Very delicious, all the beer is very good ? recommended
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe Vinci
This place is magnificent. The atmosphere is exactly what I look for in a place, but most almost importantly is the delicious sushi that they craft in the kitchen. The Unicorn role is truly a Unicorn, I've never found such an exquisite tasting role of sushi. I don't know what they do with that thing, but it's actually a flavorful experience I can only get from a fine dining restaurant. So many complexities that exist within that role. The green machine is another favorite. Whatever goes into making that sauce is just delicious!Just as important is the service. Jared that works behind the bar has always been so incredible. He is a genuinely kind guy and cares about you as if you'r e one of his closest friends (and this is only my second time having him as a server at the bar in the past year!). I'm so glad he still works at bamboo sushi because I remembered his warm welcoming and service from the last time I was there.The only thing that has kept me from coming here more often is the price of sushi, but I can say that the price is justified. I also think that they either dropped the prices since the last time I came there . . . Or I can now afford it, not sure!I always talk VERY highly of Bamboo Sushi and it's my #1 recommendation for Sushi when people visit Portland and it's because of your trifecta of delicious food, incredible staff, and wonderful ambience.Vegetarian options: Green Machine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adam G-Mann
Bamboo Sushi is a nice spot for good sushi. The atmosphere is very intimate and semi-romantic. Our drinks for the night were the Bamboo Old Fashion and the Moonlight, both were quite tasty. Our miso salad was good. The sushi rolls we ordered were tasty as well (I don't remember which ones we ordered, but no complaints). We also ordered the brownie ice cream dessert which didn't disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Matthew Layton
The OG location. Stellar as always. Loving the availability and freshness of Uni these days. May seem crazy to order a burger at a sushi spot, do it, you won’t be disappointed. Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna was also a table favorite.Vegetarian options: Ask about rolls that can be made vegan. More options than you might think!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Machine, California Roll, Burger, King Salmon, Omakase, Bamboo Crispy Rice Yuzu Avocado
Claire Lorenzo
Not only is this the best sushi in town, but when we had an issue with our order (due to no fault of Bamboo Sushi) Ryan was extremely kind and helpful, sending us new rolls to replace the ones that the DoorDasher ate from our box. Bamboo Sushi, you rule!Vegetarian options: Green machine!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Machine
Annette Morrison
The food was very good, but the service was lacking. Our server forgot a variety of things-water didn’t get refilled, we had no utensils or soy sauce for awhile, and he forgot about one of our orders. He did end up taking $10 off our bill for the forgotten item, but we would have been much happier if the order hadn’t been forgotten in the first place. He also didn’t check on us very often, and spent about 15 minutes talking to someone at bar while we were trying to get his attention. Not a very satisfying experience. We usually go to the Bamboo in NW and have not had these issues.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Green Machine
Christopher Leach
Some years ago, we had a very memorable experience here when ordering a Chef's Choice sashimi and sushi platter. Fabulously presented with classy knife skills and the most excellent fish available that day. Tried to recreate that for my wife and daughter's shared birthday today.Tempura and octopus small plates were excellent. But our Chef's Choice was not Chef's Choice. We were forced to order mostly foofy Fred Meyeresk sauced sushi that I have to assume was designed to hide low quality fish. Pretty disappointing considering were spent over $300 for dinner for four people. We won't be back. Very sad.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Denycia Haley
This place has some seriously good sushi! Fish was fresh and buttery. Specialty sashimi and specialty rolls were flavorful and unique. We ordered the Kanpachi Aguachile, Garden of Eden, Full Circle, and Green Machine add crab. All were delicious but our favorites were the Full Circle and Green Machine. It's a little pricey at $18 a roll but totally worth it. I've paid similar or same prices at other nice sushi places and not walked out nearly as happy as I did this place. It was clean, nice aesthetics, great service. Nothing but good things to say! Thanks for a lovely dinner!
Recommended dishes: Green Machine
Adam Kelm
Amazing experience! The food, service, and atmosphere were all wonderful! The spicy edamame and chicken Karaage were amzing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris L (shadebox)
Entrance is a bit confusing given it's entrance is right next to the pizza places entrance. The service was great, very attentive. Food was yummy. We saw reviews heavily recommending the crispy rice, and we agree, definitely recommend.
Absolutely high end quality sushi. Stellar atmosphere for a valentine's dinner with my sweetheart. We will be back again for sure. The unicorn roll is the best sushi I've had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Edamame with Sea Salt, Green Machine
Brittany Walker
If this place is going to charge as much as it does, then maybe the rice on every single piece of my nigiri shouldn't fall apart right when I pick it up because there's not enough rice to form an even ball. Most overpriced place for sushi in Portland for not that great quality, go literally anywhere else and it will be much cheaper and just as good if not even better.
Eric Dotson
Regrettably, Bamboo Sushi has lost its edge. We have been going there for years and since Covid we have noticed portions are smaller and prices are higher. The Tuna Poke we had last night only had 5 pieces of fish and was mostly cucumber. The Rainbow Roll actually tasted fishy and was definitely not enjoyable. Very limited choices for Nigiri. Bambo use to be our favorite but last night left us with a taste of maybe not coming back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Robin Davis
Had an amazing business dinner for 8! The food was delicious and service was top notch. Will be back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Edamame with Sea Salt, Omakase, Tuna Poke, Salmon Sashimi, Avocado, Shishito Peppers, Friday the 13th, Garden of Eden, Burger, King Salmon, Assorted Sashimi, Rainbow Roll
Alexandra Franco
Everyone knows the food is ridiculously delicious here, I shan't bore you with what you already know. I've come to give the bartender his flowers. I think his name was Jared - long hair, great mustaches. He was passionate about making us delicious drinks, he even had time and energy to dream up some custom craft cocktails for us, narrating his process for us. I had maybe the most beautiful and tasty drink of my life off this man's WHIM!
Very delicious, all the beer is very good ? recommended
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is magnificent. The atmosphere is exactly what I look for in a place, but most almost importantly is the delicious sushi that they craft in the kitchen. The Unicorn role is truly a Unicorn, I've never found such an exquisite tasting role of sushi. I don't know what they do with that thing, but it's actually a flavorful experience I can only get from a fine dining restaurant. So many complexities that exist within that role. The green machine is another favorite. Whatever goes into making that sauce is just delicious!Just as important is the service. Jared that works behind the bar has always been so incredible. He is a genuinely kind guy and cares about you as if you'r e one of his closest friends (and this is only my second time having him as a server at the bar in the past year!). I'm so glad he still works at bamboo sushi because I remembered his warm welcoming and service from the last time I was there.The only thing that has kept me from coming here more often is the price of sushi, but I can say that the price is justified. I also think that they either dropped the prices since the last time I came there . . . Or I can now afford it, not sure!I always talk VERY highly of Bamboo Sushi and it's my #1 recommendation for Sushi when people visit Portland and it's because of your trifecta of delicious food, incredible staff, and wonderful ambience.Vegetarian options: Green Machine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bamboo Sushi is a nice spot for good sushi. The atmosphere is very intimate and semi-romantic. Our drinks for the night were the Bamboo Old Fashion and the Moonlight, both were quite tasty. Our miso salad was good. The sushi rolls we ordered were tasty as well (I don't remember which ones we ordered, but no complaints). We also ordered the brownie ice cream dessert which didn't disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The OG location. Stellar as always. Loving the availability and freshness of Uni these days. May seem crazy to order a burger at a sushi spot, do it, you won’t be disappointed. Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna was also a table favorite.Vegetarian options: Ask about rolls that can be made vegan. More options than you might think!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Machine, California Roll, Burger, King Salmon, Omakase, Bamboo Crispy Rice Yuzu Avocado
Not only is this the best sushi in town, but when we had an issue with our order (due to no fault of Bamboo Sushi) Ryan was extremely kind and helpful, sending us new rolls to replace the ones that the DoorDasher ate from our box. Bamboo Sushi, you rule!Vegetarian options: Green machine!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Machine
The food was very good, but the service was lacking. Our server forgot a variety of things-water didn’t get refilled, we had no utensils or soy sauce for awhile, and he forgot about one of our orders. He did end up taking $10 off our bill for the forgotten item, but we would have been much happier if the order hadn’t been forgotten in the first place. He also didn’t check on us very often, and spent about 15 minutes talking to someone at bar while we were trying to get his attention. Not a very satisfying experience. We usually go to the Bamboo in NW and have not had these issues.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Green Machine
Some years ago, we had a very memorable experience here when ordering a Chef's Choice sashimi and sushi platter. Fabulously presented with classy knife skills and the most excellent fish available that day. Tried to recreate that for my wife and daughter's shared birthday today.Tempura and octopus small plates were excellent. But our Chef's Choice was not Chef's Choice. We were forced to order mostly foofy Fred Meyeresk sauced sushi that I have to assume was designed to hide low quality fish. Pretty disappointing considering were spent over $300 for dinner for four people. We won't be back. Very sad.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
This place has some seriously good sushi! Fish was fresh and buttery. Specialty sashimi and specialty rolls were flavorful and unique. We ordered the Kanpachi Aguachile, Garden of Eden, Full Circle, and Green Machine add crab. All were delicious but our favorites were the Full Circle and Green Machine. It's a little pricey at $18 a roll but totally worth it. I've paid similar or same prices at other nice sushi places and not walked out nearly as happy as I did this place. It was clean, nice aesthetics, great service. Nothing but good things to say! Thanks for a lovely dinner!
Recommended dishes: Green Machine
Amazing experience! The food, service, and atmosphere were all wonderful! The spicy edamame and chicken Karaage were amzing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Entrance is a bit confusing given it's entrance is right next to the pizza places entrance. The service was great, very attentive. Food was yummy. We saw reviews heavily recommending the crispy rice, and we agree, definitely recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Absolutely high end quality sushi. Stellar atmosphere for a valentine's dinner with my sweetheart. We will be back again for sure. The unicorn roll is the best sushi I've had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Edamame with Sea Salt, Green Machine
If this place is going to charge as much as it does, then maybe the rice on every single piece of my nigiri shouldn't fall apart right when I pick it up because there's not enough rice to form an even ball. Most overpriced place for sushi in Portland for not that great quality, go literally anywhere else and it will be much cheaper and just as good if not even better.
Regrettably, Bamboo Sushi has lost its edge. We have been going there for years and since Covid we have noticed portions are smaller and prices are higher. The Tuna Poke we had last night only had 5 pieces of fish and was mostly cucumber. The Rainbow Roll actually tasted fishy and was definitely not enjoyable. Very limited choices for Nigiri. Bambo use to be our favorite but last night left us with a taste of maybe not coming back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Had an amazing business dinner for 8! The food was delicious and service was top notch. Will be back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Edamame with Sea Salt, Omakase, Tuna Poke, Salmon Sashimi, Avocado, Shishito Peppers, Friday the 13th, Garden of Eden, Burger, King Salmon, Assorted Sashimi, Rainbow Roll
Everyone knows the food is ridiculously delicious here, I shan't bore you with what you already know. I've come to give the bartender his flowers. I think his name was Jared - long hair, great mustaches. He was passionate about making us delicious drinks, he even had time and energy to dream up some custom craft cocktails for us, narrating his process for us. I had maybe the most beautiful and tasty drink of my life off this man's WHIM!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5