I’ve been wanting to visit Hamono sushi for over six months and my husband and I finally got to go. I personally love omakase style so I had positive expectations going in and I was not disappointed. The server, Nate, makes for an educational and memorable experience. The omakase portion was all top notch, and while the selections for the ayce portion paled in comparison for a few items-overall the toro, uni, sweet shrimp and salmon were perfect. I think it was the best toro we have had in the PNW, probably because it is true wild caught blue fin tuna. Anyways…I really like the ambiance and hope to return soon. Thanks for a great evening!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melika Shahhosseini
We tried many sashimi, nigiri and rolls and they were all just amazing. The service was not perfect though. We had to ask for soy sauce, ginger etc and when we wanted to add more they were surprised.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Brent Jaffe
Can’t believe we have never eaten here before! It was great! Really quite delicious and fresh. Nathan is a gracious and knowledgeable host. We took all of his suggestions and they were all spot on. The atmosphere is cute but small, so I hesitate telling you how good it is😏 We’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Minny mm
Thank you for serving great food.
I enjoyed the food and your kind service.
And a male waiter or manager. I am not sure
He ran and gave me my wallet. I appreciate it!!!
Whenever I come here again in Portland, 10000% will revisit this place. Thank you all!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maggie Cheung
Husband and I had reservations to celebrate a birthday and treat ourselves to the AYCE omakase experience. Positives— the fish was great, tasted fresh and our server was very knowledgeable about the dishes he was serving. Negatives— wait times between rounds of ordered sushi was 20+ minutes between rounds (sure it was AYCE but the long wait times made it hard to enjoy that or feel like we got our moneys worth), the omakase experience stated we’d get to try 3 different sake pairings and we only had one, and with only one waiter working we felt often forgotten as he was attending to other walk-in/non-reservation tables. Not his fault of course, but the most notable thing for us that night wasn’t the omakase but the time we had to wait in between each course. Hamono was nice to try and maybe we caught them on a bad night with just one waiter but for the money spent I don’t think it we’ll be coming back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Ben Bachman
Good value
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wil H-R
Absolutely delicious sushi, knowledgeable and friendly staff, and not terribly expensive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe Bob Jones
New favorite place. An omakase lunch to return for, multiple times. 19 dishes today, mostly nigiri, a summer omakase somewhat unlike the pictured menu. Chef Jason (I think) had scored a bunch of different fishes from Japan, plus summer hamachi from Hawaii, obscene toro and much more, explaining them all as I nodded like a dummy. Waiter Nate explained some dishes as well. Both guys were great, super nice, encyclopedic, and this made for an excellent solo dining experience.
The fact everything wasn’t all separately plated was a blessing, and when multiple nigiri come out, just eat left to right. Fried shrimp head! Everything was beautifully seasoned as presented, although soy sauce and real (yummy) wasabi is there for you if you feel the need.
From fresh crab miso soup to the A5 Wagyu finish (which I failed to photograph, instead snarfing it down) once you’re done with the very ample omakase, you can then order *almost* as much as you like from the separate omakase menu. Including the toro, wagyu, and more, with limits. The rest is all you can eat.
The toro simply blew my mind. I had 4 nigiri from 3 different belly cuts, and each one will allow you to say “I can die now.” Man alive, it was life altering sushi, that fatty tuna. He asked if I wanted more, but I was really satisfied.
This is all you can eat sushi from a different plane of existence. I ordered extra toro, the uni ikura don, toro uni tamaki, yuzu salmon salad, and negitoro maki. I was perfectly stuffed. In fact, the omakase itself would be enough for a normal person, unlike an abnormal like me, without ordering extras. After all that beautiful seafood, I could have also had cheesecake, mochi, or sweet potato and ice cream, or all of them, but the orange in the yuzu salmon salad kinda made for a really nice light dessert. Plus I had to bike home. All this for $100 + tip is a deal. It was so damn good, I will go again with anyone who wants to.
Everything was absolutely fabulous.
I’m not a sushi expert, aficionado, or snob. It is possible there is technically better sushi in town. HOWEVER! This is, I think, the best sushi meal I’ve ever had. Aside from the very first time way back in 1992 at Tomoe Sushi in New York - and you never forget your first - it is certainly my new favorite.
It was bonkers. Best hunnerd bucks you’ll ever spend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ievhenii Oliinyk
Recommend
Ny Aina Tiana
We took Naruto and the sashimi/Nigiri combo!!! Excellent 👌. The Naruto is refreshing. Fishes fresh and really good. Service can be long.
My friend’s been talking this place up and now I know why. This is absolute some of the best sushi in the Portland downtown area. Not only are their qualities outstanding but their waiter NATE is beyond god damn knowledgeable in the sushi realm. HES ALSO HAPPENS TO SHARE MY BDAY.
Sushi was incredible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Willy Simmons
My new favorite sushi spot in Portland! Great staff. The selection is very high quality and there is a wide variety of sushi options. I would recommend the omakase and the gyoza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
demi tzanis
Well worth the money. You can choose to order a la carte or do their all you can eat omakase, which is $95 a person and includes 15 courses with three glasses of sake. The fish was all incredibly fresh and clearly prepared with care. Staff of super knowledgeable and friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paco Fernandez
Everything delicious!! Top quality product with excellent service, will come back and recommend any time!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Josh Henry
The sushi is so good! Loved the atmosphere and our server was very nice and attentive.
I’ve been wanting to visit Hamono sushi for over six months and my husband and I finally got to go. I personally love omakase style so I had positive expectations going in and I was not disappointed. The server, Nate, makes for an educational and memorable experience. The omakase portion was all top notch, and while the selections for the ayce portion paled in comparison for a few items-overall the toro, uni, sweet shrimp and salmon were perfect. I think it was the best toro we have had in the PNW, probably because it is true wild caught blue fin tuna. Anyways…I really like the ambiance and hope to return soon. Thanks for a great evening!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We tried many sashimi, nigiri and rolls and they were all just amazing. The service was not perfect though. We had to ask for soy sauce, ginger etc and when we wanted to add more they were surprised.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Can’t believe we have never eaten here before! It was great! Really quite delicious and fresh. Nathan is a gracious and knowledgeable host. We took all of his suggestions and they were all spot on.
The atmosphere is cute but small, so I hesitate telling you how good it is😏
We’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Thank you for serving great food.
I enjoyed the food and your kind service.
And a male waiter or manager. I am not sure
He ran and gave me my wallet. I appreciate it!!!
Whenever I come here again in Portland, 10000% will revisit this place. Thank you all!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Husband and I had reservations to celebrate a birthday and treat ourselves to the AYCE omakase experience. Positives— the fish was great, tasted fresh and our server was very knowledgeable about the dishes he was serving. Negatives— wait times between rounds of ordered sushi was 20+ minutes between rounds (sure it was AYCE but the long wait times made it hard to enjoy that or feel like we got our moneys worth), the omakase experience stated we’d get to try 3 different sake pairings and we only had one, and with only one waiter working we felt often forgotten as he was attending to other walk-in/non-reservation tables. Not his fault of course, but the most notable thing for us that night wasn’t the omakase but the time we had to wait in between each course. Hamono was nice to try and maybe we caught them on a bad night with just one waiter but for the money spent I don’t think it we’ll be coming back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Good value
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely delicious sushi, knowledgeable and friendly staff, and not terribly expensive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
New favorite place. An omakase lunch to return for, multiple times. 19 dishes today, mostly nigiri, a summer omakase somewhat unlike the pictured menu. Chef Jason (I think) had scored a bunch of different fishes from Japan, plus summer hamachi from Hawaii, obscene toro and much more, explaining them all as I nodded like a dummy. Waiter Nate explained some dishes as well. Both guys were great, super nice, encyclopedic, and this made for an excellent solo dining experience.
The fact everything wasn’t all separately plated was a blessing, and when multiple nigiri come out, just eat left to right. Fried shrimp head! Everything was beautifully seasoned as presented, although soy sauce and real (yummy) wasabi is there for you if you feel the need.
From fresh crab miso soup to the A5 Wagyu finish (which I failed to photograph, instead snarfing it down) once you’re done with the very ample omakase, you can then order *almost* as much as you like from the separate omakase menu. Including the toro, wagyu, and more, with limits. The rest is all you can eat.
The toro simply blew my mind. I had 4 nigiri from 3 different belly cuts, and each one will allow you to say “I can die now.” Man alive, it was life altering sushi, that fatty tuna. He asked if I wanted more, but I was really satisfied.
This is all you can eat sushi from a different plane of existence. I ordered extra toro, the uni ikura don, toro uni tamaki, yuzu salmon salad, and negitoro maki. I was perfectly stuffed. In fact, the omakase itself would be enough for a normal person, unlike an abnormal like me, without ordering extras. After all that beautiful seafood, I could have also had cheesecake, mochi, or sweet potato and ice cream, or all of them, but the orange in the yuzu salmon salad kinda made for a really nice light dessert. Plus I had to bike home. All this for $100 + tip is a deal. It was so damn good, I will go again with anyone who wants to.
Everything was absolutely fabulous.
I’m not a sushi expert, aficionado, or snob. It is possible there is technically better sushi in town. HOWEVER! This is, I think, the best sushi meal I’ve ever had. Aside from the very first time way back in 1992 at Tomoe Sushi in New York - and you never forget your first - it is certainly my new favorite.
It was bonkers. Best hunnerd bucks you’ll ever spend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommend
We took Naruto and the sashimi/Nigiri combo!!! Excellent 👌. The Naruto is refreshing. Fishes fresh and really good. Service can be long.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
Little hidden gem in between all the nonsense.
My friend’s been talking this place up and now I know why. This is absolute some of the best sushi in the Portland downtown area. Not only are their qualities outstanding but their waiter NATE is beyond god damn knowledgeable in the sushi realm. HES ALSO HAPPENS TO SHARE MY BDAY.
Sushi was incredible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My new favorite sushi spot in Portland! Great staff. The selection is very high quality and there is a wide variety of sushi options. I would recommend the omakase and the gyoza.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Well worth the money. You can choose to order a la carte or do their all you can eat omakase, which is $95 a person and includes 15 courses with three glasses of sake. The fish was all incredibly fresh and clearly prepared with care. Staff of super knowledgeable and friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything delicious!! Top quality product with excellent service, will come back and recommend any time!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The sushi is so good! Loved the atmosphere and our server was very nice and attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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