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    Spices Asian Restaurant

    3.8 (463 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    SPICES ASIAN RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Noodles on the Boat
    Nicola M.

    We have ordered from here for years. Food is consistently good and I have ordered multiple things. I love the rice paper rolls and crabmeat wontons. I also really like the noodle dish "noodles on the boat". Everything is fresh and super tasty!

    Eric S.

    We went for happy hour. It was delicious and the prices were good. I think all drinks were half off. There was a 2, 3 and 4 dollar menu. We had edamame, crab Rangoon, basil chips, Japanese wontons yellowfin rolls, lobster salad and chicken satay. The crab Rangoon was delicious. I really enjoyed everything. The lobster salad wasn't my favorite, but that's mostly just not my favorite anyway. The servers were great, especially the host who was really friendly and helpful. I've been here before with groups and always have had a good meal. The restaurant itself is nice and has different areas to sit. Looking forward to returning.

    Crabmeat Wontons
    Sehar M.

    This was a fun place for some snacks. I used to live in Cleveland park and this was always a favorite. I loved coming back here. My friend and I shared chicken satay and crab wontons. The chicken satay was great and crab wontons were okay. The service was wonderful. The ambiance is also great. There are not a lot of places open on a Saturday afternoon in Cleveland park and this was one of the few places.

    Mee Goreng Noodles
    Rumesh V.

    I joined stonewall billiards league this winter. The league is held at Atomic pool bar. They don't have food at the bar. So one of the closest nice restaurants to the pool bar is the Spices Asian restaurant. Stonewall league members have 10% discount on the bill. So most of us often order from there. I have tried kimchi fried rice with pork. It's one of my favorites here. Nice spicy flavor and I like the texture of the fried rice. Fried egg is icing on the cake. Highly recommend this one. A couple of my friends order pad Thai and Mongolian beef. They said they liked it too. We have also dined in once. Service was great. Ambiance is nice as well. It's easy to find parking in this area after 6:30 pm.

    Karla V.

    Meh. We were asked to seat ourselves but every other party was seated by a hostess. That was a bit unsettling. We went on a Friday night, so it was pretty lively. The mango sticky rice wasn't my favorite. The rice tasted dry and a few days old. The bulgogi boa buns were great! I also had the kimchi bowl which was so good. I'm not a huge fan of kimchi, but this was perfect. Lastly, we had the spicy crunchy salmon rolls. No complaints with that either.

    Sashimi matsu
    Chris C.

    Haven't been back here for a while now even though it is within walking distance in my neighborhood. Or maybe because it's in the neighborhood you tend to forget that it's there. But so many other restaurants in the area have closed including a Japanese one we used to go to, so suddenly remembered that Spices actually serves pretty good Japanese food even though it's known as an Asian restaurant. So came here for dinner one evening, not too busy around 6 or so (their happy hour is from 4-6:30 pm. We had shrimp tempura and sashimi Matsu, both priced a lot more than I remembered - the tempura is now $28.50 and the sashimi over $30. But the food quality is quite good, the sashimi super fresh, and the tempura with crispy non greasy batter. The place also seems to be fixed up a bit since our last visit, decor and furnishings all in good condition, clean and with good spacing of tables and friendly staff. This has now become one of the longer standing and very dependable restaurants in our neighborhood. Definitely worth coming back more often.

    Pad Thai Noodles . Eat with your chopsticks, your fork or fingers.. jk jk. But it is sooo good. You can't go wrong with Chicken pad Thai.
    Maria L.

    You can relax here at a high top table, booth or outside with some shade! Happy hour can truly be a happy hour. However, my favorite thing to do is get a Thai iced tea with vanilla vodka. Yummmmm. Don't knock it until you've tried it!! Great service, Wanda. You always remember what I want or what I ordered fives times ago! I've been here so much I could basically tell you about everything on the menu, okay, maybe not EVvvverything, but pretty darn close. Enjoyed some sushi and Pad Thai this evening :) I don't think Cleveland Park would be the same without this yummy and delightful place. Check out the curry laksa (sp?!) in the noodle section-- it's one of my favorites!

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    Whitney D.

    Well well well, what can I say about my fav sushi place in DC. I am soo glad my friend introduced me to this spot. I am obsessed with the fresh cucumber and avocado rolls I always get. Another great item I always get is the scallion pancake. Which here is called spring onion cake. They are a good size and comes with three pancake type cakes. I have say inside and outdoors and both areas are very chill and relaxing. One of the waiters named Wanda even remembers me when I come visit DC. He also remembers my order and that I have food allergies. He is great and super nice.

    Inside sushi chef & bar area
    Jessica L.

    My cousins, girlfriend, and I popped into a little shop nearby, and we decided to grab lunch & a drink while we were parked. We figured we couldn't go wrong with sushi, and we very much so enjoyed our lunch. We started with drinks, and then had the kimchi veggie potstickers (very yummy, but not quite enough kimchi), and then veggie sushi (were vegetarians, and they had many options). We mostly made our own sushi by asking the server if they had certain things. Overall, it was a good meal, we had good service, and the ambiance was nice. They had outdoor & indoor seating, and the indoor seating had the doors all open to get fresh air- it was quite nice! We would definitely return.

    I highly recommend the Spicy Crunchy Tuna Roll

    The food was amazing and customer service was great me and my family had a great time and the food was high quality

    The godfather, it's an offer you can't refuse!
    Sara H.

    Delicious food and wonderful service! A cozy atmosphere for chilling, grabbing a drink, and enjoying a wonderful time with friends and family. Come down Thursday to Sunday for happy hour and get some super yummy food and cocktail! Shout out to Wanda, our waiter!

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    Madison B.

    I enjoyed the service and ambiance at Spices, and the meal I had was pretty tasty. My party shared the edamame and crab meat wontons, and I ordered the Mongolian stir fry for myself. You can never go wrong with edamame, and the portion size was fantastic--plenty of edamame for four people to share. The same is true of the crab meat wontons. I'm not sure if the meat was imitation crab or not, but if it was, it certainly fooled us. The wontons were great! I'm not crazy about the mayonnaise-based sauce that came along with them, but other people in my party seemed to enjoy it. And I'll admit, I do have a bias against mayo... The Mongolian stir fry was good, but I think there was too much of the syrupy sauce. Has there been less, or had it been not so thick, I think I would have enjoyed the dish more. Everything else on mg plate was perfection (e.g. brussels, beef, peppers).

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    I've only had take out from here. It's always good. A bit pricy but it's good. And I love uni and they almost always have it.

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    7 months ago

    Excellent nigiri sushi and satay at unbeatable Happy Hour prices, very good Ginger salad, Dumplings from the Menu.

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    Food and service were great. We tried the drunken noodles and curry laksa. We will definitely go back

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    Delicious food! Lots of good options from different Asian categories. Nice but not overly fancy.

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    Food was great and the service was fast and friendly. We had a variety of rolls, salmon and chicken.

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    I stopped by Umai Nori in DC for a late lunch. It wasn't too busy when I went, but I could…read moredefinitely see this place getting packed for dinner. The layout is interesting -- there's an upstairs when you walk in, but the sushi bar and a good bit of seating are downstairs. The menu is pretty straightforward with a mix of hand rolls, appetizers, specialty rolls, nigiri/sashimi, and traditional rolls. They also have a few solid combo deals, though I usually prefer trying a variety of items instead. Service was quick, which is always appreciated at a sushi spot. We ordered a few specialty rolls, two traditional rolls, and a couple orders of sashimi, all served together on one platter. The rolls were a great size -- filling without being overly large. The sashimi was fresh, and the traditional rolls really balanced out the meal nicely. The flounder and tuna sashimi were both excellent, and the California roll made with real crab was simple, fresh, and really satisfying. The total came out somewhere in the $70 range, so after tip and splitting it between two people, it was about $40 each to try multiple rolls and sashimi. Definitely fair pricing for the quality and amount of food. This spot had been on my list for a while, so I'm glad I finally made it over. I'd recommend checking out the menu beforehand so you can go in with a game plan and try the items that stand out most to you.

    grabbed takeout for dinner before headed back to my hotel. ordering process was easy but i was…read morekinda miffed that they did not disclose that they charge a 3% fee for credit card transactions. yes, i kno it's getting more and more common, but i still feel it's a little shady when they don't even disclose it. for what's worth, i did have cash to pay for the order. anyway, i got the spider roll (good!), roll me a fatty (funny name, even better taste), shrimp tempura roll (meh), and edamame (fine). the shrimp tempura in the shrimp tempura roll were old and the tempura batter was VERY hard. it was definitely not freshly fried shrimp tempura. what a disappointment. overall, an okay spot but definitely not in a hurry to return.

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    Came to experience the Thursday night grown folks R&B night. The music was on point and the food…read morewas good but the service was lacking. If you love old & new R&B this is the place to be on Thursday & Sunday nights. My only complaint is that the music is so loud it's hard to have a conversation or even place your order. We had to ask our waitress multiple times for limes, soy sauce and a to go box. I don't blame her for being overwhelmed since the music was so loud but there is room for improvement! Sebastian Roll: 10/10 fried crab roll was delicious. This is my new go to roll! Buenos Aires Roll: 7/10 nothing crazy. Reminded me of an elevated California roll with torched salmon on top. Vegetable Gyoza: 7/10 pan fried instead of boiled which I prefer! Kind of bland. Would be better with a different sauce or added protein. Calamari: 7/10 good but it did not stand out. Comes with both rings & tentacles. We don't like tentacles so we ate around them.

    This place feels like it tried to be a hit in the 90s and failed. The sushi just isn't that good,…read morethe whole menu is white washed mid sushi at high prices. The ceviches and crudos and such are all fine, but they're not good. It makes it hard to want to enjoy them at all. Service is nice and friendly, but understaffed. Everything took incredibly long. Why are they understaffing this place?!? Especially at the prices. The cocktails are actually pretty good, though the wine list is uninteresting. It's a fine spot if you're looking for a quick meal in Georgetown, but it's not a destination spot by any means.

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