Khin Sushi

Khin Sushi at 1069 Wisconsin Avenue NW occupies the lower Wisconsin commercial block between the canal and the M Street intersection, in the cluster of restaurants that has developed at this end of Wisconsin Avenue near the Georgetown waterfront. The Japanese sushi restaurant format at this address serves both the Georgetown resident and visitor populations who make up the broader Georgetown dining market.

Japanese sushi in the form that American sushi restaurants serve covers the range from the traditional preparations that the Edo-period Tokyo street food tradition established to the American innovations that the California roll and its descendants introduced. The traditional preparations include nigiri, in which fish or other protein is placed over a formed pillow of vinegared rice and seasoned at the chef’s discretion with soy sauce and wasabi; sashimi, in which the fish is presented without rice for the customer who wants to evaluate the protein directly; and the classic maki rolls, in which rice and filling are rolled in nori seaweed.

The American sushi innovation that the California roll initiated in the 1970s inverted the maki structure, placing the rice on the outside and the nori on the inside, and introduced ingredients that the traditional Japanese kitchen did not use: avocado, cucumber, and the imitation crab that the first California rolls were made with. From this beginning the American specialty roll category expanded into the elaborate constructions with multiple proteins, sauces, and toppings that American sushi menus now include alongside the traditional preparations.

The Wisconsin Avenue location at 1069 is in the block that includes Brasero Atlantico, Floreria Atlantico, and several other restaurants in the lower Wisconsin dining cluster. Hours run Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner and Sunday for afternoon service. The Georgetown sushi market that Khin Sushi at 1069 Wisconsin Avenue serves is one of the more developed in the DC restaurant landscape, supported by the neighborhood’s professional and diplomatic population that has long been comfortable with Japanese cuisine. The lower Wisconsin commercial block at 1069 places Khin Sushi in the cluster of restaurants that has developed at this end of Wisconsin Avenue near the canal and the Brasero Atlantico firehouse. The sushi format in this location serves the lunch and dinner demand of both the Wisconsin Avenue foot traffic and the surrounding residential Georgetown blocks. Hours run Tuesday through Sunday with varying closing times; the full menu and reservation availability are accessible through the restaurant’s website and through the standard DC dining booking platforms. The lower Wisconsin Avenue block at 1069 where Khin Sushi operates has developed a concentrated dining character over the years, with the Brasero Atlantico firehouse at 1066 and the Floreria Atlantico hidden bar in the same building providing the Argentine live-fire dining experience adjacent to the Japanese sushi restaurant. For Georgetown diners who want the full range of the block’s dining options in one evening, the combination of Japanese sushi at Khin and the Argentine cocktail bar below Brasero Atlantico is one of the more eclectic possible Georgetown evening itineraries. Hours run Tuesday through Sunday.