We took that road trip to DC last week and didn't eat nearly as
much sushi as I thought. First stop along the way was in
Portsmouth, NH at a restaurant called "Sake." It was in town which
is to say in some old architecture. Each booth had been closed in
so that you stepped up to get into it which invited you to remove
you shoes, but you still got to sit in normal fashion and not on
the floor. Food was good with the emphasis on their maki
creations. But the Shime Saba had no garnish on it and I had a
chance to try Striped Bass.

In DC, we saw many fusion places in Chinatown including one in
Zagat's called Sushi & Tapas. But where we ended up eating was in
a little stall in the bottom of Union Station called Kobuki Sushi.
What made this place stand out were the prices. The sushi neta
seemed to have been pre-cut which made service very fast, but
their Sushi Deluxe which had one Cali. roll and 5 pieces of nigiri
was $6.95. Their 'chirachi' was the same price, but I didn't have
it. With prices like that, my expectations weren't high - but it
was perfectly acceptable. - Buddy