Last week my friend Michelle and I decided that we'd hit up Oya's summer sushi happy hour. Years ago, we'd dropped by for Restaurant week and found the food amazing, although the decor and music was vaguely reminiscent of Cobalt's upstairs dance club. Since then, they've turned down the volume (although not the tone) and really upped the ante on both their sushi and drinks offerings.
In addition to their regular lunch and dinner specials, 3-course prix-fixe ($19 lunch/$29 dinner), Oya's running a half price special on both drinks and sushi from 5pm to close all summer long. Believe me, it will not disappoint!
Michelle and I started off with some of their vokda punches. Later on, we ended up with some infused vokda drinks. Michelle's was a sweet potato vodka served with cucumbers, and mine was strawberry flavored--exquisite!
We also tried their sushi. In general, I haven't been impressed with DC's sushi offerings (there's something to be said when my favorite is served over the counter at Whole Foods, albeit by catered by Raku). The only thing better than the concept of the Fruit Roll Up ($12) was it's taste. The acid in the strawberry and kiwi mix nicely with the avocado and crab flavors to create a great taste in your mouth. The tuna avocado roll ($10) was excellently executed as well.
Oya has great food, but never seems to be crowded--another major plus. Our waitress was knowledgeable, but kind of pushy. She seemed to be assigned to too many diners. It's location on 9th Street makes a little out of the way, but totally worth finding. Given their great quality for low price, I'll certainly be going back.
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