A few years later and some changes to their menu and this is now one of my go to trucks. The portions are great and is definitely one of the best value food trucks. Love their salmon teriyaki box and takoyaki appetizer! They also have ramen specials some days. Stick to the bento boxes... it was disappointing. Soup was bland and the noodles soggy. read more

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Are you kidding? $12 for this? I got a unadon bento. It sounded promising: rice, broiled eel, tamagoyaki, seaweed salad, shumai, salad w/ginger dressing and miso soup for $12. Was super looking forward to it. Issues: 1) No miso, so I had to substitute with a bottle of water or dumplings. Chose dumplings (two pieces). They were frozen. Deep fried really well, but still frozen. 2) Shumai was also frozen and then fried. Ok. Also, just one piece. 3) Seaweed salad was delicious. Except you only get one mouthful of it. 4) Salad was typical iceberg lettuce with ginger dressing. This would have been very good...except there was barely half a cup of iceberg (come on. Iceberg is cheap!) with a miniscule drizzle of dressing. 5) Eel: I wasn't expecting a slab of eel, but for the love of god! I got 4 pieces, each about 3/4 of an inch big. The fifth piece was actually just skin; no meat. 6) Tamagoyaki: was ice cold, and my 4th piece was actually the tail end. So it was barely half the size of a cube of egg. 7) That was probably half a cup of rice at the bottom all spread out. Thing is, everything was pretty delicious. I mean, eel is tasty as fuck, that sauce is also yum. But for $12, I was hoping for a filling lunch. Don't know if it's because it was the tail end of lunch (got there around 120 pm), and they were running out of everything, but...man, this was disappointing. I'm still pretty hungry. :-( read more

Tokyo In The City - This is NOT worth $12. I'm still hungry! - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

It was a cold winter's day when I stopped by the Tokyo in the City foodtruck. A hot bowl of ramen sounded like just the thing, and they had such an interesting variety: tofu, duck, softshell crab, etc. Ultimately, I wasn't super impressed with the ramen. I found the broth to be somewhat lackluster--duck broth can be super rich and delicious, and this was kind of watery. The noodles were good, the meat was good, and honestly everything was fine it just wasn't good enough to keep me coming back, which stinks because good ramen on cold days would have been really nice. read more

Tokyo In The City - Duck ramen - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I tried this food truck in the Foggy Bottom area in front of the GW Gelman undergraduate library. There's still a good selection of food trucks here (maybe 5-6), but certainly far fewer than at places like Farragut Square. There are many kabob/halal and sandwich food trucks, but I only saw one serving Japanese food, so it caught my eye. This is not Sushi Taro-esque Japanese food and you're certainly not paying Sushi Taro prices either. But for what you pay (anywhere from $9-11), I thought the quality was pretty good. The choices are various bento boxes that comes with 5-6 pieces of a roll. Each box also comes with salad with their house ginger dressing and 1 piece each of fried shumai and two other fried things (sweet potato and something else), and a few pieces of edamame. There was also a handwritten sign for a hand roll for an extra $2. We got the osaku chicken roll box ($9) and the Gangnam style box ($10), the latter of which has bulgogi. I thought it mildly creative to name the bento box dish after that popular Korean song Gangnam style, and I haven't seen bulgogi in sushi rolls before, so that was also new. As mentioned, I thought the quality was decent for a curbside sushi set up but don't be expecting top notch quality. Avocado is notorious for oxidizing and turning brown when cut and left out (likewise with apples), and most if not all, the avocado in my rolls had oxidized. The tempura pieces (of the asparagus in my rolls and the fried things that came with the box) were not crispy as they would have been if they'd just been fried and had probably been prepared hours ago. That withstanding, I still enjoyed my box. I really like the ginger dressing (it tastes more orangey than ginger, so not to fear) that came with the salad. Tips for improvement: - Substitute the house salad with seaweed salad (here's a picture if you don't know what I'm talking about: http://www.seaweedsalad.com/) since house salad can be seen as kind of blah to the palate. - I think it's somewhat acceptable that the tempura wasn't fried on the spot, but do cut the avocado on the spot, otherwise as I mentioned, it oxidizes and doesn't look very appealing to eat when it's brown. - Don't leave edamame out. It can become soggy and won't have that crisp texture, and ours were certainly soggy and not crisp. Otherwise like I mentioned, this is basically curbside sushi so I thought for the price of $9-11 bucks, not bad but don't be expecting gourmet sushi. read more

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Around my work place there is a line of food trucks that stretch across a small street. I haven't seen this food truck before so it piqued my interest since I am a huge fan of Japanese food. The truck was nice, pretty, and it looked like there was plenty of options. Looking at the menu I saw takoyaki (octopus balls) which are super amazing if made properly. I wanted a small quick snack to hold me over till dinner since it was a relatively late lunch and takoyaki is relatively smaller when compared to a full on meal, but not too light for me to get hungry any time soon. So the takoyaki appeared on the menu as $6 , but the cashier rang me up saying it was $12. After a brief discussion she was like okay $6. The food came up relatively fast, but what came out was not what I expected. The image shows 6 circular balls covered in sauce and bonito flakes. I got 6 small hockey pucks, and was surprised that beside it was rice, side of pickled ginger, seaweed salad, lettuce and daikon radish. Takoyaki is generally octopus inside batter, topped with bull dog Worcestershire sauce, kewpie mayonnaise, and bonito flakes to top it off. What I got were 6 roundish batters filled with octopus topped with Siracusa mayonnaise and teriyaki sauce... There's nothing wrong with sriracha mayonnaise and teriyaki sauce, but it just wasn't what I bought or was advertised so I felt cheated. Besides the appearance, the overall food, was not terrible if you cover everything in the sauce. I ended up mixing the rice and hockey pucks together since both were really bland without any sauce. Overall, I wouldn't come back here due to service issues, false advertisement of their food, and the bland food. read more

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I probably should have checked yelp before ordering food. I was thoroughly disappointed. There is nothing Tokyo about this truck. I ordered the Duck Ramen and it was bland. Looking at the contents of my "ramen", it looks like they had some leftover ingredients from a salad that they bought from CVS or something. Instead of bok choy, there was spinach, cucumber, egg and tomato. Why are those types of veggies in there? They couldn't even give me a decent egg. The duck was even nice slices shown in their pics, just crispy slithers. I would have been better off with a pack of instant noodles. In fact, I added my coworker's extra instant noodle spice packet to my ramen. read more

Tokyo In The City - Duck Ramen...sorta. - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Two and a half stars. Friendly cashier and good value for the price of their food-- you get stuffed from the portions they dole out. Tuna don and imitation crab salad were overdressed, but the standard seaweed salad, oshinko, and sad generic greens were a nice way to lighten the meal. Rice was fine, lightly seasoned. Takoyaki was okay and came with a surprising amount of garnish, enough to be a small meal on its own. Fried shumai and tempura shrimp tasted more like the fryer oil than their respective ingredients. I might try their spider or unagi bentos next time if I don't see a more alluring alternative nearby, but so far I'm hesitant to return. read more

Tokyo In The City - Tuna don; takoyaki. - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Worst portion size ever! DO NOT COME HERE. I ordered the soft shell crab bento box and they had the audacity to serve me only one tiny piece of the deep-fried crab claw and one super small deep-fried shrimp (the images on truck show bento boxes come with two shrimps). Who are they trying to fool? and they are going to charge me $12!? This place is shit! I would advise anyone to NOT come here unless you want to get ripped off. Message to the owner: Learn how to run a business because your small portion tactic is going to make you bankrupt. Find another job now because you're never going to achieve repeat customers. read more

Tokyo In The City - WORST PORTION SIZE EVER! This is the soft shell bento box, and I barely received any soft shell crab as you can see! - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I was weary of purchasing sushi from a food truck, but after reading the reviews about how it was basically baked sushi, I decided to give it a shot. The sushi boxes range from $10-12 and also come with miso soup, salad, shrimp shumai, a dumpling, edamame, and tempura veggies. I ordered the Fuji Roll box ($12), which consisted of shrimp tempura, avocado, spicy crab, spicy mayo, etc. The shumai, edamame (how could you mess up edamame though), and tempura veggies were decent. However, miso soup was flavorless (it wasn't even salty), the dumpling was overcooked, and the sushi was okay -- definitely not the best baked sushi I've had, but there was a lot going on in the roll. And then I got sick a couple hours later. Before this, I never got sick from any food truck before. So I won't be trying this food truck again. I like the concept, but I'll be stay away from sushi from a food truck. read more

4.5 I was very, very impressed with this truck on my first go this past Friday. I got the Hottie in Tokyo Roll Bento Box and it was awesome. Yes, this is sushi out of a truck but, for that, it is pretty damn good sushi. The roll was huge and, as others have mentioned, you also get a salad, a piece of shumai (and I also had a dumpling in mine), two pieces of tempura, and some endamame. I went early so I might have benefited from being one of the first customers to get the most freshly made rolls but everything was crisp and delicious. I also spent the extra $2 and got the special spicy crab handroll which was fabulous. I guess I must suffer from an inadequate appetite but I found the price to food ratio to be perfect. I definitely did not think there was too little and I appreciated the different things in the box. There was enough for a filling lunch AND an afternoon graze so that works in my book as far as value. Service was friendly and efficient and they take cards. Again, I was super impressed and I will definitely be back again. Really digging that we now have a Japanese food truck in DC! read more

Tokyo In The City - Hottie in Tokyo Roll Bento Box combo. - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Tokyo in the City is my favorite food truck, and I am here to preach its gospel. You get a whole lotta food for your money here. Each Bento box includes a sushi roll, a 2-piece California roll, a scoop of fried rice, seaweed salad, edamame, a shumai dumpling, and soup. A feast, you guys. A FEAST. Where else are you getting appetizers with your food truck lunch, amiright? Be prepared to wait for a few minutes, since your sushi is made fresh. If you take issue with this, perhaps you'd prefer the shelf-stable sushi at your nearest drug store. Quality takes time. To quote "The Karate Kid": "Patience, young grasshopper." I've made it a life goal to try every item on the menu; I'm halfway through it so far. Join me on this trek, won't you? The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single sushi roll. read more

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I had the Chicken Ramen....the worst ever!! 1. Breaded Chicken in the Ramen....awful!! 2. Tasteless broth despite using soy sauce!! 3. Please take this item off your menu!! read more

Sushi from a food truck?? Well, none of this sushi is raw (think tempura rolls), and they give you a good amount of food in their boxes. Mine came with some crispy gyoza, some so-so salad, edamame, and a good sized roll. I also tried the hand roll that was on special (only $2!) and was suitably impressed. Lunch boxes range from $9-11. Tokyo in the City, can you make your menu *less* pretty and more legible? (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/C_DBqeJPyel3eyvPLL8qSQ?select=T17csuOvH04c64M8HbX7NA#T17csuOvH04c64M8HbX7NA ) 3.5 stars read more

Tokyo In The City - Really hard to read menu, but stuff ranges from $9 to 11 - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I like this truck. The guys that work it are nice and friendly. I tried the Hottie in Tokyo Bento Box last week and I really enjoyed it, however, I THINK they may be trying to do too much with the boxes. They put a lot of "extras" in it, but it's such small amounts that you're almost mad when it tastes good cause you want more! Case in point, the single chicken wing in my box. It was TASTY, moist and DEE-licious, however, i was out of luck cause I ate the only one I had! aaahhhhh! Check these guys out. read more

Tokyo In The City - Hottie in Tokyo bento box - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I got the shrimp tempura bento box. I didn't want the spicy dumpling, so I appreciated that they let me have an extra shrimp instead. Unfortunately, it took what seemed like forever for my food to be ready....like 15 mins, which is a lot for a food truck. Anyway, I'll preface my next comment by saying, I don't typically eat bento boxes so I didn't know what to expect. But I could have done without the drizzle of brown and yellow stuff on the shrimp and rice. Maybe provide it on the side. Otherwise, the shrimp and rice were tasty. The one dumpling and other shrimp dumpling-like piece that was included was good too. Didn't eat the salad because of whatever sauce/spice was on top. I'm just a plain kind of gal. Might give them another try. read more

I love how Tokyo in the City is coming to my building now. I've only tried about 4 of their rolls and I like the spider roll the best. I love the soft shell crab with the sweet chili sauce in the spider roll. The only issue I have with the spider roll are that the rolls are huge and no way can I eat it in one bite, but I think this roll has the best flavor. The Fuji roll is also good with the jumbo lump crab meat on top. For $12 it comes with a decent amount of food; 2 California rolls, 2 spicy tuna rolls, 1 shumai (dumpling), seaweed salad, edamame, miso soup, and the specialty roll you order. There is a bit of a wait for your order to be ready, but I don't mind waiting for tasty goodness. read more

Tokyo In The City - Spider roll with extra sweet chili sauce on the side! - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I've been visiting this truck for over 4 years and it never disappoints! Recently ordered the eel box (unadon) and it was great. Came with their usual sides (salad, dumpling, random yummy stuff) and two thick slices of eel. This isn't the meager, thin looking slices you may get as grocery store sushi. It's comparable to the kind I'd get at a real sushi restaurant. Wish there was more eel.. I may request for additional slices next time. It's worth it! Also if you're a fan of hand rolls - they have them but usually it's not listed on the menu. just gotta ask! read more

Tokyo In The City - eel box with slices of inari (tofu skin) - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Sidenote: This truck is decorated for the cherry blossom festival, although methinks that it is dressed this way all year round! I had the lunch special that consisted of a main roll, miso soup, two mini rolls and overcooked edamame. So it was well rounded actually. I had the spicy tuna eel roll since all the tempura was inaccessible to a downed fryer. I can honestly say that the entire roll was somewhat tough and hard to eat, but I think I was grappingly with how hot it was and if things on their truck were breaking down, then should I really trust the raw tuna? Hmmmmm. Well, I go through meal and really thought, it was useful for what it was, but I probably have no need to ever really go back. All in all, was it delish, meh, was I satisfied enough to go one with the day. Sure. Maybe I am a newly found sushi snob, but I would say go to the one in Union Station, it isn't that great, but it was better then this. Service was good though, so we can round up from the 2.5 stars. read more

Portions are generous and there are quite a few options to choose from. I ordered the fuji roll with shrimp tempura and spicy crab meat - the order also came with a side or seaweed salad and vegetable gyoza. Definitely liked the food and will be coming back again! read more

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Was going to give this truck a bad review, but I'm too weak from malnourishment and the blandness of their food! "Eek, Methinks not" indeed! read more

3.5 stars! First and foremost.. I am not an expert on Japanese food. So this review is solely based on my taste. I can not confirm whether or not this place is authentic. But the service was nice and food delicious and healthy! The chef was nice enough to give me the salmon, chicken Katsu, and shrimp tempura for me to try. *The chicken was a little over cooked but good *the shrimp was not the best quality and I didn't like the batter they used *the salmon was cooked well but a little over breaded *the side salad with pickled ginger, seaweed salad, and lettuce was great! Overall this place is not my first choice if I want to splurge. But if you're looking for healthier food truck options with flavor than this place is it! read more

The best sushi truck in town !!! Very friendly owners. I would highly recommend it to anyone ! I'm obsessed with their tuna sushi . Yum yum :) read more

Tokyo In The City - Yummm Sushi take out ! - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I'm upset that I spent 11 dollars on this meal. The broth really didn't taste like anything... The people were nice but it's not okay to serve bland food. Ahhh... so upset about this meal... read more

I got the chicken and shrimp katsu box. The meal was visually appealing. The chicken could have been juicier and I would have liked a little more sauce. I made this meal work by incorporating the ginger and other spices with the chicken to give it flavor. The shrimp was really good. This place is OK. I'll go back because it may have 4 star potential. $12, but a nice portion size. read more

Tokyo In The City - Chicken and shrimp - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

An inedible pile of shit. So here I was trying to find the Sate truck for lunch but much to my disappointment, it wasn't there. Tokyo in the City seemed to offer up a promising alternative of of Terriyaki chicken with a side of salad with ginger dressing and a hot miso soup. What I got instead were chunks of boiled (not grilled) chicken with an embarrassing smattering glaze of what appeared to be this hot teriyaki sauce out of a bottle. The chicken (devoid of any taste from the boiling) tasted freezer burned, the teriyaki sauce was a joke, and the chicken looked anemic - almost no color. A good teriyaki chicken is normally char-grilled to perfection using thigh meat and an ample amount of teriyaki glaze to give it a rich bourbon color. I got none of that - just an embarrassing mess of some kind of chicken on a bed of uninspired rice. And as nonsensical as that sounds, the cold salad was included inside the same bowl and by the time I got back to the office to dig in, the salad had become wilted and gross. The miso soup? Watery, bland, diluted - not a trace of green onion, tofu, or sometimes even pieces of tempura (which normally accompany this Japanese favorite). I was not even one quarter into this slop when I decided that I could take no more and threw it out. F**king disgusting... read more

Tokyo In The City - The menu and truck - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I hate to say this -- but this food truck really blows. I haven't had a food truck in DC until today, and well, this was my first and hopefully not lasting impression. I stopped by here Friday afternoon where I asked for a bento box. I told him exactly what I wanted, and somehow I walked away with their chicken curry. That ended up being bland lacking flavor with dry breaded chicken and rice. Why the hell did I just pay $10 for this? Oh yeah, thanks for throwing in the miso soup. Was that meant for me? I know it goes with the bento box, but not the pseudo chicken curry I ended up with. Honestly, I should have checked before departing. Since my friend boy was in the car waiting for me before we headed for Shenandoah Caverns, I was in a rush and just wanted to get out. There were a ton of people with no wiggle room. I was ready to vacate. I will take fault for not checking, but still even though I ate the contents on the road -- I was not impressed in any form. I think it is a fair assessment I won't return to this food truck. Tokyo in the City is more like Toyko out of the city back to your country where they can make real Japanese not Indian food. read more

I was a little nervous about buying sushi from a food truck but seeing as I have tried almost every other type of food from the back of a truck, why not give sushi a chance to? I'm not upset that I did give them a chance because the sushi was good, I just wasn't blown away by what I received. Tokyo In the City offers bento box style food. You get your choice of a sushi roll, an orange slice, a salad, a spring roll and some two other sweet things that I don't know the name of. I ordered the Shrimp Tempura Roll Box and I will say the Shrimp Tempura for the most part was good, they use lettuce in the roll and that was new to me and a little different. Overall it was decently put together, only one of my pieces fell apart while I was handling it with my chopsticks. The salad was small but decent with a nice mix of lettuce with a tomato or two thrown in to change things ups. The spring roll was good and well put together, I could have done without the two overly sweet other items that come in the box. For 10 dollars I wanted a little more from my box but it did the job, I was satisfied after but not blown away. I could see myself returning one day especially if they begin to offer different rolls in the future but for right now what I had wasn't enough for me to fly back. read more

A hankering for sushi brought me to Tokyo in the City. This bento box food truck stops in Gallery Place every once in awhile, breaking the monotony of the area's homogeneous offerings. The bento boxes are ok, combos are $10 to $14 and the quality is what I have come to expect from D.C. food trucks. I thought the rice was a bit mushy but hey, it's a food truck, and honestly, I rather that than refrigerated, cold, hard rice. The shrimp tempura was much better than expected. It too was mushy but passable. The miso soup, pass. D.C. food trucks break my heart, but for the time being, it is my only access to ethnic food around my workplace. read more

I'm very skeptical of a sushi food truck, but thought I'd give it a try anyway. First of all, don't go in with expectations of restaurant quality sushi. It's a food truck after all. But, given the food truck status, the food was surprisingly good. Most of their choices involved cooked sushi options, which is probably a smart move. But, their sushi boxes are a really good deal for a decent amount of food. I also like the variety involved in their sushi boxes. So, it's a good food truck choice if you feel like getting a hearty meal with a lot of different flavors/textures involved. read more

Was hoping to get in on some cheesesteak action with Philly Mike's, since they NEVER come to Franklin Square...but the line was too long. After wandering for a bit, I settled on Tokyo in the City. Let me start by saying that the woman taking orders and money was a sweetheart. I had some time to ask myself what life choices I had made to get me to a place where I was ordering sushi from a truck. The wait was about 10 minutes or so for my food - but that is fine, it looks like the guy makes the sushi when you order it, so that is more than acceptable. I got the Fuji Roll box - $12. The miso soup was...miso soup. It was good. I got about five pieces (?) of edamame but they were...furry I think is the best way I can describe them? Not something I'd experienced before. Also, they are not served warm. The "fried" rice is really just kind of like a scoop of white sushi rice. The chicken wing was random, but tasty. Shrimp shumai was yummy. The Fuji Roll was just okay. Really nothing exciting. The sushi rolls fall apart though - it happened with both the california roll pieces and the fuji roll pieces (and I promise I'm not incompetent with chopsticks). As nice as the lady was, I doubt I'll be back here. I would not recommend this place, especially with all the other delicious food trucks that are out there. read more

I actually paid $13 for my "bento box" and had to throw it away. I went to another food truck that is tried and true for me (Happi Grill) and was satisfied. The food is so poorly prepared and tastes old. On top of that, I saw them making someone else's shrimp tempura: it is frozen from a box. I saw the box. Nothing here is homemade. I made the huge mistake of getting the tuna don. The krab salad was stringy and awful, the dumplings have no filling and are poorly cooked. The rice was so dry/old. The tuna tasted old. The seaweed salad tasted old. I would never recommend this place in fact I'm telling people not to go there. I can't imagine it will make you feel good later. read more

For $11: -Miso soup: First thought, where is the rest of it? My container is only 1/2 full. Second thought, where is the rest of it? It's good I want more. -Salad? Wasn't I supposed to get a salad and edamame? I see neither. Maybe I ordered wrong? -Main roll: I got the hottie in toxkyo. It looks pretty, but I'm a little underwhelmed. I think the cream cheese is overpowering other flavors that might be there. It's not spicy at all. Like not at all. -Side California roll: decent. -some weird hush puppy thing -fried sweet potatoes: meh. just tastes like fried. -an orange slice. I feel really jipped on the salad, I love ginger dressing. And after all these other glowing reviews, I expected more.. read more

Well, I might have had unrealistically high expectations because I still daydream about the now-shuttered Oh Fish! lunch combo (2 delicious rolls and 1 ample side). So in comparison, Tokyo in the City doesn't hold up. But even objectively, it's just meh. So the deal is that you order a box, which consists of one specialty roll, two pieces of a California roll, two pieces of another roll, seaweed salad, edamame, and miso soup. At first I was worried that I wasn't going to have enough to eat because that's always a worry with sushi. When I saw that list though, I thought Holy Moly! That's a lot of food! Well, not really. I got the shrimp tempura roll box. Everything tasted pretty good. Well, the specialty roll and the seaweed salad were good and the rest was ok. But anyway, don't be fooled. The non-specialty sushi was wimpy and there are about 5 things (stalks? pods?) of flavorless edamame. Oh, and also, I felt a little iffy the whole time about eating sushi out of a truck. It's a genius business model in theory, but I was crossing my fingers with each bite. Oh yeah, the boxes cost $10-$12. Which is actually fine because when has anyone said, "man that food truck is a good deal!"? But in this case, I don't think Tokyo has quite made it to the City. read more

A really nice idea. Not a ton of food, but a healthy and diverse lunch. They serve up bento boxes, which in this case involved a very nice, fresh shrimp tempura, some fried sweet potatoes and shu mai, an orange slice, and a salad. I will give them huge credit for their fried components- usually fried things get soggy in a food truck but the shumai and the sweet potatoes were both fresh, crispy and delicious. My only complaint is the salad was pretty boring and might as well not have been there. They could use something with a little more oomph to round out the dish. read more

3.5 stars ---- new food truck! new food truck! well, for me anyways. I've gotten sick of the food options around my office--because hey, i eat here EVERY DAY. gets old. So when I saw a new food truck...me = BEELINE. I got the shrimp tempura roll. The box comes with the roll, a few pieces of fried sweet potato, a few pods of edamame, one teeny-tiny little shumai (like the size of a quarter), two small pieces of california roll, and some huge shrimp tempura rolls (and by huge I mean, much larger in diameter than I was expecting, but about the usual thickness--I think there were 6 slices?) Also comes with either soup or salad--and it was a cold day, so I went with soup :) WHOO HOO!!! THUMBS UP :D - I think the thing I appreciated most about this truck was the variety of food it comes with. I already couldn't decide what I wanted to get, so it was nice to get a little bit of a lot of different things. - quality of the food was a plus. pretty good stuff! - how do you manage to keep your shrimp tempura crispy, and not soggy (like most other food trucks' fried foods?) I don't know how you do it, but keep it up! :D - SERVICE--the guy who took my order, and gave me my box was so incredibly polite, and so smiley! Loved his attitude, I walked away from the truck smiling :) SADNESS :( - portions were a little pathetic, for the price tag...which might keep me from returning - I've never known how to eat giant rolls without making a mess (it's not you, it's me!) read more

I was very optimistic about this food truck -- I love sushi and it seemed like a great deal. I ordered the shrimp tempura roll bento box, which came with a few pieces of California roll, edamame, seaweed salad, miso soup and two pieces of a sushi roll that I never was able to identify and ultimately threw away because they looks super sketchy. The shrimp tempura roll had a good flavor to it, but the awkward size and shape of it made it very difficult to eat. I tried with chopsticks and a fork/knife, but it ended up just falling apart and I basically had a rice bowl on my hands. However, other than the specialty roll, everything else in the meal was basically inedible. The "miso soup" tasted like just hot water and had a few sad scallions and pieces of sushi floating in it. The California roll pieces were probably the worst I've ever had and the edamame clearly hadn't been cooked or stored correctly as it tasted gross. And I already mentioned the gross-looking mystery roll... So for my $10, I basically ended up eating about five tablespoons of rice and two pieces of shrimp tempura. Definitely won't be going back. read more

Fast service, and very good (but not quite perfect) sushi rolls make this a better than average food truck when on a quick lunch break. Getting the bento box package means you'll be full on $12 too. read more

Tokyo In The City - Food Trucks Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I tried the chicken katsu meal. It was the days special for 9 dollars. It was pretty disappointing. A small bed of rice, with about 8 pieces of katsu (seemed more like chicken Parmesan). The vegetables would be a nice assortment; chopped lettuce, shredded carrots, a cherry tomato cut in half, and yellow beets. It was less of a salad and more of a soup with all the sauce they added. It was pretty gross, the veggies got super soggy and salty from the dressing. Not sure who gave the ok on that because that was a serious misjudgement. If you're looking for your asian/Japanese food fix and a nice dose of Asian comfort food, prepare to be disappointed as this place fails to deliver. read more

The huge hiragana spelling out "bento" caught my eye from across the park. The Tokyo in the City truck is, unfortunately, parked around the corner from my office in Franklin Square and is about as far away form Tokyo as you can get. Unfortunately, that metaphor applies to the food as well. I ordered the "Osaka chicken roll box" and somehow I missed the word "roll" so I did not realize that all the ingredients listed were going to show up inside one gigantic sushi roll. Unfortunately, tossing a fried chicken cutlet, asparagus and lettuce inside of some nori doesn't actually turn it into sushi. It's just a big messy roll. This could have been a real bento, and far more delicious if basic bento rules were followed. A Japanese bento is a carefully crafted selection of small bites arranged neatly in a special box with a bunch (usually 6 or 9) of little compartments, often each with its own different sauce. My food was delivered in one container, no compartments, and probably would be pleasant looking to the untrained eye. However, my eye which admittedly has been trained by 3 years of living in Japan, noticed immediately that the edamame were sitting on top of the wasabi and there was an odd soggy chicken wing (why is this here at all?) leaning on the sushi. There was also a shrimp shumai jammed in there somewhere. These additions were undoubtedly intended as a nod to the traditional bento experience, but none of them were very tasty and without the compartments they just seemed like a bunch of afterthoughts. There were two pieces of California roll in there as well, made with imitation crab meat that was clearly not fresh and rather stinky; I took one bite and spit it out and threw them away. The fried chicken cutlet itself was tasty, as was the spicy mayo sauce on top. I just wish that those two had been pulled out of that roll so it weren't so soggy and I could enjoy them. read more

At first, I was wary about getting sushi from a food truck, but after I saw on the menu that they don't serve raw fish, I decided to give it a try. For $10-12, you'll get a main roll/rice dish plus an assortment of tidbits and miso soup. The soup is just salty water, but everything else is good. read more