"just a week ago shizen reopened after being closed for a couple of weeks. the previous owners are no longer in the picture and shizen is now owned by J.W. Marriott.\n\nthere was rumor that the current exec. chef is a gentleman from the show top chef. i am not certain if this is true and forgot to ask while i was dinning last night.\n\nin my previous review, i gave the restaurant 4 stars. i now give it 4.75. haha it's got more atmosphere, the servers are nicer and more attentive, (maybe because it's a J.W. restaurant now?!?!) they have great tea, the menu is half sushi and half entree, and all in all has a better vibe and energy. =)\n\nwe ordered:\n\nagadashi tofu\ndynamite roll\ncalifornia crunch roll\nahi poki\nmarinated scallops\nedemame\nspicy miso soup (crab and wakame) you can ask for shitaki too! =)\ntea and diet coke\n\ntotal : $88.00 \n\nit was just the right amount of food and i don't mind paying what we did for the quality and freshness. \n\nmahalo, shizen!"^^ . "2011-03-13T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . "1"^^ . . . . "3"^^ . "5"^^ .