Earlier this month, I celebrated another birthday. Something else that is noteworthy to point out, is that Washingtonian Magazine had recently released it's Top 100 Restaurants issue, which is one of my regular go-to publications for things to do in DC. So I decided that for my birthday, I would check out one of the restaurants listed. I settled on Izakaya Seki, a small Japanese restaurant that I had walked by before with a friend and wondered what it was all about. I was told it was a great place to go for an authentic Japanese meal and that I would not be disappointed. And I most definitely was not. This place was wonderful.
My dinner companion and I had several different dishes, but I'm highlighting the three most visually appealing here. The first of which, shown above, was a special dish. All of the details are a bit foggy (we also consumed two bottles of sake), but from what I can recall, this was a scallop in a ridiculous amount of butter. This was so rich, I'm glad it came early in the meal so that I could fully enjoy the flavor. So delicious.
The next photo, shown on the right, was a raw tuna dish. I'm a big fan of sushi-grade tuna and this was no exception. This was called tuna tataki. It was a yellowfin tuna served with garlic chips. I don't have words for how flavorful this was. And light. A great follow up to the rich scallop.
Lastly, I present to you the Inaniwa Udon noodles with pork belly. I've been on a big noodle bowl kick this winter, regularly finding myself trying different noodle bowl dishes throughout the city. This is probably a close second to one I had with duck at Union Market several weeks back. The flavor on this was comforting and it was a great way to end a meal. This is my kind of dessert!
So if you haven't tried this place out, I'd suggest giving it a go. You can visit the website at
http://sekidc.com. My parents are coming into town this coming weekend so I plan to hit up another place off the Washingtonian list. Write-up to follow!
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