Tokyo Pearl

4 stars because the service was a little spotty (they WERE very apologetic) and one dish was a huge disappointment. But otherwise, we loved it. The lychee martini $9 for happy hour was soooo good!!! Sushi, seaweed salad, a huge bowl of warm salted edamame, and momo chicken were also great. The main disappointment was the Donburi bowl. It said it had Philly steak and veges. It actually had some kinda weird ground beef and zero veges. Do not recommend!!! Misleading!

Great atmosphere and lovely decorations. See their "sushi garden" in the back of the restaurant! There is some lovely seating in egg chairs for duos and some decorated tables for 3-4 people. All highlighted with seasonal decorations and lights. I came during Halloween season so there were colored spiderwebs on everything. The atmosphere was amazing. Service was fine. The food... not so great. It was edible at least, but portions were small with high prices and the quality was terrible. I tasted both a raw salmon dish and the chicken teriyaki and both were mediocre. Don't come here for the food.

This place was very cute. Decorated well, we came during happy hour - got a lot of food at very decent prices.Shrimp tempura roll, chicken teriyaki sticks, California roll, & dumplings/potstickers.Will be back for the summer/spring time for the patio

I had an okay experience at Tokyo Pearl downtown DC. I was invited to celebrate my bday and was seated where the external attachment is...I was freezing, even with the cover and a few heat lamps. I asked to be moved inside of the restaurant within the first 15 mins of being there. I then ordered my food, but it didn't come out for almost 45 mins and all I ordered was a simple eel & cucumber roll ( not pictured, I was starving). However, the bartender was regularly bringing out drinks for my friends when we had barely gotten food to the table. He was doing his best and made great drink recommendations, which was the positive part of my experience. I likely won't go back, but it's cool if you're looking for a chill sushi spot w/ good drinks.

Great vibes on the patio for happy hour! I've been coming to Tokyo Pearl since their soft opening years go -- they've changed variations a ton over the years but finally found their grove.We arrived on a Thursday around 5pm to an empty patio but it was packed by 530. Easy to walk in and grab a table inside though. Happy is a great deal, $7 drinks, apps, and sushi rolls and goes until 10pm. Food portions are a good size -- 2 rolls and an app is good for a meal.Had the salmon and shrimp tempura rolls. Both tasty though the tempura was a little greasy. Also tried the seaweed salad, tots, and momo chicken, all good.The lychee martinis overall were good though depending on the batch/bartender could be a little lime forward.Vibes were fun --- upbeat house music mostly and not too loud outside so very easy to talk.Service was great. Really friendly and attentive and they told us about the open bar for women from 10pm-midnight on Fridays so we stopped by to check that out the next day too. The open bar drinks were very weak but to be expected for a free drink. The place was WAY too loud for us at night (we went to a concert later that night and noted toyko pearl was louder so be prepared or bring earplugs). DJ was playing good jams but no one was dancing.Overall, would definitely come back for happy hour but would skip for nightlife.

Instagram does a fabulous job of catching the fun vibes of this place! Definitely love the decorations. My friend and I were seated outside in a hanging chairs which were super fun in theory, but then we both were about a foot away from the table! Didn't really work well for us, so we asked to be moved to a regular table and they kindly accommodated us. We took at advantage of HH, however not sure if you're saving a bunch of money-- also fyi 22% gratuity is automatically added to your bill. We ordered $7 spicy tuna roll and cucumber avocado roll. Both were fine. We also tried the momo chicken where you get two skewers for $7. We also got the chicken dumplings which were tasty with the sauces on the plate but $7 seemed steep for just two of them for HH. Lastly we ordered the lychee martinis and they were delicious for $9 each. Service was fine, they clear away your plates AS soon as you finish. Did you want that awesome dumpling sauces on the plate? Sorry they just took your plate away super fast!The bill came to $60.72 for two people for HH with the gratuity included. Glad I came to check it out, but for what we got it we weren't terribly impressed.

Came in for their $7 sushi happy hour. The service and attentiveness was very slow and lacking. We were not checked on and we had to ask for things several times. The vibes are very interesting inside. It's very eccentric and out of the box. We started with drinks and one persons drink had hair in it the first time. The actual sushi was decent, but the experience isn't worth the sushi. I wouldn't go back.

this is a cute, affordable happy hour spot downtown! right between dupont and farragut metro stops. easy to find - one side of the block is the indoor / nightclub entrance, the other is the patio entrance. $7 happy hour food/drink specials lasting until 7 or 10pm depending on the day. good service and fun ambience. they have heaters on the patio. the food was GOOD - not exceptional. sushi quality was mid. the nutella sushi is not worth it. we were a bit annoyed bc it was veryyyy unclear that a 22% tip had already been added (party of 2, mind you) so we had accidentally tipped 20% on TOP of that. sunk cost. i would go back bc the prices truly can't be beat.

Tokyo Pearl is much more about the ambience than the food. The patio set up is really pretty with built in booths, fun pillows, and hanging chairs. Inside, it's dark and there's a dj! The food is pretty good, the drinks are pretty good, but really come here for a fun night with friends!

Pretty good sushi, it's been a journey trying to find good spots to eat at, but this one is pretty good! The service was great and the decor of the spot was presentable and had a great vibe.