I visited Murata twice during my recent trip to Portland. If you are a Japanese speaker looking for…read morea place where you can enjoy authentic Japanese food with the comfort of familiar, Japanese-style service, this is likely your best option in the city. The reservation process was seamless; even without an online booking system, I was able to make arrangements in Japanese over the phone, which was a huge relief. The staff's hospitality makes you feel right at home, even so far from Japan. Regarding the food, it is generally very authentic and well-prepared. However, there were a few minor inconsistencies--for instance, the edamame served as an appetizer was a bit dry on both of my visits. While the culinary quality is high, I think there is still room for improvement in those small details. Also, for those visiting with friends or family, I would advise that the service can sometimes be a bit overly casual with personal questions. Overall, I had a positive experience and would definitely return on my next trip to Portland. It is a solid, authentic spot, and I would recommend it to anyone prioritizing a genuine Japanese dining experience and language comfort. 4/5.

Always call to make a reservation, just in case as it gets busy. We went on a Thursday night at 5pm…read moreand they had a sign up saying no walk-in's as they were booked out. Everything was meticulously prepared, delicious and just the perfect amount of filling without overly stuffing ourselves. We ordered: - $38, Three Fish don: salmon, tuna, hamachi over rice and it comes with miso soup & 3 small appetizer bites (ours was: Kobucha, edamame, pickles) - $40, chirashi b that comes in stacked bowls with sashimi and unagi, tamago egg, and a couple sashimi on top of rice with miso soup & 3 small appetizer bites - $39, Murata's selected dinner, 2 entree combination, where you can choose from cooked fish, sushi, sashimi, fried dishes. I ended up picking sushi & sashimi (I remember about couple years ago when it used to be $29.50, but I know ingredient costs have gone up)

Kenzo roll, rainbow roll, Chili edamame…read more Miso soup Bartender amazing- offered different newer French red wine

Order: 8 oysters, Rainbow Roll, Kinmedai Sashimi Drink: Saké…read more(yuki tora) Pros: simply put, the food was amazing. Them Oysters was fire for-real. The fish was fresh and flavorful. The ambiance of the space was really nice and relaxing. I sat at the bar and the bartender engaged more with the other-side I guess since I was solo but no huge biggie. Cons: while the oysters were good...$32 for 8 oysters (1/2 shell) is ridiculous. I mis read the menu on the price but such is life. Also, the sushi isnt anything out of the ordinary meaning I should have went down the street for cheeper sushi ha ha! But its whatever.

TL;DR Delicious, Umami filled sushi with special respect to the craft…read more Where to begin with this sushi restaurant? With a combined 115 years of experience this restaurant shines with what feels like authentic sushi. We were there with a group of four and were seated promptly for our reservation at 5:45 PM. Our server Ben was an absolute delight and brought vibrancy and genuineness to his service. So shoutout to Ben. I was a bit disappointed that they were unable to accommodate my Tokyo Tea request for a cocktail (I'm always about efficiency when drinking ) but the cocktails that we did receive were elegant and refreshing. But now to the meat of the review or should I say fish? We were taken on a journey through the Toyosu fish market or so I'm and had several delicious rolls such as the Yama roll, Salmon and Scallop, Jamison and the simple California roll. We also had two of the nigiri the salmon belly and the unagi which were both fall apart tender deliciousness in your mouth. Needless to say I am looking forward to our next visit and would love to experience their version of an omakase since the quality was there.

"FREE" Birthday dessert! Yes, I know, there's no such thing, at least not at Momoyama. I did…read moreeventually see the fine print on the birthday email I received from them tha a $20 purchase was required for the "free dessert." Service was adequate, mostly, although some were looking like a deer on headlights. Food was decent but not amazing. When I asked to see the dessert menu so I would know what I had to save room for, they brought it. Then when we were done eating I asked if we could get the dessert to go as I was stuffed. The gal was confused. I showed her the email and she said, we usually serve a scoop of ice cream. I think another person said, "anything with chocolate" is included (there is nothing chocolate on the dessert menu, lol), and eventually the manager came out. He was pretty rude, dismissive, and I was fairly rude back (I just am sooooo tired in this new world of someone trying to rip me off every single day! So then he basically told us to leave. I said I had to wait for our check, and he said, "No, just go." Seeing as I live in the neighborhood, told them so, told them I had been looking forward to coming here again even though I felt the fine print was a bit sneaky, I think it might have been a better plan to "upgrade" my desert from a $7 ice cream to a $12 cheesecake slice rather than cover our $85+ bill, but then I'm no restaurant manager.

service / food / ambience : 5/5…read more Starting off with any apology as I have come here so many times and keep forgetting to rate it! My partner & I's fav sushi spot around! We start off with hot green teas & it's so authentic + rich in flavor. It comes in a nice tea pot and remains hot throughout our meal. We move on to get their gyoza & cucumber salad. Their gyoza is always crispy. The cucumber salad is simple but always delicious. We move onto our rolls - he likes the orange snow and I prefer the dragon rolls. They are portioned well. The flavors within the rolls complement each other well and I love the drizzle of unagi sauce. Our most recent visit, we ordered the poke salad. The Tuna was fresh and tasted great. We weren't huge fans of the seaweed salad. We've tried other rolls and have not been disappointed with any. Our family members also enjoy this place when we visit. The service is always quick and we are usually in and out within an hour. Definitely recommend this spot.

yumyumyum. came in on a sunday, when it was starting to pickup and get busy…read more i was quickly sat down, and service was attentive despite the crowd coming in. everything was fresh, and i had some to take home with me too!

Came here for my cousin's birthday dinner, it was her first time and she was super excited to try…read morethe crispy rice. We came after the Xmas bonanza week and they were out of a few things we wanted to try. Even though they were minor bummers, the person helping us was extremely apologetic and provided great service. We probably ordered too much, because the table felt really small. All of the dishes were beautifully presented and they were all delicious. The ambiance itself was semi dark, there was a lot of hustle and bustle, but still quiet enough you can have a conversation. Spicy edamame - Feisty edamame. Why eat boring edamame with you can have some spice with it! Spicy salmon tartare - tempura nori that was fried like a chip, topped with salmon tartare on one side and avocado/cilantro crema on the other. I had to mix it together before eating it, the avo/cilantro side was too rich on its own. 7 spiced calamari - Out :( Ceviche + taro chips - Out of taro chips, we were offered rice instead of chips so we cancelled the order. Chicken Karaage - Fried chicken, no complaints. Fresh wasabi - Out, but my we got to sample a little nugget of it. Spicy tuna crispy rice - YUMMMMMM. We almost ordered this one and the salmon one. Luckily we didn't because an order has 6 pieces. Crispy flavor bomb though, do it. Steak tataki - yum. I remembered liking it, but it wasn't out of this world. Chopped salad - I missed the part it has iceberg lettuce. I was disappointed. In a world of romaine or any other leafy green, why does iceberg lettuce exist on a menu?! Never again. The unicorn - DELICIOUS. This has spicy crab, shrimp tempura, albacore, avocado, jalapeno dressing, gochugaru oil, micro cilantro. So flavorful. Rainbow - Yum. Good classic roll. Haupia pie - out Black sesame brownie - out Ginger pot de creme - I wasn't a fan.. it was chewy mush. The charred orange segment was bland/tasteless. It didn't have the citrus tang the dessert needed. Crystalized ginger was chewy as expected, macadamia nuts are pretty soft as far as nuts go, and the creme. I felt like a different nut would have added better texture. So disappointed our choice desserts were out. We got this as a birthday dessert, so we appreciated that! Overall we had a nice birthday dinner and will likely be back for some of those stand out items we had and try some of the ones we didn't get to!

Upscale sushi and Japanese fare. We honestly got so much that I can't even remember what all we…read morehad, but it was many many many raw fishies. Very good food and service. Really tasted fresh. Interior is open and very clean/nice looking. Good people watching at the window seats.

The omakase got an upgrade! So so beautiful and fresh and delicious…read more They still have the best rotating lunch special. Today was a roll with udon and creamy scallops ( sorry no pic)

Sushi Ki-ichi has some of the most freshest, tastiest sushi/raw fish comparable to sushi…read morerestaurants in Japan! I ordered their Omakase Nigiri 10 Kan which was so fresh, fatty, and rich. I've tried many sushi restaurants across Japan and I'll say that if you're looking for authentic Japanese sushi of the same caliber as Japan's, I recommend going here. The price is very fair and reflect the quality of the fish here. Staff are friendly and kind. I wanna give some shines on their amazing daily lunch specials, the specials changes each day/week and it's like ordering a blind box but never getting disappointed. I do want to preface that I ordered takeout.

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.

This place is soo awesome. Love their quality. It's a small restaurant so everything is very…read morepersonal. I love this place

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.