DAIKAYA

705 6th St NW, Washington
(202) 589-1600

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Abby

The food was so good, but it was definitely too expensive. I understand it's high quality small plates, but it was too expensive for the amount. We ended up going somewhere for more food afterwards because we couldn't justify getting more and more plates at that cost.

KellyB

One of the members of our party is vegetarian. This is the main reason we picked Izakaya for our double birthday dinner. I am not fond of sushi, but the avocado roll was delicious! And the dessert pudding was incredible! Highly Recommend!!

L

We came 5/17/2025. We thought the menu looked amazing but found the execution pretty mediocre. The only things I particularly enjoyed were the cucumber salad, caramel pudding, and yuzu lemonade. That is not enough for us to ever come back, especially as we paid around $40/pp before tip.

Meredith

The food and wait staff were excellent. I had a great time catching up with friends with great food and tall glasses of wine.

Adrian

One of the most over priced and poor quality sushi places I've eaten. The pacing of the meal was atrocious. Ten to fifteen minutes between plates coming out. Our server did her best to accommodate us, but it didn't out weigh the quality of the food and pacing coming out of the kitchen.

Massimiliano

AC was too much. We had to dive either a jacket on and other people did the same. Quite annoying.

Hope

The kitchen completely forgot an entire entree and it was so hard to get our waiters attention to ask about where it is. When we finally got her attention she was very kind about it and apologized and she also expedited it and comped it and gave us a discount which was very nice.

stanley

Food was average and small portions. It was an effort to get soy sauce for our sushi and nigiri - amazing. The waiter continued to bring out small rations of soy sauce. My daughter had to wait 15 mins for wasabi. Something is off with this restaurant. I don't understand the high ratings. Constant requirement to ask for things because they are so cheap was annoying.

Mark

It has a great theme and the service was great food just wasn't good. Tried several different things and none were great which is a shame.

Troy

I recommend only going once. The menu doesn't seem to change and it's a little pricey for what you get. However, the atmosphere is awesome if you just going for drinks.

Sarah

Great place for dinner before a show. The service is fast and attentive. The food is delicious. Follow their advice on what to order. Grilled avocado is more delicious than we imagined.

Jenna

After reading some of the mixed reviews I decided to take a chance, and I was not disappointed. The portions were perfect ( small plates but good for sharing). Was able to try multiple different dishes for a great price. The environment was lively but enjoyable. Definitely worth a visit!

Sufie

I will never set foot in this place again! Your menu now sucks. I come for all the dishes you took out of the menu. Basically you are not even allowing people who want to pay more for the extra tariffs to eat what they want.

Amber

Love this place and Katsuya's great vision! The food is wonderful and our server was very helpful.

Tess

The portions were extremely small very over priced and the quality was not exceptional. The restaurant plated multiple people's orders on the same dish

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