Before sushi proved how delightful rolled-up food could be, fish had been served folded over and rice woven into a basket. Origami your taste buds into submission with today's deal: for $15, you get $30 worth of sushi and Asian cuisine at Spices Asian Restaurant and Sushi Bar, located adjacent to the Cleveland Park Red Line.

Spices has clean, modern lines and an open sushi bar where diners can enjoy a visual feast while feasting. Chef Jessie Yan's menu features contemporary and home-style Asian recipes. Start with Sichuan Dragon Dumplings (chicken, watercress, and shiitake mushrooms, $6) before launching an all-out consumption attack on an unsuspecting specialty maki Dancing Eel roll (barbecue eel, crabstick, masago, avocado, and cucumber, $11) or the green curry (chicken, beef, or pork swimming in rich, creamy coconut curry with eggplant and basil, served in a brass wok; lunch $11, dinner $13). For large appetites, the big duck roasted and served with pancakes, cucumbers, scallions, and plum sauce (half duck $15, whole $30) is capable of occupying most unused stomach storage, while a zesty grilled dish such as the Vietnamese grilled shrimp, served with a Vietnamese spring roll, lettuce, cucumber, mint, and roasted peanuts over vermicelli (lunch $12, dinner $14) gently tucks hunger under a culinary blanket.

Reviews

Spices Asian Restaurant received an average of 3.5 owl eyes from TripAdvisors, 3.5 stars from nearly 140 Yelpers, and four forks from readers of the Washington City Paper:

• The restaurant is very nicely decorated and comfortable. The food was some of the best asian food I've had. – flattop, TripAdvisor
• Excellent thai food and sushi, I eat here at least once every 2 weeks! – sharmali, Washington City Paper reader