Bamboo Sushi

"If you genuinely enjoy hearing about which farm the spinach in your salad is from and how humanely your octopus was caught, you’ll love this sustainable sushi restaurant. Bamboo obsessively sources Marine Stewardship Council-certified fish in an effort to minimize their environmental impact and, you know, keep the earth spinning a little while longer. The Portland-based mini-chain opened on a popular LoHi stretch in 2017, and the creative sashimi and rolls (plus a killer wagyu burger) have been a hit ever since. Give the Green Machine roll with tempura green beans and avocado a chance, and know it tastes great if you add salmon to it." - Allyson Reedy

"Bamboo Sushi has four locations across Portland's quadrants: SW, NW, NE, and SE. Each location varies slightly; they all have a casual vibe and really good sushi (in addition to hot Japanese dishes). You can make table reservations, but seats at the sushi bar (always fun) are first-come first-serve. What makes Bamboo stand apart is their commitment to the sustainable way: they don't serve fish from endangered populations; their seafood is caught by fishermen who operate under environmentally ethical principles; and their grass-fed, hormone-free, and free-range meat comes from ranches in Oregon/Idaho. True to their word, Bamboo Sushi uses renewable energy sources, reusable teak wood chopsticks, biodegradable to-go containers, and so on."

"Mikasa comes from Fransis Odaya, a Portland Japanese restaurant vet — the chef spent time at Bamboo Sushi as a chef de cuisine." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden

"Portland’s sustainable sushi chain, Bamboo’s chirashi bowl here features a wider variety of humanely caught fish than others, and is one of the few to consistently accompany it with surf clam and octopus.  Reservations at Bamboo are highly recommended on evenings and weekends, unless your name is Damian Lillard." - Seiji Nanbu

"Mitt Romney’s former pet project Bain Capital has invested in Sustainable Restaurant Group, the company behind Bamboo Sushi and Quickfish." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden