I think I've been to every Mio around Portland and the metro area including Camas, WA. What I like about Mio is they are fairly consistent and reliable. I can always count on their Oregon Roll to satisfy my sushi craving. It's the perfect roll in my books... Sake (salmon), avocado on the outside, followed by rice and stuffed with real crab salad and a sprig of fresh asparagus down the middle. The asparagus adds for a nice crispy snappy crunch and real crab just tastes so much better than Krab with a K. I've tried a lot of their other rolls and Nigiri as well, mostly all good. Where Mio and most Portland sushi places fail is with their Hamachi (Yellowtail). Hamachi is one of those kinds of fish that if it's a little off... it ends up tasting like old fish and often a bit sour. Sashimi cuts should always be the best and melt in your mouth like soft butter with no fishy after taste. But it doesn't matter, Sashimi, Nigiri and any other use of Hamachi beyond being cooked has not been good. I've tried too many times and been disappointed every time. Luckily I do know of a couple sushi places that do Hamachi right.
Otherwise, seaweed and cucumber salad are good and fairly large portions you can share. Tempura has always been excellent, super light, crispy and flaky batter over veggies or shrimp. Miso, warm house sake, tea, appetizers... all just as good as most places. No gimmicky monster over-sized rolls but only 4 pieces, definitely more traditional bite sized and cut into 8 portions. Establishments have all been clean and disable friendly except for the location in NW where you have to go up a flight of stairs! Parking at NW 23rd and NW Hoyt are street only, North Killingsworth and SE Hawthorne have tiny lots that get full, so it's mostly street, Sellwood is ample, Aloha is shared with a mall but usually easy plenty, Beaverton has a lot but it's not attached directly. Camas shares a lot, but wasn't difficult when we went on a Saturday evening.
Staff has always been friendly, never had bad service, easy take-out, and decent middle of the road market pricing. Mio is worth it just for the Oregon roll. read more