Zilla Sake | |
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Restaurant information | |
Food type | Japanese |
Street address | 1806 Northeast Alberta Street |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97211 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 45°33′32″N122°38′48″W / 45.5590°N 122.6466°W |
Zilla Sake is a Japanese restaurant in Portland, Oregon. [1]
The Japanese restaurant Zilla Sake operates on Alberta Street in northeast Portland's Vernon neighborhood. Eater Portland has described the gluten-free [2] restaurant as "cool and casual" [3] with a "dark, transportive atmosphere", [4] as well as a "small, quiet sake bar with neighborhood izakaya vibes" that "exudes a focus and professionalism". [5] According to Portland Monthly , "The intimate, dimly-lit shotgun space (booths line one side, a chef's counter on the other) offers up-close-and-personal views of the chefs at work." [6] Zilla Sake serves sushi and other seafood. Some products are sourced from Hawaii and Tokyo. [7] The menu also includes Dungeness crab, [8] lobster karaage, and braised Portuguese octopus. [3] The restaurant serves cocktails [9] and has an extensive sake collection. [7] [10] [11]
In 2016, Zilla Sake launched a breakfast menu with options like egg, fish, rice, and vegetables. [12] [13] The restaurant expanded in 2017. [14] [15] [16] Chef Kate Koo has been the owner since 2018. [17]
As of 2017–2019, [18] [19] [20] Zilla Sake had approximately 80–100 types of sake. The collection is the largest in Portland, [19] as well as one of the largest in the Pacific Northwest and possibly the West Coast. [18] [21]
Seiji Nanbu included Zilla Sake in Eater Portland's 2019 list of ten "unbelievable" chirashi bowls in the city, [22] and in a 2024 overview of "knockout" sushi restaurants in the metropolitan area. [3] In the website's 2024 overview of Portland's "knockout" gluten-free restaurants and bakeries, Sararosa Davies wrote, "This Alberta sake bar isn't just one of the city's best sushi restaurants; it's also one of the city's finest gluten-free restaurants." [10] Rebecca Roland, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, and Nathan Williams recommended Zilla Sake in the website's 2024 list of restaurants on Alberta Street. [23]
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