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If I didn’t like anything else at Spices in Cleveland Park, there would still be one thing that would keep me coming back. At first glance, the Vietnamese spring rolls are nothing special – just minced pork, crabmeat and cellophane noodles – but there is something unique and incredibly tasty about them. We’ve all had the rolls at other pan-Asian restaurants with either soggy outer layers or mysterious, unidentifiable fillings. The rolls at Spices, however, are sublime. No soggy wrapper. No mystery filling. You can actually hear it crunch and taste what’s in it.
I might sound crazy raving about a spring roll, but trust me: they’re worth the Metro to Cleveland Park. At $5 for two rolls, they’re hard to beat. And the rest of the food at Spices, or at least all the dishes I’ve tried, proves nearly as reliable as the spring rolls. The sushi is fresh and inexpensive (but not in the sketchy, “where did this fish come from and will I regret this” way) and the “Big Duck,” or Spices’ riff on Peking duck, arrives steaming and is sliced tableside. Get the half portion for two people though, as it goes a long way.
Last night two of us ate our fill of spring rolls, duck and sushi (and both of us have a habit of packing in sushi like we might not eat again for days) for about $40 each, including cocktails and tip. You can certainly find dinner for less than that, but for what we got at Spices, I have to say it was a pretty good bargain.
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