Bluefin Sushi Bar

Out of all the sushi places in Portland, this place has the authenticity of a true hole in the wall sushi restaurant. Yummy Yummy Roll is perfection

Its about time I update my review… This has become one of my favorite sushi places actually. Their rolls are amazing and unique. The rolls are almost too big so I always over order. The service is a touch slow because they are usually pretty busy but everyone is so nice and the owner is super friendly. I find myself going here a lot and will continue to do so.

Really good sushi and teriyaki chicken and tempura! Great service every time! They always make sushi without fish for me and it’s wonderful! Thank you

A small restaurant but the sushi definitely tastes great! Great service, super speedy… I would definitely recommend it.

The staff is very friendly, and they have always accommodated our work groups of 4 – 6 people. The restaurant is a small space, but we have never had issues fitting comfortable with a medium size group. I like their creative sushi rolls!

I am so sad that this place is not better! I ordered salmon bento and an ebi roll. I’m not going to eat on my server, because she is the least of the issues. This is my experience, in case it is useful. Strawberry lemonade garnished with a dried and gross looking berry. Beverage made with grenadine and lemony water as glass was completely transparent. Ego roll was ok but tasted odd. It should have tasted savory and good, but somehow tasted off. Bento came with teriyaki salmon that was the tiniest sliver of salmon, but was very delicious and grilled to a perfect point. Dad then that the teriyaki sauce just tasted brown. It didn’t taste sweet or salty, just nothingness. What? Tempura was ok, but sauce tasted of nothingness. It didn’t taste good at all. Not salty, just nothing. I was concerned that the teriyaki shrimp were not completely cooked. Salad looked good but the dressing wasn’t very good. (meh salad dressing you can absolutely forgive at a sushi restaurant though.) California rolls were ok, but somehow did not taste actually GOOD. Overall everything (even the miso) tasted like the inside of plastic Tupperware. I think it’s either a good storage issue with the fridge or just that there is no quality control from day to day. I am so sorry to even write this, but I kind of want to warn people as I’m irritated at spending 3.50 in a strawberry lemonade that was essentially a Shirley temple.

Great, quick service and quality sushi. Have yet to be disappointed all the times I’ve visited.

Bluefin Sushi is a little neighborhood joint that offers a homey atmosphere, the friendliest of staff, and enjoyable, reasonably-​priced sushi plus, of course, other Japanese cuisine – not to mention a few nice bottles of Rogue beer not readily found around town.
If you want a more swish sushi experience (and beyond), definitely check out Pono Farm Soul Kitchen nearby. If you do not want warm and chatty service, perhaps visit the more rote Mio Sushi outpost nearby. And if you have a party larger than 4 – 5, you’ll probably want to consider somewhere with more square footage because Bluefin is limited to a small downstairs area and even smaller upstairs (plus a small patio during warmer, drier weather). But, if you’re alright with your server being genuinely conversational; if you simply want a relaxing, good (but not necessarily great) meal with a refreshing sake or beer; and if you appreciate, for example, the small touch of offering a frequent-​diner stamp card without it coming off as tacky, well, Bluefin Sushi could be the place for you.

Mediocre, acceptable, you will live, not terrible and unfortunately overpriced are all acceptable comments from other reviewers.
When we arrived there were no people sitting in the restaurant. The chef and waitress both know English and were overly attentive. Hii, welcome, you could sit anywhere, Ooooo thats a good place, yes you could put your gym bags in the corner. Let me tell you about the menu; This is veeerrrry good and…
Geez, Mary, mother of … allow me to read the menu!
Ivan and I ordered edamame to start while still reviewing the menu. It was salted well and warm. I ordered one of the specials — Monk fish liver — it was delicious.
Ivan ordered a roll and I ordered the Tuna Festival roll. I took photos. It was average at best. The tuna festival comes with a cut tuna roll which is mostly rice and with four average size nigiri pieces; one of the three was very good, the rest were thawed out and placed over glutinous rice.
The sliced ginger is not dyed pink so I’m grateful.
if you are just hungry, not very discriminating and would still like to eat here, then I recommend ordering the daily specials only.
Also, the chef at the bar was talking with us in English and the waitress was adding to his opinions. Ivan and I were hoping they would just give us time to read the menu and relax. I think they got the idea when they started speaking Chinese with each other in front of us. Very comical .
Do not have the hot tea! this is just a teabag with water. Normally, good sushi restaurants serve whole leaf or some sort of delicious aromatic hot tea. Not here ! I explained I did not like it and the waitress said «sorry» twice and charged me for it. Hahahaha
The Pearl area on 10^th has magnificent sushi restaurants that are pricy because the quality of the fish deserves it. Not this place.

Great food! Must try the Denver Nugget roll. Pot stickers and fried calamari salad are great appetizers. Teriyaki salmon is also great; nice presentation and very flavorful. Service was so/​so but definitely worth a try!

First off, the chefs and all the staff are great! They take care of us every time and the quality of the sushi is great for your price. I’m a regular here, I usually order the hand rolls and they are to die for and they are generous on portions which is a plus. People look past conveyor belt sushi restaurants but this one is delicious! S/​o to Grace the sushi chef for always making the best California handroll!

I love this place. I stop in semi regularly for lunch. My favorite is their Chicken Katsu bento box for $ 8.95. When my appetite is lighter or I’m feeling like sushi they have a good sized sushi lunch special for $ 9.95 — the best part about the sushi lunch is you choose your fish!

Great sushi. But you pay for it. A lunch menu would be great.

Real Conversation–
Waiter: would you like a frequent diner card?
Me: Sure. I didn’t know you had one.
Waiter: Really? You haven’t been offered one before? Who helped you?
Me: You did. The last three times.
Waiter: No, really who helped you?
Me: You did.
Waiter laughs and gives me the card.
Aside from that amusing note this place is ok as the other reviews suggest.

100% acceptable. No more, no less.
Their sushi box menu is very confusing. Asking for an explanation didn’t help.
Their aquarium needs a cleaning, which is usually a sign of a great Asian establishment. This was not great. So much for that general rule.
I was really hoping to have a great sushi place in my new neighborhood, but Bluefin is not it.

Extremely over-​priced for mediocre food at best. You can find much better quality for less nearby.
Soggy reheated chicken with teriyaki sauce dripped over it.
Spotted iceberg lettuce with an Italian salad dressing that they were kind enough to sprinkle sesame seeds over.
Rice! Lots of rice! Piles of rice! Fill up on rice!
Out of the fifteen dollars you’ll spend on the lunch special, $ 2 will go to the non-​rice items.
I ended up gnawing my chopstick into a small spear in a futile effort to snag myself a decorative angel fish out of the algae-​fogged tank.
The only reason I think you might enjoy this place is that it’s your first sushi experience, and it’s in a decent little corner of the Hollywood district.

We love this place so much! The sashimi is really great and the kids dig the monkey brains. The menu changes frequently and the service is awesome! My favorite place to eat sushi while rockin to the 80s!

I enjoyed this place, it seemed like it was going to be dive-​y from the outside, but inside it’s just a cute tiny little sushi place. Seating is limited to a few tables (inside), and there is some patio seating outside (but it was winter so, inside it was), and some spots at the bar.
Our order arrived SO quickly, that I initially thought maybe it was someone else’s. We did mention that we were super hungry and in a hurry — and apparently that meant all of our food to be delivered at once (edamame, miso, and sushi). No complaints there really — just was shocked how quickly it came out. Maybe the chef heard us ordering and was already preparing?

Came across this place by accident. Actually had the intention of going to another sushi place near by but it was closed so ended up here. Was actually a good thing… because really enjoyed my experience there.
The food was really good. The sushi was fresh and tasted great. We tried a wide variety of sushi and no complaints. Also had the chicken katsu… super yummy!
We had very good service. The waitress was fast and made sure we were taken care of.
Will be back for sure.

I wasn’t blown away by this place. Walked into a pretty slow and empty restaurant and was only offered bar seating. Didn’t realize until overhearing all the outdoor seating offers to everyone else who entered after us that this place had a patio (too bad it was a freaking amazingly beautiful day outside – thanks, guys).
All I ever want, wish for and hope to find when visiting a new sushi restaurant is for there to be options of specialty rolls that don’t contain shrimp or crab (yuck, fresh fish only please). Bluefin offered two, and I got them both. The cherry blossom was awesome, wish I had ordered two… but I also wish there were a little more options.
The prices were alright, the fish was decent. Not entirely sure if I will ever return, but if I do – note to self: Cherry blossom.