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priyarainelle OP t1_j5scusu wrote

Reply to comment by DC-COVID-TRASH in Top 10 Best Restaurants for 2023 by Washingtonian Mag by priyarainelle

Personally I beg to differ. If I want really good nigiri I personally have not found a 1:1 substitute that matches the quality.

There is plenty of good sushi at a cheaper price point, but I have yet to find a sushi restaurant with meat that is as consistently fresh and high quality-tasting as Nakazawa and rice that is as well prepared.

But in general, for sure there are plenty of other options that are good enough to satisfy the sushi craving.

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rsc99 t1_j5tf6f2 wrote

Strongly agree with this. But I haven’t tried Sushi Taro yet!

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Naive_Coast_8919 t1_j5tphm8 wrote

I'd say Taro is on the same level, but nothing else in DC is. And I eat a lot of sushi.

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DC-COVID-TRASH t1_j5tn9cr wrote

I meant more as "best restaurants" in DC, not best nigiri (or even best Japanese). Though, I would put them at 3 in terms of omakase in DC (with Sushi Taro and Oku higher), though they would be 2 at nigiri focused omakase (with Sushi taro higher). But in terms of service and experience at that price point I can think of 25 or so restaurants that are better (and I generally do the sushi bar at Nakazawa for reference). I generally feel that while they make great nigiri the service could be much better in that price range.

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