![]() Studio //3877 is putting together Nama Ko’s stylish look. A 12-seat sushi bar will be joined by a reconfigured 80-seat dining room and 15-seat bar. ![]() Tico’s current kitchen layout is well suited for a Japanese restaurant, says Levin, so the largely cosmetic renovation will wipe an existing space full of international street art and nods to Schlow’s travels to Latin American countries. ![]() Vernon Triangle’s Nama will continue operating as usual. Sales of Nama’s takeout-friendly sushi spiked during the pandemic, says Levin, and the new offshoot inside Tico was an “instant home run.” Mt. In 2020, Tico carved out room for a sushi counter called Nama 14th - an extension of the original that sends out rolls, nigiri, and sashimi. Nama Ko’s 14th Street NW space already enjoys a raw fish following. The new restaurant builds upon the success of Nama, Schlow’s four-year-old sushi staple next to Italian sibling Alta Strada in Mt. “Nama Ko is the culmination of the years I have been spending studying the culinary techniques of Japan as well as other cuisines,” says Watson, in a statement.ĭish details, hours, and reservations will be released closer to Nama Ko’s opening. Watson came on board in May and got right to work on an opening menu full of high-quality fish, small hot and cold plates, beautiful sashimi presentations, and a private omakase experience. ![]() He’s all about teaching and giving to everybody,” says Alex Levin, Schlow Restaurant Group’s director of strategic business initiatives and pastry programs. “In addition to his raw talent, Derek is such a great human with positive energy. Derek Watson was most recently executive chef at Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s 20-year-old flagship and Momotoro in Chicago before that. Schlow scooped up fellow James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Stephen Starr’s star Morimoto chef in Philly to lead Nama Ko’s kitchen in D.C. The brightly-colored Schlow space will undergo a fast interior makeover and resurface some time in September as Nama Ko ( 1926 14th Street NW). Tico will serve its last taco during bottomless brunch service on Saturday, July 30. His eight-year-old Latin standby Tico will close this weekend to make way for Nama Ko, a polished, sushi-centric replacement led by an acclaimed Morimoto chef. Enjoy and no, they did not comp me to write this review.Boston-based celebrity chef Michael Schlow will go all in on Japanese cuisine next month on 14th Street NW. If you are a wine drinker, the wine menu is very long and probably includes something for everyone. My advice is to check the menu before to make sure the items are pleasing on the short menu list. I will come back here, especially on tuesdays when the tacos are discounted. On KAYAK you can also explore 0 photos and 9,863 unbiased real reviews about Tico DC & Nama 14 Sushi. ![]() View information about Tico DC & Nama 14 Sushi to help decide on what to eat. the front is mostly glass so diners have a view of 14th street traffic and pedestrians. Reserve a table at Tico DC & Nama 14 Sushi in Washington, D.C. THe floor is tile,the ceiling is pressed tin ?, and the walls are hard so there is no sound abatement. The only drawback is the noise level which was not painful but required leaning in and raising my voice. All in all this was very good service and food and being 7pm on a friday night in late april, we got a table,food and drinks very quickly and with no fuss. THe server was very nice and answered all our questions, brought tea refill, made sure we had what we needed etc, also a few managers/hosts came by to make sure the food etc. check the online menu for prices exactly as described on the menu. We ordered from the small plates, two fish tacos, two edamame tacos, tuna tartare, and the guacamole with chips. Two of us had dinner before a friday night concert at the Lincoln theater on U.st. ![]()
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