Searching for the best quality sushi in Eugene? Sushi Ya, located on the corner of 8th Avenue and Willamette Street, has that and a whole lot more!

Serving Eugene since 1999, Sushi Ya took on a new name and ownership four years ago. Today, Sushi Ya offers a wide variety of Japanese and Korean dishes, along with a full sushi bar and a diverse selection of sake, wine and beer! A family owned and operated business, Sushi Ya focuses on serving high-quality food coupled with equally high-standard friendly service. It is a belief at Sushi Ya that with great food comes a wonderful time to be enjoyed!
At Sushi Ya you can select from appetizers such as Pot Stickers or Seaweed Salad, combination platters, tempura, entrees, or Happy Hour specials. Their sushi chef has over 30 years of experience. The top most popular items are the Eugene Roll: Crab and cucumber inside, topped with avocado, shrimp, and tobiko. The Sushi Ya Roll: Cali roll, topped Salmon, seaweed, salmon roe, and tuna. The Island Boy Roll: Dungeness crab, avocado, seared snapper, tobiko, and spicy sauce. These three amazing recipes are just the tip of the iceberg, there are so many signature and basic rolls to choose from and enjoy!

Visiting Sushi Ya has even more benefits than just fantastic food – Become a Sushi Ya member and receive $20 off on your birthday! VIP membership grants you a 5% discount! During Happy Hour from 3pm-5pm Monday-Saturday enjoy 20% off! Friday and Saturday Sushi Ya is opened until midnight! Come enjoy a night out with fine cuisine, drink specials, and help support Sushi Ya!

Check out Sushi Ya’s website for their full menu, specials, and additional information:

http://eugenesushiya.com/index.php

Dana Formale – Writer

Name of Business -The Noodle Bowl
General Manager- Jae Lee
Year Business Began -2009

About the Business – The owner is from Korea, specialty is korean cuisine, open 6 days a week, closed sundays, popular dish is the NOODLE BOWL, the food is either for dine in or to go. 1 location in Eugene.
About- The Noodle Bowl uses local ingredients, the owner grows silantro and bean sprouts in her own backyard and uses them in the food. The Noodle Bowl has daily specials

At Poppi’s Anatolia the traditional meets the unique. Meet Eugene’s very own Greek and Indian Food Restaurant…Sound like an odd mix? Well, they’ve been serving up unequaled culinary experiences in Oregon for the past 25 years.

Since 1987, Poppi’s Anatolia has been acting as Eugene’s local gateway to unique combinations of cuisine. Their dishes provide vast arrays of tastes and textures all to equal that experience of what is unforgettable.

Co-Owner, Diantha Hull, first came to Eugene in 1986 and purchased Poppi’s Anatolia with her business partner George Schaefer from Poppi Cotam.  They initially began a strictly Greek restaurant. Once the location moved to Willamette Street, her and her business partner George decided Eugene’s culinary palate needed a change. So they began the combination of complex highly spiced Indian curries with simple hearty Greek peasant dishes – a combo that works better than you may be thinking!

Poppi’s Anatolia is the one place where you have the unusual opportunity to begin a meal with traditional Greek Mezedakia, a combination of appetizers, dips, olives and breads; or a Classic Greek Salad made with tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, and feta – Then, hop on a plane to India for a change of tastes and explore Indian shrimp curry, fiery hot or mild with an exotic complexity of spices. To complete your journey, you can select a dessert to encompass those flavors from around the world you’ve come to experience all in a single meal. The ending result can be nothing short of satisfying – Leaving you with the urge for more!

Poppi’s has been an active part of the Eugene community for the past 25 years. From participating with gift certificates to many different Silent Auctions, to food donations to various community organizations, Poppi’s Anatolia pride’s themselves in calling Eugene home.

As ongoing developments and rebuilding continue to prosper Downtown Eugene – so does Poppi’s Anatolia – and their excitement for the future of Eugene has encouraged the continued level of consistency and value. It is Poppi’s goal to always remain affordable to their local customers.

Poppi’s Anatolia is known for their friendly staff accompanied by their casual dining atmosphere to create an environment where a meal is both delicious and nutritional. At Poppi’s there’s always a wide variety of vegetarian as well as meat dishes. Their knowledgeable staff will gladly assist you in choosing the dish you will most personally enjoy.

At Poppi’s, the kitchen is visible, giving you a guarantee of authenticity of the freshly prepared meal served to you – and you can be certain it was only made with top-quality ingredients, attention and care. At Poppi’s you come to expect and recognize the signature plates made from scratch by their experienced staff.

Come visit and see for yourself the unique combination of Classic Greek and Traditional Indian cuisine. Come on “Poppi’s Night” (every Sunday) and all selections are Greek with added items to the menu. Such dishes include Arni Souvlaki, tender marinated lamb grilled to perfection; Classic Greek Mousaka; Kalamarakia, the house specialty which is squid, lightly floured and shallow fried in olive oil, then served in simple Greek fashion with lemon and salt.

If your mouth isn’t drooling with anticipation yet, check out their website for more information: http://poppisanatolia.com/

See you there!

Dana Formale

Stephen Bellissimo

Jung’s Mongolian Grill, located along Commerce Street, is a high quality restaurant serving authentic Chinese cuisine. Their staff is committed to serving a large variety of freshly prepared dishes including chicken, pork, noodles, vegetarian options, and more.

Owner Stephen Snyder, a Eugene native who has been living in the area for more than 20 years, opened up the restaurant in 2003. He was tired of working for other establishments and wanted to own a restaurant that served wholesome and healthy food.

Jung’s Mongolian Grill is known around town for their superior service, fresh food, and accommodating staff. The employees treat each other, as well as their guests, like a family and make every patron feel right at home. Snyder tries to get to know his customers on a one-on-one basis and sometimes waits tables himself so he can communicate with his restaurant’s guests.

“It’s like a special treat to come to Jung’s,” Snyder said. Snyder is dedicated to giving back to the community and donates time and even delicious food to a lot of local events and charities including schools. His company also buys locally grown food.

For more information on Jung’s Mongolian Grill, find them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jungs-Mongolian-Grill/108420819184124

Stephen Bellissimo

EugeneReview.com

Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine is Eugene, Oregon’s undisputed leader in Thai cuisine.  If you are looking for a Thai restaurant in Eugene, there is a place that offers the fragrant aroma of ginger, basil, chili, lemongrass, and kaffir leaves.  Walk into Sweet Basil Thai in Eugene, and your palate and senses will be delighted.  Curries, satays, steaming bowls of soup, and jasmine rice.  Kuraya has brought these traditional thai dishes from the markets of Bangkok to Eugene, as well as ten other locations in Oregon.

Should you crave a hot bowl of curry on a cold and rainy day, Sweet basil has a wide variety to choose from.  And here, only highest quality and unique food ingredients are utilized to provide the most authentic experience possible.  All veggies are organic and the protein is hormone free.  Only the best for Sweet Basil.

And, because all of the soups, sauces, and marinades are home made, one with an food allergy can be catered to and enjoy the full experience.  Chef choices are the Pissawong, named after Kuraya’s beloved mother.  This dish included a bouquet of flavors, shrimp, scallops, mussels and calamari.  Paired with a blend of lemongrass, chili paste, kaffir leaves, galanga, green peppers and ginger.  Heavenly!  However, step outside your norm and order the 3 flavored halibut, lightly breaded and topped with sweet plum sauce, tamarin, and garlic chili over a bed of asparagus.

The menu at Sweet Basil is always changing.  So seize the moment, and enjoy a steaming plate of this season’s best!  Find Sweet Basil Thai, the elegance of Thai Cuisine on 941 Pearl Street in the heart of downtown Eugene.

Sweet Basil Thai, The Elegance of Thai Cuisine
941 Pearl Street, Eugene, OR  97401
541-284-2944
www.sweetbasileug.com

Located along Village Plaza Loop in Eugene, DuBunne’s Salon & Spa is a full-service salon and spa that offers a wide range of beauty and wellness services including massage, Reiki, facials, chemical peels, gel manicures and pedicures, body treatments, waxing, lash and brow tinting and more.

The salon first opened its doors to the public more than seven years ago and has been providing second-to-none service ever since. Owner Jeani Poston, who has been in the industry for many years, used to own two salons in Hollywood, CA before relocating to Eugene. Ms. Poston and the experienced staff are committed to offering their clients exceptional services while making them feel welcomed and comfortable. They also take on-going educational classes and attend numerous shows and conventions to stay on top of the latest spa and salon trends and technologies.

“We add value to every experience,” commented Jeani. “We allow the clients to open up have a relaxing experience. This makes the salon their one-stop-shop.”

DuBunne’s Salon & Spa is currently in a rebuilding stage so that the business can freshen up all the way around and provide their customers with even better services. “We are looking for quality operators to help grow and develop a strong business and also build on existing skills,” said Ms. Poston, “I want to be the salon that clients would be proud to refer their friends and family to.”

Ms. Poston thinks it’s important to give back to the community and donates to schools and silent auction events with proceeds going to local charities.

For more information on DuBunne’s Salon & Spa, visit www.dubunneseugene.com.

Stephen Bellissimo

Eugene Review

Calling Cottage Grove home and located along East Main Street, Stacey’s Covered Bridge is your locally owned and operated family restaurant. Not only do they provide deliciously fresh dishes with that remarkable “homemade” appeal, they are loyal lovers of the local community. Here you can always be sure to find a congregation of family, friends, good eats, and more!

The owners of Stacey’s Covered Bridge, originate from Eugene, but came to Cottage Grove in search of that small town connection. They found this location on East Main Street, where they could live upstairs from the business and knew it was home!  Since then, Stacey’s has been doing their best to take part in supporting the local community. From High School fundraisers, to donations, to making sure ingredients are bought locally – every effort is made with the best intention for the Cottage Grove area.

It’s also Stacey’s Covered Bridge Restaurant’s goal to serve only top-quality ingredients made with expertise talent, care, and devotion to great taste and inventive creativity! The owners’ constant presence, attention to detail, and quality of their menu/restaurant is what sets them apart and what brings loyal customers back again and again. At Stacey’s they are constantly keeping the menu fresh and upbeat to keep their customers guessing with specialty nights!

Lobster Night is the last Saturday of every month with live main lobsters and a salad. There is also Prime Rib Special nights. Baby-back night with a 1/2 rack, fries, and a Blue Moon draft! Tuesdays are Sushi and Sake night! They only use the freshest seafood and it is all rolled right there at Stacey’s. Tuesdays also offer stir-fry, pot stickers, and more! The different choices are what keep the local customers happy. Where else can you order a full rack of ribs for him and a sushi rainbow roll for her?!

Stacey’s Covered Bridge is also the perfect spot to meet with good friends. Happy Hour is every Monday through Friday from 4pm – 6 pm! Enjoy fresh draft beers and great deals!!

Also, checkout Stacey’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stacys-Covered-Bridge/251233594905167) for more information – And don’t forget to check their Facebook for daily specials – “Like” them and make daily comments and you could save on their great menu!

Dana Formale

EugeneReview.com

If you call Cottage Grove home, then you know many pizza shops have come and gone -But Pinocchio’s Pizza, located along East Main Street, has remained. For the past 36 years, Pinocchio’s has been providing the Cottage Grove community with their superior family recipe.

Owner, Darrel Williams came to Cottage Grove in 1961 and felt the one thing the town needed was a good pizza place. The rest is history – Pinocchio’s has spent it’s years here supporting the community in every functionality possible through various High School Fundraisers, donations such as giving to the Cottage Theater, and buying locally whenever possible!

Pinocchio’s Pizza is not your generic chain-pizza-shop with skimpy toppings – Pinocchio’s prides themselves and is known throughout town for their ultra crispy crusts, cheesiest cheeses, and fresh overloaded toppings! Buy a large pie and split those topping half and half – there are so many to choose from! And don’t forget about their specialty gourmet recipe pizzas! Pinocchio’s serves such creative and original recipe pizzas as their “Taco Pizza”.

Pinocchio’s Pizza is also a great spot for your next family celebration for any occasion (ex: birthdays, graduations, communions). Their full dining room area will be the perfect accommodation for large parties where you can expect delicious food all around! For any large
local family, you don’t have far to turn to find a friendly and inviting atmosphere your entire family can enjoy!

Pinocchio’s is a fun place for the whole family, good friends, and good pizza – What more could you ask for?

Stop by for a visit today!

Dana Formale

EugeneReview.com

Located along West 6th Avenue in Eugene, The Caddis Fly Angling Shop is one of the most seasoned  and well respected fly fishing shops in the area. They have been providing their customers with  impeccable service and a wide variety of high quality fishing equipment since 1978. The Caddis Fly Angling Shop carries a large selection of name brand products including fly rods, fly boxes,
rod and reel cases, fly lines, tackle and gear boxes, sportswear apparel, nets, waders and much more.

Owner Chris Dougherty started working at the store 30 years ago when he was just 10 years old. His first responsibility was stocking shelves and sorting fly tying materials. According to Chris, The Caddis Fly Angling Shop was like a second home to him right off the bat.

The Caddis Fly Angling Shop is dedicated to second-to-none customer service and providing their clients with higher end equipment. They also offer guided fishing trips in Eugene and Springfield as well as all around the state to help direct people to the best fishing sports available.  They provide fishing tours to many causes, including local schools for field trips.

A Eugene native, Dougherty is committed to giving back to the community. His store participates in a lot of local high school fund raisers, donations and also buys local.

Chris and his staff are known around town for their excellent customer service skills and catering  to the needs of their customers. Dougherty knows the best fishing gear available on the market and  wants to pass his vast knowledge on to his customers.

“I sometimes help a wife shop for her husband,” Chris said. “I will know his needs to better
serve the wife.”

The Caddis Fly Angling Shop has big plans for the future. They are slowly growing their online  product selection. You can visit their website at orgonflyfishingblog.com for more information.

Stephen Bellissimo

EugeneReview.com