Maruko Japanese Restaurant

“Highly reliable and occasionally imaginative”, these “simple” “little” South Arlington and Bethesda Japanese are “well-traveled” “local” fixtures known for their “solid” sushi and “welcoming” staffs; sure, the mall-like digs are “modest”, but prices are “reasonable” and it’s “fine to bring the kids”; N.B. the Bethesda branch features a “conveyer belt” setup.

Maruko Japanese Restaurant Restaurant Review: Claiming the space vacated by Matuba, this sushi place offers many of the same staffers and sushi chefs, and that is a crowd pleaser. Fish is very fresh, the kind of freshness one associates with high-end Japanese restaurants, and the chefs are true artisans, presenting food with artful cuts, curls and garnishes: artwork on the plate, and almost too...