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L
Sunday, November 29, 2009
My priorities when moving to a new city are usually as follows:
1. Find apartment
2. Start moving into said-apartment
3. Buy toilet paper
4. Find sushi
And to be perfectly honest, sushi usually comes first.
After completing steps 1, 2, and 3, it’s time to talk about #4.
My first DC sushi experience was at the Sake Club in Woodley Park in March on a cold, wintery day and it was wonderful. It was the night before my medical school interview and about an hour before sitting down at a table in the restaurant, I had received a rejection from my first-choice medical school. I was, to say the least, devastated. I had a woman who was, and I say this with ALL objectivity, either completely crazy or VERY mean, who was sitting next to me, telling me that I would NEVER get in to medical school and to give up (About two months later, I got into medical school, hence my judgment of her as crazy). So to say that I had a wonderful dinner at the Sake Club, considering all the external elements involved in the night, I think means that it’s a great restaurant. Great fish. Great atmosphere. For the winter. I returned there with my mom in July and the fish was still delicious. But I think that the atmosphere inside adds so much to this restaurant, and sitting outside on their sidewalk patio didn’t have quite the same feel as the red and black interior. They are also offering a weekday happy hour special, which makes this place also affordable. Maki happy hour set (3 pc. spicy tuna, 3 pc. california roll, 1 spicy scallop handroll) $7. Daily drink special-Friday's special: mojitos (!), daily beer and sake specials. Happy hour: 5-7pm.
I’m a bit superstitious. I think everyone, in his or her own way, is. So I was debating about filing my next DC sushi experience under superstition. A few hours after my medical school interview in March, I wanted a bit of fresh air and I walked up to Dupont Circle and found this small sushi restaurant, Sakana, where I ate lunch. The small restaurant, with only about 10 tables and a few seats at a small sushi bar, was packed with Japanese business men and two American women, who I was seated beside. I flipped through the pamphlets the school had given me and eavesdropped on the two young women, one of whom was bragging, “This restaurant is one of the hidden gems of DC. Not many tourists or even locals know about it here. It has some of the city’s best sushi!” I’m not so sure that it’s such a secret, but it’s definitely a gem. I recently returned to Sakana with my mother this fall, and it was just as good, if not better than in March. The fish was SO fresh, and their version of the dragon roll, which was the traditional eel, cucumber and avocado, included tuna (!) and was, if I may quote my mother on this, “the best roll I have had in a very long time.” The addition of tuna gave the roll a wonderful balance to the sweet soft textures of the eel and avocado.They don't, to my knowledge, offer happy hour specials, but this place is too good to miss, even though there aren't any added incentives to venture in.
I found Tono sushi a couple of months back when I heard rumblings in my class of how many people liked sushi, so I organized a sushi night. It's located right along what I like to call Woodley Park's restaurant row, sitting right on Connecticut ave close to the Calvert and Connecticut bridges. The main draw, at least for me, was their giant banner "Happy Hour Special $1 sushi." Enough said. That's basically enough to get me inside. And for the price, their sushi was great. I feel like sometimes with happy hour sushi specials, you get mostly rice and a VERY scarce amount of fish, which is somewhat understandable considering the price. But Tono sushi does an excellent job of balancing fish with rice and they keep a great selection. They have wonderful specials that will definitely tempt you away from their happy hour menu (which also includes beer and sake $2.75) and should SERIOUSLY be considered. And, if you live in the area, they offer FREE delivery. One of my personal favorites is the Crunchy Unagi roll. In addition, they have a variety of asian appetizers and entrees for non-sushi lovers and delicious mango and sticky rice (when in season). Of all the sushi deals I've found in DC, I think this one is the best! Happy hour, by the way, goes from 5:00p-7:30pm every day!
Sometimes I feel like if I were a superhero and I had one superpower, it would be the ability to find great sushi in any city. Like the Tucan-Sam of Froot Loops but for sushi instead. A semi-pathetic, useless ability to some, but to me, something that I am a bit proud of! And one that I think my family enjoys. Maybe even something you all (my wonderful four whole followers) could enjoy too when you visit DC next...
Sake Club (Woodley Park)
2635 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008-1522
(202) 332-2711
http://sakeclub.net
Sakana Sushi (Dupont Circle)
2026 P St NW
Washington, DC
20036-6907 -
(202) 887-0900
Open Weekdays 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm
Tono Sushi (Woodley Park)
2605 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington DC 20008
202-332-7300
Lunch: M-F 11:30a-2:30p
Sat&Sun: 12:00p-3:00p
Dinner: M-Th: 5:00p-10:30p
Fri-Sat: 3:00p-11:00p
Sun: 3:00p-10:00p
http://www.tonosushi.com/
And sorry for being MIA for so long. I'll try to write again soon...
1. Find apartment
2. Start moving into said-apartment
3. Buy toilet paper
4. Find sushi
And to be perfectly honest, sushi usually comes first.
After completing steps 1, 2, and 3, it’s time to talk about #4.
My first DC sushi experience was at the Sake Club in Woodley Park in March on a cold, wintery day and it was wonderful. It was the night before my medical school interview and about an hour before sitting down at a table in the restaurant, I had received a rejection from my first-choice medical school. I was, to say the least, devastated. I had a woman who was, and I say this with ALL objectivity, either completely crazy or VERY mean, who was sitting next to me, telling me that I would NEVER get in to medical school and to give up (About two months later, I got into medical school, hence my judgment of her as crazy). So to say that I had a wonderful dinner at the Sake Club, considering all the external elements involved in the night, I think means that it’s a great restaurant. Great fish. Great atmosphere. For the winter. I returned there with my mom in July and the fish was still delicious. But I think that the atmosphere inside adds so much to this restaurant, and sitting outside on their sidewalk patio didn’t have quite the same feel as the red and black interior. They are also offering a weekday happy hour special, which makes this place also affordable. Maki happy hour set (3 pc. spicy tuna, 3 pc. california roll, 1 spicy scallop handroll) $7. Daily drink special-Friday's special: mojitos (!), daily beer and sake specials. Happy hour: 5-7pm.
I’m a bit superstitious. I think everyone, in his or her own way, is. So I was debating about filing my next DC sushi experience under superstition. A few hours after my medical school interview in March, I wanted a bit of fresh air and I walked up to Dupont Circle and found this small sushi restaurant, Sakana, where I ate lunch. The small restaurant, with only about 10 tables and a few seats at a small sushi bar, was packed with Japanese business men and two American women, who I was seated beside. I flipped through the pamphlets the school had given me and eavesdropped on the two young women, one of whom was bragging, “This restaurant is one of the hidden gems of DC. Not many tourists or even locals know about it here. It has some of the city’s best sushi!” I’m not so sure that it’s such a secret, but it’s definitely a gem. I recently returned to Sakana with my mother this fall, and it was just as good, if not better than in March. The fish was SO fresh, and their version of the dragon roll, which was the traditional eel, cucumber and avocado, included tuna (!) and was, if I may quote my mother on this, “the best roll I have had in a very long time.” The addition of tuna gave the roll a wonderful balance to the sweet soft textures of the eel and avocado.They don't, to my knowledge, offer happy hour specials, but this place is too good to miss, even though there aren't any added incentives to venture in.
I found Tono sushi a couple of months back when I heard rumblings in my class of how many people liked sushi, so I organized a sushi night. It's located right along what I like to call Woodley Park's restaurant row, sitting right on Connecticut ave close to the Calvert and Connecticut bridges. The main draw, at least for me, was their giant banner "Happy Hour Special $1 sushi." Enough said. That's basically enough to get me inside. And for the price, their sushi was great. I feel like sometimes with happy hour sushi specials, you get mostly rice and a VERY scarce amount of fish, which is somewhat understandable considering the price. But Tono sushi does an excellent job of balancing fish with rice and they keep a great selection. They have wonderful specials that will definitely tempt you away from their happy hour menu (which also includes beer and sake $2.75) and should SERIOUSLY be considered. And, if you live in the area, they offer FREE delivery. One of my personal favorites is the Crunchy Unagi roll. In addition, they have a variety of asian appetizers and entrees for non-sushi lovers and delicious mango and sticky rice (when in season). Of all the sushi deals I've found in DC, I think this one is the best! Happy hour, by the way, goes from 5:00p-7:30pm every day!
Sometimes I feel like if I were a superhero and I had one superpower, it would be the ability to find great sushi in any city. Like the Tucan-Sam of Froot Loops but for sushi instead. A semi-pathetic, useless ability to some, but to me, something that I am a bit proud of! And one that I think my family enjoys. Maybe even something you all (my wonderful four whole followers) could enjoy too when you visit DC next...
Sake Club (Woodley Park)
2635 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008-1522
(202) 332-2711
http://sakeclub.net
Sakana Sushi (Dupont Circle)
2026 P St NW
Washington, DC
20036-6907 -
(202) 887-0900
Open Weekdays 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm
Tono Sushi (Woodley Park)
2605 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington DC 20008
202-332-7300
Lunch: M-F 11:30a-2:30p
Sat&Sun: 12:00p-3:00p
Dinner: M-Th: 5:00p-10:30p
Fri-Sat: 3:00p-11:00p
Sun: 3:00p-10:00p
http://www.tonosushi.com/
And sorry for being MIA for so long. I'll try to write again soon...
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