Izakaya Restaurants near Beaverton, OR

“The sushi and sashimi are excellent here, and the toro is quite reasonably priced. Almost everything I've had here has tested great, especially the donburi and grilled fish.

My only disappointment has been the ramen: the broth is mediocre and the noodles are not fresh.“

“Was told about this “secret” restaurant with little signage, weird hours, that you had to get there before opening to secure a seat. Excited to try, we got there 15 min prior to opening and indeed, 7-10 before opening, we saw someone going in so we opened the door and they were seating people. By opening time they were nearly full. Our excitement was seemingly validated by the opening rush.

Atmosphere was clean, staff were friendly. The menu looked delicious. The food however, hmm. We got their signature ramen, which is $18.50. It was ok. The broth wasn’t as rich as other ramens I’ve had in the area but had some unique flavors. The cubed pork belly in the soup was tender but slightly bland. The sliced chashu was ok but only 1-2 pieces in each bowl. There were limited veggies in the soup too, I prefer more. Didn’t like the fine angel-hair noodles, I prefer a thicker noodles at other places. Overall the ramen at FuddoYama or Lucky Cat is a lot better. Even Ramen Ryoma inside Uwajimaya was better, despite them not even having tonkatsu.

We also got some sides. A small bowl of rice was $5. Edamame was $8 which is pricey, but when it arrived, it was the smallest edamame serving I’ve ever seen. There was literally a child’s size handful only. $8 felt like robbery. The other sides, fried tofu and karrage chicken were delicious, but also priced at nearly an entree but the portion size was on the smaller size. Spent over $90 for two adults and a young child who only ate a couple sides and didn’t leave full. Something is wrong with that picture.

Overall, was meh. Probably won’t return. Overhyped and overpriced. I’m all for hidden gems but I don’t understand the buzz about this place. I eat ramen 1-2 times a week and have tried I think every place that serves ramen on the west side. The best tasting ramen and best value in town is Lucky Cat ramen full stop. And it’s only $12.
All you other restaurants need to step up your game.“

“The Tempura is out of this world! Delicious.“

“The husband and I were on a ramen rampage, and the weather was our perfect excuse. Then, out of nowhere, we stumbled upon this restaurant. The service was spot-on, the food arrived in record time, and that ramen? Sheer perfection. The broth was a flavor bomb, the chashu was tender and divine, and those noodles? Freshly made and sublime. We left feeling like we just discovered ramen nirvana.“

“Location: located in a newer well-appointed strip mall in the Cedar Mills area, this is a very nice location with a little bit of swag. I can see it being a great place to take a date, or some close friends to have good conversation, good food, and maybe some good drinks

Ambiance: it's trying to be Japanese izakaya like-nightlife, and does an OK job. It can be a little loud, but I was sitting at the counter near the cooks. And for me one element of it was a little bit awkward. As is often the case in Japanese establishments, they throw around a lot of Japanese words when people enter or leave the establishment as well as when orders come in. Meant to give an authentic dynamic to the restaurant, it's a little awkward when every Japanese word has a Spanish accent and cooks speaking Spanish most of the time (I speak Japanese fluently, lived there for 5 years). Don't hate--kind of felt like fingernails on a chalkboard to me...oops. Think of it this way, when I go to get good chinese noodles, I like to hear Chinese spoken behind the counter. When I go get Bulgogi beef, I'd like to hear Korean spoken in the kitchen. And when I go to a good taco truck, I want to hear Spanish oozing at the back of that truck!! That's my point!! Enough.

Service: the service was excellent. The maybe the highlight of my experience. I came in late, before it was closing. They were more than happy to give me a seat offered me plenty of time to order and eat. I was pleasantly surprised. Very helpful, very accommodating, very relaxing.

Food: the food was quite good. I've eaten Japanese food literally all over the globe. The Karage was quite good with a nice crust and flavor.

The Agedashi-dofu was good but not great. This one is hard to do and I find it's all over the flavor map in America. On a scale of 1 to 5 it was probably a 3.5. The pictures show portion size versus dislike of the food excepting the tofu. I chose not to finish that one. Very very good portions.

The bottom line would I eat here again? The answer is yes. I would like to go back and try some other offerings on the menu, especially the ramen. But I almost fear going back for that, because so many places do Ramen well nowadays they have stiff competition. Go check it out, especially if you want to sit down and chat with a couple good friends or a nice partner.“

“I was visiting my gf all the way from CT, and we were blown away at the vibe of the downtown Portland location and how delectable and tasty the food was. The atmosphere was warm, and the food was to die for! Every bite was savory, and it was all practically Food Wars foodgasm top tier levels of delicious! This is gonna be our spot from here on out when we want some delicious ramen that even Naruto the Hokage himself would go bonkers for! Much love and keep rockin! 💖🤘“

“Great Sake menu, excellent nigiri omakase. Experience is much closer to a an authentic Japanese sushi experience than an American sushi roll place. The only downside is that the wasabi does not compare which is a tragedy that cannot be attributed to the restaurant. 10/10 will be returning here every time I'm in Portland“

“I'm a new fan! Best sushi in Portland! Also the service was incredible. Now in my top five favorites�“

“super friendly staff and awesome manager who didn't blink an eye and replaced my mom and aunts order to accommodate their health conditions. bomb food and and super fast serve time. will be back again Special shout out to Damont for being an awesome manager!“