This Week’s Catch
What You’ll Order
Goto Islands Bluefin Tuna — Ikejime-processed and never frozen — alongside Sasshu Salmon from Kagoshima and seasonal fish, delivered to your door.
Sashimi DC · Alexandria, VA Delivery
Skip the bridge. Nagasaki Bluefin Tuna, Hokkaido Uni, and Kagoshima Salmon — flown in from Japan and delivered same-day to Old Town, Del Ray, and across Alexandria.
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Sashimi DC delivers sashimi-grade Bluefin Tuna, Hokkaido Uni, and Kagoshima Salmon to Alexandria, VA daily from 1–8 pm. Flown direct from Japan and packed in insulated bags with ice packs. Same-day delivery, $30 minimum. Enter your address at checkout to confirm coverage. A popular choice for family sushi nights at home — pair with the Home Sushi Kit (rice, nori, Sushizu, wasabi, soy sauce) for a complete temaki setup delivered same-day.
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*Same-day means shipped and received on the same calendar day, including advance orders placed ahead for same-day delivery. As of July 2026.
Why Delivery
Alexandria's Old Town waterfront has some of the region's finest restaurants, but even they source their fish through standard US distribution — CO-treated, previously frozen, weeks removed from Japan. Sashimi DC delivers ikejime-processed Bluefin Tuna and Hokkaido Uni directly from Nagasaki, available in your Alexandria home ~48 hours from Miyazaki. No local fishmonger or restaurant offers this.
Sashimi DC delivers same-day across Northern Virginia — Alexandria, Arlington, McLean, Falls Church, and Annandale. Enter your address at checkout to confirm coverage.
Skip the 14th St bridge traffic, Beltway merge, or GW Parkway crawl. Order from your couch and let us handle the logistics.
Street parking near our 14th Street shop is scarce. Save the time, the quarters, and the parking tickets.
Every order ships in insulated bags with 1 lb+ ice packs — purpose-built to maintain sashimi-grade temperature across the full delivery radius.
Order any day between 1–8 pm. We prep in 30 minutes; drivers pick up shortly after. Fresh fish at your door, often within the hour.
Kids love making sushi at home with restaurant-quality fish. Skip the restaurant trip — have the whole family roll together at home. Sashimi-grade fish is safe for children when handled properly — Akami and Sasshu Salmon are good starting points.
Our Standard
Our Nagasaki Bluefin Tuna was served at the Japanese Ambassador's official reception in Washington DC. We source ikejime-processed fish direct from Japan — the same standard demanded by top Tokyo omakase restaurants.
The Goto Islands Bluefin is farm-raised on a documented mackerel-based diet with no CO treatment and no freezing — arriving with omega-3 integrity intact and with measurably lower mercury than wild-caught alternatives. Raw fish safety guide →
Browse the FishWhy Customers Choose Us
“Premium cuts of bluefin tuna, yellowtail, and Hokkaido uni… directly from Japan.”
— Washingtonian Magazine
This Week’s Catch
Goto Islands Bluefin Tuna — Ikejime-processed and never frozen — alongside Sasshu Salmon from Kagoshima and seasonal fish, delivered to your door.
How the Fish Gets Here
Bluefin tuna comes from farmers in Goto, Nagasaki — raised from wild seeds with care and slaughtered using ikejime to preserve texture and umami. Sasshu salmon is raised in Sendai, Kagoshima on Chiran tea and mineral groundwater. Both are sent to a specialist processor in Miyazaki, who cuts and packs them for export. From Miyazaki the fish travel to Fukuoka, then to Haneda, then across the Pacific on ANA OCS cargo to IAD — where Keita picks them up personally.
Keita picks up every shipment personally at IAD — at the Air France/ANA cargo counter where international freight is released. He's often there alongside pet owners picking up animals that traveled in the cargo hold. He requested that ANA OCS route Sashimi DC's boxes through the non-air-conditioned section of the hold — AC rooms are kept warm for live animals, which would shorten the cold chain. The fish and the pets never travel next to each other. Both have a long journey; only one arrives ready to eat.
A regular visitor from New York City stops at Sashimi DC every time they drive down to see their daughter in Virginia. They've said directly: New York doesn't have fish like this.
Why Delivery Makes Sense
The supermarket trip costs more than you think — and you still come home with inferior fish. Here’s what the math actually looks like.
Premium supermarket
∼50 minutes, uncertain result
Sashimi DC delivery
∼2 minutes to order, done
* Some wild-caught fish are frozen at sea to comply with FDA HACCP parasite-destruction requirements. Our Bluefin Tuna is handled under alternative sashimi-grade protocols and is never frozen.
† Vitsab TTI sensors are FDA-approved. Our Miyazaki supplier (Mitsui Suisan) is listed on the FDA Import Alert 16-125 green list — an approval that recognizes their use of validated TTI monitoring for oxygen-reduced packaged fish.
Our fish is ikejime-processed at source — a slaughter method that eliminates lactic acid buildup and preserves both texture and umami in ways conventional handling cannot replicate. It arrives via an unbroken cold chain from Japan’s top specialist producers: Goto Islands for Bluefin Tuna, Kagoshima for Salmon, Hokkaido for Uni. These are not commodity suppliers — they are among the most respected names in Japanese seafood.
We know the catch date, the processing date, and the producer behind every fish we deliver. That level of traceability does not exist at a retail fish counter.
Delivery Coverage
We deliver across the City of Alexandria and surrounding areas via DoorDash/Nash.
✓ Full coverage · ◑ Partial coverage — only addresses near major roads. Enter your address at checkout to confirm. Coverage reflects April 2026 and is subject to change.
Full coverage area: Northern Virginia delivery page
How It Works
Select your fish at shop.sashimidc.com. Minimum order $30. Enter your address to confirm delivery is available.
Delivery orders accepted daily 1–8 pm. Order by 7:30 pm for same-day delivery. Tap the date/hour in the order view to select your preferred window.
Your order is ready in 30 minutes. A DoorDash/Nash driver picks up and delivers to your door. Contactless delivery available on request.
Your confirmation email includes a tracking link. Watch your delivery in real time, then enjoy Tokyo-quality sashimi at home.
FAQ
Delivery fees to Alexandria typically range from $8–$14 depending on your exact address. The fee is calculated automatically at checkout. DoorDash charges $6.99 for addresses within 5 miles; beyond 5 miles the fee increases by $1 per additional mile up to 10 miles.
Yes — $30 minimum. A single portion of our fish easily exceeds this threshold.
We take delivery orders from 1 pm to 8 pm daily. Order by 7:30 pm for same-day delivery.
Prep time is approximately 30 minutes after you place your order. A DoorDash/Nash driver then picks up and delivers — typically under one hour for DC addresses, and around one hour for suburbs depending on traffic and distance. Orders must be placed by 7:30 pm; delivery runs until 8:00 pm daily.
Yes. In the order view, tap the date and hour shown to select your preferred delivery window. Prep time is approximately 30 minutes after you place your order.
We use DoorDash/Nash for local delivery. Tipping is optional — Square suggests 15%, but you can adjust it as you wish. 100% of the tip goes directly to the driver, not to Sashimi DC.
Genuine sashimi-grade fish simply does not exist in suburban retail. Grocery stores and supermarkets may label fish “sushi-grade” or “sashimi-grade,” but those terms have no legal definition in the US — they are marketing labels with no standard behind them. The fish at those counters is almost never ikejime-processed, is often treated with carbon monoxide to maintain color, and has typically been frozen for weeks. Sashimi DC delivers ikejime-processed, never-CO-treated, never-frozen Bluefin Tuna, Hokkaido Uni, and Kagoshima Salmon directly to your door — the same standard as Tokyo’s top omakase counters.
Fish arrives from Japan on Wednesdays. Thursday and Friday are the best days to order — stock is fully replenished right after Wednesday arrival. Popular cuts can sell out by Saturday afternoon.
Yes. Alexandria, VA is within our regular delivery area. Orders placed by 7:30 pm are delivered the same day, daily 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm, typically within one hour. No advance order needed.
Sashimi DC imports directly from the farmer in Nagasaki/Kagoshima and processor in Miyazaki — skipping the exporters, importers, and distributors that typical US seafood passes through. That shorter chain means faster transit and a direct quality line: if packaging, cuts, or cold chain need adjusting, Keita communicates with the processor overnight. The fish reaches your door approximately 48 hours from Miyazaki, never frozen, never CO-treated.
The full product lineup is at shop.sashimidc.com. Regular items include Nagasaki Bluefin Tuna (Otoro $74, Chutoro $60, Akami $55 — all ~8 oz, ~15 slices each), Sasshu Salmon from Kagoshima ($65 / ~9 oz, ~18 slices), Hokkaido Uni (Bafun and Murasaki), Kagoshima Unagi Kabayaki, and Fresh Wasabi from Shizuoka. Occasional cuts include Hohoniku, Kama, Zuniku, and Nakaochi. Availability reflects what arrived from Japan that week — the shop shows current stock in real time.
Yes. Bluefin Tuna and Sasshu Salmon arrive vacuum-packed with an individual TTI (Time-Temperature Indicator) seal on each pack. A green TTI means the cold chain was maintained throughout transit. If the TTI has triggered upon delivery, contact us for a full refund. All orders are packed in an insulated bag with a 1 lb+ ice pack. Fresh sashimi-grade fish should smell clean and oceanic, not fishy or sour. Akami will be naturally dark red-purple — never vivid cherry-red, which signals CO treatment.
No advance order required. Walk-ins are welcome any time during hours (daily 11:30 am– 8:00 pm). Same-day online orders for delivery to Alexandria, VA are accepted up to 7:30 pm. Uni and other fast-selling cuts are best ordered earlier in the day.
Yes. If you already know what they'd like, order at shop.sashimidc.com for same-day delivery to Alexandria, VA — orders placed by 7:30 pm arrive the same day. If you're not sure which fish to choose, a Sashimi DC Gift Card ($10–$500) lets the recipient pick their own fish and timing, sent instantly by email or text. The Home Sushi Kit ($50) is another popular gift option. Details: sashimidc.com/gift-cards.
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