Restaurant Review: Kodori Korean and Japanese Restaurant, Waldorf, Maryland

If you ever get a craving for sushi, give Kodori a try. I promise you will not be disappointed. We've been loyal Kodori fans since the restaurant opened. The owner and sushi chef Mr. Kim opened the restaurant after being the former head sushi chef at another Japanese restaurant in Waldorf. Now with Kodori, Mr. Kim combines two very different tastes by offering Korean and Japanese dishes.

We used to visit the restaurant several times a month when we lived near-by. We're now an hour away and I try to get my sushi "fix" at least twice a month. It's nice ordering from Kodori because I can call in an order and my husband picks it up on his way home from work. I've tried several other sushi places and I can honestly say that no other place comes close. (This includes Walt Disney World.)

Lunch specials at Kodori are very reasonably priced and contain a good amount of food. For instance, if you order the Gal-bi Box you would receive a few pieces of grilled beef short ribs cooked in a special sauce on a bed of rice, a tossed salad with ginger dressing, a California roll, tempura shrimp and vegetables, and a section of orange for $7.95. The only downside is that the lunch box specials are only available Monday through Friday from 11:00 AM until 2:30 PM. (So if you go on a Saturday - no lunch box special.)

As much as I love getting it to go and eating it at home, I also love to dine-in. The other nice thing about Kodori is that they bring out little dishes of Korean appetizers free of charge. Examples: Bean Sprouts, Kimchi, and Watercress to name a few. You get a better sampling of the items if you dine-in rather than getting it to go. Usually if you order the items to go they do not place the free sides in the bag unless you ask for them.