Before sushi proved how delightful rolled-up food could be, fish had been served folded over rice and woven into a basket. Savor cylindrical delicacies with today’s Groupon: for $24, you and a guest get a sushi dinner at Ikura Sushi Bar in Allen (up to a $53 total value). Dinner includes:

• Two miso soups (a $1.50 value each)
• Two special rolls (up to a $12.50 value each)
• Two common rolls (up to a $12.95 value each)

Ikura Sushi Bar’s sushi chef rolls fresh fish and seasoned rice into nearly 60 edible concepts. Today’s deal opens the gates to palate paradise with two cups of miso soup, wetting the whistle for four handcrafted rolls from the dinner menu. The Crazy roll ($12.95) entertains taste buds with a juggling act of smoked salmon, fish eggs, and freshly sharpened Ginsu knives. The jalapeño-studded Anaconda ($10.50) constricts yellowtail and albacore tuna in a spicy ponzu sauce, the lobster Dynamite ($12.50) bursts with crabmeat, avocado, and a spicy sauce, and the Louisiana roll ($8.99) transports diners with its sweet, spicy crawfish. Although not covered with today’s Groupon, a dessert menu enumerates Japanese treats such as tempura ice cream and chocolate-covered chopsticks. On Thursday–Saturday, Ikura Sushi Bar's patrons can unravel the mysteries of sushi until 2 a.m.