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Zen Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar
21 Beacon St
Boston, MA 02108
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Appetizers
Chef's Special
Sushi & Maki
Noodles & Rice
Lunch Specials
Appetizers
Appetizers (Cold)
Maguro Yamakake
$9.95
Diced raw tuna with Japanese yam with tobiko & soy sauce
Kani-Ebi-Su
$6.95
Chilled shrimps and crab meat in light vinegar sauce
Tako-Su
$6.95
Chilled octopus in light vinegar sauce
Gyu Tataki
$10.95
Lightly seared sirloin steak with ponzu sauce
Tuna Tataki
$11.95
Lightly seared tuna steak with ponzu sauce
Spicy Tuna Tartar
$11.95
Diced raw tuna topped with tobiko
Sashimi Sampler
$12.95
Chef's choice raw fish of the day
Baby Octopus
$6.95
Marinated chilled baby octopus
Nuta - Unagi, Tako, Ika, Maguro or Sake
$9.95
Japanese mayo, sweet miso, with touch of lemon and wasabi sauce, topped with tobiko
Hiya Yakko
$4.95
Japanese style cold tofu
Appetizers (Hot)
Edamame
$4.95Chicken Wings
$6.95Gyoza
$6.50
Steamed or pan fried - Japanese dumplings with choice of pork, or vegetables
Shumai
$5.50
Steamed or pan fried
Shrimp Tempura
$10.95Soft-Shell Crab Tempura
$10.95Vegetable Tempura
$8.95Grilled Hamachi Kama
$12.95
Grilled yellowtail neck
Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura
$11.95Tatsuta Age
$6.95
Japanese fried chicken in a light batter with green tea salt
Nasu Dengaku
$5.95
Grilled eggplants with bonito flakes
Age Dashi Tufo
$5.95
Fried tofu
Crispy Popcorn Shrimp Duo
$6.95Spicy Crispy String Bean
$6.95Garlic Pepper Calamari
$9.95Japanese Spring Roll
$4.50Zen's Signature Dishes from the Sushi Bar
Baby Hamachi Usuzukuri
$10.95
Thinly sliced yellowtail with sauce topped with pepper
Kinutamaki
$8.95
Choice of tuna, salmon and yellowtail rolled in marinated Japanese radish
Kappa Sashimi Maki
$8.95
Tuna, salmon and yellowtail rolled in thinly sliced cucumber
Una - Su
$8.95
Broiled eel, tobiko and avocado rolled in sliced cucumber
Hirame Sashimi Special
$10.95
Thinly sliced fresh fluke with Zen special sauce
Ankimo
$8.95
Specially prepared monk fish liver pate with sauce
Special Tuna Salad
$12.95
Green salad with tuna and chef's special sauce
Kappa-Kani Maki
$8.25
Crab meat, avocado, roe, roll in sliced cucumber with vinegar sauce
Entrees
includes soup, salad and rice or brown rice
Japanese Plum Duck
$21.95
Served with chef's special sauce made from fresh plums
Miso Sea Bass
$23.95
Fresh filet of chilean sea bass marinated with miso paste and pan seared to perfection served on a bed of greens
Salmon Teriyaki
$20.95
Grilled salmon
Tuna Teriyaki
$22.95
Grilled tuna steak
Beef Sirloin Teriyaki
$21.95
Grilled sirloin steak
Chicken Teriyaki
$17.95
Grilled chicken
Chicken Katsu
$17.95
Breaded with Japanese bread crumb batter & served with katsu sauce
Tonkatsu (Pork)
$17.95
Breaded with Japanese bread crumb batter & served with katsu sauce
Chirashi
$19.95
Assorted fresh fish over a bed of seasoned sushi rice
Unaju
$16.95
Broiled fresh water eel glazed with a special sweetened soy sauce, topped with Japanese pickled viggie, served over a bed of rice in a box
Zen's Special Donburi
Yakigyu Don
$11.95
Stir fried beef with onion
Yakitori Don
$10.95
Broiled tender chicken marinated in Yakitori sauce
Karaage Don
$10.95
Japanese style fried chicken in sesame honey sauce
Ton Ton Don
$10.95
Broiled pork tenderloin in our house special sauce
Chilean Sea Bass Don
$15.95
Pan seared chilean sea bass in light soy and miso
Yaki Salmon Don
$13.95
Broiled salmon filet served with salmon roe
Negihama Don
$13.95
Fresh yellowtail minced with scallion and quail egg
Zen Tekkaa Don
$14.95
Fresh yellow fin tuna lightly seared and then sliced thin
Chef's Special Creation - Maki Roll
Golden Fish Maki
$13.95
Eel, cucumber, roe, covered by shrimp and salmon with spicy mayo and sweet soy sauce
Alligator Maki
$15.95
Shrimp tempura roll covered by eel, crabstick, avocado, roe and scallions
Zen Special Tuna Torch Maki
$13.95
Cucumber, roe and spicy mayo inside with seared tuna on top with mayo and sweet soy sauce
Zen Special Salmon Torch Maki
$13.95
Cucumber, roe and spicy mayo inside with seared salmon on top with mayo and sweet soy sauce
Zen Special Hamachi Torch Maki
$13.95
Roe, cucumber inside and hamachi torched outside with sauce and black tobiko on top
Ika Special Maki
$13.95
Spicy tuna inside with lightly torched squid on top
Spicy Crispy Tuna Maki
$13.95
Roe, spicy mayo, cucumber and tempura crumb inside with tuna on top
Zen Special Soft Shell Crab
$13.95
Soft shell crab, tamago, unagi, cucumber, and tobiko wrapped with radish
Zen Special Salmon Maki
$13.95
Smoked salmon with cream cheese, cucumber inside and salmon covered outside with salmon roe on top with chef's special sauce
Sushi A La Carte
Sushi - 2 pieces, sashimi - 3 pieces. All Sashimi add - $2 (except Tuna, Toro, B.Hamachi, add - $3)
Ebi (Shrimp)
$4.75Maguro (Tuna)
$5.95Blue Fin Maguro (Tuna)
- Market Price
Blue Fin Toro (Fatty Tuna)
- Market Price
Sake (Salmon)
$5.25Saba (Mackerel)
$4.95Suzuki (Sea bass)
$4.95Hamachi (Yellowtail)
$5.75Hirame (Fluke)
$5.50Baby Hamachi
$6.75Ikura (Salmon roe)
$4.50Tobiko (Flying fish roe)
$4.50Kaibashira (Scallop)
$5.75Tako (Octopus)
$4.75Tamago (Egg cake)
$4.50Kanikama (Imitation crab stick)
$4.25Hokkigai
$4.95Ika (Squid)
$4.95Unagi (Fresh water eel)
$4.95Uni (Sea urchine)
$7.95California Uni
- Market Price
Large Ama Ebi (Sweet shrimp)
$7.50Saku (White tuna)
$7.95Smoked Salmon
$5.95Makimono (Rolled Sushi)
Alaskan Maki
$5.50
Salmon, avocado, cucumber & scallions
Avocado Maki
$3.95
Avocado and sesame seed
Boston Maki
$5.50
Salmon, avocado, cucumber
California Maki
$5.50
Imitation crabmeat, avocado & cucumber
California Maki with Roe
$5.95Vegetable Tempura Maki
$4.50
Sweet potato with sweet soy sauce
Kappa Maki
$3.95
Cucumber roll
Kampyo Maki
$4.25
Marinated gourd roll
Oshinko Maki
$4.25
Pickled daikon radish roll
Cucumber Avocado Maki
$4.95Tekka Maki
$4.95
Tuna roll
Negihama Maki
$4.75
Yellowtail and scallion
Negisake Maki
$4.50
Salmon and scallion
Shrimp Tempura Maki
$5.95Spicy Tuna Maki
$6.25
With cucumber
Spicy Salmon Maki
$5.75
With cucumber
Spicy Hamachi Maki
$5.95
With cucumber
Philadelphia Maki
$5.75
Salmon, avocado, cucumber with cream cheese
Salmon Tempura Maki
$6.95
Yamagobo
Unagi Maki
$5.50
Eel and avocado
Salmon Skin Maki
$6.00Shiitake Mushroom Tempura Maki
$5.25Crazy Maki
$7.75
Large shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado & roe with spicy mayo
Futo Maki
$6.25
Giant vegetable, imitation crab meat & tamago
B52
$8.95
Yellowtail, crab stick, avocado & roe tempura then rolled with seaweed & rice
Tempura Maki
$8.95
Eel, avocado and spicy mayo
Rainbow Maki
$11.95
California roll covered with tuna, salmon, white fish & avocado
Soft Shell Crab Maki
$10.95Caterpillar Maki
$10.25
Eel, cucumber, roe covered with avocado
Spider Maki
$11.95
Deep fried soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado & roe with spicy mayo
Baked Spicy Scallop Maki
$11.95
Avocado, spicy mayo, scallop, scallions tobiko and crab meat
Lobster Maki
$11.95
Lobster salad, cucumber, avocado, tobiko and mayo
Special Hand Roll (One Cone)
California
$4.50Salmon
$5.25Spicy Tuna
$5.75Shrimp
$4.50Unagi
$5.25Salmon
$5.50Spicy Scallop
$6.25Avocado & Cucumber
$4.25Hamachi
$5.75Spicy Salmon Salad in Cucumber Wrap
$6.75Spicy Tuna Salad in Cucumber Wrap
$6.75Crispy Spicy Salmon
$6.75Zen's Lunch Specials
Available from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. All lunch boxes come with miso soup and fresh salad. Excluding Holidays. Substitution available within lunch special, minimum $1 per substitution
Sushi Special A
$10.95
California maki & 4 pieces chef's choice sushi
Sushi Special B
$10.95
Tekka maki & 4 pieces chef's choice sushi
Sushi Special C
$10.95
Boston maki & 4 pieces chef's choice sushi
Sushi Special D
$11.95
Spicy tuna maki & 4 pieces chef's choice sushi
Sushi Special E
$11.95
Unaki maki & 4 pieces chef's choice sushi
Maki Special A
$12.95
California maki, kappa maki & tobiko maki
Maki Special B
$12.95
California maki, Boston maki & tekka maki
Maki Special C
$12.95
California maki, spicy tuna maki & kappa maki
Maki Special D
$11.95
Kappa, avocado, oshinko
Sashimi Sushi Special
$13.95
Chef's choice two kind raw fish & 4 pieces of chef's choice sushi
Sashimi Special
$14.95
Chef's choice raw fish of the day
Katsu
$10.95
w/ rice or brown rice (chicken)
Curry Katsu
$11.95
w/ rice or brown rice (chicken)
Shiitake Mushroom Chicken
$11.95
Choice of white or brown rice
Chicken Teriyaki
$10.95
w/ rice or brown rice
Beef Teriyaki
$11.95
w/ rice or brown rice
Yaki Udon
- $9.95
- Add Chicken or Beef $1.00
Yaki Ramen
- $9.95
- Add Chicken or Beef $1.00
Yaki Soba
- $9.95
- Add Chicken or Beef $1.00
Party Plates
Sushi for One
$18.95
One California maki and 8 pieces of chef's choice sushi
Sushi for Two
$35.95
One California maki, one tekka maki & 16 pieces of chef's choice sushi
Zen's Special Maki Combo
$26.95
Chefs special creation (20 Pieces)
Zen's Special Sushi Sashimi Boat
$39.95
Chef`s selection of freshest sushi (6 pieces), sashimi (12 pieces) & maki (12 pieces)
Sashimi for One (12 Pieces)
$25.95
Chef's choice of the day
Sashimi for Two (24 Pieces)
$45.95
Chef's choice of the day
Noodles & Rice
Yaki Udon
$11.95
Stir fried Japanese thick wheat flour noodles. Choice of chicken, beef or vegetables
Taki Soba
$10.95
Stir fried Japanese buckwheat noodles. Choice of chicken, beef, or vegetables
Yaki Ramen
$10.95
Stir fried Japanese yellow noodles. Choice of chicken, beef, or vegetables
Spicy Seafood Udon in Soup
$15.75
Thick noodle soup with shrimp tempura, squid, scallops and vegetables
Vegetable Udon in Soup
$14.95
Thick noodle soup with vegetable in vegetable broth
Cold Soba Noodles
$11.95
Chilled Japanese buckwheat noodle with chef's special sauce
Soba with Seafood
$15.50
Buckwheat noodle soup with shrimp tempura, squid, scallops and vegetables
Soft Shell Crab Fried Rice
$14.95Zen Fried Rice
$13.95
With scallops, calamari and shrimps
Unagi Fried Rice
$13.95Steamed Rice
$2.75Sushi Rice - Vinegar rice
$3.75Brown Rice
$3.50Specials
Sushi Special A
$10.95
California maki & 4 pieces chef's choice sushi
Sushi Special B
$10.95
Tekka maki & 4 pieces chef's choice sushi
Sushi Special C
$10.95
Boston maki & 4 pieces chef's choice sushi
Sushi Special D
$11.95
Spicy tuna maki & 4 pieces chef's choice sushi
Sushi Special E
$11.95
Unaki maki & 4 pieces chef's choice sushi
Maki Special A
$12.95
California maki, kappa maki & tobiko maki
Maki Special B
$12.95
California maki, Boston maki & tekka maki
Maki Special C
$12.95
California maki, spicy tuna maki & kappa maki
Maki Special D
$11.95
Kappa, avocado, oshinko
Sashimi Sushi Special
$13.95
Chef's choice two kind raw fish & 4 pieces of chef's choice sushi
Sashimi Special
$14.95
Chef's choice raw fish of the day
Katsu
$10.95
w/ rice or brown rice (chicken)
Curry Katsu
$11.95
w/ rice or brown rice (chicken)
Shiitake Mushroom Chicken
$11.95
Choice of white or brown rice
Chicken Teriyaki
$10.95
w/ rice or brown rice
Beef Teriyaki
$11.95
w/ rice or brown rice
Yaki Udon
- $9.95
- Add Chicken or Beef $1.00
Yaki Ramen
- $9.95
- Add Chicken or Beef $1.00
Yaki Soba
- $9.95
- Add Chicken or Beef $1.00
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General Info
Cuisine
Japanese
Sushi
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Thursday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Friday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
Saturday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
Sunday:
12:00pm - 10:00pm
About Us
Zen, which opened in May, actually stretches the concept quite a bit. In a phone interview, owner Raymond Ng says that the clientele, mainly young urban dwellers who are well acquainted with sushi, push for more than the basics. ‘‘We try to go toward contemporary fusion,’’ Ng says, pointing to such dishes as plum duck made with ‘‘real plums imported from Japan,’’ grilled ribeye and grilled rack of lamb, plus stone grill entrees. But Zen covers the bases nicely with De Guan, called De San, who had been at the famed Oishii, creating the sushi. The lineage shows. One evening, a special of bluefin toro (fatty tuna) with a spicy sauce looks very Oishii, its prime ingredients lavishly piled together into a delightful, if messy, dish. Unagi salad — the eel, avocado, and shredded daikon radish piled into a big martini glass and garnished with thin slivers of cucumber and dots of tobiko — is both delicious and fun. It’s easier to eat than the toro, since the container holds the ingredients together.