No, it's not fancy, no it's not fussy, but it is pretty darned high quality at a great value. I've had far too much expensive sushi that was just ordinary and the price point at many sushi establishments is utterly absurd these days. The owners of Kura are kind, friendly and they come up with some pretty high quality ingredients. The presentation is very humble, but freshness has never been an issue there. Highly recommended budget sushi establishment in a sea of overpriced Portland restaurants. read more

I came in the other weekend to eat with a friend for my birthday. The woman running the restaurant was so sweet and hospitable! The fish was really great quality as well, and I was happy to eat fresh salmon for the first time in a while. The only thing I didn't like so much, was that I did feel like the sushi rice had too much vinegar it. It was just a bit too sour for my taste, and it sort of overpowered the fish. Otherwise, it would have been perfect to me! read more

Food: We came here with high hopes but in every dish we had with rice, the rice was sour. :( - Salmon Avocado Roll 2/5 Large cuts of salmon. Good mix with rice. Would be 3/5 for quantity but 2/5 due to sourness. - Miso Soup 3/5 Good, but not amazing - Super Salmon Roll 3/5 The mix of textures was great. Would be 4/5 but see above. - Seared Salmon 3.5/5 Best of what we ordered. Would be 4.5 but see above. - Edamame 3/5 Good, but not amazing. - Seared Smoked Salmon 3/5 Tried this out of curiosity, and the mix of the tastes of smoked and seared was just ok. Service: 4/5 - We showed up when things were quieter. The service was good; the workers were very attentive. Ambiance: - It felt a bit like a crowded cafeteria instead of like a nice date night place. read more

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I cannot believe it has taken me this long to write a review. This amazing little hole in the wall just blows my hair back! From the friendly service that remembers every person that I've ever brought with me here to enjoy the deliciousness, to the amazing deliciousness itself. Very unassuming location, and simple decor. Don't let that fool you, the sushi is outstanding! And for the price, it cannot be beat. read more

V & A Sushi - Delicious and a mouthful!!! Amazing quality and quality for the price - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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First time at V& A, and definitely gonna become regulars! We were greeted warmly and served promptly. The menu has some fun appetizers, we ordered a squid salad, excellent! The nigiri fish was huge, and of exquisite quality! The hand rolls we ordered were some of the best I've ever eaten, just the right balance of fish, rice & sauce. A really fabulous new sushi place for us! Yum! read more

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I'm not super picky about sushi, but this place was AWFUL the salmon nigiri had tough pieces in it that were not edible The crab salad was just gross Would never go back. Terrible read more

I eat here quite often great staff, always feel welcome, and the food is also very good plus they know how to feed ya, always stuffed

I came across this place because I was looking for a conveyor belt sushi restaurant - and although they are not conveyor belt anymore, I'm so glad I decided to come here!! First of all, the rolls are so delicious and they have a great variety. I have my favorites - the Oregon Roll and the 82nd Roll - you have to try them!! Secondly, the owners are amazing. They are probably the nicest restaurant owners I've ever met. They know us by name now (yes we come often!) and they always have nice conversations with us. My entire family comes here now often and we also tell our friends about this place! They can get busy sometimes but it's worth the wait! I have not been to any other sushi places since discovering this one and I hope they stay in business for a long time! :) read more

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this is the best sushi in town. Don't skip this sushi. They are super friendly, everything is crazy fresh and the prices are more than reasonable. We came across this as a neighborhood joint and have come back twice since. We got the miso (very flavorful), tempura veggies (zucchini is excellent), nigiri (tuna and salmon fresh and buttery), and then a bunch of rolls with real crab. Will be back again and again. Don't let the decor fool you. read more

V & A Sushi - Portland Roll - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

The food was pretty good, place could have been cleaner, it had some rough spots. Service was below standard for this kind of place. They just left us alone. We might have ordered more if they came by. Overall we ate, lol, and the food was good. read more

Be aware when you order from here because of the false advertising. Kura claims "fresh Bluefin tuna" and has a correct photo of what Bluefin tuna should look like. When I received the order the fish is faint pink white in color. This is either albacore tuna or not fresh bluefin tuna that has been frozen. I've asked multiple people if this roll looked like bluefin and none of them suggested eating it. I've previously ordered tempura from this location and it was pretty good. However, ordering fresh food was an eye opener to the true quality of the food and now I question how old their produces are. read more

V & A Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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After traveling 11 hours to get to Portland we found a sushi spot that was close to the room we rented. We sat down to eat. At first it looks like a message parlor but then as son as you get in you get an old school Chinese food restaurant feeling. The misses ordered her California rolls and we both got miso soup. I didn't really find anything that appealing so I ordered the only deep fried roll on the menu. The soup was kind bland. The rolls also didn't have much of a flavor. Misses said that the California rolls tasted mostly like cucumber. I then found some hairs on my plate. Utterly disgusting. It wasn't busy in the slightest which should have told me to leave. read more

V & A Sushi - Hairs found in my dish after I finished eating. Utterly disgusting. It wasn't busy in the slightest which should have told me to leave. - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I'm surprised this place is so highly rated. In the world of cheap conveyor sushi, it's just ok. Nothing jumped out at me. In fact, when I ran across a photo I took of my meal, I couldn't remember what or where it was, and I ate there two weeks ago. It's missing many of the sushi standard options, but their offerings are ok if unremarkable. Very pleasant service; well worth tipping if you don't usually at these places. Sushi Myogi further south on 82nd is a much better version. Parking is rough. There are way too few spots for all the small businesses that share the lot, and most of them are tiny Asian restaurants, so it's packed at lunch. read more

V & A Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Food: 3/5 Kura is a great place to try out all kinds of different sushi on a budget. However, where Kura succeeds in variety it lacks in quality. The sushi is mid at best and some rolls get pretty gross after sitting on the belt for a while. This restaurant is a pure novelty, but very fun! Service: 3/5 Little to no interaction with wait staff due to the restaurant format. Our waitress was very annoyed that we asked for water after ordering beers. Environment: 4/5 Such a fun experience and the restaurant is pretty clean. read more

This is a hidden gem of a hole in a wall! Unpretentious menu sticks to the basics but execution is perfect. Generous portions of fish great flavors. Price point is great! read more

V & A Sushi - Seared Escarole, Bluefin Tuna & Hamashi/Yellowtail sushi. Spicy Bluefin Tuna Roll - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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It's a nice little place in the area that serves super good sushi at even better prices. The service makes you feel like you're being welcomed and sits you down like youre being seated at the table at home. Very cozy. Tried 3 different rolls and 2 nigiris and they were all great! read more

Writing this review after we just stopped eating our takeout. We "stopped eating" instead of "finished" because it was so gross. Actually, the salmon avocado roll and the California roll we ordered were pretty good. So was the inari. Ikura sushi was middle of the road. Both the Spider Roll and the Pacific Roll were bad. I can't remember the last time I threw out food, but we ate about two bites of each and agreed we couldn't eat them. The Spider Roll had a disgusting, bitter taste to it. I think it was fried in, maybe, very old oil? I order Spider Rolls like this a lot and never had one taste like this. The Pacific Roll has, I guess, canned tuna inside, but it really, REALLY tasted fishy. I had an extra bite of this, but there was no way we could finish it. Last thing: when ordering takeout off their website, the thing defaults to a 10% tip, which is nuts. There are buttons for prefilled tip amounts -- none of which is 0%, which I want because I am not tipping for takeout -- so I had to click "Other" and type 0 in. When I clicked Complete, however, the confirmation screen shows that I tipped 10%. Going back, I found that I neglected to click "Apply" after typing 0. My bad, I guess they get my 10% for a meal we can't eat. read more

V & A Sushi - The tuna (or whatever that is inside) tasted about as good as it looks here. - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Fantastic service! Waitress was incredibly nice and the place was really homey. I didn't think the food was going to be too good at first but the quality, food and service was beyond what I expected! read more

Delicious, no frills, to the point sushi/cuisine. I love coming here as they offer both sushi/raw and cooked/american or Kid friendly options all in one! They're a bit slow, so avoid going in at peak times if you're in any sort of hurry, but other then that they've been awesome. read more

Came in for after work late lunch / dinner to an empty restaurant with kids running around. The restaurant looked clean and had a middle area where it looks like they prepared everything. We were hesitant but hungry. Service was attentive and quick. Food overall was alright. We got two rolls, a couple Nigri, a bowl and two appetizers and overall it was fine, but nothing to necessarily write home about. We were there for almost an hour and no one else came to eat. Server also pulled the 'trick' of a compliment at checkout in attempts to get a bigger tip. Not a fan of that. read more

I was excited to try this place, especially for the grand opening happy hour price plates, but the rice was way too sweet and way too soft. The salmon, which we had fortunately asked to have seared, tasted a bit off - kind of muddy, if that makes sense. The portion was also very large for conveyor belt sushi, making it hard to try a variety of plates and there was just too much of the bad rice underneath the fish. 98 Degrees also shares restrooms with other restaurants in the dingy hallway and you need to take a key. The women's restroom has a sign warning that only women are allowed and that they have cameras watching... I don't really want to know what happened here, but it was off-putting and felt really dirty. Not the best experience, unfortunately. read more

V & A Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Service was very nice, friendly and quick. Sushi though, and especially the tuna, was not chosen well. Shared business bathroom scary.

Okay, I'm not really getting all these high reviews and here are my reasons why. First off, the table I sat at wasn't adequately cleaned. I'd be pretty chill with a couple specks here and there but it was downright sticky everywhere I touched. As for the food? Meh... honestly with the amount I paid today, I could get way more quality food elsewhere. I know that with conveyor style sushi, the quality usually isn't the greatest but today was just disappointing. Prices are clearly marked up on the menu which is fair enough given the circumstances but quality should be upheld as well. read more

It's not a fancy place, it is a little plan and boring when you walk in. But the roll and Nigiri I got was great. The couple who own it where very friendly and I would differently go back again read more

V & A Sushi - 8 Piece Harrison Roll - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Friendly service. High quality suishi at a very reasonable price. Very accommodating to requests.

3.5 Stars! New Sushi Place! Let's Try it! Walked in- the place was pretty quiet. Was greeted quickly and provided good service. Their green tea cost money, but was offered the brown rice tea for free . Yes, one brown rice tea please! Conveyor belt style sushi. Ordered Seared Salmon & Dragon, picked up: Portland Roll, Crab Salad, their new item: Purple Yam Rice Roll. Sushi items were OKAY, not much WOW factor. Portions were decent, quality was okay. Rolls were nothing special. Their new item: got it because of the purple rice, looked pretty, but was nothing out of the ordinary (was just filled with fake crab and cucumber.) As for their other rolls, there was something about the rice that I did not enjoy very much. I couldn't place my finger on it, but I felt like the rice ruin the sushi. [+] Happy hour pricing $1.80 (yes!), but for how long!? [+] Service was friendly and my tea was refilled without asking (GOLD STAR, haha)! I will probably continue to come back for their happy hour special and I hope they will continue to experiment with new menu items. Otherwise, it will be hard to convince me to come back. read more

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I ate here twice in two days and dragged my friends here as well that's how good it was. The service is amazing, the freshness is on point, and the price is a steal. Reminds me of the conveyor sushi in japan where the locals frequent. The pieces of fish are sooooo thick! 2 dollar for 2 pieces of salmon. Hot dang it was so good!!! read more

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Decent for conveyor belt sushi. Yet the items on the conveyor are pretty lame. Don't wait for the conveyor, just order what you want from their menu with the chef. Their best nigiri is the salmon and seared salmon. Atmosphere: This place isn't as packed as nearby conveyor belt sushi like O'sushi. Therefore it is more quiet, your orders arrive quickly, and just more relaxed environment. Decorations can use a little help. But overall, not a bad place. Pros: Quick orders, good salmon to rice ratio, not as saucy as other sushi places, friendly staffs, cheap price. Cons: Limited selection, no descriptions of what's in each roll on the menu, conveyor belt itself got some lame stuff on it...like cherry tomatoes...like who eats tomatoes at a sushi bar? read more

V & A Sushi - Salmon Nigiri - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Best sushi place in Se Portland. I'm a foodie and I don't care about conveyor belts:) It's all about the quality of food for me and believe me you their food is worth me writing this review:) I found this restaurant one week ago and have ordered from them 3 times since... read more

Best price/quality ratio ever, generous portions, owners are super nice and recognize me when I come in. Never tried something here that I didn't like. The sweet potato roll is bomb. All fish is very fresh. Can't see how anyone would rate lower than 5 stars. read more

I won't be returning. They were kind but slow and the place was a little dirtier than I am comfortable with, especially at a sushi restaurant. read more

I'm here now. I already had one roll, which was delicious. I'm pregnant and wanted to add the salmon avocado roll, which includes raw salmon. The chef, upon learning that I'm expecting, offered to sear the salmon for me without being asked. I feel so taken care of! There's WiFi, a peaceful environment, and the service is great. Thanks for a great experience and meal! EDIT: When I mentioned I'm avoiding gluten, he offered tamari! Wonderful! read more

This may be my new go-to sushi joint when out SE. It's affordable conveyor belt sushi in a clean new lovely space with the nicest staff around! On a Friday night, you may pull into this complex and see no parking but there's almost always a seat in this place! There is a full menu so also feel free to order what you like, either way it's a great deal and good eats. Let's support our neighborhood small businesses, eat here! read more

This was my first time order from this restaurant and it won't be my last. The food was very fresh and delicious. We ordered many rolls and sashimi so that our group of four could try an assortment. We were very pleased and look forward to ordering from them again. Service was fast and the price was reasonable. read more

The guy making the sushi was awesome; he clearly gave a shit about the composition and balance of the ingredients in the rolls. Sometimes, the conveyor places just churn out trash rolls and expect us to be fine with it. My only complaint is that they only had one type of sake- the cheapest kind. No nigori. Sad Julia. I will say, though, that two little carafes for $5.50 is a deal. It just doesn't taste good. read more

98 Degrees isn't perfect, but more than 4 stars. The choices are varied, the fish is fresh, and this place is clean! The staff is quick and attentive. Get Over here before every else discovers 98! read more

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Excellent! Sushi was great. Customer service on point. Will DEFINITELY go there again!

This is the best sushi in Portland. The sushi tastes great great and its affordable! And they have probably the best Yakisoba I have EVER had. Seriously. We normally get a few rolls and the Shrimp Yaki and it is always solid. The staff is nice too! read more

the worst place I have ever been to. I thought sushi hana in Vancouver wa was bad until I tried this new place. I don't know how people could give this place a 5 star. I ordered a salmon hand role and it came out soo small. 1 or 2 pieces of salmon chopped up inside. masago roe, how bad can you eff that up. apparently you can. worst of all, they stated to be 1.80 happy hour all day. I thought it was. but it was not. scammers. 1.80 was originally the yellow plate price so people dont get caught in their scam. I Will never step a foot in this restaurant again. read more

V & A Sushi - smallest handroll ever for 2.50 2 bites and I was done. - Japanese Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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My wife and I love sushi and we love the conveyor belt idea of it. This place offers these things and their sushi is great. Only flaw is they need to keep the conveyor belt a bit more full with options. It's hard to be waiting until something fills your eye. Especially with an empty stomach. read more