Category Archives: Japanese

PADO Seafood Restaurant

PADO Seafood Restaurant, 4231-E Markham Street, Annandale, VA, 703-256-3565 An average Korean place, with sushi and some Japanese dishes. Average in Annandale is pretty good, but there’s always above-average right next door, so I don’t think I’ll go back here. … Continue reading

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Kotobuki

Kotobuki, web site, 4822 MacArthur Blvd., Washington, DC, near U Street NW, on the second floor, 202-625-9080 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | MenuPages | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Yelp | Gayot] … Continue reading

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Matsui Sushi

Matsui Sushi, web site, 6408 Landsdowne Center, Alexandria, VA, 703- 550-6100, at Telegraph and Beulah, in Springfield, Fairfax County (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) I have heard they have good sushi, have yet to go. Related Posts:

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Temari

Temari, 1043 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 301-340-7720 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Highly authentic, too authentic some would say. Right next to a Japanese store … Continue reading

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Blue Ocean

Blue Ocean, 9440 Main Street, at Pickett Road, Fairfax, VA, 703-425-7555 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [City Paper | Yelp] Excellent, and attracts a largely Japanese clientele. More than just the usual teriyaki dishes, also. Worth having … Continue reading

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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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