My friend recommended we grab an early dinner and drinks at Izakaya Seki, and I’m super glad we went.
This is definitely a high end Japanese restaurant, that has an authentic menu and vast array of sake options.
The sashimi omasake was amazing, as was the mushrooms with garlic and butter. Honestly
Absolutely delicious meal in a cozy izakaya atmosphere. Highly recommend asking your server for recommendations. The menu has a good variety of food served similarly to tapas, and their sake collection is excellent. Our server, Bat ("like baseball," he said), pointed out a few of his favorite menu i
Small restaurant with a cute downstairs room-a small area around the sushi bar-and a small intimate dining room upstairs.
Fresh fish-large cuts and portions-delicious-
The mushroom butter dish is amazing as is the eel. Everything was fresh and delicious-
Blown away by this place. The food, AMAZING. The service, AMAZING. The atmosphere, AMAZING. The server was great in helping recommend food for us, and we got to sit at the bar and were fascinated watching them prepare the meals.
I got the raw fatty sardine (special) and their vegetable plate with t
Food was so freaking good. All very light and fresh. We got a bunch of stuff and they all came out in a very timely manner. We were seated at the bar and was able to watch chef seki and his team work, which was great. It was clear the team puts great care into the food.
Menu can be a bit overwhelmi
A great neighborhood eat. The restaurant is nice and quiet. Everything we ate was delicious and they have a great range of hitachino beers on the menu. They also have some amazing specials. Don’t forget to order the cold udon, mushrooms and the kalbi.
Awesome Japanese small plates in a city where great authentic Japanese food is not easy to get. Had wonderful sardine sashimi and chicken karage which tasted like they were the dark meat oysters. Sake selection was great in addition to special imported beers from Japan. Food was fast to come out and
Decent food, especially for non-vegetarians. Had a reservation, but was seated at the bar which doesn’t really allow for a clean view into the inner workings of the kitchen, so wasn’t quite sure of the advantage of having a reservation and receiving bar seats. 😐 They have a 90-minute time limit (so
Great food with a Izakaya feel
Found this restaurant on a top 50 list for DC and I definitely understand why its top 20.
Everything was good and the service was impeccable.
The fatty tuna is a must get as well as the steak with the garlic fried rice.
I personally love the unfiltered sake definitely
Growing up in East Asia, izakayas were my go to for skewers and crispy beers. Izakaya Seki not only lived up to this standard and scratched that craving, but also far exceeded my expectations. That first bite into the beef tongue was truly exceptional and unforgettable. It was clear that it was cook
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