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New Sushi Restaurant Opens in Georgetown

General   •   May 23, 2025

Sushi Gaku is now open at 1338 Wisconsin Ave NW, featuring everything from signature sushi sets to à la carte sashimi and nigiri, traditional rolls, maki rolls, omakase specialties, and more. The restaurant is open Wednesday-Monday, 5-10pm. Chef Yoshi Ota was born in Hokkaido, Japan, and has practiced the art of sushi making in the US and Japan for the past 40 years, including at New York’s Sushi Den. He was also one of the founders of Kushi Izakaya and Sushi in DC and is one of the only chefs in the area to hold a Fugu or Pufferfish preparation license.

(Photo courtesy Sushi Gaku)

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