Tag Archives: Japanese

Little Serow – Minibites: January 22, 2012 – January 28, 2012

Minibites are delicious samplings of Don’s culinary adventures, condensed, distilled, and always meant to be savored with your Monday morning coffee. The DCDining.com Restaurant Guide, i.e., Le Grand Champ, is located exclusively on donrockwell.com. (For an extra shot, click on the link … Continue reading

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Tachibana, McLean, VA

My young dining companion and I wanted sushi the other night, so we stopped into Tachibana – a restaurant that I often use for carryout lunch, but rarely for dine-in dinner. We walked into a packed restaurant, and who spots … Continue reading

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CityZen, Southwest

On Monday, April 18th, CityZen held a fundraiser to benefit the victims of the Japan tsunami disaster. It was a gala affair which featured a brief, moving speech given by Japan’s ambassador to the U.S., Ichiro Fujisaki. There was both … Continue reading

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Sushi-Ko, Glover Park

Sunday evening I stopped in for a late dinner at Sushi-Ko, so late that I was to be the last customer who walked in that night. I asked if it was okay just to get a few maki, and they … Continue reading

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Fujiya House, Fredericksburg, VA

It was a perfect day for a drive – Fujiya House, located in the massive Central Park complex in the new part of Fredericksburg, had run a Groupon that day, we had just played tennis, and my young dining companion … Continue reading

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Kushi, Mount Vernon Square

I had a broad sampling of items at the deceptively expensive Kushi last night (it, like Jaleo, can add up), starting at the bar with a happy hour special of Kuro Uma Gold Shochu ($6, normally $8). Then, on to the … Continue reading

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Yuraku, Germantown, MD

Sun “Sonny” Lee opened Yuraku in 1997, and believe it or not, it’s a sibling of a restaurant in Flushing, Queens (we have a bizarro connection here with MoCA Asian Bistro in South Riding, VA). I’m generally not keen on … Continue reading

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