As a quick meal on a tour through Portland, this is the place. PSU students travel past Blue Fin to get to this place. Even the house Saki is good! (I've never had good house Saki anywhere else)... More

As a quick meal on a tour through Portland, this is the place. PSU students travel past Blue Fin to get to this place. Even the house Saki is good! (I've never had good house Saki anywhere else) The best weekend lunch in town!
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It might be fish but IMO this is the worst Sushi joint in Downtown Portland.

It might be fish but IMO this is the worst Sushi joint in Downtown Portland.
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Sushi Takahashi is exactly what you expect it to be - an affordable, quick, kitchy sushi joint - and that's not a bad thing. It's not always a good thing, either, and I've had more dubious pieces of... More

Sushi Takahashi is exactly what you expect it to be - an affordable, quick, kitchy sushi joint - and that's not a bad thing. It's not always a good thing, either, and I've had more dubious pieces of fish and more slightly queasy mornings-after with this sushi joint than any other. Still, I keep going back, probably because of the convenient location (near Powell's - I'm hooked) and because when they do it well, it's pretty good. Deep-fried bits of Tempura Tai are placed on rice and drizled with a spicy sauce, and if you let them cool, they are tasty. Hand rolls, too, are a specialty here. I rarely take things off their trademark train-o-sushi, and order them fresh instead.
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It's really best when Mr. Takahashi himself is there, but it's good anytime. It can get crowded on the cheap nights, though, so be prepared to wait. I love waiting for something good to come along... More

It's really best when Mr. Takahashi himself is there, but it's good anytime. It can get crowded on the cheap nights, though, so be prepared to wait. I love waiting for something good to come along on the train. If you've never tried it, be sure to request takoyaki! The decor is a little weird, but it's clean and nice to come in to from a rainy Portland day.
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It's tempting not to review Sushi Takahashi, because currently there's seldom a wait and that's the way I like it. But it's so good and so cheap that I feel slighly evil keeping the news to myself.... More

It's tempting not to review Sushi Takahashi, because currently there's seldom a wait and that's the way I like it. But it's so good and so cheap that I feel slighly evil keeping the news to myself. Ignore the sushi train travelling around the room--it's entertaining, but the sushi chefs will make whatever you want within minutes, and it's all fresh and sushi-tastic. While prices never exceed $3.00 a plate, Wednesday nights and all day Saturday all sushi is $1.25; a sushi-stuffed Saturday night meal for two came to exactly $11.25 the last time I was there. Two to try: the Cho Cho roll and the Tempura Tai shouldn't be missed.
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