Syun Izakaya

Great selection, fresh, authentic, + great staff. My go to restaurant when I am craving o-toro, scallop, uni, and their omakase nigiri. Chefs kiss **

We been to Syun Izakaya before and was left disappointed due to long wait times and full reservation. It was totally unexpected when we checked in for an unplanned dinner last night and got it in under an hour. Just loved the ambience and food. We tried 3 sushi's (volcano, ring of fire and real crab), Sashimi platter and yakiudon (stir fried beef noodle). Everything was top notch. Strawberry parfait as well as fried tempura ice cream were good as well. Absolutely loved the place. Will be back again for sure

The food with yummy good service matter fact I tried volcano roll. It was so good. I bring entire family like 8 people we order a bunch of food. We are enjoying it if you guys got some free time come check it out

Was craving sushi while in the area and decided to check this izakaya out. We were greeted and seated quickly; the restaurant had the inspiration of a Japanese pub. They have quite a bit on the menu and decided to try the chicken karaage and agadashi tofu as an appetizer with the ring of fire roll and super deluxe sushi plate as our entrees. The presentation was great and tasted amazing. The fish was very fresh. We decided to end our meal with the fatty tuna nigiri and oh my goodness, it melted in our mouths; it was so good and flavorful. I don't want to gatekeep this restaurant as this place very much deserves your business if you're in the Hillsboro area!

Amazing sushi . Very fresh fish and everything we had was tasty. The Albacore Tuna tar tar was fantastic. Reminded us of Albacore Poke. Very fresh, perfectly seasoned, the soy sauce put it over the top. Will defiantly get again next time.The Volcano was amazing. Don't remember all that was in it- but the heat level was just Sriracha mayo level. So good.I loved the Philly- a basic tuna roll with cream cheese.The mango tango was good- but compared to the others was probably our least favorite. Still good and no complaints- the Volcano was just over the top.Can't wait to go back and try some more! Great place in Hillsboro!

Syun is an absolute classic in the downtown Hillsboro area. I hadn't visited since 2020, but I've had the pleasure to dine again recently and it's everything I remembered! Such a fun environment and fresh food

So happy we stumbled across this place. It's tucked away and relatively inconspicuous but super cozy inside. All the staff were timely and accommodating, we were seated immediately.Now the fish...the FISH! Oh my gosh, it was superb. Some of the best sushi i've ever eaten. They even have my favorite - salmon avocado roll. The miso soup with mushrooms was also outrageous. Everything we ordered was over the top amazing. From the wasabi, to the ginger, to the seaweed, every element of the sushi was fresh and memorable. Can't wait to visit again.

Can't believe I didn't know about this place for so long but now I'll sure be a regular!Situated in downtown Hillsboro, Syun is a quaint izakaya with plenty of seatings indoor and outdoor (weather permitting). They do get pretty busy though so reservation is recommended.Their menu is diverse, offering classics izakaya items as well as more adventurous and creative rolls. Everything we got was delicious! You can taste the quality and freshness in their fish. We primarily had their tuna and it's some of the best I've had in the city. Their Boston Bay roll came with tasty sauce and had a great crunchy texture from the softshell crab. Similarly, the Volcano Roll was a flavor and texture explosion with fresh scallops and tempura. Even their simple Spicy Tuna roll was a treat.Besides the rolls, we also got the Grilled Scallops, Yu Tofu, and Yakisoba. Special shoutout to the yakisoba. The sauce was very flavorful and the wok-char game was strong. It also came with lots of seafood.Eventhough they're busy, service was prompt and attentive.Totally will be back to try more of their amazing menu!!

Irasshaimase!This restaurant is gorgeous, inside and out, and presented us with the challenge of choosing between the two: we opted for the patio, as it was a warm and sunny June evening. Our next challenge followed swiftly on the heels of the first: the menu is not only extensive, but packed with enticing entrées and alluring appetizers.While we poured over the available options, we munched on some complimentary edamame, and eventually settled on a bowl of miso soup each (one asari and one nameko), okonomiyaki with beef, yakiudon, and the Rock'n Roll (eel, avocado & smoked salmon). Itadakimasu! We went a little overboard; neither of us realized how large the portions would be, and a sizeable amount of our meal came back home with us (oh no! Heaven forbid!), meaning we were well-fed and content twice in 24 hours!Each of the miso soups were just a tinge too weak for my personal taste, but as my wife disagrees on that particular point, I know that I'm in the wrong on this one. Everything else, however, was absolutely incredible: the perfectly prepared, chewy gooey okonomiyaki with Japanese mayo, ginger, tobiko and beef marinated in a savory sauce was an instant hit on both sides of the table. The yakiudon was a hearty bowl full of lightly-fried noodles, tasty cuts of beef (ostensibly prepared the same way as it was for the okonomiyaki), cabbage and carrot, and somehow not as heavy of a meal as you might think. Lastly, the Rock'n Roll was equal parts buttery (as good eel tends to be), sweet and savory, unified by the avocado and my wife's custom modification of adding some cream cheese.Our servers were competent, and friendly enough, although slightly awkward at times, but everything was executed swiftly and attentively, from start to finish. And as mentioned before, the interior of the restaurant is cozy and inviting, and I long for a return here simply to bask in its atmosphere: it truly feels like the kind of family-run izakaya you'd find inside a converted house at the end of a bamboo-lined side street in Kyoto, and I'm all about that.We've been mourning the spirit-death of our last favorite Japanese restaurant, that sadly ruined their own reputation of excellence with a disastrous menu reconfiguration, and some truly baffling table management practices. Hopefully, Syun Izakaya will not follow in their footsteps, because I think we've found our new favorite Japanese restaurant in the Portland metro area, and I don't think I could deal with the grief of losing another.Gochisousama deshita!

Super authentic and fresh every time and this time we ordered during their lunch special menu and it's so worth it for two rolls for price of $16 for exact same amount of pieces as compared to dinner.Cannot go wrong with snow crab and salmon with cucumber and masago/tobiko on top. it's soooo good!! Their matcha sundae dessert is so delicious!!! highly recommend!!