KUSHI is an Izakaya and Sushi restaurant located in the heart of Mt. Vernon Square, Washington DC.

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info(at)eatkushi.com
202.682.3123

Location:
465 K Street, NW Washington DC 20001

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LUNCH
Mon - Fri
11:30 - 2:30
Sat - Sun
12:00 - 2:30

DINNER
Sun-Thu
5:30 - 11:00

LATE NIGHT
Fri - Sat
11:00 - 1:00

LUNCH MENU Saturday August 13, 2011

All sets include: 2 sides, miso soup, and vegetable pickles:

Oyako don                            9 
“Parent and child” soy dashi simmered chicken and egg with onion over rice 

Una don                                12 
Broiled Unagi / eel over rice

Ocean’s oyako don                    10
“Parent and child” rice bowl with sashimi grade salmon and salmon roe with quail egg, scallion, nori, and wasabi over sushi rice

Spicy zuke don                        10
Spicy soy sauce marinated sashimi maguro / tuna with scallion, quail egg, and nori over sushi rice

Wasabi scallop don                    14 
Chopped wasabi scallop, scallion, nori and mayo on sushi rice

California don                        14
Lump crab, asparagus, avocado, nori and tobiko over sushi rice

Nasu dengaku don                     9       
Flash fried eggplant with nori, scallion, and sweet miso sauce over sushi rice

Maine lobster don                    15
Asparagus, scallion, wasabi mayo, and nori over sushi rice

Bara chirashi don                    15
Diced pieces of sashimi over sushi rice

Tonkatsu                              10
Panko breaded crispy fried pork cutlet, shredded cabbage, and Bulldog sauce with rice

3 grilled skewers                    12
Served with a bowl of rice. Choose your skewers from:
-    Negima chicken & scallion
-    Chicken breast shiso & wasabi
-    Chicken breast shiso & plum sauce
-    Kashiwa chicken thigh
-    Kamonegi duck breast & scallion
-    Jumbo shrimp
-    Prime NY strip loin (+$2)
-    Asparagus & bacon
-    Corn with soy sauce butter
-    Shishito peppers
-    Cherry tomatoes

Sushi                                15
Chef’s assortment of 4 nigiri: tuna, salmon, ebi / shrimp, and hirame / fluke and a choice of 1 maki roll:
-    Spicy tuna
-    Tuna & avocado
-    Salmon & avocado
-    Wasabi scallop

A LA CARTE    

Sushi
Nigiri 2 pieces or Sashimi 3 slices
(for sashimi add $1.00)
Hirame / fluke                $7
Botan ebi / spot prawn (raw)    $7
Hamachi / yellowtail            $6.50
Sake / salmon                $6
Aburi sake / seared fatty salmon    $8
Ikura / salmon roe            $6
Shime Saba / cured mackerel    $6
Maguro / tuna                $6
Unagi / eel                $5
Uni / sea urchin            $10
Ebi / cooked shrimp            $4.50
Inari / fried tofu            $4
Tamago / sweet egg omelet        $3.50
Aburi hotate / seared scallops    $7   
Tako / boiled octopus        $7
Madai / pink snapper            $8
Ika / squid                $6
Ika uni shiso / squid & sea urchin    $9
Lobster with wasabi mayo        $9

Chef assorted sashimi plate (10pc)        $25
Chef assorted nigiri plate (10pc)        $25

Makimono Rolls
Eel ($7) + avocado (1) + cucumber (.25)    $8.25
California w/ lump crab             $8
Braised pork belly, kaiware sprouts & scallion   $8
Yellowtail & scallion                $7.50
Tuna ($6) + avocado (1) + cucumber (.25)   $7.25
Salmon ($6) + avo (1) + cucumber (.25)       $7.25
Spicy tuna                    $7
Wasabi scallop                $7
Cucumber & avocado            $4.50
Kanpyo & tamago                $4.50
Lobster asparagus            $11

Raw Bar
Clam (cherry stone)                                    $2.50 EA
Oyster (Rome Point, RI)                                $3 EA
Oyster (Chef Creek, BC)                                $3 EA
Oyster (Naked Roy, WA)                                $3 EA
Oyster (Nesquile Sweets, UT)                            $3 EA
Oyster “Jewels” with quail egg, uni, ikura, and tobiko    $10
Poached jumbo shrimp with wasabi cocktail sauce         $5 EA   
Hamachi / yellowtail tar tare with ponzu and grated daikon radish        $7
Usuzukuri of hirame / thinly sliced fluke            $10

Kobachi Sides
Farm green salad with ginger dressing                $3.50
Miso soup                                            $3.50

Kushiyaki Charcoal Grilled Skewers
Negima Chicken & scallion         $5
Chicken breast shiso & wasabi        $5
Chicken breast shiso & plum sauce    $5
Kashiwa Chicken thigh        $4
Kamonegi Duck breast & scallion    $6
Jumbo shrimp        $5
Prime NY Strip Loin        $9
Pork Belly        $6
Asparagus & bacon            $4
Corn with soy sauce butter        $3
Shishito peppers            $4
Cherry tomato            $3