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Sushi Taro
Sushi Restaurant$$$$
Northwest Washington, Washington
The experts at Food Network and Washington Post recommend this place
"A great deal if you go during DC Restaurant Week!"(5 Tips)
"The omakase counter is an amazing experience."(5 Tips)
"Get the Sushi tasting menu ... amazing experience and totally worth..."(3 Tips)
"rainbow roll and the fun tempura roll.."(4 Tips)
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Akshay AnikhindiFebruary 23, 2018If you’re here on a date and can swing it, get the chef’s sushi tasting menu. Good way to get to try everything this wonderful restaurant has to offer, and really expand your palette.
Washingtonian MagazineJanuary 9, 2012Sitting at the sushi bar and watching the chefs do their deft blade work on hulking slabs of fish, making edible art with Zen-like calm, provides some insight into what makes Sushi Taro special.
Kristen BaxterFebruary 7, 2017Get to the bar before 7. Happy hour = half off all drinks, sake carafes, and sushi. Everything is fresh and cared for.
JiJune 18, 2019No wonder this resto has a Michelin star. It was a wonderful experience start to finish. If you like sushi, you have to visit. Fisherman miso is a hit
Best happy hour in DC! Get the salmon, eel, and fatty tuna roll with scallion. Rainbow roll, shrimp tempura are a close second. Yellowtail was a nice addition. Spicy tuna roll was only okay.
Ruth LaToison IfillAugust 16, 2016Great service. Delicious food. Visited during restaurant week and loved it. Green Tea ice cream is not too sweet, just right. Also, sake pairings are tasty and strong!- Jason TownsendAugust 29, 2011Easily the best sushi in town. It's pricey, but it's also a really solid experience. They also have great lunch specials -- bowls of ramen and so on. Can't go wrong here.
- New Zealand king salmon was surprisingly better than the fatty toro. BBQ eel and yellowtail is always good. Sake cod was fine and prawn and veggie tempura were fine. Skip the mushroom diva mushy.
- Housemade udon noodles and salmon belly on rice are great deals here! Sushi is fresh and high-quality. My favorite sushi restaurant in the DC area so far!
Jules WeissDecember 17, 2013Several delicious uni options: Maine & Cali uni sashimi, uni & tofu dish, uni tempura. Intimate ambiance, great service, love it.
Diana ThaiMarch 12, 2014The rainbow roll and mackerel nigiri tastes so fresh and flavorful. Excellent bar seats with great view of 17th st. For a moment you forget you are in DC.
Derek FromsonJanuary 17, 2013Sushi omakase offers good sample of the available fish. Yellowtail and tuna are the standouts on the platter. Miso soup is rather unusual. Labeled as Fisherman's Miso, it includes a fish head. Beware.
Francisco RuscalledaNovember 18, 2018Great service and the food was fantastic. Definitely get the tempura! The green tea cake was heaven!
Goatha06August 20, 2023Another cozy place for sushi lovers. Have toro habanero roll, california roll, ahoft-shell crab tempura with kubota sake🍱🍶.Strongly recommended..👍🏻
EdreaFebruary 27, 2012Undoubtedly the BEST authentic Japanese food in town. Presentation is stunning and food is immpecable. If its good enough for the Japanese Embassy.. it's definitely worth the price for the experience.
Food NetworkMarch 20, 2013Belly up to the bar between 5:30 and 7pm for half-price sushi, wine and beer. Via CityEats.com Read more
Carl GieringerJuly 25, 2011I love sushi. This is the first sushi place I've been to in some time where I saw things I didn't recognize on the menu. They have everything, and it's all mouth-watering! The prevalence of native Read more
Evan ChenApril 20, 2019The omakase sashimi was really good. Generous cut of sashimi and really fresh too.
Jacobus BoersSeptember 30, 2017Excellent sushi and sashimi. The food lives up to the reputation. Highly recommended if you take your sushi seriously.- FahadMay 20, 2015Absolutely fresh and delicious sushi.. Try the rainbow roll and the fun tempura roll.. Happy hour 50% off between 5-7 pm
Humaid BinyelaiyelNovember 10, 2018Very authentic, the Pokémon and the wild shrimp maki were excellent
dawn.in.newyorkJanuary 26, 2015Really great lunch deals. The best authentic and fresh Nigiri Sushi ever in this town.
Polina WeitzJune 30, 2019Fish quality was great, and the seasoning was superb. The spicy tuna in the rainbow roll was my least favorite one.
Matt BernsteinJanuary 23, 2015Came here for restaurant week lunch. The fish was very fresh and everything was delicious.
Serious EatsApril 23, 2014Come early to stake out a seat for happy hour at this excellent 11-seat sushi bar.
Erin PonsonbyMarch 13, 2015Great happy hour (ends at 7). Half off some rolls, beers, wines, sake, etc. Expensive place, affordable HH
Eric K. Noji, M.D.September 11, 2014Natto. Exquisite. This is one of three of the best reasonably priced sushi places in the DC area
Sucker4AcousticOctober 20, 2011Traditional Kaiseki and Sushi tasting menus are amazing. It's a bit pricey but it's an authentic, delicious experience. Wonderful service. You get what you pay for.
Eugene KimSeptember 17, 2019Great lunch specials (bento box is my go to). Pretty expensive for dinner
Arthur KuoApril 5, 2013Amazing food, super attentive staff... Orgi is an excellent service staff!! Best Japanese I've had yet in dc.- Best lunch special in Dupont. Slow service. Lunch bento box with fried chicken or eel was awesome. Too bad only open on weekdays for lunch.
- David VasquezFebruary 3, 2011Get the Sushi tasting menu ... amazing experience and totally worth it! Do it through village vines and get 30% off! Also a free bottle of saki on Tuesdays!
The incredible freshness of the fish makes all the difference
Anna SotnikovaOctober 23, 2018Visited for a lunch. Good quality fish, everythings is nice, but do not expect smth special. Probably they rock for a dinner. Matcha dessert was disappointing.
Washington PostOctober 12, 2011*** stars in Tom Sietsema's Fall Dining Guide 2011. (Tom recommends the wild yellowtail, sweet shrimp, uni or panko-crusted chicken.) http://wapo.st/rd9N3J- Splurge for fatty tuna. Grilled eel no better than cheaper eel. Eel tempura and avocado is excellent. Yellowtail only okay - nothing special. Spicy tuna is very nice but not a must.
- The omakase counter is an amazing experience. Highly recommend.
Try the Yuzu Sour. So refreshing! Also, lunch here is the best value in town.
CalOctober 2, 2012The sushi was quite tasty here! You MUST try the braised pork belly! It's to die for!- Fatty tuna is worth every penny. Skip croquettes, wagyu, and shrimp. Salmon and yellowtail only ok.
If you miss their old menu, you can get maki and nigiri at the bar. It's a special bar menu. Yum.
Courtney MayNovember 22, 2011Happy hour with half price sushi and drinks from 5:30 until 7. But get here early, it feels up quick.
Chris KonecnyAugust 22, 2014This is quality sushi with lots of special fish. They didn't have my Uni sushi barameter
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- Mon–Fri
- 11:30 AM–2:00 PM
- 5:30 PM–10:00 PM
- Sat
- 5:30 PM–10:00 PM
(202) 462-8999
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