Bamboo Sushi

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Bamboo Sushi
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Established2008 (2008)
Owner(s) Sortis Holdings
Previous owner(s)Sustainable Restaurant Company
Food typeJapanese
CountryUnited States

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]

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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]

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 's annual readers' poll in 2015. [9] The business won in the latter category again in 2022. [10]

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  2. ↑ "The Portland Company That Owns Bamboo Sushi, the Ace Hotel and Rudy's Barbershops Is Struggling". Willamette Week. 2023-11-03. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Sortis Holdings buys Bamboo Sushi parent Sustainable Restaurant Holdings in bankruptcy deal". Nation's Restaurant News. 2020-07-31. Archived from the original on 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  4. 1 2 "Bamboo Sushi Is Opening Its First Beaverton Location This Week". Willamette Week. 2022-08-15. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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