Spices Asian Restaurant
Spices Asian Restaurant
Steamed white buns filled with flavorful Korean Bulgogi beef
Crabmeat and cream cheese served with wasabi mayonnaise sauce
Homemade open faced dumplings with chicken, shrimp, and Shiitake mushroom
Whole green soy pods, steamed and lightly salted.
Slightly spicy and crispy served with honey lemon sauce
Shrimp, green papaya, mint, lettuce, vermicelli and peanuts
Grilled marinated chicken served with slight spicy peanut sauce
Pan-fried with beef, pork, and cabbage; served with sesame soy sauce
Crispy spring roll filled with Chilean sea bass & Shiitake mushroom
Tossed with basil and chili
Steamed with chicken, watercress, and Shiitake mushroom
Pan-fried with scallions served with sweet & sour ginger sauce
Steamed with beef, pork, and cabbage; served with sesame soy sauce
Minced pork, fresh crab meat and cellophane noodles.
Young tender ginger roots, cabbage, carrot, roasted peanuts & fried shallots
Tofu, seaweed & scallions
Green papaya, mango, red cabbage, crispy tofu, roasted peanuts, honey glazed walnut & mint
Assorted seaweed served with miso dressing
Spicy lemongrass broth with mushroom, gelanga & cilantro
Lettuce, carrots, cucumber, chicken served with sesame dressing
Lettuce, carrots, cucumber served with sesame dressing
Lettuce, carrots, cucumber, shrimp served with sesame dressing
Crispy beef tossed with red chili and aged tangerine peel sauce.
Served with five (5) pancakes, cucumbers, scallions and a side of plum sauce.
Served with ten (10) pancakes, cucumbers, scallions and a side of plum sauce.
Pan-seared New York strip with black pepper and lemongrass
Red onion, ginger, shallot and red chilies
Red onion, ginger, shallot and red chilies
Red onion, ginger, shallot and red chilies
Crispy chicken coated with tangy spicy sauce
Crispy shrimp coated with tangy spicy sauce
Spicy rich green curry with eggplants and basil leaves.
Stir-fried red pepper, Brussels sprout, green onion in slight spicy sauce on sizzling platter.
Slightly spicy with string bean, basil, and tomato
Pan-seared cubed New York steak, red onion, ginger, basil, red chilies in a caramelized sauce.
Deep-fried jumbo shrimp and vegetables in a light batter; served with tempura sauce.
Stir-fried minced chicken, fiery spices & scallions.
Stir-fried fresh chili, peppers, onions, garlic & basil.
Coconut milk simmered with extra large amounts of spices, onions, & chili.
Korean style spicy fried rice with grilled thin slices rib eye steak and Kimchi, served in hot stone pot, topped with fried egg.
Stir-fry rice with egg and soy sauce
Egg noodles, vermicelli, fried tofu in a coconut milk based spicy, creamy, rich, and aromatic broth
Wide rice noodles, minced chicken, peppers, onions and basil
Stir-fry egg noodles with bean sprout, cabbage, onion, fried tofu
Grilled marinated lemon chicken, vermiceli, bean sprouts, roasted peanuts, cilantro, and basil
Stir-fry flat noodles with egg, basil, Brussel sprouts and caramelized sauce
Stir-fried noodles with egg, fried tofu, roasted peanuts and bean sprout
Rich, intense soup, each bowl is essence of 1lb beef brisket, slow simmered with spices and herbs, Served with fresh wide a rice noodles, cilantro and green onions
Stir-fry rice with egg, green chili, and fish sauce
Spicy lemongrass based brothe vermicelli, mushroom, cilantro and bean sprout
Teriyaki glazed with skewers of grilled vegetables
Marinated short rib with bones served with fresh Kimchi and scallion salad
Marinated grill chicken with skewers of grilled vegetables
Teriyaki glazed with skewers of grilled vegetables
Grilled shrimp, Vietnamese spring roll, lettuce, cucumber, mint and roasted peanuts over vermicelli noodles
Quickly cooked with Sichuan preserved vegetables
Crispy tofu, peppers, string beans, mushrooms, broccoli in ginger sauce
Stir-fried shredded vegetables, with pancakes ad plum sauce
Fried tofu and vegetables in ginger garlic sauce
Cellophane noolds, Napa cabbage, scallion, onions, carrots, and tofu
BBQ Eel, crabstick, Masago, avocado, and cucumber
Spicy salmon toro and avocado inside, topped with tuna toro and seared tuna toro
Spicy crunchy yellow tail, topped with yellow tail, avocado, and Tobiko
Spicy crunchy tuna, topped with avocado
Crunchy shrimp roll, topped off with Lobster and Wakame
Shrimp tempura, salmon, salmon roe, and spicy mayo
Salmon, tuna, white fish, BBQ Eel, cucumber, and avocado
Spicy crunchy Yellow Tail, shrimp, avocado, topped with crabstick and spicy cilantro sauce.
Double Yellow Tail Roll
Firefly Calamari
Big Duck
Curry Laksa
Shaky beef
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I highly recommend the Spicy Crunchy Tuna Roll
a plate of sushi on a table
Sashimi
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Vietnamese Spring Roll
Sushi Bamboo
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Chris C.
Feb 13, 2025
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.
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Karla V.
Dec 15, 2023
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.
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Sarah B.
Jun 27, 2024
Takeout and Dine In service is great! Had the Chicken with Eggplant plate which was delicious! Very unique flavors, tastes exotic (not spicy unless requested!)Also ordered the Sashimi Boat platter which was delicious! It was very fresh and a decent portion to share with 3 people. It is a bit pricey but other than that I enjoy it!
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Sara H.
Jun 28, 2024
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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Ari R.
Oct 12, 2024
This is one of those restaurants I don't think could exist anymore, especially in the city, with a bunch of different Asian cuisines on the same menu. Our party tried a variety from the menu, and everything was tasty, but I don't feel the value was there- it was a lot more expensive than I anticipated, and I don't shy away from spending money on food. Service was attentive, and quick, though it wasn't very busy.
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Rajit S.
Sep 27, 2024
Food and service were great. We tried the drunken noodles and curry laksa. We will definitely go back
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Maria L.
Aug 18, 2022
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.
Sep 15, 2022
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 areasare 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.
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Jessica L.
Sep 5, 2022
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.
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Alexander D.
Jan 20, 2025
Delicious food! Lots of good options from different Asian categories. Nice but not overly fancy.
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