Location: Bethesda
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10. Satsuma
Overall Ratings
4 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By Ilin C
Satsuma has become my favorite Japanese place restaurant in the DMV area. I go to Satsuma about once a week or every two weeks, and sometime more than once a week. Sushi and Sashimi is so fresh. They offer the amazing toro (belly) for both salmon and yellowtail and most amazingly for a dollar a piece. I know some of you maybe thinking at this price, the quality is probably not great; that's absolutely untrue for Satsuma. The quality is five-star and the price is so reasonable, that's why it's my favorite Japanese place in the whole DMV area!Romens is also great. The tonkotsu ramen or pork is tasty, but my favorites are spicy miso and curry. Also really good is the slow cook pork with rice, an appetizer. My absolute favorite is their happy hours Monday through Thursday evening from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Select BBQ dishes are 40% off with top quality meat. This is absolutely the best quality Japanese food you can get in the greater DMV area and is truly authentic owned by a Japanese gentleman, rather than most other Japanese place owned by Koreans or Chinese.
9. Yuzu
Overall Ratings
4 based on 62 reviews
Yuzu Bethesda is authentic Japanese restaurant dedicated to serving fresh, seasonal traditional Japanese fare. For the past 28 years, Chef Yoshihisa Ota has practiced the art of sushi making in the United States and Japan. Yuzu brings high end small plate
Reviewed By RAR1126
This place is right across from the bethesda red line metro next to the residence inn hotel. Itâs a comfy restaurant with really nice staff. The food here is quality and very tasty. I ordered the fragrant cherry blossom green tea (from capital tea) - $3 gets you a whole pot (2 large cups), the crunchy spicy tuna sushi (6pc) for $7 and their hot pot which has veggies, seaweed, and every protein (chxn, fish, shrimp, fake crab meat, tofu) for $16. The broth was hot, slightly salted with a hint of sweet. The Yuzu and green tea ice cream $5 was good but nothing spectacular. Overall, the bill came to just over $32 before tip. Itâs good food for a slightly higher price point than what you can find elsewhere. Iâd say itâs worth it to support a local business that puts out a good product.
8. Yirasai Sushi & Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By I-Let-You-Know
I come here often. The sushi I find to be quite good.There is a lot of traffic around the front area as they do a huge take out business. At common dinner times it can be very busy.Don't judge the restaurant by the looks of the building it is in!
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7. House of Milae
Overall Ratings
4 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By EditorCJP
Very surprised to stumble onto this excellent Korean restaurant. So good, this restaurant would do great in LAâs Koreatown. Authentic!We got hot stone bibimbop, kimchi/fried rice, and dumpling soup. They were all great. And kudos to the owners for being generous with the banchan (free appetizers). The homemade kimchi is especially good.
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6. Foong Lin Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 97 reviews
Reviewed By Ruth G
We had dinner here tonight with one of our grandsons. We started with hot and sour soup which my husband and I thought was very good. Then we split several appetizers, scallion pancakes, fried pork dumplings, and barbecued spareribs, all of which were good. We also split plates of General Tsoâs chicken and Szechuan beef for our main courses. Both were good, but we actually liked the appetizers better. The iced tea was also good, and our waitress was friendly and helpful. The dining room was nicely appointed, especially the welcoming fireplace on a cold night
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5. Q By Peter Chang
Overall Ratings
4 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By ElGuap0_1
When Q opened, I had high hopes. I had retail enjoyed the Peter Chang restaurants in Arlington, VA and Rockville, MD, and this one was closer to home. I left very disappointed, but gave them the benefit of the doubt that they were still in the shakedown period. I returned last night, and was even more disappointed. To begin with, the service was really poor. When we arrived, they pointed to an empty table, suggesting we could sit there. After a long wait, I had to get a waiter to take our order. A few minutes later, another waiter stopped at our table to apologize. The long and short is that we had dishes that were on the menu at other Peter Chang restaurants, but they weren't as as good and they cost about 30-40% more. And, the dessert was terrible -- other Peter Chang restaurants do't offer dessert, and now I know why. Other Peter Chang restaurants are 85-95% occupied at prime time -- this one was about 30% occupied, and now I know why.
4. Tako Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 74 reviews
Tako Grill is a Japanese restaurant serving classic Japanese dishes and very fresh and exquisite sushi. It started as a partnership between two Japanese chefs opening up a Sushi take out restaurant named Kanpai in 1986 at Glen Echo in Bethesda and continu
Reviewed By 317nam
Went here for dinner after reading many positive reviews and wasn't thrilled. The restaurant was not busy and I was seated right away. They offer both a sushi menu and a menu for other Japanese items. I ordered off the sushi menu and though my rolls were ok. It is reasonably priced but the service was kind of slow and I had to ask to have my drink refilled multiple times.
3. Shangri-La
Overall Ratings
4 based on 108 reviews
In our ideal restaurant classic vegetarian dishes would be made from locally grown organic produce effused with Indian and Nepalese spices. Meats would be cooked high over hot charcoal in a tandoor (a traditional clay oven) allowing fats to drain, thereby
Reviewed By David H
We tried this restaurant for a second time after nearly a year since our last visit. It was somewhat disappointing relative to a year ago. We tried the appetizer plate which was very good but the cilantro sauce was vinegary and relatively bland. The main entrees were all good but nothing out of the ordinary. The service was attentive and friendly, although admittedly there were few clients in the dining room. Options for alcoholic beverages are fairly limited with a few low end wines by the glass and a selection of beers. Decent place for Nepalese and Indian food but not inspired.
2. Bangkok Garden Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 101 reviews
Reviewed By sunfun4850
This was our 1st time here. We were in the neighborhood for an Oil Change and decided to have a Thai Lunch. Found this place on google. We arrived at 1:15PM on a Sunday in mid Dec. Only 1 party present so we were seated immediately. We ordered the Tom Yum soup with chicken, the Drunken Noodle & the Chicken with Cashew. There was lots of chicken & mushrooms in the soup, it came out Hot & spicy, very good!. The Drunken Noodles came out HOT and delicious. The chicken with cashews had plenty of cashews & sauce which was great with rice. All in all a great lunch except that they charge for soda refills. It would have nice if the server told us.
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1. Raku-An Asian Dining & Sushi
Overall Ratings
4 based on 324 reviews
Reviewed By Panguin
I had wanted a light Japanese lunch in anticipation of a heavy dinner. And this place did not disappoint. I ordered the sashimi bento and it was just right in amount and tasty in quality. The food was fresh and well presented. The decor too is interesting. I sat in a booth with the side to the wall that had what looked like a metallic patina--it's actually ceramic tiles. I know because I had a table with that surface once.Nice.
