Amazing! Service, Food was delicious, we were originally going to T Smith but since it was SuperBowl Sunday they were closed so we ended up here, so happy we did. Our waitress was stellar such a gem Rachel was her name please recognize her for her Excellent Hospitality. Inside was quiet and welcoming, music was calm. We recieved complimentary clear soup, and tempura sushi it was wonderful. My ratings are as follows: Soy Wrap Sweet Potato Roll 10/10 Soy Wrap Vegetable Roll 10/10 Clear Soup 10/10 Gyoza 7/10 Spring Roll 10/10 Kids Bento Box 10/10 Prices 10/10 Service 10/10 Hot Green Tea 10/10 Location is good, plenty of parking. There were 4 in my party I tend to order a lot of items so our total was $94 not bad at all. Considering my husband and I can spend close to $130 for just the two of us so it was a good deal. read more

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My first time to try this place - wow! Angie was so nice and brought me a app while I waited on my bento lunch. I had shrimp bento. Rice quality was excellent and hot green tea especially good. I lived in Japan for about 10 years and I give it a thumbs up!! read more

Service was lovely (considering the table behind us were very mean to the poor waiter) Service was super fast, went around 5 pm. Food was yummy and on par with price and size of sushi rolls. read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Trying out a new sushi place! - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

Ambiance is still good. new owners have tried to deceive me twice since they took over/bought the place. First the said the previous owner would be back on their very first day ( not true, per staff there ), then they told me on my 3rd visit that Lucky Rolls are served warm even though I explained they had not been served warm all the years I had been coming. The own was dressed like she just got out of bed ( very messy high pony tail, t-shirt, slacks. the other staff appeared untidy and im not sure about hygiene but it didn't look good. Way too much eel sauce on my roll. not edible. I will not go back. I've tried 3 times and it has always been a disaster. I said I was allergic to soy and they still tried to serve me things that were free but soy based ( miso broth, and soy sauce). I hope you will improve because Annie ran a great Sushi Restaurant . read more

We stopped here for dinner based off of other reviews. I'm so glad we did. They started the meal with clear soup. They also brought a small complementary sushi roll that had fried crab and shrimp. It was tasty. We both ordered salmon hibachi. The ginger dressing on the house salads was so delicious! The portion sizes were large and everything was seasoned well. We will definitely be back when we're in town. read more

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It was all literally perfect. including the service, the food, and the boba teas very pleased with this place I would definitely come again read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

Food was great as well as the service. Lots of "free" a nice clear soup and a fried small sushi roll. I got the gyosa and fried spring rolls and the rock roll. All great! read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Sushi bar - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

This was first time inside restaurant. I have had brought to me by a good friend and loved it. Going in was very nice. Loved the atmosphere. Loved the staff. The choices were vast. I had soup, salad, incredible steak, veggies, noodles, rice. All with white sauce on side. Highly recommended. Will definitely go back. Much better in person. read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Steak. Veggies. Noodles. Rice. - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

Lovely sushi restaurant in a large Publix shopping center. You've got plenty of parking, lots of tables in a beautifully decorated interior, awesome service, and excellent food. Definitely ticks all the boxes! Everything we tried was perfect, from the sushi, to the soup, to the hibachi, to the boba. This is definitely a place we will go back to! read more

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I have dined here many times and it is always great, love their miso soup and Sushi lunch

My gf and I went here on Christmas Day. We got inside and there was quite a few people inside for it being Christmas Day. We got sat right away and were greeted quick as well. We tried ordering the calamari for an appetizer but they were out unfortunately. Our server did bring us a little crab roll on the house which was very nice. Very yummy as well. Then for our entree we got 4 different rolls. We got the eel and avocado roll, I give that a 7.3/10. The happy roll I give a 7.8/10. The tnt roll in the middle was simple but good I give that a 8/10. The last roll in the back is the dynamite roll and I give that a 8.3/10. Overall the sushi was fresh tasting and not too much rice on the rolls which can be a big difference. For dessert we got the fried ice cream. One of my favorite desserts to get, I give it a 9/10. Overall Christmas dinner experience I give a 8.8/10. read more

Food and service was excellent. You are served clear soup and an appetizer after being seated. We had the soft shell crab appetizer and the dumplings to start. They were very good. We all got different types of rolls and everything was delicious. Highly recommend. read more

great service from waitress abby, got food to go because the food was good because of waitress abby. read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

This is the local "go to" for the best sushi in town. This family owned restaurant has a surprising interior and ambiance, located in our Publix shopping center. We always get sushi that is cooked and favorite rolls are the mango roll, zento roll, phoenix roll , anastasia roll, sakara roll. Other friends enjoy the hibachi. The wine is cold and the service is great. Construction is going on now for the new Publix but don't let that stop you from going! read more

Amazing service, really good food, so welcoming! Loved this dinner so much. From start to finish the meal and service was excellent. Free app and salad to start the meal was incredible and unexpected. Definitely worth eating here. read more

We love sushi zento!! Every time we want something easy on a Friday night that is delicious and healthier this is our go to! Honestly sometimes we end up having it twice a week. I love the rainbow Naruto! They also do a gluten free hibachi which is so wonderful for me since I can't eat dairy or gluten. We also love the tuna avocado and real California roll. They always have our food ready so quickly and packaged with care. read more

Love this place very clean and friendly staff the sushi is great and great lunch specials

Good food! Great service! Ambience is very nice with warm marble flooring, as it doesn't seem that way from the outside!

My parents live down the street from Sushi Zento and I love getting takeout here when I visit! The sushi is the best in town - I love the yellowtail and spicy tuna. My brothers love the fire tuna roll for a fancier one. The hibachi meals are great value and super tasty. Great pricing, really quick and convenient. Great customer service too. We love this place! read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Chicken hibachi (also includes salad and miso soup not in photo) and sushi (yellowtail, cuc, 2x spicy tuna, 2x Fire Tuna) - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

Nice hibachi shrimp lunch special, which also included a soup and a salad, and came with vegetables, though I wish it had more rice. That makes it a good value for $11.50 I'd say. My fiancee's chicken on a stick was also pleasant. We also got a Ramune Orange, a Japanese soda; we had to get them to explain how to open this novelty soda, which had a marble-like ball bouncing around in it. I may return. With tip, $31 for lunch for two. read more

Enjoyed free food that you usually don't get at a Japanese restaurant. Before I ordered I was served soup like fish cake broth with mushroom slices and tempura imitation krab sticks smothered in that orange aioli. Both were delicious. They have a lot of choices. I ordered a lunch special 2 rolls or handrolls for $9! That came with salad, ice berg lettuce and a good miso dressing. I was quite full before touching a roll! 8 pieces come per roll, small in size but I like how they use little rice and peel the WHOLE shrimp in my tempura roll. The shrimp tempura in roll was excellent, warm and crunchy but light. My other roll had real crab meat roll. Little crab actually but a nice balance of crunch from cucumber and creamy avocado. Zento's interior is pleasantly simple, with soft easy listening music, sometimes in Japanese. There's also one tv to keep track of sports. Many choices and the service was friendly and fast. I highly recommend this place for its great prices and value for your money. read more

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Food is not good enough to excuse the Terrible fish tank at entrance...sickly oversized and overcrowded fish in a super dirty tank. Shame on you- free Willy! read more

We walked thru the door and they said they were closed. 3:00 pm but re-open at 4....who does that? ‍. Don't waste your time coming to this place. read more

Great sushi place in the Publix Shopping center. The sushi was fresh and the service was awesome. They even brought over a free tasting from the chef. Nice addition. read more

Amazing place, was greeted quickly and with complementary soup. Soup was fantastic. We split Steak & Shrimp hibachi, Phili roll, Gyoza and Anastasia roll. Everything was spot on. Hibachi was cooked perfectly, steak was so tender, chicken wasn't dry. Rice and noodles were also fantastic. read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Steak & shrimp hibachi - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

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The food and service were absolutely terrific. I told the waiter that it was my daughter's birthday, and he surprised her with a fried ice cream plate, with 'Happy Birthday' spelled in chocolate and they had the birthday song playing in the background. They went over and above, and she was thrilled with the sushi, the ambiance and the ice cream! read more

We are in St. Augustine, Florida for the week and ate here our first night. The sushi Zento roll was delicious. The hibachi selections were good too. They were very nice people. I would definitely go back. read more

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Great service and amazing sushi. Sat at the bar, the sushi chefs were very friendly. Our server was wonderful. Try to scallop Nigri and any of the spicy rolls. read more

Food is always amazing don't get me wrong! But the service I received tonight. I was baffled. I walk in to do a takeout order for my family and I. I ask for the kid habachi. She looks at me and says "you don't look 12". Like okay. Should I throw my kid over my hip next time? I asked how big it was to see if my kids could share. She refused to give me an Awnser. Like almost if I was asking if it was big enough for myself. Didn't even ask me if I wanted soup or salad. Ended up giving me soup. Which I can't give my kids. They won't eat broth. It was unreal. Then I'm trying to order food. And she is trying to up charge me on ever single thing. It's like lady. I'm about to leave lol. All I have to say is. I love coming here. It's one of my favorite spots. But after that. It left a really bad taste in my mouth. (not the food of course. Her service. (Girl with the blue hair. Avoid at all coast) read more

What a great place! I ordered to go and they gave me free soup and an app of fried crab! Super fast and friendly!! Excellent!! read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

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This location was great. It's a smaller size location and they do not cook the hibachi in front of you. However, the food was so good and they were priced nicely. Not too expensive. They brought us complimentary soup and sushi. The waitress was the nicest. The tempura was amazing! Sushi was great and the hibachi was perfect as well. Would definitely recommend and would eat here again. read more

Been coming here for years and their food and service have always been on point. We recently had a VERY BAD experience. It took our server 20 mins to even come by the first time. Our food took a while to be prepared which is fine as they were busy but the plate sat on the counter waiting to be served for too long. The sushi was not as good as it as usually is and made us sick to our stomach the next day. Even the comp holiday roll was poorly made. We were there for like an hour and a half. I don't know if that was an isolated incident but we unfortunately will not be back. Can't take any chances on bad sushi. read more

We love their sushi! It is always fresh and exceptionally presented. Their heart shaped roll is not only tasty it's art! As appetizers we've enjoyed the hamachi and the scallops. Their sushimi pieces are big thick slices. We've never had any issue with service nor had to wait long for our order. read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

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Love the food and they are always great with my children. A definite place to get consistent sushi. read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

Honestly surprised with all the good reviews how below average this place is. They gave us "free clear soup" right when we sat down but when we said we didn't want it and asked for miso with the hibachi dinner which COMES with It on the menu they upcharge it 2$? No other places in the area does this. You can give free clear soup but not give the soup that comes with the entree? It was also the WORST miso soup I've ever had. My advice - drive off the island another six minutes and go somewhere that doesn't nickle and dime you for below average food and service read more

This place was excellent!! Sushi rolls were fresh and yummy, I loved everything we ordered, particularly the specialty Lovers roll and the salmon sashimi. I do wish they had more salmon based rolls on the menu, there is a lot of crab, tuna and shrimp but the freshness and taste of the salmon was by far the best. One gripe - The online ordering on their website is a pain in the butt to use and it doesn't tell you how long you should wait to go pick up your food so we waited about 15 minutes and headed over, not really sure if it would be ready. Picking it up was easy but I probably should have just called it in to avoid the annoying online menu. Would def reorder from here though!! read more

We revisited for the first time in four years. It's still a great space and vibe, though we got takeout this time because of the pandemic. The fish in the sushi is still good quality and the sushi rice is still subpar. We also tried tempura and seaweed salad, which were both good. One negative for takeout is overreliance on wasteful styrofoam. Worth checking out, but not a five star place. read more

Amazing everything. Very fair prices. Server was excellent! Teriyaki Salmon very good - 2 large pieces of fish sizzling on cast iron serving plate. Cooked to perfection. Large enough to share. Complimentary appetizer was incredible (Holiday roll). read more

Such GREAT food & GREAT service! They earned the 5 star rating for sure. Crazy Girl Roll is awesome! read more

Sushi Zento & Grill - Sushi! - Japanese Near Me - St. Augustine, Florida

Sushi Zento has some of if not THE best sushi in St Augustine and the overall Jacksonville area. Their sushi is always fresh and made to order and they do Sushi to PERFECTION. They even have a lunch special for their regular rolls for 3 for 12 dollars which is an AMAZING deal. I have not yet found a sushi roll I do not like from them. Please stop by whenever you get a chance. You won't be disappointed read more