10/05/09

The Best Sushi Anywhere

by yellowwaterdog

Recommend by business associates -- they were correct. My Japanese friends and I agreed that it was the best sushi any of us ever had. Though we did set a new record for the highest bill -- $100 each with no alcohol. That said, worth ever penny and I am going back tomorrow!!

• Pros: Fresh everything - abalone was unbelievable!
• Cons: $$$$$

05/01/09

the best in portland!

by ilovesooooshi

i've been going here for years. love their food, it is always so fresh and sinfully yummy. the rainbow roll is a good choice, spicy tuna rolls are scrumptious too.

• Pros: food is incredible, owner is precious
• Cons: a little on the spendy side

01/05/09

Taken For Chumps

by Banerry

An absolutely terribly experience: after inquiring about a chef's choice/omakase situation and receiving an enthusiastic "yes," my boyfriend and I were served 1 plate of New Year's pickles/slices of fish cake, a cucumber salad with two slices of sea cucumber, a serving of matsutake soup ($7.00 on the menu), and 9 pieces each of dry, unremarkable fish, including unagi that we both concluded was definitely off and could not eat. We drank tea throughout. The bill was brought with a slice of pineapple. The total: $160.00. A perfunctory tally of what these items would have cost if ordered a la carte: $30-35/person.

Restaurant Murata took advantage of two willing, eager customers looking for what we'd been told would be a memorable experience. We received a massively unfair bill and sub-par, generic sushi. We will not be returning.