Sushi Zen
Categories: Sushi Bars, Japanese [Edit]
13206 Bothell Everett HwyMill Creek, WA 98082 (425) 357-1611
- Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Private Lot
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: Yes
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Alcohol: Beer & Wine Only
12 Reviews for Sushi Zen
The last time I ate here for lunch I was disappointed in what I ordered -- fried oysters and a california roll. The fried oysters tasted like the ones you buy in a jar and were breaded and fried. The california roll tasted like they made it yesterday. The miso was good however. I should've just stuck to my usual order of poke.
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Another one of my son's favorite restaurants... and one of mine. We love this place. This was my son's choice for his birthday dinner. It was originally recommended to us when we were scouting out a decent sushi place to provide sushi for our wedding. It took us nearly three years to finally try it out. I wish we had tried it sooner!
We've never had a bad experience here. I LOVE their baked seafood over their California roll. It's a bit spicy... even my son loves it! We also order the Seattle roll, their tempura and the chicken salad. We stay away from raw fish because of the kids... so I can't really comment on the quality of their sushi grade fish. But I look forward to a night out just so I can try it.
The kid's meals are great... we order one between the two kids and they get a good size bowl of Udon, Tempura (including one shrimp), and 3 California rolls all for around $5.
I also like the relaxed atmosphere and that it is rarely difficult to get seated. I do wish they had child friendly cups... but we just bring our own when we know we are going to dine here.
Oh and the bonus is that it's about five minutes from our house... before we had to drive all the way to Seattle to enjoy sushi.
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Found this place through an Entertainment book coupon. Service is good/friendly and the restaurant is clean and tastefully decorated.
They first brought out a bowl of edamame and small dishes of cucumber salad, which were nice freebie appetizers.
Both my mom and I ordered the bento boxes (she got salmon teriyaki and I got beef teriyaki) for dinner. At roughly $18 and $19, respectively, we were kind of expecting a litte more meat. My mom got a tiny chunk of salmon and I got about 8 small slices of beef. Still, it comes with miso soup, 3 gyozas, 6 (!) California rolls, a ball of rice, and tempura, which was actually a lot. I couldn't finish mine...
I also ordered unagi (freshwater eel sushi) which was tasty, but a little pricey at $4.75 for two pieces.
In conclusion, it was pretty expensive but the food was still tasty and the service was good.
Good quality fish, a warm atmosphere, very attractive presentation and prompt and consistent service made my experience deserving of a repeat. I like elaborate rolls and plenty of nigiri, so i dropped about 70 bucks for two people after tip. the ONLY thing i have to complain about was the size of the cuts of fish on the nigiri. I'm just used to bigger cuts where the fish actually covers the rice and at least touches the plate. Overall though, a very worthy little sushi place.
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When I found out we were moving up north, my first thought was "but what about the restaurants?!" I, too, thought that to live in Snoho would mean giving up quick and tasty access to fun food. We've found some places on our own, but it took a friend living in Bellevue to tell us about Sushi Zen.
You can't go wrong with this little strip mall gem. There's decent variety on the menu, the rolls have entertaining names and were delicious, and we also enjoyed the complimentary seaweed salad and edamame. I loved the Medusa Roll and my friend favored the White Christmas (??) Roll.
In my efforts to not drive down to Seattle every time I feel a bit restaurant deprived, I'm very happy to have Sushi Zen in my backyard!
I have to give Sushi Zen 5 stars - it's my first time reviewing it and it's been my favorite for years! And every time I take a friend there, they're very impressed.
Besides traditional sushi offerings, their menu has some very interesting rolls that other restaurants try to mimick with little success. My favorites include the baked seafood over cali roll, las vegas roll, and stuffed tomato.
In addition, before they bring your sushi out to you, they serve you free apps, such as seaweed salad, goma ae, and/or edamame.
This is a very clean restaurant and I've never experienced bad service here.
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My friends never believe me when I tell them I have good sushi at my doorstep. I hear "but Everett?". It's great to take them and show them that yes it's really good and fresh. The best day is after market day of course but I never fear eating here. I've been a regular for 5 or 6 six years and it's been a staple. Other places try to come close but for Everett it reigns as the best. Someone mentioned the staff and they really add to the place. Always friendly, welcoming and helpful.
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Sushi Zen is my favorite place to have lunch in the North End. I was nervous taking a job in Bothell, because of my perceived lack of good ethnic restaurants up here, but have thus far been pleasantly surprised.
Although Sushi Zen is a bit of a drive from Bothell for a lunch-break excursion, it is always worth the trip for me. The sushi is always delicious and fresh, but what I really come for are their lunch bentos. They're only $7.95!! And delicious!! OMG!1!!1
Sushi Zen is cute, clean and the staff is always friendly and attentive. I'm not 100% sold on their dinner menu (a bit on the pricey side and not enough variety IMO) but their lunch is what keeps me coming back.
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Good sushi in Mill Creek? Yup, it's true! I used to live around the corner, and Zen was a favorite, especially when they used to have their happy hour special. There's nothing too crazy here, but solid spicy tuna, philly, etc all with great service. It isn't the fanciest, but it's clean and overall pretty nice looking.
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This is a very good place for sushi. The other dishes I have tried are also very good. They have a "Mill Creek Roll" which is fun, and they have nice and big, fresh cuts that you can experience properly if you like Nigiri. If you live up north, definitely make the short drive to try it out.
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Service is great! but they could sure work on their sushi...
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They deserve 5 stars for their service. The sushi itself is decent but not as good as everyone suggests, but then again, we did not try any of their house specials. The decor is nice for a strip mall location. The best thing about our dinner was our waitor. It was enjoyable to speak to him because he was so polite.
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