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 · Bethesda & Chevy Chase Delivery
Skip the Beltway. Nagasaki Bluefin Tuna, Hokkaido Uni, and Kagoshima Salmon — flown in from Japan and delivered same-day to Bethesda Row, Chevy Chase, and across Montgomery County.
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Sashimi DC delivers sashimi-grade Bluefin Tuna, Hokkaido Uni, and Sasshu Salmon to Bethesda, MD (Montgomery County) daily from 1–8 pm. Flown direct from Japan and packed in insulated bags with ice packs. Same-day delivery if you order by 7:30 pm; $30 minimum. Enter your address at checkout to confirm coverage.
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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 August 2026.
Why Delivery
Bethesda's restaurant scene is among the best in the DC metro area, and its food-savvy residents know quality. But even the finest local Japanese restaurants source their fish through standard US distribution — CO-treated, previously frozen, far removed from Japan. Sashimi DC delivers ikejime-processed Bluefin Tuna and Hokkaido Uni directly from Nagasaki to your Bethesda home, ~48 hours from Miyazaki.
Sashimi DC delivers same-day across Montgomery County — Bethesda, Rockville, Potomac, North Bethesda, Chevy Chase MD, and Silver Spring. 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 lower expected mercury than long-lived wild adults (mercury guide). 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.
As summer approaches and water content in fish rises, the processor tests adjustments to packaging — including absorbent sheets inside the oxygen-reduced packs. Once, a new sheet was too aggressive and pulled too much moisture. Keita noticed, messaged Miyazaki, and they switched back to the standard sheet before the next order. That feedback loop exists because there's no intermediary between Sashimi DC and the source.
A regular customer in Bethesda orders Akami and Hokkaido Hotate almost every week — usually Thursday or Friday. They know exactly what they like and exactly where to get it.
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 Bethesda and Chevy Chase via DoorDash/Nash or Uber/Postmates. All core neighborhoods are within full coverage.
✓ 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: Maryland 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 or Uber/Postmates 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.
See It Before You Order
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Square checks DoorDash/Nash and Uber/Postmates at the moment you check out and quotes whichever comes back lower for your address — you don’t choose a carrier, and the split between the two isn’t disclosed. DoorDash prices at $6.99 up to 5 miles, plus $1 per additional mile to 10 miles; Uber/Postmates prices at $4.20 plus $0.75 per kilometer actually driven — so the same address can quote differently order to order, depending on route and traffic.
Tap Edit next to your delivery window to request a 10-minute slot. It isn’t guaranteed — traffic can still shift it — which is why every order still travels in an insulated bag with an ice pack and a time-temperature indicator: if that indicator shows the cold chain broke in transit, it’s a full refund.
Community
One thing Keita hears often: kids say they don't like fish — because the fish they've tasted wasn't fresh. When families in the DC area try sashimi-grade fish for the first time, kids smile. That reaction is exactly why Sashimi DC supports Japanese language and cultural programs in the area.
Washington Japanese Language School (WJLS) in Bethesda has been educating K–12 students in Japanese language and culture since 1958 — the first Japanese school outside Japan built to deliver a full Japanese academic curriculum. Around 650 students from DC, Maryland, and Virginia attend Saturday classes, studying Japanese alongside mathematics, music, science, and social studies. Cultural programs run through the year: calligraphy, Koinobori (flying carp day), Tanabata, and formal matriculation and commencement ceremonies conducted in Japanese.
Sashimi DC participates in WJLS fundraiser sales, donating 10% of sales to support the school. It's a natural fit: many WJLS families are the same families who care deeply about Japanese food quality — and who know exactly what Goto Islands bluefin tuna is supposed to taste like.
FAQ
Delivery fees to Bethesda and Chevy Chase typically range from $9.49–$14 depending on your exact address. The fee is calculated automatically at checkout. Compare that to $20–30 for parking near our DC location. 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 or Uber/Postmates 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.
We use DoorDash/Nash or Uber/Postmates for local delivery — Square automatically selects whichever quotes lower for your address. 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 Sasshu 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.
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.
Yes. Sashimi DC participates in fundraiser sales at Washington Japanese Language School (WJLS) in Bethesda, donating 10% of sales to support the program. WJLS has operated since 1958 — the first Japanese school outside Japan to offer a full K–12 Japanese academic curriculum. Around 650 students from DC, Maryland, and Virginia attend Saturday classes. Many WJLS families are regular Sashimi DC customers who already know what quality Japanese fish tastes like.
Yes. If you already know what they'd like, order at shop.sashimidc.com for same-day delivery to Bethesda, MD — 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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