Yoko's Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar

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Yoko's Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar
Restaurant information
Food type Japanese
Street address2878 Southeast Gladstone Street
City Portland
County Multnomah
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97202
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°29′36″N122°38′10″W / 45.4932°N 122.6360°W / 45.4932; -122.6360
ReservationsNo
Website yokospdx.com

Yoko's Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar, or simply Yoko's, is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. United States. The restaurant was established in Bend, Oregon, in 1989. An outpost opened in northwest Portland's Northwest District in 1994, and relocated to southeast Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood in 1997. The Bend restaurant has closed permanently. In addition to sushi, Yoko's serves donburi, sake, sashimi, tempura, and other Japanese dishes.

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Description

The small woman-owned [1] Japanese restaurant Yoko's was on Gladstone Street in southeast Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood. It had seven tables and ten counter seats, [2] as well as a dining area with a saltwater aquarium. [3] Yoko's does not take reservations or offer take-out. [3] In Bend, where Yoko's was established, the business was on Northwest Bond Street before closing permanently. [4]

History

Yoko's was established by Yoko Funabashi and Steve DePatie in Bend in 1989. The business opened an outpost in Portland in 1994, [5] initially operating from a converted house at the intersection of 23rd and Glisan in northwest Portland's Northwest District. The Portland restaurant has operated from its current location in Creston-Kenilworth since 1997. [6]

The Bend restaurant has closed. [7]

Reception

Drew Tyson included Yoko's in Thrillist's 2015 list of Portland's twelve best sushi restaurants. [8] Mattie John Bamman included the business in Eater Portland 's 2018 overview of fourteen recommended sushi restaurants in the city. [9] The website's Nathan Williams included Yoko's in a 2023 list of recommended eateries in Creston-Kenilworth. [3] Seiji Nanbu and Janey Wong also included the business in Eater Portland's 2024 list of the best sushi restaurants in the Portland metropolitan area. [10]

Michael Russell ranked Yoko's eighth in The Oregonian 's 2018 list of Portland's ten best sushi restaurants. He wrote, "Portland's definitive neighborhood sushi restaurant, this Creston-Kenilworth joint has friendly service, beach-shack decor, reggae on the soundtrack and good nigiri, tempura and udon noodles." [11] Katherine Chew Hamilton, Dalila Brent, and Matthew Trueherz included the business in Portland Monthly 's 2023 list of the city's twelve best sushi restaurants. [12] Yoko's was a runner-up in the Best Sushi category of Willamette Week 's 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2024. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Copeland, Mims (2024-10-16). "Vote for the best sushi spot in the Portland area: Readers Choice Awards". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. ↑ Gottberg, John; Lopeman, Elizabeth (2010-06-01). Best Places: Portland, 8th Edition. Sasquatch Books. ISBN   978-1-57061-699-0.
  3. 1 2 3 Williams, Nathan (2023-05-08). "Where to Eat and Drink in Portland's Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  4. ↑ Yuskavitch, James A.; Vuskavitch, James A.; Cole, Leslie D. (1998). The Insiders' Guide to Bend and Central Oregon. Globe Pequot Press. ISBN   978-1-57380-073-0.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Julie (2004-04-22). "Yoko's Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  6. ↑ Damewood, Andrea. "Portland's Most Iconic Sushi Dish Just Turned 30". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  7. ↑ Novet, Jordan (2011-07-29). "Bend restaurant Yoko's closes". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  8. ↑ Tyson, Drew (2015-04-20). "The 12 Best Sushi Spots in Portland". Thrillist. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  9. ↑ Nanbu, Seiji (2019-08-26). "The Best Sushi Restaurants in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  10. ↑ Nanbu, Seiji (2019-08-26). "The Best Sushi Restaurants in Portland and Beyond". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  11. ↑ Russell, Michael (2018-06-18). "Portland's top 10 sushi restaurants, ranked". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  12. ↑ "Our 12 Favorite Portland Sushi Spots". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  13. ↑ "2024 Best of Portland Readers' Poll: Food". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
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