Zilla Sake
$$ • Sushi Restaurant
Reported to be dedicated gluten-free
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Everything I consumed was delicious, delectable, exquisite and beautifully displayed. Sitting at the bar, I had the opportunity to witness the wonderful work put into their wonderful creations. I highly recommend. 😁
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Sushi, Noodles, Beer
7 course Omakase was one of the best experiences i’ve ever had in my life.
10/10, best gluten free sushi place i’ve ever been to.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Sushi
It was okay. Was disappointed based on all the raving reviews. Felt like there was a lack of taste with many of the rolls and the mushroom noodles tasted like butter noodles. Ordered door dash while still at the restaurant
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Sushi, Noodles
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This restaurant is entirely gluten free and delicious. The waitstaff is lovely, and Chef Kate does a fantastic job!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Sushi
Other
- — Good for dairy-free
I'm visiting Portland and was so excited to find so many dedicated GF restaurants. Zelle Sake was the first restaurant I tried and it was the best food I've had in a while. I'm very cautious and asked a thousand times about things being gluten free and the server assured me every time that everything was gluten free and the owner takes lengths to make sure of it. Ate everything without worry and had zero problems!
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Sushi
Waitstaff confirmed that they are dedicated gluten-free, and everything was fantastic. We really liked the lobster kara-age. I needed to avoid sesame seeds this week, and they were great about communicating with the kitchen. I’d been here years and years ago when they weren’t focusing on being gluten-free, and the quality definitely hasn’t diminished.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Sushi
Comfortable, small restaurant. Delicious food. The roasted garlic butter edamame is a must have. The spicy tuna roll has very good flavor, too. They were our favorites of the evening. I do recommend eating here.
Dedicated GF
GF Menu Items
- — Sushi, Beer
Great experience. Most everything is gluten free. Even the crunchy topping is gluten free on the sushi rolls.
OMG! SO AMAZING! I have to be GF and soy free. They were able to accommodate me. It was delicious, we had several rolls and sashimi. Also had their green tea with brown rice, which was delicious savory type of green tea. We went to salt and straw down the street for ice cream afterwards 😍
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Good for dairy-free
Expensive but good. Skip the saki flights (the one we had, house favorites) was terrible. We didn’t even finish it. But a few minutes of discussion with the excellent waitstaff got us 3 that were excellent.
Dedicated GF
I had no idea how great this place is. I would eat there even if I didn’t need to be fully gluten-free. The ambience is lovely, the food was amazing and the service was perfect.
Dedicated GF
On the expensive side but best fish in Portland IMO. Love this place.
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Takeout
- — Reservations recommended
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Good with other allergies
Perfect date night spot! The ambience is classy, romantic, and the food is delicious too. High quality sushi for a decent price is hard to find in Portland but Zilla Sake nails it! We are dying to try their omakase too. We will definitely be back here for another date night soon
Dedicated GF
Karage was amazing. I could have the eel, and it was great. Fantastic service and top notch food.
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Reservations recommended
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Dinner
- — Outdoor seating
Delicious and dedicated gf!
I had such a wonderful experience here and felt safe to order whatever I wanted because the entire restaurant is gf.
You can’t go wrong with any menu item… even the miso soup was exceptional.
I also have a nightshade allergy, and our server took the time to make sure every item we were interested in was safe for me.
I’ll definitely be back.
Dedicated GF
Holy smokes, Zilla Sake is such a beautiful experience. We got the cucumber salad (ribbons of cucumber, so crisp!), nigiri and sushi, along with some cocktails. Recommend it all and can’t wait to go back. Everything is gluten-free!
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Reservations recommended
- — Dinner
- — Outdoor seating
The food was spectacular & the staff was very knowledgeable!
Dedicated GF
100% gluten free. Sushi was great and I’m obsessed with the Miso soup. So good.
Dedicated GF
Easily one of the best dedicated GF restaurants I’ve ever been to, and the best sushi place I’ve been to - including during my pre-diagnosis sushi-obsessed years. I’ve been here about a dozen times and never had the slightest reaction. The staff is great, the quality is amazing, and I’ve had several of my all time best rolls here. My only warning is that they can get pretty busy some nights, so just be aware that sometimes they can’t take walk-ins.
Dedicated GF
Awesome place. High quality food. WOMAN OWNED #girlboss
Dedicated GF
The sushi is delicious and the entire kitchen is 100% GF!! My new fave in PDX!!
Dedicated GF
O.M.G. Amazing. I had the Japanese fried chicken, scallop rolls, and Hana rolls. Everything was delicious. All gf :)
Everything is gf and that’s always such a treat.
Dedicated GF
100% gluten free (except for a couple bottled beers) and this was one of the loveliest dining experience I've had in so long. Went for my birthday and the server helped curate a gorgeous dinner with lobster karage, a goddess veggie roll, a couple of fish rolls, and this flat rice noodle butter mushroom dish that was so amazing we were talking about it the rest of the night. Everything was so fresh, super high quality, and the flavors are so thoughtfully and beautifully paired. Highly recommend for safety and a gorgeous experience. (You have to reserve online to be seated, just as a heads up.)
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Takeout
- — Reservations recommended
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Good with other allergies
Went for a birthday meal- everything was *incredibly* delicious and safe from start to finish! Glorious food- safe kitchen- and they asked about vaccine status for indoor seating. I love this place and will continue to eat here as long as they are gf. The whole place is gf except for some beer pours.
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Outdoor seating
I’m also allergic to soy and they were extremely careful to make sure I didn’t get sick. The sashimi was super fresh and delicious. I especially liked the salmon and yellowtail/hamachi. Highly recommend!
Dedicated GF
Other
- — Low-FODMAP
- — Good for soy-free
- — Good for dairy-free
- — Good with other allergies
Amazing ambiance with even better sushi! Entire menu is GF too.
Dedicated GF
Fantastic food! It was a real treat not having to worry about cross contamination.
Dedicated GF
Whole menu is gf. It was so damn good. Go for the omakase
Dedicated GF
Everything on the menu is GF except one beer. The food was all amazing!
Dedicated GF
Eaten here several times and always had a good meal. Rolls are very tasty. Service can be a little questionable (seem to rush us out towards closing, while simultaneously saying to take our time).
Appreciated that it's dedicated GF. The extensive sake menu is nice. It's strange how half the 4 oz pours are served in a box but I'm glad the bartender told us.
Super great, food was so good, anakani roll was my favorite. Place is fully gf and I will be going again!
No gluten in this place! Amazing! They don’t use any imitation crab or soy sauce. On real crab and tamari! So happy!
Did the okasame (sp?) or chef’s tasting menu here— AMAZING! I’m not a huge seafood person but everything was delicious and fresh- tuna, scallops, salmon, eel, flounder, prawns; and crab were included. Sake mule was top notch and they had an extensive drink menu. Everything was GF including the soy sauce- had zero reaction after trying pretty much everything they had. Will definitely be back with friends for the tasting and atmosphere- the chef was very nice to talk to and explained everything in detail. Excellent date night place for sure!
I think everything is gluten free and everything I have tried here was delicious! The staff is personable and knows what they are talking about. It’s pretty small and on a popular street, so you may want reservations if possible.
The entire menu is now GF! This is the only sushi place I have safely dined at and the only one I trust anymore. It's not cheap, but good sushi never is.
Zilla has replaced the unagi on their menu with anago and is now 100% gluten-free. I’m celiac, and it’s so lovely and relaxing to simply be able to go out for a nice meal and not think at all about allergies! The sushi is delicious and deliciously simple (no cream cheese here) and the sake menu is vast.
One of the chefs at this restaurant was really rude when I politely told my waiter that I had celiac and was very sensitive. Though the unagi is the the only thing that contains gluten on the menu, I saw it all over the cutting board, the knife, and the water. (This is a restaurant where the chef makes the sushi right in front of you). He said "I guess I'll try my best" and "plenty of celiacs come here and are fine and don't get sick". He was really rude and embarrassed me. I hate having celiac, but I can't do anything about it and if you can't accommodate me or simply won't then don't advertise about being gluten free. After I finished eating he said "look you lived" in a snarky voice. Really not necessary, also, I got super sick. Hard to walk home because my stomach ache was so bad. So yeah if you have celiac I wouldn't bother, it was a horrible experience.
Absolutely love this place! The waiters are very informed. They have a lot of gf options. The rolls are simple & delicious (more traditional Japanese style and not Americanized). The fish is stellar and they have real wasabi (grown in Oregon).
Only two things on the menu I couldn't eat! I'm celiac and had no reactions.
