With only nine tables and a short sushi bar, Hikaru in the Courthouse neighborhood of Arlington is small enough to be cozy without cramped. The service is friendly and quick to point out the restaurant’s specials for happy hour, which lasts from noon until 7 on Saturdays.

I ordered off the regular menu and was pleased with the freshness, portion, and construction of the standard rolls. (Avocado and spicy tuna pictured here.) That’s too little for the joint to rise beyond cheap neighborhood sushi fix joint to a restaurant worth going out of one’s way for.

I plan to use this weekend’s 50% off Living Social coupon to return with other dcfud writers to try the specialty rolls at a later date, although I might wait until the restaurant is finished remodeling. Good thing I did some recon first.

-CAF

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