Published 1:04 pm Thursday, October 29, 2026

Mio Sushi recently closed in Bend after almost 20 years in business.

The Old Mill District decided not to renew its lease with the restaurant, according to Beau Eastes, the Old Mill District’s marketing director.

The restaurant has had low health inspection scores in recent years. Mio Sushi was among the county’s lowest scoring restaurants in 2017 and 2019 because of improper sanitation and food storage temperatures, according to previous reporting from The Bulletin.

The restaurant also received a low score last year after inspectors found employees and the owner didn’t have food handler cards or clean the space as often as necessary, per the Deschutes County Health Department.

Mio Sushi, a Portland-based regional chain, opened in Bend in 2008 at the Cascade Village Shopping Center but relocated to the Old Mill District in 2011.…