Zen Sushi & Sake Menu – Lexington, KY

Type : Sushi restaurant

Location : Lexington, KY

We fly in fish from both Toyosu (Tsukiji) & Fukuoka markets in Japan on every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
At Zen Sushi & Sake, we only use the freshest ingredients – the essence of Japanese cuisine.
we strive to use only sustainable seafood. Our goal is to offer high quality ingredients in an innovative and sustainable way.

Casual, low-key Japanese eatery offering a selection of sushi & sake in a laid-back setting. Based on 607 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.9 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

Zen Sushi & Sake 40513

Address:
3070 Lakecrest Cir Ste 500, Lexington, KY 40513

Phone: (859) 219-2166

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Hours

Thursday 4–9 PM
Friday 4–10 PM
Saturday 4–10 PM
Sunday 4–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
4–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 4–9 PM
Wednesday 4–9 PM

Menu

Dinner
Kani Salad
Shredded cucumber, crabmeat
$7.00
Kaiso
Seaweed salad
$6.00
Ginger Salad
Lettuce, ginger dressing
$5.00
Tempura Vegetables $7.00
Agedashi Tofu
Bonito flake, Tsuyu, ginger
$7.00
Edamame $6.00
Goma Ae
Broccoli with sweet sesame dressing
$8.00
Sashimi Zensai
9 pcs of tuna, salmon, yellowtail
$21.00
Salmon Carpaccio
Kalamata olive, momiji yuzu togarashi
$14.00
Peppered Tuna
Seared black pepper-Crusted tuna, mango salsa
$14.00
Rock Shrimp Tempura
Tempura fried shrimp, Thai sweet chili aioli
$10.00
Ika Geso
Japanese fried calamari with onion rings
$10.00
Hamachi-Kama
Grilled collar of yellowtail, Togarashi, ponzu
$15.00
Miso Soup
Shiro miso, shiitaki mushroom, fried tofu, seaweed, negi
$5.00
Dumpling Soup
Spicy miso broth
$7.00
Dumpling
Pork & chicken dumpling, pan-fried or steam
$7.00
Lamb Chops
Pan seared lamb chops w. cabernet garlic shoyu
$16.00
Kakuni
Simmered pork belly with okinawa black sugar & sake, daikon, bokchoy, karashi mustard (limit 6 per evening)
$14.00
Steak Ishiyaki
Angus choice N.Y strip steak self-cook on the rock, cabernet-shoyu
$20.00
Beef Tataki
Rare seared N.Y strip, thinly sliced, negi, daikon, ponzu
$16.00
Chicken Karaage
Japanese style Fried Chichen
$9.00
Japanese Curry Udon W. Shrimp
Simmered shrimp, Japanese golden curry, udon
$18.00
N.Y. Strip Yakimeshi
Japanese fried rice, Angus choice N.Y. strip
$18.00
Bulgogi Beef Donburi
Korean style BBQ N.Y. strip, Hikari rice
$18.00
Bourbon Tso’s Chicken
Tender chicken breast, fruity bourbon glaze, broccoli, snap pea
$14.00
Ginger & Scallion Vegetable
Shiitaki mushroom, snap pea, asparagus, broccoli zucchini, grape tomato
$14.00
Chirashi
scattered sashimi, Ikura, tamago, Hitomebore rice
$24.00
Ramen
Japanese style pork belly, bok choy, nori, negi
$14.00
Sake
faroe islands salmon
$7.00
Beni Toro
salmon belly
$8.00
Maguro
big eye tuna
$8.00
Albacore
white tuna
$6.00
Hamachi
yellowtail
$7.00
Hirame
Hokkaido flounder
$8.00
Aji
Kagoshima horse mackerel
$8.00
Hotate
Hokkaido sea scallop
$7.00
Botan Ebi
spot prawn
$8.00
Tako
Hokkaido octopus
$6.00
Ika
squid
$6.00
Ikura
marinated salmon roe
$7.00
Hokkigai
surf clam
$6.00
Unagi
barbecued freshwater eel
$7.00
Avocado
w. yuzu kosho
$4.00
Tamago
sweet omelette
$4.00
Freshly Grated Wasabi Root $5.00
Kunsei Aji
sakura wood smoked aji, ginger, negi
$12.00
Aburi Beni Toro
torched salmon belly, ikura, negi
$5.00
Akami To Olive
Kalamata olive
$4.00
Aburi Hotate
torched scallop, lemon, sea salt
$4.00
Hamachi To Negi
yellowtail, yellowtail tartar
$4.00
Fancy Salmon
Salmon draped over spicy salmon, avocado roll, spicy aioli, masago
$14.00
Latin Heat
Seared albacore, tuna, yellowtail, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeño, Sriracha
$15.00
Amazing Tuna
Pepper tuna draped over Albacore tuna, spicy tuna, avocado roll, yuzu
$15.00
Naruto
Tuna, salmon, crabmeat, avocado wrapped in thin cucumber, ponzu
$14.00
Mango Tango
Yellowtail, tuna, salmon, mango, soypaper, kani, cucumber, avocado
$16.00
Zander
Seared salmon, tuna draped over spicy tuna, asparagus roll, spicy aioli
$14.00
Zero Sen
Tuna, flounder, salmon, yellowtail, scallop, big eye tuna maki
$18.00
Philadelphia Maki
salmon, cream cheese, avocado
$8.00
Spicy Tuna Maki $8.00
Incredible
Tempura shrimp, spicy crab, avocado, masago, unagi tare
$13.00
Oruka
Tempura soft-shell crab, eel, lobster salad, avocado, soy paper, unagi tare
$16.00
Krispy Krunch
Salmon, avocado, cream cheese, tempura fried, unagi tare
$12.00
Volcano
Spicy tuna, pickled jalapeño, cream cheese, spicy crab, tempura fried
$14.00
Dancing Eel
Tempura shrimp, eel, avocado, cucumber, scallion, masago, unagi tare
$13.00
Xooker
Tempura shrimp, spicy crab, cream cheese, seared N.Y. strip, Truffle-unagi tare
$14.00
Beaumont
Lobster salad on the top of tempura shrimp, spicy crabmeat roll with soy paper
$15.00
Shrimp Tempura Maki
avocado, cucumber
$8.00
California Maki $7.00
Nigiri Teishoku
9 pcs chef’s seasonal Nigiri
$35.00
Sashimi Teishoku
18 pcs chef’s seasonal Sashimi
$38.00
Nigiri Sashimi Teishoku
5 pcs seasonal nigiri 12 pcs Sashimi
$42.00
Drinks
A Single Plum
Choya umeshu, tito’s vodka, japanese green plum
$9.00
Tequila Sensei
Patrón silver, lime, tobacco bitter, togarashi salt
$10.00
Lychee Saketini
Mio sparkling sake, grey goose vodka, lychee
$10.00
Lost In Ginza
Toki whisky, old forester bourbon, Regan’s orange bitter
$13.00
Perfect Nikka Manhattan
Nikka whisky, rosso vermonth. Angostura bitter. The Perfect Nikka Manhattan was awarded “Best Cocktail” at the Paris Cocktails Spirits bar show in 2013
$16.00
Ugo No Tsuki, Moon After The Rain
Taruki, Superior, Soaring Cloud
$10.00
Ten To Chi, Heaven & Earth
Woodford Reserve, Four Roses, Basil Hayden
$20.00
Takaisami, Hawk’s Bravery
Taketsuru, Nikka coffey grain, Hibiki Harmony
$25.00
Kirin Ichiban $4.00
Kirin Ichiban Light $4.00
Sapporo $5.00
Asahi $5.00
Orion Premium Draft, Okinawa, Japan $9.00
Echigo Koshihikari, Niigata, Japan $12.00
Ky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Lexington, KY $6.00
Cougar Bait Country Boy, Lexington, KY $5.00
Mio, Kyoto Prefecture, Sparkling Junmai $3.00
Orchard Pineapple, Hyogo, Junmai Ginjo $2.50
Choya Umeshu, Osaka Prefecture, Plum Sake $3.00
Tanuki Sake, Hyogo Prefecture, Tokubetsu Junmai $3.00
1000 Long Lives, Kubota, Niigata Prefecture, Tokubetsu Honjozo $5.00
Superior, Hyogo Prefecture, Junmai Ginjo $4.00
Kikusui, Niigata Prefecture, Junmai Ginjo $5.00
Soaring Cloud, Sho-Une, Hyogo Prefecture, Junmai Daiginjo $6.00
Coconut Nigori, Junmai Nigori $3.00
Sho Chiku Bai, Junmai $5.00
White Crane, Hakutsuru, Hyogo Prefecture, Excellent Junmai $32.00
Karatamba, Hyogo Prefecture, Honjozo $18.00
Hakushika, Hyogo Prefecture, Namachozo, Junmai Namachozo $12.00
Yamadanishiki, Hyogo Prefecture, Tokubetsu Junmai $19.00
1000 Long Lives, Kubota, Niigata Prefecture, Tokubetsu Honjozo $55.00
Superior, Hyogo Prefecture, Junmai Ginjo $42.00
Mio, Kyoto Prefecture, Sparkling Junmai $18.00
Orchard Pineapple, Hyogo, Junmai Ginjo $28.00
Choya Umeshu, Osaka Prefecture, Plum Sake $32.00
Ozeki Cloud, Junmai Nigori $15.00
Coconut Nigori, Junmai Nigori $15.00
Sake Platium, Junmai Daiginjo $20.00
Kikusui, Niigata Prefecture, Junmai Ginjo $55.00
Hakkai Mountain, Niigata Prefecture, Tokubetsu Ginjo $95.00
Soaring Cloud, Sho-Une, Hyogo Prefecture, Junmai Daiginjo $65.00
Southern Beauty, Nanbu Bijin, Iwate Prefecture, Junmai Daiginjo $138.00
100 Ostentatious-Nesses, Kubota, Niigata, Junmai Daiginjo $158.00
Chardonnay, Wente, Livermore Valley, California 2015 $8.00
Pinot Gris, A To Z, Oregon 2016 $8.00
Sauvignon Blanc, Wairau River, Marlborough, New Zealand 2017 $23.00
Pinot Noir, Erath, Oregon 2015 $9.00
Cabernet, Liberty School By Caymus, Paso Robles, California 2013 $9.00
Riesling, Shine, Mosel, Germany 2014 $22.00
Chardonnay, Chalk Hill, Sonoma, California 2014 $36.00
Chardonnay, Clos Du Val, Carneros, California 2015 $48.00
Chardonnay, Domaine Roland Lavantureux, Chablis,Burgundy, France 2015 $45.00
White Bordeaux, Château La Freynelle, Gironde, France 2015 $28.00
Cabernet Sauvignon, Simi, Alexander Valley, California 2014 $48.00
Cabernet Sauvignon, Beringer, Knights Valley, California 2014 $48.00
Cabernet Sauvignon, Caymus, Napa, California 2014 $118.00
Merlot, Jason Stephen, Santa Clara, California 2010 $39.00
Malbec, Catena, Mendoza, Argentina 2014 $32.00
Blend, Petite Petit, Lodi, California 2013, 85% Petite Syrah & 15% Petit Verdot $30.00
Blend, M. Chapoutier, Côtes Du Rhône, France 2013, 60% Grenache & 40% Syrah $28.00
Pinot Noir, Macphail, Sonoma, California 2012 $68.00
Pinot Noir, Benton Lane First Class, Williamette Valley, Oregon 2012 $78.00
Pinot Noir, Nielson By Byron, Santa Maria, California 2014 $38.00
Zinfandel 7 Deadly, Lodi, California 2012 $28.00
Nikka Coffey Grain, Miyagi Prefecture
Taketsuru, Miyagi Prefecture
Yamazaki 12 Year Single Malt, Hokkaido Prefecture
Suntory Toki, Osaka & Yamanashi Prefecture
Yoichi Single Malt, Hokkaido Prefecture
Miyagikyo Single Malt, Miyagi Prefecture
Hibiki Harmony, Osaka & Yamanashi Prefecture
Hibiki Harmony 12 Years Old, Osaka & Yamanashi Prefecture
Taketsuru 17 Years Old, Miyagi Prefecture
Woodford
Four Roses, Single
Buffalo Trace
Basil Hayden
Maker’s Mark 46
Knob Creek
Elijah Craig
Old Forester
Jim Beam
Bulleit Rye
Jack Daniels
Black Label
Macallan 12 Years Old
Chivas
Jameson
Glenfiddich
Bush Mills
Crown Royal
Tito’s
Grey Goose
Ketel One
Belvedere
Tanquerey
Bombay Sapphire
Hendrick’s
Patron Silver
Jose Cuervo
Tres
Bacardi Superior Rum
Bacardi Gold
Captain Morgan Spiced Gold
Malibu

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: zenlexington.comopentable.com

Reviews

Josh Richardson
What a fantastic dining experience!

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Ivanna Khalus
Fantastic experience, from drinks to sushi to service. Not cheap, but also worth the price. If you’re looking for fresh and authentic then you need to try this place.

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Nat Rose
I remember coming here the first time, and I enjoyed their sushi and the house sake. I was thoroughly impressed the first time, so I brought my friend from Louisville for dinner on my recent visit this weekend.

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Erica Emerson
Best sushi in town. Absolutely phenomenal! Highly recommend the Xooker roll and peppered tuna! Truly everything here is always amazing!

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Taylor Johnson
Im so full and so happy that I don’t think my brain can formulate enough thoughts to give ZEN Sushi & Sake the praise that it deserves. But I do know you need to go, like, now. Amazing drinks, mouth watering sushi, the best humans, 15/10 can not recommend more

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Katie Yewell
Food was delicious! I got the roll with crab tempura and would definitely recommend. My husband got steamed dumplings and bourbon general tsos chicken which were also fabulous.

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Connie Jo Miller
A gem – authentic Japanese and even the uninitiated can tell the difference. Amazing sushi & fishes flown in from the best market in Tokyo. Even the miso soup and ginger salad is significantly better than any other around. Try this place – you’ll be back.

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Danielle Thorson
So peaceful and the food is delicious Naruto roll is perfect for summer, citrusy and fresh and healthy ❤️

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Cheyenne Christman
Zen sushi is one of the best if not the best sushi restaurants I’ve experienced. Food and service are amazing. Adam, our server was knowledgeable and extremely experienced. His recommendations were fantastic. I usually gauge a sushi restaurant on spicy tuna and cali and they were probably the best I’ve had. The xooker roll was out of this world original and an array of flavor. Cannot wait to return.

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Lewis Dominguez
We’ve visited multiple times across the last few years and the experience has always been incredible. One of my favorite places for an evening date and some of the best sushi in Lexington, as well as a wonderful selection of sake.

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