Janken

$$ • Japanese, Korean, Cocktail Bar

Hours:
250 NW 13th Ave, Portland
(503) 841-6406

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Janken Reviews

4.3 (737)

I have read good and bad reviews and was leery of going to this restaurant. However, what a great experience!! The food was beyond great, it was fantastic. Service was exemplary. Sonia was our server and was wonderful. The minuses were the music was too loud and I didn't appreciate the servers cleaning the table while we still eating and talking but overall a very great experience. Costly but worth every cent.

This was my second visit to Janken; the food, ambiance, and service are excellent. I love the cherry blossom sculpture. We ordered steak tartare, broccolini, sea scallops, and salmon tataki. Janken has a strong grasp of the concept of umami, in my opinion - the complexity of flavors is just lovely. The prices are relatively high for Portland, but this is a special place.

This was our first time here. The atmosphere is really incredible inside, and we felt welcomed instantly. The menu selection is well thought out and had a wide array of dishes that would satisfy your craving for something either from sea or land. Some of the dishes were stellar, like the hamachi crispy rice and hamachi crudo. But some of the dishes fell very flat, both sushi rolls and the pork belly (very dry). The service itself was good. However, the way they described their...read full review

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Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 4 - 10PM
Wednesday 4 - 10PM
Thursday 4 - 10PM
Friday 4 - 11PM
Saturday 4 - 11PM
Sunday 4 - 9PM
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