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Matsuri

Matsuri, 150 Elden Street, Herndon, VA, 703-707-0367 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper] Gets consistently good reviews. The sushi here is good but I prefer the main courses. The best miso soup … Continue reading

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Tokyo Inn Japanese Steakhouse and Seafood Restaurant

Tokyo Inn Japanese Steakhouse and Seafood Restaurant, web site, 6661 Backlick Road, Springfield, VA, 703-923-9800 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [openlist | Yelp] I have yet to go, doesn’t look like anything original but almost certainly a … Continue reading

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Atami

Atami, 3155 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-522-4787, Clarendon metro area (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] NOW CLOSED. They have both Japanese and Vietnamese food, and have been … Continue reading

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Yama

Yama, 328 Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA, 703-242-7703 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Above-average sushi, and a good Vienna location. Good eel, a good … Continue reading

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Akasaka

Akasaka, 514-C Van Dorn Street, Alexandria, VA, 703-751-3133, hard to see from the street, in the same mall as Savio’s, the Italian place. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | City Paper | openlist | Yelp] Very … Continue reading

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Arigato

Arigato, web site, 13039 Fair Lakes Shopping Center, Fairfax, VA, 703-449-8404, closed Monday. To get there, take I-66 West to #55B, straight off the exit, left at the first light, then a left at the second light, into the big … Continue reading

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Tachibana

Tachibana, web site, 6715 Lowell Avenue, McLean, VA, 703-847-1771, there is also a branch in Bethesda (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | food-plan | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] The best … Continue reading

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Matsutake Hibachi Steak & Sushi

Matsutake Hibachi Steak & Sushi, 4121 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-351-8787 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | food-plan (Herndon) | openlist | Yelp] Also in Worldgate Shopping Center, 13049 Worldgate Drive, Herndon, VA, … Continue reading

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Yuraku

Yuraku, web site, 19773 Frederick Road, Germantown, MD, 301-515-7448 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp] Recommended by a few of my correspondents, supposed to be very authentic and … Continue reading

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Kaz Sushi Bistro

Kaz Sushi Bistro, web site, 1915 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC, near 20th, 202-530-5500 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Economist | Washingtonian | The Hill | WaPo | City Paper | Don Rockwell | openlist | Yelp … Continue reading

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