Tag: japanese

in Asian, Food

Got to shoot our local ramen chain, Akira Ramen, at their Baltimore location and this shoot went down as smooth as their ramens!

Takumi, Falls Church VA – Just Like Japan

Feb 26, 2023

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in Asian, Food, oc

Takumi was my off-duty discovery while grabbing lunch one busy work day and boy was this an amazing find! This is probably one of the very best Japanese sushi restaurants in the entire DC area and all of the fish just melts in your mouth as it would in Japan itself (and I have been,…

Ramen Factory 42, Falls Church VA – How Does a Ramen Shop Even Fail?

Feb 26, 2023

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in Asian, Food, oc

Sadly Ramen Factory 42 didn’t last and got taken over a Latin restaurant, but ironically I discovered this place on my own well before actually getting to cover it. This was a well-decorated, overall great spot that was a door down from one of the best sushi spots in the entire area – Takumi. How…

Mr. Sushi Mrs. Roll, Landsdowne VA

Feb 25, 2023

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in Asian, Food

Mr. Sushi Mrs. Roll was a smooth shoot at a lovely Japanese spot with some Korean menu influence and used to sport 2 locations back in the day. Nice owners, cozy decor, and overall good food filled this place.

Yamachan Ramen, Rockville MD

Feb 23, 2023

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in Asian, Food

Yamachan Ramen was a cute idea on the edge of Rockville town center, but sadly did not stand the test of time and ended up closing. While fried and grilled chicken is part of Japanese cuisine, I doubt locals wanted to see the two together since good Japanese spots and especially ramen is much more…

Good Fortune Sushi Bar and Restaurant, Ashburn VA

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in Asian, Food

Good Fortune Sushi Bar is a spacious fusion restaurant with solid selection and quality of Japanese and Chinese dishes. I had a pleasant shoot and seeing a fish dish in a fish, dish was adorable!

Kisso Asian Bistro, Alexandria VA

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in Asian, Food

Kisso was an excellent little spot in downtown Alexandria and the second asian bistro I’ve seen do the whole ice sculpture pizazz with their sushi plates.

Kumo Asian Bistro, Alexandria VA

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in Asian, Food

Kumo Asian Bistro – one of my to-date fave shoots that I got to do several times over the years and the owners as well as staff were some of the best I’ve met. Plethora of creative and amazing looking and tasting dishes with plenty of Japanese offerings, like gallery above, and then Chinese and…

Kyoto Matcha, Rockville Town Center MD

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in Asian, Desserts, Food

Kyoto Matcha was a superb shoot with lots of creative approaches to cakes – layered pancake, cakes? Towel cakes that really look like folded towels? Definitely a sight to see and taste!

Zento Restaurant, Alexandria VA

Feb 16, 2023

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in Asian, Food

Zento was an excellent shoot and a great Japanese spot in northern part of Alexandria downtown. Excellent presentation, atmosphere, and staff!

Masa Hibachi Steakhouse and Sushi, Silver Spring MD

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in Asian, Food

All of the locals know Masa, but man shooting them was absolutely something else! First they forgot about the shoot so we rescheduled. On round #2 – they scheduled themselves during their lunch into dinner downtime hours, so I had to go kill time a few doors down as I was intent on getting this…

Nama Sushi Bar, Washington DC – Story

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in Asian, Food

So Nama Sushi Bar, booooy what a story here as I have mentioned in their sister restaurant post, Alta Strada. Quick setup is as follows: 5 item shoot, in and out, and scheduled 2 hours before their opening hours. Sounds excellent and I had a busy day of sitting in traffic, so faster way out…

Asia Nine, Rio Gaithersburg MD

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in Asian, Food

Asia Nine was a lovely shoot with your usual and colorful Thai presentation of their awesome fusion menu. Definitely recommend checking them out if you are out or passing Rio.

Samurai Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, Fairfax VA

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