Aji-Nippon Restaurant

CARRY-OUT REVIEW. Ordered take out for lunch Tuesday—called in to place my to-go order and arrived early but they were almost finished with my food so I didn’t wait long. Restaurant is fairly small and surprisingly no one was eating there. Food was mediocre—California Roll and Eel Roll were okay, nothing special. Was not a fan of the Gyoza, it was overloaded with scallion. Pricing was quite reasonable here!

After living in Japan for two years, Aji-Nippon is one of the most authentic Japanese restaurants I have been to in DMV. They’re a family owned business in a great area. Their flavors and ingredients are true to what you would find in Japan, with rich soups, flame grilled yakitori, warm rice, fresh sashimi, savory meats, and memorable sauces that take me back to being in Japan. I first visited this restaurant a year ago, and their quality has always been top notch. That’s because they’re not just serving Asian style food, the owners are cooking and feeding customers with authentic Japanese cozy homestyle cooking. Let the photos do the talking.

Honestly, the value for food is not great. quality of the food seems low for the price. the amount served is also very very small. Basically, you are paying adult meal price for kid's meals. I think they should either improve the quality or quantity. otherwise, I would skip and go to other Japanese restaurants nearby; at least quality is better. There were also barely any people here during a weekend evening. Could be good if you want a quite restaurant, but I found the deep silence very awkward.

I ordered the sashimi appetizer ($12 for 7 pieces) and the portion was tiny. like the size of your thumb knuckle. Taste was a let down, it didn’t taste fresh and had the notably fishy taste to it that you don’t get a higher quality restaurants. The mushroom miso soup was good but overpriced, and my friends also thought the restaurant was just okay. No music and we were the only ones dining so it was a bit awkward. Water tasted interesting… Wanted to support a small shop but I wouldn’t go here again :-(

Ordered sushi to go. 5 kinds. Paid 20% tip on the order (a total of 70 for carryout). And for all of that got just ONE small container of soy sauce that was half full. After my kid delivered that I called to complain. The lady who had taken the order didn’t apologize , she just said I should have requested extra soy sauce. Really?! For 5 items, it doesn’t feel like I should expect less than 3 containers of soy sauce. Nice sushi but they just lost me as a client.