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JAPANESE

SUSHI

Sushi-Ko

Glover Park
2309 Wisconsin Ave. NW (Calvert Street NW) - map
Washington, DC 20007
202.333.4187

Hours
Tuesday - Friday 12pm - 2:30pm
Monday - Thursday 6pm - 10:30pm
Friday 6pm - 11pm
Saturday 5:30pm - 11pm
Sunday 5:30pm - 10pm

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Price (dinner)

$$$

Food
Service
Ambiance
Overall

Features
vegetarian dishes
tasting menu
takeout

Accepts
cash
gift certificates
American Express
Visa
MasterCard/Eurocard

Smoking
not permitted

Dress
casual

Alcohol
full bar
extensive wine list

Parking
valet parking
own parking lot
street parking

Handicapped Access
partially accessible

Limited wheelchair access.

Top: United States: DC: Washington: Glover Park

Description

Trendy sushi/Japanese restaurant in Glover Park. Menu offers a good variety of sushi, as well as the usual tempura and teriyaki, along with more unusual dishes, like Grilled Baby Octopus with Mango, or Seared Scallops with Uni butter and Forest Mushrooms.

Valet parking is available at dinner.

Reviews

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At Sushi-Ko, Washington's oldest free-standing sushi restaurant, connoisseurs of raw fish restrain their applications of soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger to fully appreciate the pristine flavors of the seafood. - Washingtonian, Robert Shoffner, 1 January 2003 - suggest change
It's not the most glamorous dining establishment in D.C., but this small Japanese restaurant was the first and still the best place for sushi in the city. - Forbes - suggest change
Still re-inventing the sushi experience. - Digital City, Jon Bowen; Overview and User Reviews - suggest change
A recent remodeling took the décor from Japanese traditional to techno-trendy, but that’s in keeping with the young crowd that seems to love this place. - Gayot; Profile - suggest change
Rising Star 2003 - Star Chefs; Biography of Chef Koji Terano - suggest change
In its twenties, this D.C. sushi bar still packs a sense of the new into every bite; for a chilly-burning buzz, top off your meal with sake sorbet. - Washington Post Magazine, Tom Sietsema, 18 May 2003; Editorial Profile and Reader Reviews - suggest change
Date Plate - Food Network; Biography of owner Daisuke Utagawa - suggest change
Sushi-Ko was Washington's first sushi bar when it opened 27 years ago and it remains popular. - Frommer's, 2003; Review - suggest change

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Decent Sushi
Behind its plain facade (we walked right past it) Sushi-Ko is quite a fashionable Japanese place. The minimalist decor extends even to the bathrooms.

Their miso soup was quite good, as was the sea trout sushi (Umi Masu, $3.50). Other sushi, however, was only decent - not actively bad, but I'd expected better from such a popular spot. Our first order of sushi arrived without wasabi - perhaps this is just an East Coast thing? - and it took several minutes for it to arrive after we requested it.

They seemed to be a bit understaffed - our tea ran out several times, and it took a while to get it refilled.

They do have fresh wasabi on the menu, and it's worth a try. It tastes a little more like horseradish than the usual wasabi (from powder) and mixes less well with soy sauce.    [04 Nov 1999 18:17:58]

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Recommended Dishes: sea trout, fresh wasabi

     Autumn Looijen

Sushi Ko Rocks!
While sushi shouldn't be intimidating anymore, it still can be. For me, I have to feel some trust for the staff, and sitting at the big counter certainly makes me feel that way. I've been so pleased that I've tried things I wouldn't have dared to at a lesser restaurant. I adore the soft shell crab rolls. The kobe steak is fab for those intimidated by the fish. The wine list is superb.    [05 Jan 2006 21:11:34]

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Recommended Dishes: Uni, Soft Shell Crab Rolls, anything Toro

     Anonymous, Washington DC

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