Sushi Taro
A serious Japanese restaurant with clearly documented cooked tempura options beyond its sushi reputation.
How we calculate this
We combine ratings from independent platforms and weight each source by how many ratings back its score.
- Google Maps4.51,239 ratingsCounted
- Yelp3.91,656 reviewsCounted
= 4.2 / 5 · 2 independent sources, each weighted by how many ratings back it.
Our own Taster score is never mixed in.
Public platform ratings, shown as of when we last checked, kept separate from our own Taster score.
In the press
What critics and reporters have written, attributed summaries, not our own review.
Washingtonian’s 2026 "100 Very Best" names Sushi Taro among DC’s best Japanese restaurants, praising its versatile kitchen, top nigiri and nightly omakase counter.
A current "best-of" listing; sushi/omakase focus, not a tempura assessment.
ContextIn the limited visible review sample: Fish freshness recurs across the sample. Several like service, but waits and the overall special-menu experience vary. Individual diners question cooked-course details or room atmosphere; no recurring tempura complaint established.
5 visible review entries. First five complete entries, heavily restaurant-week/promotion focused; no standalone-tempura sample. Default-order visible sample, not random, exhaustive or representative. Updated reviews count once; owner replies excluded. Broader sushi, service or value themes must not be marketed as tempura-specific.
ContextGuide praises its Japanese seafood selection and sushi program.
Professional editorial source; separate from diner consensus.
ContextLocation & visit
1503 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 · Washington, DC, District of Columbia
How ratings work
Diner ratings. We show each platform's public rating as of the date we recorded it, on a 5-point scale, with a link to the current rating. Our tempura rating is our own firsthand tempura score, always kept separate and never blended in.
Diner consensus. We combine independent platforms into one score, weighting each by how many ratings back it. Platforms that share the same reviews are counted once, and the consensus only appears with two or more independent sources.
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