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    Zen Zen Dojo

    4.5 (25 reviews)

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    Eric K.

    Trashy restaurant. 6 tables. The "bar" was full of junk and unusable. Very slow service. The only girl working out front sat at the register looking at her phone. Weird menu choices. Wanted the katsu but I hate curry. Nothing but weird dishes. The street noodles were bland stir fried spaghetti and small chunks of fried chicken. The bento came with no stir fried vegetables. My wife loved the curry fried tofu bento. The tofu is super fresh with delicious batter. I ordered spring rolls but I had to remind the waitress to bring them after 10 minutes. They came out with the broccoli I should have got with the bento. The steamed broccoli was good as were the shrimp spring rolls. The grape green tea with lime my wife said was delicious. I had the orange tropical oolong. Both were medium sized that would be small drinks anywhere else. Definately not worth $51 with 15% tip. A pass from me. Gave it 3 stars because my wife liked it.

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    Samuel O.

    Kids enjoyed lunch here @zenzendojo food was very delicious and the drinks from next door @himekocafe were on point

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    We went in for lunch today for the first time. We both got bento boxes. The food was delicious and flavorful. We will absolutely be back. We also got a thai tea and lime drink. The worker was friendly and helpful with the menu. The decor was an anime theme. Top bento box: sixth blind moon fried rice as main entree (spicy but delicious flavor with fried egg on top) with pot stickers, vegetable spring roll and croquette(deep fried mashed potatoe with breading, delicious). Bottom bento box: meat fiesta fried rice (3 meats with delicious flavor) with pot stickers, croquette, and cucumber salad (garlicky and refreshing).

    Scramble tomato egg rice & sea salt matcha

    This is a newly opened Chinese restaurant near ASU. It's neighbors with Himeko Cafe, a boba tea store, and you can order drinks from Himeko Cafe at Zen Zen Dojo. Since it's so new the place isn't busy at all and has plenty of seating. The restaurant concept is Chinese fusion so expect to see classic Chinese, pan-Asian, and western fusion dishes. I checked out the restaurant twice! First time I ordered the scramble tomato egg rice and a sea salt matcha drink. The scramble tomato egg rice is a classic Chinese home dish and it tastes just like how my parents used to make them. It's light, fresh, and filling. It also comes in a cute bento style box. The sea salt matcha is refreshing and not incredibly sweet or salty. Second time we ordered the cumin lamb skewers, mapo tofu lasagna, strawberry yogurt, and sea salt matcha. Cumin lamb skewers are not often found in Chinese restaurants in the US so I was excited to try them. The meat was good quality and did not have any fatty parts. The cumin really kicks it up a notch! Mapo tofu lasagna sounded so unique I had to order it! It took a while because they bake it in the kitchen from scratch. A little unwieldy to eat because the lasagna immediately falls apart due to how slippery the tofu is. It feels like eating strips of lasagna with some mapo tofu on top so your mileage may vary. The drinks are always good and helps with the spiciness of the dishes. In terms of service the waiters are always courteous and polite and even walk over to the cafe next door in order to bring the drink to your table. Only complaint is that the kitchen may be slow at times even with a low number of customers. Since Zen Zen Dojo is experimenting with the Chinese fusion concept, which is very new compared to other fusion cuisines, it's definitely a place worth checking out and supporting!

    himeko chicken sandwich

    super yummy food and great staff! i love their bento boxes and chicken sandwiches! Also check out their cafe drinks they are so good I always get the sea salt matcha.

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    Loved their bento box! I got the Katsu and it was so delicious. Also, you have to get their boba too!

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    The food was so bomb, I'm coming back tomorrow and maybe the next day. Trust me on this!

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