Sushiko I
2309 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-333-4187
Neighborhood: Glover Park
Cuisines: Sushi, Japanese
Opening Hours:
Open Monday through Friday 6 to 10:30, Saturday 5:30 to 11, Sunday 5 to 10.
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Price Range: Moderate
Dress: Informal
Noise Level: Chatty
Reservations: Recommended
Website: http://www.sushiko.us/
Best Dishes:
Spot-prawn nigiri; a presentation of scallop sashimi, alternately rich and clean; sashimi or nigiri of salmon, yellowtail, yellowtail belly, and mackerel; a light and crisp deep-fried soft-shell crab with ponzu sauce; salmon teriyaki.
Price Details:
Entrees, $10 to $28.
Special Features: Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
Washington’s Japanese food scene has never been livelier, and the city’s oldest sushi bar is no longer the big fish in a small pond. Three-plus decades after it opened, it has settled into its identity as a place that may not wow you but pleases with its attention to the little things—note the quality of the rice-making and the precision of the knifework.
Choose the omakase, or tasting menu, if you want to explore the full breadth of chef Koji Terano’s talents, which extend beyond nigiri and sashimi: He makes delicate soups, turns out fried foods of unsurpassed lightness, and can whip up a terrific dessert—his espresso panna cotta is one of the best finishes in town.
Don’t miss: Miso soup with mussels; seaweed salad; salmon-and-avocado roll; nigiri of seared fatty salmon, yellowtail, fatty yellowtail, and spot prawn; sashimi assortment.
Open: Daily for dinner. Moderate.
