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]
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]
Bamboo Sushi opened in Beaverton in August 2022.[4]
Reception
Bamboo Sushi won in the Best Place to Eat Sustainably and Best Sushi categories of Willamette Week annual readers' poll in 2015.[11] The business won in the latter category again in 2022.[12]
See also
- List of Japanese restaurants
- List of restaurant chains in the United States
- List of sushi restaurants
External links
References
- Gary M. Stein. Bamboo Sushi to open Jan. 9 in downtown Lake Oswego LakeOswegoReview.com, 2018-12-11, retrieved 2024-07-09^
- The Portland Company That Owns Bamboo Sushi, the Ace Hotel and Rudy's Barbershops Is Struggling Willamette Week, 2023-11-03, retrieved 2024-07-09^
- Sortis Holdings buys Bamboo Sushi parent Sustainable Restaurant Holdings in bankruptcy deal Nation's Restaurant News, 2020-07-31, retrieved 2024-07-09^
- Bamboo Sushi Is Opening Its First Beaverton Location This Week Willamette Week, 2022-08-15, retrieved 2024-07-09^
- Portland's Bamboo Sushi Is Here to Spread the Sustainable Seafood Gospel Seattle Metropolitan, retrieved 2024-07-09^
- Luke Tsai. Portland's Bamboo Sushi Brings the 'World's First' Sustainable Sushi Restaurant to SF Eater SF, 2019-10-29, retrieved 2024-07-09^
- Bamboo Sushi Review – University District – Seattle The Infatuation, 2023-06-07, retrieved 2024-07-09^
- Suzi Pratt. Sustainable Seafood Chain Bamboo Sushi Opens Its First Seattle Restaurant Today Eater Seattle, 2019-10-30, retrieved 2024-07-09^
- Lisa Jennings. Sustainable Restaurant Holdings files bankruptcy, seeks sale NRN, May 12, 2020, retrieved August 23, 2025^
- Sortis Holdings Acquires Sustainable Restaurant Group, Owner of Bamboo Sushi AP News, July 28, 2020, retrieved August 23, 2025^
- Best of Portland Readers' Poll Willamette Week, 2015-07-15, retrieved 2024-07-09^
- Food Winners Willamette Week, retrieved 2024-07-09^