Kanji Fusion Restaurant — Restaurant in Portland

Would instantly recommend this place to anyone looking for incredible, from scratch Chinese cuisine.

We just happened to hit it up on a whim since we were down in the area around dinner time, and were really surprised at how good the food is.

My husband and I have had Chinese food all up and down the west coast of Canada and the US, plus my husband is from NYC. This was in the top two for me, and top ten for him. Everything was made from scratch, and it really showed - my husband's orange beef wasn't just a ton of sweet orange glop sogging into fresh from the freezer breaded beef, it was a thin coating with orange zest bits on nicely crispy coated but tender beef. My dry rub tangerine ribs were spectacular, the citrus was really good and the ribs were juicy. Plus the portions were HUGE and the price was amazingly low - $16 for mine, $12 for his.

The place is pretty bare bones (though the decor is fairly tasteful for what is there) and the service a little disorganized but incredibly cheerful and obliging.

We also sampled the sushi menu via an eel roll, and found it average - nothing to write home about. They definitely shine far more in their...

My husband and I have tried this place a few times and it's interesting that they have both Chinese and Japanese fusion foods.

We love their sushi, great portions and the fish is delicious. No complaints!

However, their Chinese food is very hit or miss. It's a gamble on whether or not it's going to be good, plain, or just not good.

We've tried a few Chinese dishes and most of it is plain. The fried rice, chow mein, and a few of their chicken dishes. For example, my husband loves mandarin chicken and we usually try it at new places. Most of the chicken pieces were soggy and some were crispy but just overall not good.

Their noodles and rice were also plain and kinda flavorless. We also tried their hot and sour soup and egg flour soup. Both plain and also flavorless. $5 but not very much filling in the soups either tbh.

The only dish I really liked was the honey walnut shrimp. Fried nicely, flavors were good and not overly sweet.

Overall, sushi is decent but that's all...

Food was great, unfortunately customer service is very lacking. I saw the waitress hassle a young couple for a tip when they had already paid for their food which was strange. The waitress brought my check while I eating which is perfectly fine I don’t mind, I paid for my meal with my card and was going to leave a cash tip which I always do. The waitress proceeded to get upset because I did not leave a tip with my card. I explained to her that I was going to leave a tip with cash when I finished my meal and she proceeded to continue to push for a tip returning my receipt for me to write down a tip. Mind you I was still eating my food. When I proceeded to stand up she stated she was going to remember me for not leaving a tip and I wasn’t welcome. Of course from a business side a view tips are always welcome, but when you harass multiple customers for tips it is very...