TACHIBANA IS THE BOMB!
OMIGOD, if you haven't tried sushi from Tachibana you haven't lived yet. It's absolutely the bomb.The food is the bomb, the service is the bomb and did I mention the food? yeah THAT'S THE BOMB! so what's #1 on your list of things to do today???? Yeah that's what I thought, TACHIBANA! yeah allright long live sushi wooohooo it's a 10 yeah! :-)
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Recommended Dishes: THE BOMB ONES!

     ­Anonymous   

Best Sushi in the DC Area
Nice place. Full of Japanese - a good sign. Try to go for lunch - much cheaper. All in all, very nice.    [31 Jul 2003 17:39:14]

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     ­The Dude   

Worth a visit
Our first visit but already made good impression! Not cheap but very good beef, good suchi and very good service; traditional salad was ok.    [10 Dec 2003 20:37:19]

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     ­amr   

Great Overall Experience
I've visited this restaurant over a dozen times, all for dinner. It's been consistently good in terms of food quality and service. Pricey, but worth the money.    [08 Mar 2004 22:08:14]

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Recommended Dishes: Sashimi Deluxe

     ­Anonymous   

Probably the best sushi & sashimi in No Va
Tachibana is probably the best Japanese restaurant in Washington D.C. metro area. Not cheap, but sashimi quality is consistent and toro (fatty tuna) is usually available. You can't find toro in other japanese restaurants. There are several sushi chefs who prepare sushi and sashimi, so size of the sushi and sashimi very at times though. Friday and Saturday evenings are usually good day to go (i.e., sashimi pieces are bigger and fresher).    [26 Dec 2004 16:58:31]

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Recommended Dishes: sushi delux, sashimi delux, kake udon, yama-kake no maguro, toro, hamachi, saba, uni

     ­Mr. Park   

Best in the area. Not best in the world.
Tachibana is just about everything you'd want in a sushi restaurant.
- Comfortable dining room
- Lots of seats at the multiple sushi bars
- Exceedingly friendly service
- Impeccably fresh fish, generously sliced
- Always some interesting specials
- High volume (always fresh)
- Kid friendly (not pretentious)
- Parking

I don't think Tachibana would be anything special by New York standards (don't expect either the huge slices of a Tomoe or the nouveau preparations of a Nobu), but relatively speaking, Washington is not a huge sushi town. For consistency, quality, & friendliness Tachibana stands above most.

Kaz and Sushi Ko are also good choices; but for a special occasion sushi experience, Makoto is truly "the bom    [04 Mar 2005 09:07:23]

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     ­Anonymous   

Simply the best.
Without a doubt the best Japanese restaurant that I have come across in the D.C. area. In my book, this place win the award for:
* best sashimi
* largest portions
* freshest portions
* best presentation
* largest number of polite, smiling Japanese waitresses.

Prices are quite reasonable. At lunch they are more so.    [06 Nov 2005 13:34:40]

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     ­Anonymous   

Excellent, Authentic Japanese Food
Everything wonderful in Japanese food. Just moved here from Japan. Thank goodness there are some authentic Japanese restaurants here in the Washington D.C. area. Most claim that but they are not.    [08 Mar 2007 15:47:13]

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     ­Onlyislandladyc, washington d.c.   

Best in VA...not in DC metro area
Tachibana is by far the best Japanese restaurant in Virginia. However, Sushi Taro in Dupont would take the crown for the best in DC metro area!    [21 Apr 2007 10:56:12]

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     ­Unn