Multi-course dinner includes:
- Amuse bouche of Tillamook Bay oysters on the half shell with yuzu mignonette
- Grilled octopus salad with fennel, daikon, baby mizuna, virgin olive oil and ponzu
- Salt cured salmon carpaccio with salmon roe caviar, tangerine, black radish and Meyer lemon oil
- Hamachi sashimi served over cripsy Asian pear with persimmon vinaigrette and cilantro sprouts
- Seared duck breast with braised root vegetables, blood orange sauce, and pear chutney
- Seared scallops with sunchokeconfit and buttered ponzu

Plus additional Yakuza menu favorites!

For dessert we’ll be featuring a custom Salt and Straw Valentine’s Day sorbet made especially for Yakuza and truffles from Alma Chocolates.

Romance awaits.

Photo: Adam Levey

Legend has it that the famously tender Kobe beef comes from Wagyu cows who are fed a steady diet of beer and massaged daily with warm sake by beautiful maidens—all while grazing in the mountains of Hyogo, Japan. Far-fetched, yes, but after a bite of the Yakuza burger, it seems plausible.

Read full article here.

Skip the post-game wings and beers and enjoy a relaxing ladies night out with specialty cocktails and modern Japanese cuisine at Yakuza. Our outdoor soaking tub and Kuza Garden Cabin will be open for you and your friends to enjoy. Happy Hour Menu (and prices!) will be in effect all night, plus Sip n Soak Sunday plates including:

$4 Salads
Jicama, Avocado, Sesame, Togarashi
Kale, Shallots, Lemon, Edamame
Fennel, Blood Orange, Daikon, Baby Mizuna

$5 Vegetable Hand Roll
Buttternut Squash, Asian Pear, Tsukimono, Roasted Bell Pepper

$6 Salmon Hand Roll
Salmon, Avocado, Jicama, Arugula, Spicy Sauce

$6 Soba Noodle Salad
Soba Noodle, Ahi Tuna, Brussel Sprout, Ponzu, Ginger

Childcare is available by reservation – $25 includes a sitter, dinner and art project next door at Milagros. To reserve please contact kyle@yakuzalounge.com

Skip the sports bar and soak with us instead! Gentlemen welcome too.

5-course dinner and champagne toast is just $55 with optional wine/sake pairing for an additional $25. Seatings are at 5:30 and 8pm.

Dine early and stay late, or join us after 10pm when we’ll roll out the New Year’s Eve late-night bar menu: Slow Braised Pork Ribs, Duck Fat Popcorn (yes!), Gyoza and more, with prices ranging from just $3 to $8. The Kuza Cabin, soaking tub and fire pit will all be available for your late night revelry and indulgence.

Add Beet Martinis, Whiskey #2, Sake Bombs, draft specials and plenty of flowing champagne to welcome 2012 with open arms and satiated bellies.

We are also taking reservations for Holiday Parties throughout the month of December. Our private back dining room is perfect for groups of 10-20 and the large dining room can accommodate groups of any size. Check out the Yakuza Dinner Party Menu or contact our manager Kyle directly: kyle@yakuzalounge.com for details.

Families are invited to Kid’s Happy Hour on Sunday October 30 at 5pm for similarly festive Halloween menu delights along with our regular Kids Menu: choose 1-2-3 items for 1, 2 or 3 dollars each, while grownups enjoy the full Yakuza dinner and drinks menu. The first 10 families to arrive in costume will be comped $10 off their evening’s tab plus an additional $50 in savings on future visits. We’ll also be awarding a night out at DOC (aka date night) for best costumes so get planning!

As always, we’ll be closed Monday (October 31) and be out or trick-or-treating. But stop by our corner Tuesday November 1 for the 3rd Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration from 11am – 9pm. Neighborhood businesses including Yakuza, Extracto, Milagros, Heart in Hand Preschool, Roots, People’s Yoga and Autentica will host special “Day of the Dead” activities and live performances throughout the day. Muertos parades are planned for noon, 2:30pm and 8pm. We’ll be open and serving up special food and drink starting at 6pm, hosting the Ballet Folklorico Papalotl (7:30-8:00pm), plus Muertos mask making throughout the night. We’ll plan on seeing you there!

Enjoy delicious FREE FOOD from your favorite Northeast Portland restaurants:
Yakuza / DOC / Autentica / Cocotte / Extracto

Plus special events at neighborhood shops including:
Studio Thirty Salon / Roots Salon / Hail Mary / Half Pint Vintage / Red Fox Vintage / The People’s Yoga

New this year – outdoor LIVE MUSIC by Christopher Neil Young & Los Sanchos, Left Coast Country, and Purse Candy Music

Food, drink, fun and good friends. Cash encouraged. See you there!

As seen on portlandmercury.com

“Who would dare steal from the Yakuza? One would think, not many people. Yet good ol’ PDX will always provide a rebel or two, especially after a night of drinking sake. A set of chopsticks here, a glass there, all things to be expected. Yet, the most coveted item Yakuza has to offer and the most frequently stolen item? …

Read more here.