At the age of 16, I fell in love for the first time. His name was sushi, and he was intoxicating. My parents had inexplicably tried to keep us apart for too long and with one taste, I was hooked. Since then, I've done my best to make up for lost time. I haven't gotten past rolls for the most part (c'mon, I'm being encouraged to have cream cheese in my entrees? Sign me UP), but I do try to order something new each time.
While I knew it was impractical to make a list of adventures that read "try all sushi spots in all of the DC Metro area," I wasn't about to get through 3 adventures without making one pitstop to indulge first. Our weapon of choice? Nooshi Sushi. I came across Nooshi while looking for good happy hours - Matt enjoys a well-made cocktail just slightly more than he loves barely paying for one. So a sushi happy hour was like blending my heaven with his, and blend indeed we did.
Nooshi's "crazy hour" brings half-off all drinks: cocktails, sake, beers and non-alcoholic beverages. Though we went on a rainy day, they have a little patio outside that's distinctly Farragut. Inside, an enormous bar lines one wall while the opposite wall has big booths that continue to the back of the rather large restaurant. Before going to Nooshi, I read that a reservation was mandatory because of happy hour crowds, but that didn't pose a problem to us on that Thursday night. Then again, GWU was not in session and it's apparently a go-to for students there.
The sushi was average-priced ($5.25 shrimp tempura, $4.00 California and $8-$12 specialty maki rolls) and delicious. I indulged and ordered (devoured) a dancing eel roll: BBQ eel, crabstick, masago and cucumber. It was filling and a work of art. Unfortunately, I get stage fright at restaurants and am reluctant to take pictures (read: embarrass Matt more than I probably already am), so you'll have to use your imagination. (It's called the dancing eel. Got it? Good.) We also split their Japanese Dumpling to start. Though it was delicious, that's as far as we got on their dinner menu. Other items on our table included shrimp tempura for me and spicy tuna and spicy crunchy yellowtail for Matt. Not one complaint was uttered!
The Happy Hour runs from 3pm to 7pm on weeknights. Besides sushi, Nooshi also has a fairly large lunch and dinner menu, with noodles, teriyaki, and other dishes.
Location: 1120 19th St, NW (between L & M streets), Washington, DC 20036
Closest Metro Stops: Farragut West (Orange/Blue), Farragut North (Red)
My Cost: $29.29 for dinner (two sushi rolls, spring rolls) and drinks (one cocktail, one iced tea)
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