AFURI IZAKAYA SE PORTLAND

Huong Phan

We came to this place accidentally when browsing the streets of Portland downtown. We were ones of the very first customers that morning but had to wait in line for a long time (outside, in the cold) while people in front of us took their time to scroll through the menu screens inside the restaurant to order. I think it’s a great idea to let customers order food from the screens by themselves, but it would be better to let the waiting customers sit down at tables (if available), they can step up to order when it’s their turn. In terms of food, we were quite disappointed. See captions on the photos for more details. Giving 3 stars thanks to the service — nice staff and quick delivery.

linda

My partner and I stopped by to order karage, two sushi rolls, and two ramen bowls (plus two cocktails for me). Everything tasted fantastic and I don’t even have pictures of the ramen and my second drink because I was enjoying it all too much! Highly recommend. The lemonade ume the cute waitress with the glasses recommended to me was perfect too as I’m someone who likes to feel a little something without tasting too much of the alcohol 🤣 I’d definitely eat here again!

Steve Abrahao

I had high hopes for AFURI. It’s extremely popular and highly recommend, so when I got the opportunity to go - I was ecstatic. Sadly, I left with the opposite reaction. Highs - the soft shell crab bun was great. Lows - the ramen broth itself lacked any flavor or seasoning. It was mundane and lacked any resemblance of classic ramen. After dinner, my date and I decided that tacos were the only thing that would save the night. No great. I wouldn’t go back

Michael Demi

Heard quite a bit about this place. The ramen broth & noodles were quite nice. I’d try & diff protein option next time. The fish quality in the sushi was very nice & sushi rice was good, but some of the choices for inside of roll were meh. Def person preference, but some pickled things did & others didn’t work.