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| - This was my second time at this restaurant. My first was for New Years dinner 2 years ago. During this dinner the restaurant was almost empty (2 tables occupied), which was pretty surprising and made me assume that it wasn't very good. But since it was empty we received great service and for an all vegetarian restaurant the food was really tasty. I really appreciated that they made some huge substitutions to my order without any objections. My brother and I both got the bento box dinner, which came with purple rice, 2 dim sums, a spring roll, miso soup, a fritter, and the curry. What I particularly liked about the food was that for asian cuisine the food wasn't greasy and drenched in oil, which is rare.
I also loved that they tried to make all sorts of fake meat options, such as chicken drumsticks.
However, we totally forgot about this place and didn't visit again until recently.
On this recent visit we just made it on time to get the last available table. Shockingly the restaurant was packed!
I ordered the same thing as my last visit (bento box with eggplant curry) since I liked it a lot. My brother got the mushrooms. But this time I tried making the same substitutions as last time and it turned out be a bit of a hassle, whereby they said they cannot do it. I had to explain to them that during my last visit there was no problem, so finally they agreed.
The food tasted awesome, but my only complaint is that my food came much earlier than my brothers, whom ordered an appetizer (chicken drumsticks) and a main, and both of which came when I was half way done.
The review for the fake chicken was that "it was ok...not that great", but the mushrooms were amazing.
Other than that, the prices are reasonable, portion size was good, decor/ambience was great, service was as fast and efficient as they could considering the rush.
So if you're looking for some good but different kind of vegetarian asian food I would definitely recommend Zen, but would suggest to make a reservation if you're planning on going during a peak time/day.
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