The sushi quality is to be expected for a micro chain restaurant on the coast. It tasted stiffer in texture than fresh sashimi. Not sure if it was frozen and thawed or just a couple days old. It was good, but not great. The presentation was google photo textbook and not very inspired. The service was good. It was a little slow in the restaurant and the staff was around but didn't offer refills on drinks. read more

Tora Sushi Lounge - Sashimi lunch platter - Sushi Bars Near Me - Astoria, Oregon

Would I go here again while in Astoria? Yes. Service- Friendly The food did take over an hour to come out and it was not overly busy. Not the servers fault it took forever. Ordered- Sushi sashimi platter - 6 pieces of sashimi, 3 nigiri and 1 8 piece California/spicy tuna roll Sushi platter - 6 pieces of nigiri and 1 8 piece California/spicy tuna roll - Both come with soup and salad The fish was very solid but not the best ever. The 6 piece sashimi is 19 dollars and the platters were $23/24. The best value would be to get a platter because you get the sashimi plus extra. read more

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Best sushi I've ever had, highly recommended the Pink Lady and Ocean rolls, vv good service. I made my friends drive this route specifically so I could take them to this Sushi place. read more

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My wife and I eat a lot of sushi. Here we ordered Hamachi sashimi and three rolls. The sashimi was very good and generous. The three rolls were absolutely delicious. The ingredients were very fresh, the sauces were excellent and the compression of the rolls were perfect. The server could have been more attentive. The prices were very reasonable for the quality of the sushi. The ambience was very western, but that was ok with us. We stopped on the way out to say "domo arigato" to the sushi chefs who are clearly of Mexican origin and they answered us in excellent Japanese. This tells me how the sushi could be so lovely. They were trained by real sushi chefs. read more

We are locals and we love Tora for the food and ambience. Lately however, we have experienced extremely long wait times for our food. Granted it was a Friday evening, but we waited almost 90 minutes between ordering and receiving our food. Takeout orders were clearly being prioritized over our order, and when we finally asked how much longer it would be, we were told a placating "just a few minutes", when it really was 20 minutes more. I would be much happier if they set accurate expectations when we came in so we could decide whether we want to wait or go somewhere else. The owners are putting the staff an impossible position by not hiring enough staff to match demand, but also not authorizing/instructing them to be honest about wait times. Also, whoever is making the rolls is going rather overboard with the sauces, my Astoria Roll was soggy instead of nicely seasoned. Please figure out how to be the place we fell in love with again! read more

My daughter and I were craving sushi and decided to try Tora Sushi and we were so happy we did! They have a great lunch menu with various options for bento, teriyaki, and our choice sushi! We each picked two 8 piece options which came with miso soup. The sushi was fresh and delicious! Miso soup was filled with seaweed and tofu in a delicious broth. We were both super satisfied. The service was fast and friendly. The restaurant was clean and comfy. We will be back! read more

I've been to Tora a couple times over the last few years. I was just reminded how lovely the food here is. Having spent many years in Japan, I found the food here to be rather authentic. What a gem! I could not believe that the owners were not Japanese! The dressing on the salad is perfect, as is the miso. I had a plum wine- it was very sweet, but yummy to sip throughout dinner. The tonkatsu (pork cutlet) is delicious. (Ask for an extra side of sauce!) The sushi & sashimi options are tasty and the options are plentiful. The kids meals are also great, with a lot of options! read more

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Great food. Nice place. Very attentive service and good prices. Large menu. Wonderful experience.

If you want sushi in Astoria, this is the place. It's not the finest sushi I've ever had by any means. But it's decent. They've got all of the typical American sushi restaurant standards, from sushimi and nigari sushi, lots of sushi rolls, teryaki, tempura, sake, etc. Friendly, good service. Warm, inviting downtown vibe. Table service or sit at the bar. Glad this place is here! read more

A decent sushi place to check out in Astoria. The service was good and the atmosphere felt good. The only concerning thing was a bug in our soy sauce, However, the sushi was good. read more

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Yummy sushi, quick service, easy going vibe. They also have a sushi bar you can sit at, and watch them make your food. read more

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Great location and very nice ambiance!! Our food was so fresh and amazing. A very full menu and so much to try. We had the fried tofu, Pink Lady roll and shared a 3 entree bento dinner. I would have given 5 stars but our server was lacking in customer service and seemed to hate his job. He barely made eye contact and seemed bothered by us. Our tip reflected his lack of service unfortunately. read more

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Update: 6/26/23. I need to update my review of Tora Sushi lounge. While I'd like to give them 4 stars, I'm sticking with 3. The disparity in different service levels and attention to detail is a problem. The Pros: Jordanna (spelling) is an excellent server! And the food - when I've eaten in person - is great. The Cons: The accuracy of takeout orders is random. Last night, I ordered $51 of food. I didn't check the order before I left. When I arrived at home in Long Beach, my wife's Tempura Vegetables were nowhere to be found! Great. I'm not driving back to get the missed order. And a phone call to complain was almost useless - no one seemed to be able to comprehend that I didn't get part of my order - the 3 people I spoke to kept thinking I wanted to place a new order. Ugh! read more

Tora Sushi Lounge - CA roll and a Specialty roll. Great! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Astoria, Oregon

I arrived at 8:50 pm , they told me that was to late , they supposed to be open till 10:00 pm I can't understand their schedule, is Friday night read more

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Tora sushi was amazing! Janet was our server and she was amazing. Jose was so cute and very attentive.

We came in at 12:30 on a Wednesday afternoon and were seated right away. Their menu is HUGE! I ordered the lunch special with two types of rolls. Pink lady roll-this was eel and imitation crab in a sweet sauce. Salmon avocado roll-simple, but excellent quality and refreshing. Our food came with a small bowl of miso soup to warm us up from the cold weather outside! We loved the decor and were very comfortable. read more

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In fairness, really really good service. One might think that if they're at an ocean port city, fresh fish would be had. The fish was very subpar in quality, texture and appearance. Sorry, but it was one of those places that the food may haunt you the next morning, or sooner. In fairness, again, I survived so far. Two days later. read more

I come here at least every other month. Their food is so fresh and delicious. The service has always been great. I live here now since my previous review, so I avoid tourist times. Every business struggles during high volume. I'm not saying they do as I don't come during those times. I'm just providing perspective to the low rating reviews. Anyway, I love this place. read more

Had Fuji and fire fire roll, maguro seared ahi, tempura shrimp and veggies, miso soup, tempura ice cream. The Fuji was the best roll I've had in years. Fresh, crisp and flavorful - Five stars. The fire fire roll was good. The miso soup was fair . Would not order again; seared maguro ahi was delicious and definitely worth having again. The vegetable tempura was perfect. The shrimp tempura was ok. The tempura ice cream ; was greasy. The ice cream was good but the shell was greasy. It has good friendly service and worth a return. read more

Stopped by here for a impromptu birthday dinner. We were seated pretty quickly as the restaurant was quite full. I was in charge of taking pics so I don't know what rolls were ordered but have pics of all the food that was order. Service was pretty good and were checked up on. Waters and tea always refilled. Food was ok, lots of different rolls to choose from. Love that they have tons of options for that happy hour even though we didn't partake in. Great to know for next time if we wanted to do happy hour. Central location, street parking, friendly service and a great place to people watch! read more

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I was very happy with lunch at Tora Sushi Lounge. I got the pick 3 and had left overs for later. I picked the spicy tuna roll, California roll and the tempura mixed. I was super happy with everything. Service was also great friendly staff very helpful. read more

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Sushi rolls were very small in size and the quality of fish was not up to par. Indoor seating area was clean and tidy. Service was good but the food was not. read more

A solid 4 plus - a bonus green star for excellent detail to no plastic waste. Have been here twice for the happy hour; we dont necessarily keep to the happy hour menu, but I always like to save....$.50 or so? lol - the happy hour prices are barely changed from normal, but its very hard finding good sushi here. And it IS good. All or our pieces were nicely prepared and correct temperature. We liked the thick, ropey fried calamari, and the homemade gyoza were spicy and delicious. Appreciated that the sauces were served in reuseable containers. Notably the Seaside Roll, no rice made with rice paper, was one of our favorites. You should get it. Service was quick and friendly on this Friday afternoon. Left a hefty tip in this COVID recovery period. Will definitely be back. read more

Saw the signs for Happy Hour 4-6 and if I see that at a sushi restaurant, I'm inclined to stop and try it, and I'm really thrilled we did. Hubby got the veggie roll. I ordered rainbow and asparagus/avocado rolls, and fried tofu appetizer. It tasted pretty fresh and was reasonably priced during happy hour. A good sized happy hour menu. Friendly and attentive server. read more

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Great little Sushi restaurant. We came in 45 minutes before closing and they got us a table for 8! We thought we would be turned away because of the size of our party but they were very accommodating. We were very hungry and ordered quite a bit of food and everything was great and service was great. read more

Such a great place in the middle of downtown. Service was excellent. Food was great and the location is killer. read more

Tora Sushi Lounge - Sushi Bars Near Me - Astoria, Oregon

Quick Service! Tasty, fresh food with large portions!! This place was so fun - we would return. read more

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We were a party of 6 and sat down and immediately got rushed to order. Order drinks and food all at once. Never got water once we sat, took 30 mins to get our cocktails. 3 cocktails were order out of the 6 people. Before we got our drinks we had a lady bring us plates about 25 mins in. I mentioned that we needed water for everyone and if my cocktail still hasn't been made I'm okay without it. 30 mins they brought the 3 cocktails but still no water, same lady. 1 hour in two of us got our food brought by the same lady but still no waters. More food came out and surprise still no waters, so we asked for the 2nd time once everyone had something to eat. After asking for waters for the 2nd time and all having something to eat we were irritated so we watched the girl who waited on us. She decided to help multiple tables that just got sat, brought them plates and waters. Finally she brings waters and everyone at our table is done with their food. Not only did we never get waters until we are all done eating, two of the people I was with never received a roll they ordered. We sat there for a bit waiting for our tab but finally had to walk to the front door to have someone cash us out so we could leave. The girl that waited on us also started with a small purple tank top on and halfway through our service we watched her go to the employees only room that was right next to our table to come back out with a company black shirt on. Sadly I had visited Tora in Astoria many times and this is not the first time I have received bad service. read more

In Astoria for the weekend with the Yacht club. We all decided to go to the Sunday farmers market (highly recommend) we walked by this place and decided to give it a try. We were quickly seated at a nice clean big booth so we could people watch. We ordered unfiltered sake and got some water. Service was super friendly but a little slow, im guessing the labor shortage. The menu selection is extensive but we narrowed it down to Pau roll and a Bento box. The food was good and priced accordingly. We did wait a long time for our bill to arrive so that was not great but seems to be the norm during the world wide pandemic. Overall 4 stars for service/value. We would go again. read more

Tora Sushi Lounge - Three 8tem Bento, pork cutlet, spicy tuna and California rolls. Pau roll, and cold unfiltered sake. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Astoria, Oregon

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My husband and I split the three entree combo with teriyaki chicken, beef and tempura. Both the chicken and beef were tasty, as were the two pieces of tempura shrimp. But those were propped up with a deep fried slice of carrot, one of squash and a third of zucchini. (I've included a photo of the carrot slice that was considered worthy of battering). When ordering, the waitress was distracted. I admit, they were BUSY, but she seemed disgruntled when asked questions about the food. "What is the deep fried chicken like?" Answer: It's chicken that's been deep fried." We also split the Philadelphia roll. Rather than arriving on one of their stylishy long plates, there were nine pieces on a square plate with sauce that eliminated the anticipated crunchy part. Our server did not check on us once. We asked for our check. She left that and departed without taking our card. It must be traditional to pay up front. When she rang the meal up at the register, we inquired about the presentation of the Philadelphia roll. "Oh, some just come like that." Gazing around the restaurant I only saw their trademark elongated plates. If you go, avoid the tempura unless you confirm it's all shrimp. Committee is out on the Philadelphia roll, as it may have been an off night. Unfortunately, servers are not supposed to have "off nights" (I've been one). read more

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For as busy as this place was and with the current protocols in place for Covid, the staff seemed to do a pretty good job overall. * the food was timely and delicious but *like every establishment on earth the beer could always be a little bit colder :0) read more

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All I have to say is yum! Fresh sushi and katsu with their katsu sauce was out of this world fantastic! What ever they've got going on they need to keep doing! read more

This is a terrific Japanese restaurant. We've eaten here many times, the service is prompt & efficient. The food is very good, we've enjoyed the sushi, the tempura, the udon, and of course, the sake. The sake selection is impressive for a small town like Astoria. Definitely give Tora a try if you're in town looking for a good Japanese meal. read more

This place surprised us twice. Freshness of the fish and price. Great food, ample portions, and the price was well under what we expected. Next time, we'll go for the 4 to 6 Happy Hour as the prices are even better. Service was a little less than 100%, I think they're havoing trouble hiring as is everyone. read more

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Food was okay. Service was atrocious, waitress was rude when I corrected her. Would never return.

My son who has a shellfish allergy ordered the avocado roll. Midway through eating it his lip began to swell and his throat way itchy. This is an obvious sign of cross contamination and could have been worse for someone with a more severe allergy. Service almost nonexistent read more

I've been going here every now and again since 2015. They make good sushi, sometimes the service can be slow when they get busy.

I have come here dozens of times and it has never been bad. However, the quality can be a little up in the air, ranging from just being ok to being absolutely amazing. Love you Tora read more

Awesome and amazing sushi but the wait takes FOREVER. 25 minutes to wait for a table, but an hour for food? Ugh... good food, good atmosphere, but the wait? Covid-19 is not to blame. They only have 2 sushi chefs at the front read more

Excellent food terrible service. Waited for hispanic waitress with braces over 20 minutes to serve us. Very lazy. Fortunately her coworkers were on top of it. read more