6715 Lowell Ave. McLean, VA 22101  CUISINE Japanese, Sushi
PRICE $$ ($13-$20)  HOURS Open for lunch and dinner daily.
NVM AWARDS Best Restaurant 2006 Best Restaurant 2007 Best
Restaurant 2008 Best Restaurant 2009 Best Restaurant 2010 Best
Restaurant 2011 Best Restaurant 2012    Accepts Credit Cards
Kids Menu  Write a Review  NVM Review  (November 2010)  By
Warren Rojas  Food: 7.1 Ambiance: 6.2 Service: 6.7  There we
sat, locked in the ultimate staring contest.  Me: chopsticks
primed, mouth watering.  Red snapper: teeth bared, glaring back
with one cloudy eye.  Ultimate winner: anyone wise enough to add
Tachibana to their regular dining rotation.  Chef Tonka—he’s the
stick-thin toque flashing the wide-mouthed smile from behind the
main sushi bar—acts as the ultimate goodwill ambassador,
saluting incoming customers, artfully arranging his raw seafood
stores and thanking belly-patting patrons as they waddle out the
front door.  Soy-sweetened eel mingles well with cucumber (kept
its cool) and minty shiso (pig