Masu East
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: (503) 232-5255
- Price:
- $$
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30-3:00pm, 5pm-11pm, Fri 11:30-3:00pm, 5pm-12am, Sat-Sun 5pm-12am
Editorial Description for Masu East
Eastside version of popular downtown sushi eatery retains classy vibe but adds neighborhood friendliness.
Insider Tips
The ExtrasYou'll never have to miss that important email because you went out to dinner--Masu offers free wireless.
When to GoDJs spin smooth tunes first Thursdays and every Friday and Saturday starting at 10pm.
What to DrinkInventive cocktails include the Hatori Honzo's Sword, made of Sauza Gold tequila shaken with lemon-lime juice, pureed cantelope and a dash of grand marnier. It's served up in a martini glass and sunk with cassis.
User Reviews for Masu East
05/06/2008 Posted by mzwong
I've gone to Masu East a couple of times. The first time I sat at the sushi bar and had good service from the sushi chef. They paced the rolls, which I wasn't expecting and didn't necessarily love, but it seems that they are trying to be fancy. The more standard rolls were good with good quality fish. The fancier, expensive rolls just weren't worth it. The second time I went there the dining room was empty, but we were told that all of the tables were reserved. They would be willing to seat us if we could be done by 8 pm (over an hour from the time we walked in). We said that was no problem. The service that followed was extremely slow. No one took our order for quite some time, then we waited and waited to get our sushi. It finally arrived at 7:45. We started eating and the hostess came over at 7:50 to tell us that we would need to leave. ! Unbelievable. After waiting almost an hour for overpriced sushi, then shoved out the door. I was so surprised by this that all I could do was laugh. If we had been served in a timely manner (again - restaurant was almost empty when we walked in, so not sure what took so long) we would have been gone by the agreed upon time. Needless to say, I have not been back. I was so excited to have this place open in my neighborhood, but I'm sticking with Yoko's, Mio Sushi, and the other contenders.
Pros: Good quality sushi, decent basic rolls
Cons: Overpriced, poor service
03/29/2008 Posted by cabada
I had high hopes for Masu, i had heard good things about downtown, but i went to east. The service was cold, at one point we asked the hostess for desert menus and she took our order but never put it in or told the server who was taking too long... our server than took the time to tell us what we had done wrong. 4 star restaurant? i think not. The food sounded good on the menu, but it was executed poorly, like they were trying to hard for the contemporary title. the salmon nigiri had lemon slices on it. this ruins the flavor of the fish, and seem like more of a cover for un-fresness than a garnish. I have had better versions of there cuisine at less pretty restaurants. also the music was atrocious, like bad covers of Broadway tunes. it was loud and kenny g ish.
Pros: Dessert, when it finally came was amazing.
Cons: let me down
