Stubborn Staff, Pretty Good Sushi

On a Tuesday night after scoring a last minute reservation for 4, we waited for several minutes upon arrival as the staff argued with the party in front of us about their attire before sending them away (one person had on black jeans). After putting on slippers we were seated on wooden boxes that became quite uncomfortable as the night dragged on. The tasting menu is good (I won't rehash what is spelled out in the review), but they won't allow any substitutions for food allergies or if there is a food one does not like. The menu prices are unclear unless you order the 8-10 course meal (the menu says "from $15" or "from $10" for each item. First 5 courses served SLOWLY second 5 at warp speed. Would not likely return.

One of the two or three best in DC

Makoto is wonderful, as good as it gets in this town (not that that is saying much to anyone who gets to New York or most big European cities.) Without being a Disneyland or a Trader Vic's, it is also a cultural experience: You are really closer to Japan. On their dress code: At reservation time, they are absolutely clear about their demands. If they complain, it is no one's fault but yours.

stubborn staff (don't dress fancy)

I wanted to have Sushi in Georgetown with a friend. I called and made a reservation. They told me about the dress code, so I dressed up with a nice pant and a nice fashioable black sleeve from Celio. But once we showed up for lunch at the restaurant, the staff did not even look at our faces, they had eyes fixed at my clothes. They said I was wearing a T-Shirt, apparently they don't know how to make the difference between what I was wearing and a regular $5 T-shirt. I mentioned that it wasn't a T-Shirt, but they still refused...My friend suggested that we go somewhere else. I have been in DC for 9 years, I never seen that...Beside after taking a pick inside, I saw that most people were casual, nothing fancy. I won't go again at that place