Definitely one of the little gems I have found since moving to Bothell. There are so many chain restaurants around it is nice to find a locally owned place that just does really good Japanese food and sushi.
I don’t know why this place isn’t busier, prices are good, staff is attentive, and the food is great. They also have more than just sushi. My husband tried their ramen for the first time last night and said it was on of the best he has had in a while.
If you are debating, just go. It is very much worth it.
Nakagawa has everything we love about an authentic Japanese restaurant: It’s homely, service is genuine, food is fresh and delicious.
We ordered the sushi deluxe set, small sashimi, Today’s Special soup, and the seasonal dessert (hojicha crème brûlée). And it was all excellent. The soup and dessert in particular were exceptionally flavorful. So good.
They also have a sake flight available and some interesting seasonal cocktails (yuzu sorbet sour, lemon sour etc) that looked really good, but we settled for Sapporo instead. The day was too hot.
We arrived about 1140am on a Saturday and stayed about an hour. There was a steady flow of customers but still plenty of seats.
Definitely recommended and we want to go back to try other things on the menu!
