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The 14th street corridor positive factors a new a sushi spot on Monday with the outlet of Sakerum, a two-story rooftop bar, restaurant, and lounge that mixes Asian and Latin influences. govt chef Khan Gayabazar, previously of Fujimar, is behind the menu of rolls and small plates, while veteran bartender Gina Cherseveani (Buffalo & Bergen/Suburbia) consulted on the cocktails. collectively they've created probably the most more odd drinks you'll find within the local: the Wandering Samurai, a mix of citrusy yuzu juice, sake, and Flor de Caña rum, garnished with two flaming photographs and six items of sashimi.

"You might dip your fish into the cocktail—it might be like a crazy form of alcoholic ceviche," says Chersevani.

The Wandering Samurai cocktail, made with sak, rum, and yuzu, and garnished with sashimi.

Chersevani has developed a reputation on boundary-pushing cocktails over the last two a long time, whether whiskey-spiked cereal milk at the late PS7's or her scrumptious Lox'd & Loaded bloody Mary at Union Market—an extra snack-drink hybrid garnished with a smoked salmon-stuffed bagel. At Sakerum, she employs the two namesake beverages in a lot of approaches, mixing rum with condominium-pressed sugar cane juice for mojitos, or serving sake photographs with tea punch. You won't find sake bombs sunken in a pitcher of beer, however Chersevani does plan for a sake bamba (i.e. party) night on the 12 months-circular rooftop, the place the rice wine will movement.

Diners can choose from a menu of artistic rolls and small plates like poke or sa lmon crudo.

Fusion doesn't stop with the drinks. Gayabazar's menu—served all through the area—combines Hawaiian poke and Latin ceviches, sashimi and crudo like salmon topped with crispy salmon dermis "chicharrones." Diners can order natural rolls, or go for creations like a surf-and-turf maki with tempura-fried lobster tail and seared Miyazaki red meat. A confined late-night menu might be accessible for two hours after the kitchen closes.

the whole meals menu is obtainable all through both-story area, as are inventive sake and rum drinks.

owner Stephanos Andreou is also a partner at Barcode close Dupont, but received't raise over DJs or a clubby vibe to 14th street. manager Justin Cho says leisure may also are available in the sort of a special cigar evening on the rooftop, or are living entertainment all the way through brunch, slated to begin in the fall. As for now, flaming sashimi cocktails make the demonstrate.

Sakerum smooth opens this week, with an official opening set for Monday, August 22.

Sakerum. 2204 14th St., NW; 202-518-2222. Open each day starting at 5 pm.