Ika (Squid) Sashimi
Murata

Murata

200 SW Market St, 97201, Portland, United States

Sushi • Asian • Japanese • Gluten Free Options


"Traditional style Japanese sushi house w/ a large menu of fish and other non sushi items as well. We tried a lot of things, and liked almost all of them. I will just point out the things we didn't like first: 1). The pork katsu was a bit dry, and 2). the wagyu nigiri which was pretty pricey was overcooked quite a bit, and 3). It was very hard to get our servers attention. As we tried so many dishes I'll just describe my favorites. All of the fish was fresh and good, especially the saba which was thick meaty and anago which was perfectly broiled and lightly sauced. They also have several dishes you don't see too often at sushi restaurants such as kurodai. The chicken karaage breading was very good, but strangely not the oyster karaage so much. The ebi I was a bit disappointed by as it looked so fresh and plump in the display case but when it came out it just looked and tasted like at every other place, not sure if he used different one or what. The tempura batter was also phenomenal too so light and crunchy. The chawanmushi was also tasty and interesting like a savory little egg custard cup w/ cooked seafood or mushrooms. Dessert was also very tasty sweet red bean ice cream and a little strawberry cream puff cake thing. A light and refreshing end to a monstrous feast. Btw, they don't really do rolls here as it's more traditional Japanese if that's what your looking for. I also really like the clean wood decor, and they have tatami rooms for larger parties as well."