The owner-manager at Sushi Sushi at Foster and 82nd is a genius. Or just very generous. Either way, I’d bet lots of Fo Po residents are thinking of her as their angel this evening. My honey and I certainly had a heavenly time there.
The price certainly helped. Here’s the deal: Every Tuesday and Wednesday nights, everything on the track costs $1. I had five plates, he had four, and I left a VERY generous tip for under $15 bucks. That’s what I call smart. Get new business in the door as you help your neighbors feel full and extravagant on their social nights out. The movies played that role in the Great Depression; they brought people together to share in affordable entertainment, even when the whole nation was broke. Now, Sushi Sushi is lifting the spirits of FoPo residents.
And what an interesting group was gathered tonight for the Sushi feast. Nearly every race and group in deep SE was represented. Young couples next to a college students exchanging a word or two of Japanese in respect to the chef next two a dad and his bouncy three year old. And that was just on one side of the never-ending sushi train of goodness.
As you’d guess– not the best, freshest sushi I’ve ever had. But worth every dollar. I left feeling like I could feel the weight of the extra dollars swimming around in my wallet. Felt a little more grounded, somehow.
I just hope that you don’t tell too many people. My sister in Reno would say I’m a typical Portlander– I don’t like going to places after they become popular, even if I helped make them popular.
But it’s nights like this that make scouring Portland’s restaurants worth it– nights when the food, price, and company combine into a fully nourishing experience. It was my honey’s birthday, which would have been special but subdued in any other part of the city. Both of us are working long hours and having long evening talks about politics and the economy. We’re giving 110% because we’re so grateful that we’re still making the bills. Still, we need some fun, like anyone else. That’s awesome to find good, guilt-free eats like Sushi Sushi, where the whole neighborhood comes together for good conversations over good food at a great price.
Top photo by Kasper Wiebel.
Sounds like the place to eat HYAKUEN-ZUSHI in Japan, means a sushi @ for $1.00 in Japane. And they serve sushi by different color of plate or different pricing by color of sushi plate, isn’t it ? But those are lowest class of sushi in Japan.
Since I can afford it. And it tastes good. And it’s really neat how the whole neighborhood would stop in on those days to get filled up with sushi.Thank you for telling us about hyakuen-zushi, very cool.