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My children and I go here when we are in town. Everything I have had is great. Very pleased with the spicy yellow curry bowl. My children all tried and said they want that next time we go. I checked hours and we set out at 6:30 pm on a Saturday evening and they were closed. Very disappointed. I hate to take a star away since it could have been an emergency but I see another reviewer said the same thing. Red Curry with Shrimp was great. Love this place. I did find out that weekends are slow and they maybe closed on Saturdays. If going on Saturdays I would call in the afternoon to see if they are open. I am changing my 4 to 5 star. I gave a 4 because I did not understand why they were closed when I went on a Saturday. I understand now so I am giving a 5 star rating.

The food was pretty good, and the prices were very reasonable compared to other Japanese restaurants in DC. The tonkotsu domburi was an interesting idea: serve the chashu (pork belly) and nidamago (half-boiled egg) from a tonkotsu ramen on top of rice instead. If everything had been piping hot instead of warm (pork and rice) or cold (the egg), I would have gone with five stars. Still, it was a tasty meal.

It's an interesting discovery while I was trying to locate a Thai restaurant in the same building. Since the restaurant I was looking for is closed during renovation, I decided to head up an extra floor to try this Japanese place. There's no much of a decor or a vibe per se. But it appears there's a local crowd probably people working in the area. I had the pork bun, and the yellow curry ramen. The former is worth mentioning since it is huge and quite delicious. The ramen, pretty decent but not enough to impress. Perhaps I should have stuck with the basics (like miso or shoyu based).. Overall, if you are looking for a local place for quick bites and lunch. Come here. If you are trying make it like some memorable experience, this is not the place