Cozy eatery with elegant decor offering traditional Japanese small plates, sushi & homestyle dishes. Based on 376 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
2015 S Shepherd Dr #700, Houston, TX 77019
Phone: (346) 800-1887
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Hours
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Friday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
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Reservations: zenjapaneseizakaya.com
Reviews
Jessica Vo
We love eating here to go or dine in. The service is always really great, along with the food of course. The last couple of times the restaurant was a bit warm inside. Other than that, I enjoy the quiet and “zen” atmosphere. It would be great for an intimate date or catching up with a friend.
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Nani A
Step inside to Zen, home to some of the most authentic Japanese food in Houston, for an incredibly delicious dinner. Recommend making reservations in advance as the word is out about Zen and it is often busy. We shared a mix of starters including the delightfully delicate agedashi tofu, ikagesu karaage (fried squid legs), gyoza and edamame before buri kama shioyaki (salted and grilled yellow tail fish. The food was so good that we ordered more including hamachili (yellow tail sashimi with a kick) and then the extreme picante sushi roll with spicy salmon topped with various spices, eel and a spicy pepper. Two extremely positive signs – majority of other patrons were Japanese and ordering much more than one would normally eat because of the food quality. Basically, highly recommend for top quality, authentic Japanese food.
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Ken Trieu
I randomly came here on an occasion to explore this adorned place. Even though without a reservation, the host improvised me a good seat during their happy hour. The food splashed my palate with orgasm in fresh and refreshing flavor. Their dipping soy sauce has a very pleasant umami sweet that complemented well with the sashimi.
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ZQ Guo
The lighting inside is a bit dark. The overall food is great. Deep fired squid legs is the best.
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Tom
Heard about these secret menu to-go sushi boxes and we had to try ’em.
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evan
The food is so delicious, fresh, and high quality! It feels so clean and the restaurant was so clean and cozy, even on a Friday night, which is great compared to other Japanese restaurants that are jam packed with people! It was actually reasonably priced (for a Japanese sushi restaurant in River Oaks District). I highly recommended them and I will most definitely come again!!
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Steve Li
Great place with nice food. Went for lunch on Wednesday, not too many peoples. It is nice to have lunch special with decent quality of food. Had the wagyu bento and eel rice bowl. Wagyu is very juicy and rich beef taste. Side dishes that come with the wagyu are very good too. The eel rice comes with seaweed salad and miso soup. Eel is very good with the eel sauce with a touch of sea salt which out the taste of sea eel.
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SangEun Kim
This place is one of the must to go place in Houston if you want to eat sushi.
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Davidson Koay
Is a small restaurant but the setup is cozy. The waitress were friendly but the service can better.
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Mark Garcia
WARNING: The food is so delicious and so fresh you’ll end up eating more than you planned. I did and I don’t regret it ordering sushi, oysters, squid, and other small plates. The service is friendly and relaxed. I highly recommend.
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