Bamboo Sushi

First time at Bamboo Sushi and I really enjoyed most of the experience. It had a very chill ambiance inside and the staff were all friendly and accommodating. I will say it's in a busy area of town, so parking may be very frustrating in LoHi. For starters we got the edamame, spicy tuna crispy rice and spicy tuna hand rolls. All were great but the crispy rice was out of this world, definitely want to go back and try their other selections. Also got the table side fresh grated wasabi which had an excellent flavor to it. We got 3 rolls- The Friday the 13th roll, the Green Machine, and the Hoki Poki Box. The first two rolls mentioned were heavy dosed in sauce, which kind of killed the vibes but still had some decent flavor. The Hoki Poke Box was the star of the show, it was soooo good. Next time I go back to Bamboo, I'm going to either ask for less sauce on top of the rolls, or do some more research and choose rolls that are not drenched in sauce. I want to taste more sushi flavors going to a sushi restaurant personally. Something random but I'm still thinking about the hand soap in the bathrooms, too. Smelt so nice and we are considering getting some for the house as well.

2nd visit: I sat at the bar this time. Johnny was the bartender and he was awesome. Maybe the best bartender I’ve ever had. Super personable, attentive and friendly. Can’t wait to go back. Oh, try the green machine sushi roll. It has fried green beans which sounds weird but it’s extremely good. This is 100% my sushi spot. $23 for king salmon 5 piece sashimi? Yes, please!!! We really liked Bamboo Sushi. The fish were good and priced better than just about all surrounding sushi spots in that neighborhood. We had a reservation at 4, but they took us early at 2pm. It was rather empty at this time. The large hot saki is a proper large at probably 6-8 shots so that was awesome and priced very nicely. The service was so bad though. Waitress rarely stopped by to check in on us and our sushi waited at the sushi bar for her to get for at least 20 minutes. There was only one other table though, and it was another waitress taking care of them so I can’t understand why service was so bad. The saki and sushi/fish easily made this a 5 star experience but the service was so bad that I dropped it to 2 stars. We will sit at the bar or sushi bar next time to avoid that waitress and hopefully receive better service. Can’t imagine what service is like when the restaurant is actually busy…

My husband and I shared: - Sparkling Yuzu Lemonade - Spicy Salmon Tartare - Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice - Garden of Eden Roll - Friday The 13th Roll - Green Machine Roll with Salmon I really enjoyed everything we ordered. The Green Machine roll was my favorite and you can never go wrong with crispy rice. The only downside was that they were out of several things we wanted to order which was disappointing. I would happily go back though!

Delicious sushi, drinks and desserts. You can't go wrong ordering from this place. Highly recommend the Pebbles and Stone Roll with toasted leek on top and The Forbidden Fruit cocktail. Love coming here on occasion never disappointed when I leave.