scorching pot is without doubt one of the courses provided at Nasime. image courtesy of Nasime.
You won't locate spicy tuna rolls or salmon nigiri on the menu at Nasime. in its place, chef and owner Yuh Shimomura wanted to show off a unique side of japanese delicacies at his new Alexandria restaurant by providing a sushi-free, 5-direction tasting menu for $48.
Shimomura graduated from Catholic university in 1997 before moving to Tokyo, where he informed to become a chef. Fifteen years later, he again to DC and has labored at Kaz Sushi Bistro and Sei. For the previous three years, he cooked at a small eastern-owned mattress-and-breakfast known as Pembroke Springs Retreat close Winchester, Virginia.
Shimomura is the most effective adult within the kitchen at Nasime. The restaurant has 20 seats, together with a six-seat counter, some tables, and a small private room. Reservations are counseled.
The five-route menu includes an amuse; a raw fish dish; something grilled, fried, steamed, or braised; hot pot or noodle soup; and dessert. He can accommodate dietary restrictions with 24 hours' note.
Shimomura resets the menu every two weeks, but some dishes trade extra often. day by day, he stores for parts for that nighttime.
There are also a la carte alternate options, together with sashimi, small vegetable dishes, sake-miso marinated Chilean sea bass, and oxtail ramen noodle soup.
Nasime most effective serves jap beers that are made in and imported from Japan. typical brands like Kirin and Sapporo, as an instance, are in fact produced in the US. The restaurant also has a selection of sakes, wines, and hai-balls with eastern whiskey, soda, and yuzu.
"When i was a scholar right here, I knew that there's not that a lot genuine [Japanese] locations in Washington, DC," Shimomura says. "So i wished to introduce a greater genuine-vogue of jap cuisine to the metropolitan area. That become my dream."
however even 10 years in the past, Shimomura says he's now not certain if an idea like his would work. With the debut of numerous ramen retail outlets and areas like Izakaya Seki, he's found Washingtonians are actually greater aware about japanese food that's not sushi.
Shimomura made up the identify Nasime, which combines the japanese words "na" (vegetable leaf), "si" (towards), and "me" (sprout). like the sprout of a vegetable grows into leaf, he explains, the restaurant aims to grow and get greater.
Nasime. 1209 King St., Alexandria; 703-548-1848. Open daily apart from Monday at 5 p.m.
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