Went in for lunch but felt weird bc the restaurant was empty and the cold case they have was sparse with offerings. I tried the fish sausage with rice. The rice was perfectly made but the fish sausage was incredibly dry. Like fishy sawdust. Wasn’t great.
The owner is attentive and he makes good conversation so good service for lunch if you want to try other dishes
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
David Huber
This may be the best sushi in Portland. Hands down the freshest fish. Beautiful presentation and highest quality. Service and sake menu are icing in the cake. Order everything!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kyle Fenn
Butter garlic edamame and spicy tuna roll were especially good! The wasabi could be a little spicier in my opinion but everything we got was delicious, we’ll be back again soon
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Etheridge
The sushi we had here was exceptional both in the quality of the fish and the creativity of the preparations. We also had the mushroom kara'age and the lobster kara'age and they too were exceptional and so different from any I've seen elsewhere. Service was rather slow and the table where we were seated had no light, which required us to use our phones to read the menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
John
Omakase was $884 for 4 people. Service was terrible, likely due to automatic gratuity. The most putrid culinary experience of my life. Omakase came in bento box that felt like lunchable.
Evan LaChapelle
the omakase was good, don’t know if i’d go back for it
Bo Jori
Loved this spot! Great food with some solid authentic options. I recommend the Zilla roll!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Greg Priest
Outstanding evening! Being a gluten-free diner, I appreciate that I can eat here and everything is 100% delicious. In a word perfection ❗
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ian Applegate
Went here for a special occasion with a celiac, and the entirely gluten-free menu is so great. Service is wonderful, classy and polite. Sat at the chef's counter, was a great experience. Presentation is beautiful, food is delightful and interesting. Great place.
Ignore the really weird review right before mine, bonkers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ami R
Zella Sake is a beautiful upscale Japanese sushi bar with an elegant vibe. The sushi was incredibly fresh and delicious, and the service was excellent. Perfect spot for a nice dinner or a special night out!
Amazing quality fish served expertly with an extensive choice of sake to accompany you meal. Highly recommend the chefs choice menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
TheOtherChef
One of the best kept secrets of getting fantastic sushi and omakase in the city. A great selection of sake personally curated by the owner. The restaurant doubles as a sushi grade, dry aged fish butchery shop that serves fantastic sashimi rice bowls on the back end of the week. reservations highly recommended in the weekend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
jihwan moon
I'll never return. The food was over over over overpriced for the mediocre taste, the beer wasn’t cold, the ginger was unbearably dry, and the atmosphere was utterly disappointing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Clayton Anderson
Underwhelming for me. Their rice is not my favorite. The king oyster dish wasn’t great. Their tuna was good and that saved it for me.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Rebecca Hoffman
Really, really enjoyed this place. I will say though, the service slows down immensely once they get busy. Try to go on off hours or before any dinner rush or late night date rush. Super friendly staff love being able to see food as it was being made, we sat at the bar. It's the most I've ever spent on sushi and it was totally worth it!
Went in for lunch but felt weird bc the restaurant was empty and the cold case they have was sparse with offerings. I tried the fish sausage with rice. The rice was perfectly made but the fish sausage was incredibly dry. Like fishy sawdust. Wasn’t great.
The owner is attentive and he makes good conversation so good service for lunch if you want to try other dishes
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
This may be the best sushi in Portland. Hands down the freshest fish. Beautiful presentation and highest quality. Service and sake menu are icing in the cake. Order everything!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Butter garlic edamame and spicy tuna roll were especially good! The wasabi could be a little spicier in my opinion but everything we got was delicious, we’ll be back again soon
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The sushi we had here was exceptional both in the quality of the fish and the creativity of the preparations. We also had the mushroom kara'age and the lobster kara'age and they too were exceptional and so different from any I've seen elsewhere. Service was rather slow and the table where we were seated had no light, which required us to use our phones to read the menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Omakase was $884 for 4 people. Service was terrible, likely due to automatic gratuity. The most putrid culinary experience of my life. Omakase came in bento box that felt like lunchable.
the omakase was good, don’t know if i’d go back for it
Loved this spot! Great food with some solid authentic options.
I recommend the Zilla roll!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Outstanding evening! Being a gluten-free diner, I appreciate that I can eat here and everything is 100% delicious. In a word perfection ❗
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went here for a special occasion with a celiac, and the entirely gluten-free menu is so great. Service is wonderful, classy and polite. Sat at the chef's counter, was a great experience. Presentation is beautiful, food is delightful and interesting. Great place.
Ignore the really weird review right before mine, bonkers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zella Sake is a beautiful upscale Japanese sushi bar with an elegant vibe. The sushi was incredibly fresh and delicious, and the service was excellent. Perfect spot for a nice dinner or a special night out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing quality fish served expertly with an extensive choice of sake to accompany you meal. Highly recommend the chefs choice menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best kept secrets of getting fantastic sushi and omakase in the city. A great selection of sake personally curated by the owner. The restaurant doubles as a sushi grade, dry aged fish butchery shop that serves fantastic sashimi rice bowls on the back end of the week. reservations highly recommended in the weekend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'll never return. The food was over over over overpriced for the mediocre taste, the beer wasn’t cold, the ginger was unbearably dry, and the atmosphere was utterly disappointing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Underwhelming for me. Their rice is not my favorite. The king oyster dish wasn’t great. Their tuna was good and that saved it for me.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Really, really enjoyed this place. I will say though, the service slows down immensely once they get busy. Try to go on off hours or before any dinner rush or late night date rush. Super friendly staff love being able to see food as it was being made, we sat at the bar. It's the most I've ever spent on sushi and it was totally worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
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