Like the earth, sushi consists of layers and was apparently invented by someone who really liked the ocean. Explore waves of flavor with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

• $20 for $40 worth of Japanese cuisine for dinner
$7 for $15 worth of Japanese cuisine for lunch

Dinner guests sup on meals such as steak hibachi ($18.95) and a TNT sushi roll with black-pepper tuna, asparagus, white tuna, and honey wasabi ($10.95). Chefs whip up lunches from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday–Saturday, creating midday feasts such as pork-cutlet tonkatsu ($7.95) and nigiri sushi bento boxes ($12.95). See the full menu here.

Kasai Japanese Restaurant

After arriving in the United States from his native China, head chef Leon Liang honed his cookery skills at restaurants in Montgomery, Alabama, and Charleston, South Carolina, eventually opening an establishment of his own with Kasai Japanese Restaurant. Taking its name from the Japanese word for joyous celebration, Kasai welcomes diners with a parade of udon noodles, hibachi-style steaks, and a dizzying array of sushi makis and nigiri treats. Like butter sculptures or edible finger paints, each meal blends artistry and gastronomy, enrapturing taste buds and eyeballs with sushi rolls draped in vibrant green avocado and meticulously arranged sashimi platters. Visitors share laughs over tuna and sake at the marble-topped sushi bar, or ensconce themselves in the sheltered back room with traditional cushioned floor seating and a simple, elegant decor of dark hardwood.