Mia G. wrote: >>Where's the best sushi place around here? Don't mind driving a little for >>it, either! Someone wrote: >Matuba in Bethesda good? I've never been there, but I heard they were good. >Now a negative recommendation: don't go to Ichiban (355 next to 124). Don't go to Osaka, either!. Has anyone mentioned here about SUSHIKO? (2309 Wisconsin Ave. NW Wash.DC #202-333-1487) As far as I know their Sushi is good and the price is reasonable. Trust me, I'm a Japanese. Ha,ha,... New York must have better sushi restaurants, but for DC, I guess Sushiko is the best -both taste + price. Try their Soft Shell Crub with oriental flavor. Yam! Chieko
Washington, DC
Sushi
Ah, sushi in DC -- one of my favorite topics. Unfortunately, I don't think you'll be able to find exactly what you want (I haven't been able to!) but there are some reasonable options. Nothing compares to, say, Kanezawa Tei (Kailua-Kona, HI) or Ebisu (SF, CA). IMHO, the way to get really good sushi is to develop a relationship with a particular chef, rather than by picking restaurants. However, here are a few recommendations. 1. Hisago. Washington Harbor, off K St. Very good, but pretty expensive, and the thing to do there is save your money up for a Kaiseki dinner anyway. 2. Sushiko, Wisc Ave, upper georgetown. Often the best in DC, but somewhat inconsistant. Depends a lot on the night and the chef. 3. Sakura Palace, Georgia Ave, Silver Spring. Until recently, had my favorite chef in the DC area, but he's gone now. :-(. Still worth trying. Comments on other places: Matuba is so-so, and they don't sell a lot of uni, ikura, etc, so freshess of less popular items is not as good as I would like. Appetizers Plus (the all you can eat place) is OK for a bargain, but not great, and you have to ask repeatedly for anything that is not on the buffet table. Tako Grill' s sushi is wildly overrated IMO, but the robatayaki is good there. I've been away for a while, and am on a bit of a budget, so I haven't had as much sushi recently as I used to -- I'd be interested to hear other people's comments on new places or changes in older ones... Larry
Even though I haven't been in a while my favorite is the Ninja Express at the Lotte Supermarket in Fairfax. Although the atomsphere may not be the greatest the fish is always very fresh and the portions are huge. (Thisis a fast food style Sushi bar BTW). They don't use the pre-bagged, pre-sliced fish either. Last time I was there I saw the chef's assistant preparing the fish. barry trub
Looking for a restaurant that serves good portions of sushi at reasonable prices. We tried Japan Inn in Georgetown and was very disappointed (high prices & small portions).
On Sun, 29 Jun 1997 15:30:10 GMT, [email removed] (Hai Tran) wrote: >Looking for a restaurant that serves good portions of sushi at >reasonable prices. We tried Japan Inn in Georgetown and was very >disappointed (high prices & small portions). The best all around sushi restaurant in D.C. is Sakana on P Street, near Dupont Circle. The prices are reasonable, the quality is very high and the portions are what you'd expect. Also, the place is owned and run by Japanese. The place is small, though, so go early or be prepared to wait during prime hours. When I hear people rave on and on about Sushi Ko in Georgetown or Perry's in Adams Morgan, I tell them that neither place compares to Sakana--IMO anyway. --Paul
Someone wrote: : Looking for a restaurant that serves good portions of sushi at : reasonable prices. We tried Japan Inn in Georgetown and was very : disappointed (high prices & small portions). I go to Mr. Wang's in Laurel. their sushi is always 50% off on regular sushi and 30% off the rolls--and the regular prices are not expensive to begin with. Not a real large selection, but adequate, and the spicy tuna rolls are pretty good. @~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ana M. Kurland --Hispanic Division, Library of [email removed] @(202) 707-5400//fax 202-707-2005 http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/ @"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library" @Jorge Luis Borges
Paul D. wrote: > > The best all around sushi restaurant in D.C. is Sakana on P Street, > near Dupont Circle... > > When I hear people rave on and on about Sushi Ko in Georgetown or > Perry's in Adams Morgan, I tell them that neither place compares to > Sakana--IMO anyway. > One of my favorites is Tachibana (sp?), which used to be in Arlington but recently moved to somewhere in McLean. Sit at the sushi bar and the chefs (or whatever you call those guys in the funny hats) will let you know what's really fresh and give you excellent suggestions (unless it's *really* busy). It's not all that particularly reasonable, but as sushi places go it's not all that expensive either. Also consider the Genji in Falls Church; it's quite reasonable and usually underrated. I haven't been there much since they started doing the Japanese steak house thing, though, so I don't know if that has had any adverse effect on the sushi bar. As for Perry's, it has high quality sushi but I think is better known for the atmosphere and for their interesting and unusual sushi creations. I agree that there are better and certainly more reasonable places to go if you really are just looking for good sushi.