Reviews for Zen Sushi & Sake in Lexington, KY
Our favorite “date night” Japanese/Sushi place in Lex. Technically our first date night ever was here. One of the few... places, if not the only place in Lexington, with ramen. Service is knowledgeable and kind and encourages exploratory dining.“Try something new.” Which we love doing. Plus fresh fish flown in twice a week from Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo, thebiggest fish market in the world. This place is the best! Read more
Second time experiencing the wonderful food and customer service by Adam. He went above and beyond to make my birthday... wonderful. The food and service is exemplary. The tempura cheesecake and volcano roll are my favorites. We will be back! ?? Read more
Delicious sushi, excellent service and sake recommendations! Everything was very fresh. We got the chef's choice sashimi platter... and the quality of the fish was fantastic and beautifully plated. Our waitress made a delicious sake recommendation that pairedwell with the sushi. The atmosphere was quiet and cozy. Would definitely recommend this restaurant! Read more
Such a great spot! Adam our waiter was super attentive and accommodating. We stopped in slightly before closing and even tho the... kitchen was shut down and sushi chef had gone the owner stepped in and made our last minute request herself! Loved the Zander,the Lavender drink is a must. Read more
This is definitely one of the best sushi places in Lexington. The atmosphere is fantastic, it’s classy and quiet and has nice... decor. The sushi is on a different level than any other sushi restaurant I’ve been to in Lexington. The prices are high butthe food is well worth it. The presentation is phenomenal and the taste is amazing. The fish used is definitely fresh and allthe other ingredients are without a doubt high quality. Highly recommend Read more
Food Fun Adventure Weekend ended with a trip back to Zen Sake & Sushi in Lexington. I highly encourage a reservation. I... ordered A Single Plum cocktail. This is made with Choya Umeshu Sake, Tito's Vodka and a Japanese green plum. It was aninteresting drink that was very sweet and could sneak up on someone if they have too many. We started with the Chicken Karaage.The chicken was fried perfectly although slightly bland. The sauce though was awesome. It was slightly sweet and spicy. Theflavor that this sauce packs makes this a very enjoyable dish. I ordered a Woodford Old Fashion and the drink they brought mewas essentially all bourbon again, but that is okay with me. The only roll that we got again was the Krispy Krunch, it istempura fried roll that was warm and savory but not super crunchy. This is one of our favorites here. Moving forward we triedthe Amazing Tuna. This is pepper tuna, Albacore tuna and spicy tuna. The tuna just melts, and the taste is fabulous. The sweetsauce over top cuts through the tuna and just makes it delicious. The next roll we tried was the Mango Tango. This has crab andavocado wrapped in soy paper topped with Yellow fin tuna, salmon and mangos. It is a bit of a weird texture to eat edible paper,tuna and fruit but when combined it just works. This is a tasty dish. The next stop on the sushi train was the Fancy Salmon.This combines salmon and spicy salmon in an avocado roll with spicy aioli. They mix in tempura flake to give it a crunch andtexture. The aioli is not overly spicy but helps cut through the bite. The last dish we tried was Oruhka. This is tempura softshell crab, eel tamago, avocado soy paper and eel sauce. The crouch of the tempura and the chew of the paper plus the softomelet like texture of the tamago and the sweet eel sauce just makes for such a great dish. This is by far my favorite. ZenSake & Sushi is fantastic. I can not recommend this place enough. Zen Sake & Sushi is Fat Man Approved and highly rec Read more
This Japanese restaurant was delicious no matter what I ate. Happy hour menu was very reasonable. And the food was beautifully... arranged. This time I was full and couldn't eat ramen so I would like to come again. Read more
The staff here are so friendly, great atmosphere, and the sushi is excellent. Absolutely get the Belmont roll, the crunch on the... shrimp tempura is amazing. Read more