This beautifully decorated establishment is located in the heart of Penn Quarter in Downtown DC, alongside the Shakespeare theater and a few other amazing dining establishments that have graced the tongues of DC locals with tastes from a variety of different backgrounds, a change I’ve been happily open to accepting. I was drawn to enter after peering through the window and noticing the new-age japanese decor. The spacious yet intimate atmosphere, the white to red color scheme, and the happy faces of diners as they ate their meals put me in a state of disbelief. The stress of the world had taken its toll on me this particular week, so seeing something so calmingly beautiful was as if I had the ability to glance into another world, a perfect world... MY perfect world.

Once inside and seated, I simply asked the waiter for something pretty, and out came this beautiful surprise.

The Infamous “Shoga-Tini”

This luscious libation marries pear, roasted pineapple, lemon and ginger liquor together in a pool of bliss. Just what I needed to wash my cares away.

Following a drink as smooth as the Shoga-Tini, I thought that the Shrimp Cocktail Sushi Roll would be a perfect pairing , and I was right. Tropical with a refreshing finish.

After being soothed into submission I found myself ready to savor the flavors of the next dish, which happened to be the Bibimbap rice bowl which features short rib, fried egg, kimchi and gochujian chili sauce.

After getting a bit carried away with the Bibimbap I decided to wrap up my experience with the Miso Orange bread pudding, mainly because I couldn’t imagine what Miso and Orange would taste like together and to my surprise it was actually quite pleasing.

After such a filling experience, I managed to scoff down every bite of this dessert. Impressive! It was as if butter and caramel decided to join forces with vanilla and citrus, can you imagine? I couldn’t either, which is why we are more than happy to announce Sei Restaurant as the new addition to our list of culinary orgasms.