying something, because he orders those almost everywhere we go....he loves those things. We stayed for dessert, which we don't normally do, but good thing we did because the Matcha crème brûlée was a surprising combo that we loved. Staff was friendly and service was timely. I wish I had pictures but we eat before the cameras unfortunately for yall Would very much recommend!!

SUSHI CHEF EATS ON THE LINE, while preparing customers sushi!! Do better, Momoyama!…read more We want to love Momoyama because the food is good. EVERY SINGLE TIME we dine in, one sushi chef eats while preparing food!! Don't believe me!? Watch the attached video. We usually dodge him, and another chef prepares our meal. Recently, we weren't so lucky and he was eating as he prepared OUR food! Sigh.... Management, PLEASE coach the chef to eat on break, off the line! Please!! If we decide to return and we notice him, or any employee eating or touching their hair or face as they prepare food, I will report you. In Oregon, it is a health code violation for a cook to eat in the kitchen.Under Oregon Administrative Rule 333-150-0000 (the Oregon Food Sanitation Rules), the state has adopted strict standards regarding food contamination prevention.The Specific Rules in Oregon:Eating: Employees are strictly prohibited from eating in active food preparation areas, warewashing areas, or anywhere food, clean equipment, utensils, or single-use articles are exposed. Eating must be done in designated break areas away from the line.

Wow! One of my favorite restaurants! The Curry is divine, and the Sake Selection is top tier…read more Great ambiance, so cozy. The service was immaculate. The red hair girl was so friendly and helped us pick out a delicious meal.

Located in an outdoor shopping mall near our hotel is Takumi. Plenty of parking spots around the…read morearea. We placed an order online for pickup. Upon arriving staff helped me to select sake with some tastings. Looks like they only offer large beers to go, the same with sake. The food was ok. A bit more rice than we prefer on the rolls. It felt like small pieces of fish with lots of rice. Soft shell crab had too much breading to really taste the crab. Restaurant ambiance looked nice and had a semi full seating of patrons.

I lived in Japan for 2 years and this is the best sushi I've had since I moved back to the states!read more

environment is so cool and food is amazing!! best sushi around for sure !! will definitely be back…read morenext time i am in town !

Came here today to celebrate my husband 's birthday, and it was his first time here. Everything was…read moredelicious! He kept saying how good and fresh the fish was ... even the soy sauce was really good. It was also my first time trying agedashi mochi, and wow, it was so good! Soft and stretchy on the inside with such a nice texture. Definitely a nice surprise! I also ordered the yuzu soda, which was super refreshing. It wasn't too busy today, so the atmosphere was quiet and relaxing. The staff was nice and everything went smoothly. We had a really lovely birthday dinner and would definitely come back!

Craved for some good quality fried foods, gotta spend my quota here at Sushi Kiichi!…read more I rarely eat fried foods but when I do, this is def. on my list. It was busy as there were two servers but the service was a bit slow. Hope they can find some help or rest after the busy day! Mom and I each got two fried foods so we could share and have some for another meal, too. Ebi fry: always good, flakey, and it went well with the tartar-like sauce, tonkatsu: nice thick slices and the batter stayed onto the meat (unlike another place haha). Kaarage: the pieces were a lot bigger than the usual karaage at other places but still good and juicy. Assorted tempura: I liked the assortment as there were quite a lot of veggies and of course the shrimp! We also loved the croquettes as they're so soft and fluffy on the inside and the other side dish with a crunchy texture and the little fried squid (or octopus?) I wish I could order more of those! Can't forget the miso soup as it's not salty at all (unlike the other Japanese restaurants I've been to) and they had different types of tofu inside- delish!

Is it wrong to love an office building? Well, I don't really care about your judgments anyway…read more I've worked at four different jobs in the 'Black Box' and let me tell you, my office building can kick your office building's ass. For one thing, this place has the most phenomenal building staff I've ever seen. Everybody from the security folks to the guy who vaccums the driveway and mops the parking garage (you read that right) are super friendly and strangely driven to make tenants happy. Despite being built in the 70's and being cloaked entirely in black glass, 200 Market has won all kinds of awards for sustainable building design and practices (mostly because of extensive retrofitting done in the 90s). It has aggressive recycling programs and it's own little co-generation facility next to the parking garage Yeah, take THAT Wells Fargo Tower! Now there's a Flexcar hybrid in the garage but they used to have a little electric two-seater that tenants could borrow to run errands! Can you match that, Umpqua Bank Building? I don't think so. So the lobby cafe has had its ups and downs, down on the plaza out front (where there are free lunchtime concerts every Wednesday in the Summer) we have Carafe and Murata, two of the best French and Japanese venues around these parts, respectively. And even if your lame-o office building could manage all that, which it can't, 200 Market has two grass BOCCE COURTS on the second floor and a September building-wide tournament that completely eliminates all productivity for an entire week. So yeah, I do love my office building. I don't care who knows it. I'd shout it from the roof but they won't let me up there.

I have absolutely nothing against the Black Box. It's a black box, and an office, and conveniently…read morelocated....at work. I would give it a whooping 5 stars except I can't bring myself to give an office building 5 stars. Sorry Black Box...you sure are big and pretty and square, though.

fast and tasty, reasonable price, I recommend…read moreThank you )))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Great food and service in a cozy setting!…read more We had a great time here on a Tuesday night. Our server Shannon was so friendly and fun to chat with. We tried the most unique nigori (unfiltered) sake which had lemongrass and coconut in it and tasted kind of like a piña colada! They have a really nice drink menu with lots of choices especially if you like sake. The food was delicious and fresh. The chicken Karaage was piping hot and oh so crispy. The hamachi Kama was a decent sized portion which melted in my mouth. It's served with a tangy ponzu (citrus soy) sauce. Their sushi was also good, we tried a hamachi roll and a salmon/ avocado/ shrimp tempura roll. Both were fresh. They served us a surprise "raver orange" dessert with a blinking light which was a nice free treat at the end of a great meal.

Food: 5 Decor: 4…read moreService: 4 Came here for dinner after booking earlier that week. Overall, great dinner and amazing value. Would definitely come by again. -APPETIZER- Kabocha squash soup 3/5. Nice tasty seasonal soup to start off the meal. Scallop kushi-katsu 4/5. Delicious piece of fried scallop. One of my favorite bites of the meal. -NIGIRI- *HIRAME ~Japanese fluke~ *SAYORI ~half beak~ *KINME DAI ~golden eye snapper~ *SHIMA AJI ~striped jack~ *TUNA-ZUKE ~bluefin tuna marinated jalapeno soy~ *Mini hand roll (For Sushi counter only) ​Miso soup *SAWARA ~spanish mackerel~ *BURI ~wild yellowtail~ *KAMASU ~japanese barracuda~ *MASUNOSUKE ~king salmon~ *CHU-TORO ~medium fatty tuna~ 4/5. All the nigiri was fresh. My favorites were the ikura with uni, mini negitoro hand roll, sawara, buri, and shima aji. Definitely glad I opted for all the supplements including the scallop kushi-katsu, chilled umami eggplant, and uni with ikura. Service was very good.

Finally was able to get reservations here after a long time trying. We reserved eating at the…read morecounter so we could watch and talk to the chef. The restaurant is simplistic with decorations with a few posters. Music plays softly in the background. The menu is explained to us with the optional add ons (highly recommend). Each piece of fish is served individually and explained by the chef, who was also able to knowledgeably talk about the fish. Too many favorites to break down. The fish was amazing! Fresh, flavorful and quality. Kaede is a high end sushi experience that we enjoyed immensely.

Quick Summary - Ordered via the kiosk…read more- Tables and chairs inside - Received a cute packet that contains chopsticks, a wet napkin, etc. - Recommend the original tuna (raw) - Located along the grassy parkway A light disclaimer is that I had this during the summer of 2024. We visited here in a summer evening, and it was also the hottest day of the time I visited Portland. My appetite was drained from the summer heat, so we wanted to eat something is refreshing and will cool us down. Out of the options, poke fit with our requirements; additionally, it was close within walking distance from the place we resided, so we didn't need to walk in the baking streets. There was a kiosk machine near the entrance, so we ordered our food from it. We all chose tuna as the main protein, but mine I kept as raw and my relatives chose the charred option. The dishes arrived at the same time and they also came with this cute beefy chopsticks packet. Unlike the typical chopsticks bag, this one contained a lot of goodies, including the wet napkin. This was nice. I enjoyed the poke from this restaurant because one, I can make it as simple as I want. This seems like a weird praise, but when you are in the Bay Area, their poke theme is stuffed with vegetables and other toppings, which I don't need. This eventually pushes the fish protein to the back, overall hiding the fish's flavor. Here, the poke was simple, where the main focus is the bright, red tuna and the toppings are lighter, sesame, seaweed, and pickled vegetables. For my record, the tuna tasted better as raw; my relatives mentioned that the charred made the tuna sweeter. I also felt the portions were just right for the moment, when the summer heat prevents me from eating more.

Finally got to try and was satisfied. The Tuna-Salmon Don was fresh and filling, and the miso soup…read morea decent version. Price points are high for lunch, but not for seafood. Areas of Improvement: - no hot sauce, even Sriracha or Togarashi would be better than nothing. - too many gnats buzzing around, it doesn't need to be this way. - interior seating area was kinda cold. Staff was pleasant.