• Massachusetts
  • Boston
  • Zen Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar

Zen Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar

(617) 371-1230
  • 21 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108
  • Website
  • Japanese ,  Sushi
  • $$$$$
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  • Lunch
  • Beverages
    • Coke $2

    • Diet Coke $2

    • Sprite $2

    • Ginger Ale $2

    • Sweeten Iced Tea $2

    • Japanese Iced Green Tea $3

    • Coconut Juice $3

    • Calpico (Non-Carbonated Soft Drink) $3

    • Japanese Soda (White Cream) $3

    • Perrier Sparkling Water $3

    • Fiji Bottled Water $4

  • Cold Appetizers
    • Kani-Ebi-Su $6.95

      Chilled shrimps and crab meat in light vinegar sauce.

    • Tako-Su $7.95

      Chilled octopus in light vinegar sauce.

    • Gyo Tataki $10.95

      Lightly seared sirloin steak with ponzu sauce. Raw food.

    • Tuna Tataki $11.95

      Lightly seared tuna steak with ponzu sauce. Raw food.

    • Spicy Tuna Tartar $10.95

      Minced raw tuna. Raw food.

    • Sashimi Sampler **RAW** $11.95

      Chef's choice raw fish of the day. Raw food.

    • Hiya Yakko $5.95

      Japanese Cold Tofu

    • Baby Hamachi Usuzukuri **RAW** $11.95

      Thinly sliced yellow tail with sauce. Raw food.

    • Kappa Sashimi Maki **RAW** $9.95

      Tuna, salmon and yellow tail rolled in thinly sliced cucumber. Raw food.

    • Una-Su $9.95

      Broiled eel, tobiko and avocado rolled in sliced cucumber.

    • Kappa-Kani Maki $9.25

      Crab meat, avocado and roe rolled in sliced cucumber with sauce.

    • Baby Octopus $6.95

      Marinated chilled baby octopus.

    • Kinutamaki $8.95

      Choice of fish rolled in marinated Japanese radish.

    • White Tuna Carpaccio **RAW** $11.95

      Slices of white tuna (escolar) with ponzu sauce

  • Hot Appetizers
    • Edamame $5.95

      Soy Bean

    • Grilled Saba $8.95

      Mackerel

    • Chicken Wings $7.95

    • Gyoza $7.5

      Steamed or Pan Fried Japanese dumplings with choice of filling.

    • Shumai $6.5

      Steamed or Pan Fried

    • Shrimp Tempura Appetizer $11.95

      4 Pieces

    • Vegetable Tempura Appetizer $8.95

    • Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura Appetizer $10.95

      2 pieces of shrimps and assorted vegetables

    • Soft Shell Crab Tempura Appetizer $10.95

    • Hamachi Kama $10.95

      Grilled yellow tail neck.

    • Hotate Hokkaiyaki $10.95

      Spicy. Scallops baked in a shell.

    • Ika Hokkaiyaki $9.95

      Spicy. Squid baked in a shell.

    • Nasu Dengaku $5.95

      Grilled eggplant.

    • Age Dashi Tofu $6.95

      Japanese fried tofu.

    • Crispy Wasabi Shrimp $8.95

    • Spring Roll $5.75

      Vegetables (2 pieces)

    • Fried Oyster $6.5

      4 Pieces

    • Takoyaki $6.5

      Octopus ball (6 pieces)

    • Spicy Crispy String Bean $7.95

    • Tatsuta Age $6.95

      Japanese fried chicken in a light batter with green tea salt.

    • Garlic Pepper Calamari $10.95

      Spicy.

  • Salads
    • Seaweed Salad $5.95

    • Mixed Green Salad $5.95

      Mesclun green with ginger dressing.

    • House Salad $5.95

      Fresh lettuce with sesame dressing.

    • Ika Salad $5.95

      Cooked shredded squid.

    • Spicy Avocado Salad $7.95

      Avocado, cucumber, crab meat, spicy mayonnaise and roe.

    • Special Tuna Salad **RAW** $11.95

      Green salad with tuna and chef's special sauce. Raw food.

  • Soups
    • Miso Soup $3.5

    • Spicy Seafood Miso Soup $6.25

    • Tofu with Veggie Soup $5.95

  • Makimono (Rolled Sushi)
    • Salmon Maki $5.25

      Raw food.

    • Alaskan Maki $6.75

      Salmon, avocado, cucumber, and scallions. Raw food.

    • Avocado Maki $4.95

      Avocado and sesame seed.

    • Boston Maki $6.75

      Salmon, avocado, and cucumber. Raw food.

    • California Maki $6.25

      Imitation crab meat, avocado, and cucumber.

    • California Maki with Roe $6.95

      Imitation crabmeat, avocado and cucumber with roe.

    • Vegetable Tempura Maki $4.5

      Sweet potato with soy sauce.

    • Kappa Maki $3.95

      Cucumber roll.

    • Kampyo Maki $3.95

      Marinated gourd roll.

    • Oshinko Maki $3.95

      Pickled daikon radish roll.

    • Cucumber Avocado Maki $4.95

    • Negihama Maki $5.5

      Yellowtail and scallion. Raw food.

    • Negisake Maki $5.5

      Salmon and scallion. Raw food.

    • Shrimp Tempura Maki $7.25

    • Spicy Tuna Maki $6.75

      Cucumber and spicy mayo. Raw food.

    • Spicy Salmon Maki $6.75

      Cucumber and spicy mayo. Raw food.

    • Spicy Hamachi Maki $6.95

      Cucumber and spicy mayo. Raw food.

    • Philadelphia Maki $6.75

      Salmon, scallion, and cucumber with cream cheese.

    • Salmon Tempura Maki $7.95

    • Unagi Maki $7.5

      Eel and avocado.

    • Salmon Skin Maki $6.95

      Cucumber and scallions.

    • Shiitake Mushroom Tempura Maki $5

    • Crazy Maki $7.95

      Shrimp tempura, cucumber, avocado and roe with spicy mayonnaise.

    • Futo Maki $7.25

      Giant vegetable, imitation crab meat, and tamago.

    • B52 Maki $9.95

      Yellowtail, crab stick, avocado, and roe tempura then rolled with seaweed and rice.

    • Rainbow Maki $12.95

      California roll covered with tuna, salmon, white fish and avocado. Raw food.

    • Caterpillar Maki $10.5

      Eel, cucumber, and roe covered with avocado.

    • Spider Maki $11.95

      Deep fried soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado and roe with spicy mayonnaise.

    • Baked Spicy Scallop Maki $12.95

      Avocado, spicy mayonnaise, scallop and scallions.

    • Tekka Maki $5.25

      Tuna roll. Raw food.

    • Spicy Scallop Maki $7.95

      Cucumber and spicy mayo. Raw food.

    • Crunchy Salmon Maki $6.75

      Spicy & Raw Food.

    • Crunchy Tuna Maki $6.75

      Spicy & Raw Food.

    • Salmon Avocado Maki $6.75

      Raw Food.

    • Tuna Avocado Maki $6.75

      Raw Food.

    • Salmon Mango Maki $6.25

      Raw Food.

    • Tuna Mango Maki $6.25

      Raw Food.

    • Unagi Cucumber Maki $7.5

      Eel and cucumber.

    • Ebi Maki $7.25

      Steamed shrimp w/ avocado & cucumber.

    • Asparagus Maki $4.5

    • Cucumber Carrot Maki $4.5

    • Garden Maki $6.25

      Asparagus, cucumber, carrots and avocado.

  • Special Hand Rolls (One Cone)
    • California Special Hand Roll $4.5

    • Spicy Salmon Hand Roll $4.95

      Raw food.

    • Spicy Scallop Hand Roll $6

      Raw food.

    • Spicy Tuna Special Hand Roll $5.25

      Raw food.

    • Hamachi Hand Roll $5.95

      Raw food.

    • Shrimp Hand Roll $4.5

      Raw food.

    • Unagi Hand Roll $4.75

    • Avocado and Cucumber Hand Roll $4.25

    • Crispy Spicy Salmon Hand Roll $6.5

      Raw food.

    • Spicy Salmon Salad Hand Roll $6.5

      Served in a cucumber wrap. Raw food.

    • Spicy Tuna Salad Hand Roll $6.5

      Served in a cucumber wrap. Raw food.

  • Chef's Specials Creation Maki
    • Golden Fish Maki $12.95

      Eel, cucumber, and roe covered by shrimp and salmon with spicy mayonnaise and sweet soy sauce. Raw food.

    • Alligator Maki $15.95

      Shrimp tempura roll covered by eel, crabstick, avocado, roe and scallions.

    • Tuna Torch Maki $11.95

      Cucumber, roe, and spicy mayonnaise inside with seared tuna on top with mayonnaise and sweet soy sauce. Raw food.

    • Salmon Torch Maki $11.95

      Cucumber, roe, and spicy mayonnaise inside with seared salmon on top with mayonnaise and sweet soy sauce. Raw food.

    • Hamachi Torch Maki $13.95

      Roe and cucumber inside with hamachi torched outside and sauce and black tobiko on top. Raw food.

    • Ika Special Maki $13.95

      Spicy tuna inside with lightly torched squid on top. Raw food.

    • Spicy Crispy Tuna Maki $13.95

      Roe, spicy mayonnaise, cucumber, and tempura crumb inside with tuna on top. Raw food.

    • Special Soft Shell Crab Maki $13.95

      Soft shell crab, tamago, unagi, cucumber, and tobiko wrapped with cucumber. Raw food.

    • Special Salmon Maki $13.95

      Smoked salmon with cream cheese and cucumber inside with salmon covered outside and salmon roe on top with chef's special sauce. Raw food.

    • Volcano Maki $13.95

      Spicy tuna roll stacked into two layers then topped with scallop in chef's special spicy sauce with tempura flakes, tobiko and scallion.

    • Red Spider Maki Roll $13.95

      Deep fried soft shell crab covered with tuna and scallion. Raw food.

    • Red Dragon Maki Roll $12.95

      Tempura sweet potato topped with spicy crispy tuna. Raw food.

    • Snow Mountain Maki Roll $15.95

      Shrimp tempura topped with lobster meat.

    • New Wave Maki $14.95

      Spicy tuna maki topped with tuna, avocado, tempura flakes and tobiko with chef's special spicy sauce. Raw food.

    • Spicy Crispy Mango Tuna Maki $12.95

      Spicy tuna maki topped with fresh mango tempura flakes and tobiko with mango sauce. Raw food.

    • Princess Maki $13.95

      Salmon, crab stick, shrimp, cucumber, avocado and tobiko wrapped with a soy sheet. Lightly battered and deep fried with house special sauce. Raw food.

    • Phoenix Maki $13.95

      Spicy crispy salmon topped with salmon, jalapeno pepper, black tobiko and chili sauce. Raw food.

    • Special Zen Salmon Maki $14.95

      Smoked salmon with cream cheese, cucumber inside and salmon covered outside with salmon roe on top with chef's special spicy sauce and tempura flakes. Raw food.

    • Beacon Hill Maki $13.95

      Cucumber, avocado, roe top with slices of fresh salmon with fruity sauce. Raw food.

    • Fancy Maki $12.95

      Salmon, tobiko, avocado top with fresh slices mango with fruity sauce. Raw food.

    • Snow White Maki $13.95

      Crabmeat, cucumber, avocado top with white tuna (escolar) lightly seared with sweet miso sauce. Raw food.

    • Toronto Maki $13.95

      Shrimp tempura inside with spicy tuna, tempura flakes and red roe on top. Raw food.

  • Entrees
    • Japanese Plum Duck $20.95

      Served with chef's special sauce made from fresh plums. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Miso Sea Bass $23.95

      Fresh filet of Chilean sea bass marinated with miso paste and pan seared to perfection on a bed of greens. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Salmon Teriyaki $21.95

      Broiled Salmon with teriyaki sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Tuna Teriyaki $21.95

      Grilled tuna steak with teriyaki sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Beef Sirloin Teriyaki $21.95

      Grilled sirloin steak with teriyaki sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Chicken Teriyaki $16.95

      Broiled chicken with teriyaki sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Chicken Katsu $17.95

      Breaded with Japanese bread crumb batter and served with katsu sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Pork Katsu $17.95

      Breaded with Japanese bread crumb batter and served with katsu sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Chirashi $22.95

      Assorted fresh fish over a bed of seasoned sushi rice. Served with soup, salad and rice. Raw food.

    • Unaju $20.95

      Broiled fresh water eel glazed with a special sweetened soy sauce and served over a bed of rice in a box. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Chicken Katsu Curry $17.95

      Breaded with Japanese bread crumb batter and served with curry sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Pork Katsu Curry $17.95

      Breaded with Japanese bread crumb batter and served with curry sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.

    • Sesame Chicken $16.95

      Chunks of white meat chicken lightly batter in chef's special sauce. Served with soup, salad and rice.

  • Donburi Rice Bowls
    • Yakigyu Don $12.95

      Stir fried beef with onion. Served with soup and salad.

    • Yakitori Don $11.95

      Broiled tender chicken marinated in Yakitori sauce. Served with soup and salad.

    • Karaage Don $12.95

      Japanese style fried chicken in sesame honey sauce. Served with soup and salad.

    • Ton Ton Don $10.95

      Broiled pork tenderloin in our house special sauce. Served with soup and salad.

    • Chilean Sea Bass Don $15.95

      Pan seared Chilean sea bass in light soy and miso. Served with soup and salad.

    • Yaki Salmon Don $13.95

      Broiled salmon filet served with salmon roe. Served with soup and salad.

    • Tekka Don $14.95

      Fresh thinly sliced yellow fin tuna.

    • Sake Don $14.95

      Freshly thinly sliced salmon.

  • Noodles and Rice
    • Yaki Udon $11.95

      Stir fried Japanese udon.

    • Yaki Soba $11.95

      Stir fried buckwheat noodle.

    • Yaki Ramen $11.95

      Stir fried Japanese noodles.

    • Spicy Seafood Udon in Soup $15

      Thick noodle soup with jumbo shrimp, squid, scallop, fish cake and vegetables.

    • Vegetable Udon in Soup $13.95

      Thick noodle soup with vegetables.

    • Fried Rice $11.95

      (Choice of: Vegetables, Chicken, Beef or Shrimps)

    • Seafood Fried Rice $12.95

      With scallops, squid and shrimp.

    • Unagi Fried Rice $12.95

      Fresh water eel.

    • Steamed Rice $2.5

    • Sushi Rice $3

      Vinegar rice.

    • Brown Rice $3

    • Cold Soba Noodles $11.95

      Chilled Japanese buckwheat noodle with chef's special sauce.

    • Pork Ramen Soup $12.95

    • Spicy Miso Ramen Soup $13.95

  • Sushi a la Carte
    • Ebi (Shrimp) $4.75

    • Maguro (Tuna) $6.5

    • Sake (Salmon) $5.95

    • Saba (Mackerel) $3.75

    • Suzuki (Sea Bass) $5.75

    • Hamachi (Yellowtail) $6.5

    • Inari (Fried Bean Curd) $3.75

    • Baby Hamachi $7.5

    • Ikura (Salmon Roe) $6.95

    • Tobiko (Flying Fish Roe) $5.25

    • Kaibashira (Scallop) $6.5

    • Tako (Octopus) $5.75

    • Tamago (Egg Cake) $4.5

    • Kanikama (Imitation Crab Meat) $3.5

    • Hokkigai (Surf Clam) $4.75

    • Ika (Squid) $5.75

    • Unagi (Fresh Water Eel) $6.25

    • Uni (Sea Urchin) $7.95

    • Large Ama-Ebi (Sweet Shrimp) $8.5

    • Saku (White Tuna) $8.95

    • Smoked Salmon $6.95

  • Zen's Lunch Specials
    • Sushi Special A (Lunch Special) $12.95

      California maki and four pieces chef's choice sushi. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Sushi Special B (Lunch Special) $12.95

      Tekka maki and four pieces chef's choice sushi. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Sushi Special C (Lunch Special) $12.95

      Boston maki and four pieces chef's choice sushi. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Sushi Special D (Lunch Special) $13.95

      Spicy tuna maki and four pieces chef's choice sushi. Served with miso soup and fresh salad. Spicy.

    • Sushi Special E (Lunch Special) $13.95

      Unagi maki and four pieces chef's choice sushi. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Maki Special A (Lunch Special) $14.95

      California maki, kappa maki, and tekka maki. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Maki Special B (Lunch Special) $14.95

      California maki, Boston maki, and tekka maki. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Maki Special C (Lunch Special) $14.95

      California maki, spicy tuna maki, and kappa maki. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Maki Special D (Lunch Special) $13.95

      Kappa, avocado, oshinko. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Sashimi Sushi Special (Lunch Special) $15.95

      Chef's chioce two kind raw fish and four pieces chef's choice sushi. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Sashimi Special (Lunch Special) $16.95

      Chef's choice raw fish of the day. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Katsu (Lunch Special) $12.95

      Chicken with white or brown rice. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Curry Katsu (Lunch Special) $13.95

      Chicken with white or brown rice. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Shiitake Mushroom Chicken (Lunch Special) $13.95

      Choice of rice. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Chicken Teriyaki (Lunch Special) $12.95

      Choice of rice. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Beef Teriyaki (Lunch Special) $13.95

      Choice of rice. Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Yaki Udon (Lunch Special) $11.95

      Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Yaki Ramen (Lunch Special) $11.95

      Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

    • Yaki Soba (Lunch Special) $11.95

      Served with miso soup and fresh salad.

  • Sushi Combos
    • Sushi Deluxe $21.95

      (1) California maki & 8 pieces of nigiri sushi (raw food).

    • Sashimi Deluxe $28.95

      15 pieces of assorted raw fish.

    • Maki Combo $20.95

      Spicy Tuna Maki (raw food), Unagi Maki and California Maki.

    • Sushi Sashimi Boat $45.95

      Chef's selections of freshest sushi (6 pieces), sashimi (12 pieces) and maki (12 pieces).

    • Sushi For 2 $38.95

      16 pieces Nigiri Sushi, California Maki and Spicy Tuna Maki. Raw food.

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