We are a restaurant group of purpose and this ethos drives us in all that we do. Understanding this provides clarity, giving us intentionality and thoughtfulness in everything we say and do. We're a group that operates with a steadfast conviction, standing firmly by our beliefs, bringing together great food and genuine hospitality. We’re a multi-disciplinary team whose experience and expertise ranges from data driven technology innovation to large scale community development to creating and nurturing some of the most identifiable purpose driven brands in operation today.

Misson & Values

It’s happened to the best of us—you need a place to sit with your laptop and work all day, but you don’t want to starve. You’re entitled to good food, so set up camp at Mr. West. It’s a very attractive space with a lot of plants, marble, gold accents, and monochrome wall art, which goes pretty naturally with a matcha latte and some curried avocado toast. There are a ton of pastries to choose from if you're in the mood for something sweet, and they do classy panini and salads at lunchtime. And when Happy Hour strikes, they break out cheese boards, kettle chips, and frozen wine slushies that don't taste like Sprite. We’d gladly live here.

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Particularly impressive was Ava Gene’s Monday Night Supper, a mutli-course menu with an array of petite starters — spicy radishes; a zippy salad; mozzarella and garlic scape salsa verde with paper-thin carta di musica crackers — plus a woodsy and wonderful pappardelle toasted with rabbit, maitake mushroom and a potent garlic sofrito, and a warm zucchini bread and lemon-lavender ice under a milk chocolate lean-to, all for $45.

Ava Gene’s #35 on Oregonian List 

WW Best of Portland Win

he Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Bamboo Sushi, a restaurant chain with 10 locations across four U.S. states, are partnering to promote responsibly farmed seafood in honor of World Ocean Month in June

ASC and Bamboo Sushi partner to promote farmed seafood

Seafood Source

With locations in the Portland metro area and beyond, Bamboo Sushi, the world’s first certified sustainable seafood restaurant, has been leading the charge in ethically sourced seafood practices since its inception in 2008. Almost two decades later, its continued mission to change the seafood industry is part and parcel to what keeps Bamboo Sushi thriving. It does this partly by maintaining transparency in its sourcing practices to donating 1% of its sales of sushi boards and its popular Green Machine Roll (tempura-fried green bean, green onion, avocado, cilantro sweet chili aioli) to environmental nonprofits focused on restoring fisheries, watersheds and ecosystems.

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Ava Gene's NYT 2025

Portland-based Bamboo Sushi, which also has a location in LoHi, is taking over the former Sushi Ronin space.

Denver Westword

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The Denver sushi restaurant sources fish from around the world, with each option selected sustainability. The menu’s seasonal nature means one night, a diner may get kanpachi from Hawaii, uni from Santa Barbara and scallops from Nova Scotia. Pair the meal with premium sake or a glass of light white wine. The shifting menu’s tides ensure there’s always a reason to return to Bamboo Sushi.

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Throughout Earth Month, Bamboo Sushi will continue spotlighting the benefits of ASC-certified and labeled seafood with in-restaurant signage and messaging linking to online details about responsible aquaculture, along with ASC and Bamboo’s mutual commitment to people, place and planet.

Aquaculture Stewardship Council Teams Up With Bamboo Sushi for Earth Month Celebration

Bamboo Sushi, [is] the world’s first certified sustainable sushi restaurant ... the 2,400 square foot restaurant seats up to 61 guests indoors and an additional 36 guests on the large, covered patio which will be open for outdoor dining year-round.

Bamboo Sushi Opens First Beaverton Location

Eateries and grocers are selling more takeaway sushi during the pandemic, while supermarkets rush to train chefs

Everyone Wants Sushi to Go, and It’s Saving Some Restaurants

In Portland, Ore., Dining Gets Fine Without Losing Flair


Ava Gene's NYT

When we arrived in Portland, it seemed like the city had collectively gone fishin'. The streets were encased in a fat layer of ice, and they were eerily empty. And so while PDX took a civic snow day, we tried our best to get around, even resorting to crawling on all fours when walking was too treacherous. Lucky for us, we found a beacon of life lighting up this frozen tundra: Tusk.was a packed house of undeterred eaters

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In Portland, Middle Eastern Flavors Meet a California Vibe

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