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Saburo's Sushi House Restaurant

Saburo's Sushi House Restaurant

1667 SE Bybee Blvd Portland, OR 97202-5700, DH1 4EB, United States

Fish • Sushi • Asian • Cinema


"The 3-star rating is specifically for takeout. Dining in is a much better experience, although wait times can be quite long because the restaurant is very small. The sushi is fantastic — enormous portions and very high-quality fish. The salmon belly is my personal favorite. Prices have gone up a bit, but considering the size of the portions and the overall increase in food prices, that 's completely understandable and I have no problem paying more.The issue is with their takeout service. I 've placed several to go orders and at least half of them have had delays. My most recent order was placed at 3:30pm with a selected 7:20 pickup time. I didn 't actually get my food until 8:30. Yes, it was Valentine 's Day and I 'm sure they were busy, but isn 't the whole point of ordering well ahead of time to give the restaurant the heads up they need? By the time my order was ready, one of the items I had ordered had sold out. They refunded me the price of that item, but they didn 't adjust the 10% to-go surcharge amount or the tip. The service they use does not allow you to change the tip amount after you place your order.All online orders include a 10% surcharge, which I 'm not a huge fan of, but I assume they 've added that because of poor tipping. So I simply adjust down the tip so the total still comes out to either 20% or 25%. I 'm sure the surcharge is a shock for some, however.This remains my favorite sushi spot in Portland, but they really need to improve their takeout system. If you go (and you should), make sure you dine in."

Ramen One

Ramen One

375 Saratoga Ave, 95129, San Jose, United States

Ramen • Lunch • Japanese


"I was never much of a ramen fiend until I was introduced to Ramen Halu. People always raved about Ryowa, which I never thought was all that great. I liked the negitoro donburi combo at that other ramen place in Milpitas that I can’t even remember now. And then I found Ramen Halu. The first time I went, I had the Shoyu (soy sauce) ramen. it was good. The cha-shu was memorable though – perfectly fatty and tender and tasty – which is the reason I came back again. On my return trip, I tried the signature Halu Ramen dish, and let me say, I have never stopped eating it. The broth, which has visible tiny chunks of pork fat afloat is so perfectly sweet and tasty. I usually don’t drink my ramen broth b/c it tends to be too salty for me, but with Halu Ramen, I can’t stop drinking it! The thick ramen noodles are crunchy and silky and smooth. The texture is just supremely satisfying. Add in the perfect cha-shu, and I come here every week. On top of that, their service is really friendly. They are a little slow at times (they’re always completely full and don’t have many servers, so you can’t blame them), but I was blown away by what I experienced yesterday. I had a bit of a headache, so after we placed our orders, my boyfriend rushed out to try to find me some tylenol. It took a bit longer than we thought, and the waiter noticed his bowl of ramen sitting on the table, untouched, for quite a while. He graciously offered to make him a brand new bowl when my boyfriend returned. It turned out he came back just about a minute after they took his bowl away, but they did make him a brand new bowl and didn’t charge us for it either! I thought that kind of service was just impeccable. I love Ramen Halu. I eat there almost every week."