Bamboo Sushi
Chain of Japanese restaurants based in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Bamboo Sushi is a small chain of Japanese restaurants based in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The business has also operated in Beaverton, Denver, Lake Oswego,[1] and Seattle. Bamboo Sushi is owned by Sortis Holdings (previously, Sustainable Restaurant Company).[2][3] Michelle Andersen is the chief executive officer of Bamboo Sushi.[4]
| Bamboo Sushi | |
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 Exterior of a restaurant in southeast Portland, Oregon, in 2025 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2008 |
| Owner | Sortis Holdings |
Previous owner | Sustainable Restaurant Company |
| Food type | Japanese |
| Location | United States |
History and locations
Kristofor Lofgren started Bamboo Sushi in 2008.[5][6]
There were five locations in Portland, and one each in Denver and Seattle's University District,[7] as of 2019.[8]
In May 2020, Sustainable Restaurant Group, parent company of Bamboo Sushi, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] The company was acquired by Sortis Holdings in July 2020.[10]
Reception
Bamboo Sushi won in the Best Place to Eat Sustainably and Best Sushi categories of Willamette Week's annual readers' poll in 2015.[11] The business won in the latter category again in 2022,[12] 2024,[13] 2025,[14] and 2026.[15] Becca Yanez included Bamboo Sushi in KOIN's 2026 list of the city's five best sushi restaurants, according to Yelp reviews.[16]
