Sinju Restaurant

PRETENTIOUS!!!! Is there a ZERO STAR choice???. My husband and daughters wanted to take me out last night for a belated Mom's Day celebration. When asked what I'd like to have for dinner, of course I chose sushi. We went by our regular place but they were closed, so we decided to go to Sinju. I'd eaten there years ago and remember the sushi being great, but the service was horrible. Since it was so long ago I thought we should give it another try. We went in at about 8:30 in the evening and there were only about 5 occupied tables in the whole place and all the tatami rooms were empty. I asked for a tatami room for our family and was told that we could not have one because we were not a party of 6 or more. I asked "so we can't have a room?" to which this rude woman named Angie replied "we can let you have one but you have to spend at least $120 and tip 18%. REALLY??????? I am appalled that in these economic times this place is turning away diners on a slow Monday night when they have no one else to fill those tables. And the truth is, we'd have most likely spent $120 or more because we are a family of sushi fanatics, but to be told that we HAVE to spend x amount or tip x amount is beyond me. Plus Angie had a total attitude and as soon as she saw that we had kids, her tone got less friendly. Our kids are very well behaved and avid sushi eaters....they know how to dine out! I understand policy, and on a Friday night this would be a prudent policy to keep to, but on a slow Monday? I wouldn't be surprised if these unkind practices caused them to go out of business.…

Sinju is great for groups. Sinju is definitely one of the better sushi places in town, but Yoko's is the best as far as I'm concerned. If you're wanting to go out with a group of people then you'd want to go to Sinju and sit in a tatami room. I too have been to many of the "best" sushi places in the world, and I agree that there are much better places in other cities and countries, but I also think that sushi is a matter of preference. I've eaten at just about every sushi restaurant in the area, and I'll always vote for Yoko's, you just need to find the place you like the best.…

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?. I have eaten at some of the best sushi restaurants in the world, such as: Bar Masa (NYC) and Nobu (Vegas). However, I have also eaten at some of the worst places. As Sinju doesn't come close to being in the same league as the world's premier locations, it offers the best sushi in Oregon, HANDS DOWN! I was born and raised in Portland and have been to countless places in the Portland Metro Area and none are as impressive as Sinju. For all the people who wrote comments about how the service sucks...I actually think it's great. If someone does seem rude or snappy it's probably because they don't understand your English. Unlike in the wonderfully horrible city of Tucson, AZ they actually have Asian people working at Asian restaurants instead of college students or Mexicans....imagine that!…