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Zen Sushi
640 Merrimon Ave, Ste 205
Asheville, NC 28804
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Lunch Menu
Zen Sushi Lunch House Special 11:00-3:15
Sushi Lunch Option A
Choose 2 Rolls for $8; Choose 3 Rolls for $11
Spicy Vegetable Roll
vegetarian
Asparagus Tempura Roll
vegetarian
Cucumber & Avocado Roll
vegetarian
gluten-free
Mushroom Cucumber Roll
vegetarian
Sweet Potato Tempura Roll
vegetarian
Cucumber Roll
vegetarian
gluten-free
Pickled Radish Roll
vegetarian
Avocado Roll
vegetarian
gluten-free
Vegetable Roll
vegetarian
Tempura Onion Roll
vegetarian
Sushi Lunch Option B*
Choose 2 Rolls for $9; Choose 3 Rolls for $12
Spicy Crunchy Tuna Roll
Boston Roll
Salmon Roll
gluten-free
Eel Avocado Roll
Spicy Crabstick Roll
Yellowtail Roll
gluten-free
Salmon Avocado Roll
gluten-free
Spicy Crunchy Salmon Roll
Salmon Skin Roll
Bagel Roll
Tuna Roll
gluten-free
Shrimp Tempura
Crabstick Roll
Eel Cucumber Roll
Chicken Tempura Roll
California Roll
Sushi Bar Lunch
includes miso soup or mixed green salad
Vegetable Sushi Lunch
$10.00
5pcs. Assorted vegetable sushi and a vegetable roll
vegetarian
Sushi Lunch*
$11.00
5pcs. Assorted fish and a California roll
Zen Sushi Lunch*
$13.00
2pcs. Tuna, 2pcs. Salmon, 2pcs. Yellowtail & California Roll
Sashimi Lunch*
$12.00
10pcs. Assorted raw fish with a bowl of rice
gluten-free
Zen Sashimi Lunch*
$14.00
3pcs. Tuna, 3pcs. Salmon, 3pcs. Yellowtail & 3pcs. White fish
gluten-free
Lunch Boxes
includes Miso Soup, Green Salad, Rice and California Roll
Vegetable Tempura
$7.50
vegetarian
Tofu & Vegetable Teriyaki
$7.50
vegetarian
Chicken Teriyaki
$8.50Chicken or Tofu Katsu
$8.50Chicken Yakitori
$8.50Chicken and Vegetable Tempura
$9.50Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura
$9.50Shrimp, Salmon, or Steak Teriyaki*
$9.50Spicy Garlic Bass
$9.50Fish Katsu
$9.50
*Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or egg may increase your risk of foodbourne medical illness, especially if you have certain conditions. Items are served raw or undercooked and may contain raw or undercooked ingredients
Soup & Salad
Miso Soup
$1.99
vegetarian
gluten-free
Green Salad
$2.99
vegetarian
gluten-free
Tofu & Vegetable Soup
$3.99
vegetarian
Avocado Salad
$4.49
vegetarian
gluten-free
Cucumber Salad
$4.49
vegetarian
Seaweed Salad
$4.99
vegetarian
Squid Salad
$5.99Seafood Soup
$5.99
Shrimp, scallop, mussel, crabstick and vegetables in broth
Appetizers
Side of Sauce $0.25 ea
Haru Maki (2pcs.)
$3.49
Deep fried Japanese style spring roll
vegetarian
Edamame
$4.49
vegetarian
gluten-free
Cheese Wonton (4pcs.)
$4.99
Cream cheese, crab meat, and scallion
Age Tofu (4pcs.)
$4.99
Deep fried tofu w. sauce
vegetarian
Chicken Yakitori (2pcs.)
$5.49
Broiled chicken on skewer w. teriyaki sauce
Chicken Katsu
$5.49
Japanese style breaded fried chicken w. sauce
Yasai Gyoza (6pcs.)
$5.49
Pan fried or steamed vegetable dumplings
vegetarian
Pork Gyoza (6pcs.)
$5.49
Pan fried or steamed pork dumplings
Shumai (6pcs.)
$5.99
Fried or steamed shrimp dumpling
Fried Calamari
$6.99
Fried squid w. mildly spicy sauce
Beef Negimaki (6pcs.)
$7.99
Grilled sliced beef rolled w. scallion & teriyaki sauce on top
Kaki Fry (4pcs.)
$7.99
Deep fried oysters w. chef 's sauce
Rock Shrimp
$8.99
Battered fried shrimp tossed with spicy cream sauce
Hamachi Kama
$10.99
Broiled yellowtail neck with salt, pepper and ponzu sauce
Tempura Appetizers
Vegetable Tempura
$5.99
vegetarian
Chicken & Vegetable Tempura
$7.99Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura
$7.99Sushi Bar Appetizers
Spicy Kani Salad
$5.99
Crabstick, cucumber and crunchy mixed in spicy mayo sauce
Tako Su
$7.99
Sliced octopus served in ponzu sauce
Sushi Appetizer*
$8.99
4pc. assorted sliced raw fish on bed of rice
gluten-free
Salmon Tataki*
$8.99
Sliced seared salmon served in ponzu sauce
Tuna Tataki*
$8.99
Sliced seared tuna served in ponzu sauce
Peppered Tuna Tataki*
$8.99
Sliced seared pepper tuna served in ponzu sauce
Sashimi Appetizer*
$10.99
8pc. assorted sliced raw fish
gluten-free
Tataki Tuna Mango Wrap*
$10.99
Mango and cucumber wrapped in peppered tuna tataki and topped with ponzu & mango sauce, finished with infused virgin olive oil
Yellowtail Jalapeno*
$11.99
Sliced yellowtail, jalapeno and tobiko served in yuzu soy sauce
Noodles
Choice of Noodles: Udon, Soba, or Rice Noodles
Vegetable Yaki
$9.99
Vegetables and tofu stir fried with your choice of noodles
vegetarian
Vegetable
$9.99
Noodle soup served with vegetables
vegetarian
Chicken Yaki
$11.99
Noodles stir fried with chicken and vegetables
Shrimp Yaki
$12.99
Noodles stir fried with shrimp and vegetables
Tempura
$12.99
Noodle soup served with vegetables, along with shrimp and vegetable tempura on the side
Nabeyaki
$13.99
Noodle soup served with vegetables, and chicken; along with 2pcs. of shrimp tempura on the side
Seafood Yaki
$14.99
Noodle stir fried with shrimp, scallop, mussels, fish cake, and vegetables
Seafood
$14.99
Noodle soup served with Shrimp, scallop, mussel, fish cake, and vegetables
Donburi
Served over rice with a side of miso soup or green salad. Side Order of Sauce $0.25 each. Brown Rice $0.50
Yasai Don
$8.99
Stir fried tofu and vegetables served over rice with our house special sauce
vegetarian
Chicken Don
$9.99
Stir fried chicken and vegetables served over rice with sauce
Shrimp Don
$10.99
Stir fried shrimp and vegetables served over rice with sauce
Zen Don
$12.99
Lightly fried sea bass, tofu, & vegetables served over rice with ginger sauce
Seafood Don
$12.99
Lightly fried sea bass with stir fried shrimp, scallop, & vegetables served over rice with spicy garlic sauce
Tofu & Vegetable Fried Rice
$8.99
vegetarian
Chicken Fried Rice
$9.99Shrimp Fried Rice
$10.99Hibachi
Served with fried rice, vegetables, and a side of miso soup or green salad. Side Order of Sauce $0.25 each
Tofu & Vegetable
$12.99
vegetarian
Chicken
$13.99Shrimp
$15.99Steak
$17.99Salmon
$17.99Chicken & Shrimp
$17.99Chicken & Steak
$18.99Shrimp & Steak
$19.99Shrimp & Scallop
$20.99Kitchen Entrees
served w. rice and a side of miso soup or green salad
Vegetable Tempura
$11.99
vegetarian
Tofu & Vegetable Teriyaki
$11.99
vegetarian
Chicken Teriyaki
$13.99Chicken Katsu
$13.99Chicken & Vegetable Tempura
$13.99Shrimp & Vegetable Tempura
$14.99Beef Negimaki
$16.99
Grilled sliced beef rolled with scallions & teriyaki sauce
Bento Combination Box
served w. rice and a side of miso soup or green salad
Vegetable Dinner Box
$16.99
Vegetable tempura, vegetable and tofu teriyaki & vegetable roll
vegetarian
Box A
$17.99
Chicken & vegetable tempura, shrimp teriyaki & California roll
Box B
$17.99
Shrimp & vegetable tempura, chicken teriyaki & California roll
Box C
$17.99
Shrimp & vegetable tempura, salmon teriyaki & California roll
Box D*
$18.99
Shrimp & vegetable tempura, steak teriyaki & California Roll
Sushi & Sashimi A La Carte
Sushi: Fish on rice - 2pcs per order; Sashimi: No rice - 3pcs per order
Omelet (Tamago)
$4.00Squid (Ika)*
$4.75Tofu (Inari)
$4.00Striped Bass*
$4.75Surf Clam (Hokigai)
$4.75Fluke (Hirame)*
$4.75Octopus (Tako)
$4.75Mackerel (Saba)*
$4.75Crabstick (Kani)
$4.75Red Snapper (Tai)*
$4.75Shrimp (Ebi)
$4.75Escolar (White Tuna)*
$4.75Eel (Unagi)
$5.25Salmon (Sake)*
$5.25Yellowtail (Hamachi)*
$5.25Tuna (Maguro)*
$5.25Smoked Salmon*
$5.75Scallop (Hotutegai)*
$6.00Fish Egg (Masago)
$2.50
served as 1 piece of sushi or sashimi
Salmon Roe (Ikura)
$3.00
served as 1 piece of sushi or sashimi
Sweet Shrimp (Amaebi)
$3.50
served as 1 piece of sushi or sashimi
Sea Urchin (Uni)
served as 1 piece of sushi or sashimi
- Market Price
Sushi Bar Entrees
Served w. miso soup or salad. Substitute brown rice for $0.50
Vegetable Maki
$13.99
Avocado roll, tempura sweet potato roll & vegetable roll
vegetarian
Maki Dinner*
$14.99
California roll, spicy crunchy tuna roll & shrimp tempura roll
Chirashi Donburi*
$17.99
12pc. assorted chef 's choice sashimi over sushi rice
Unagi Dunburi
$17.99
8pc. smoked eel over sushi rice
Sushi Regular*
$16.99
7pc. chef 's choice assorted sushi & a California roll
Sushi Deluxe*
$19.99
9pc. chef 's choice assorted sushi & spicy crunchy tuna roll
Sashimi Deluxe*
$21.99
15pc. chef 's choice assorted sashimi w. bowl of rice
gluten-free
Sushi & Sashimi Combo*
$25.99
5pc. sushi, 9pc. sashimi chef 's choice & shrimp tempura roll
Love Boat*
8pc. sushi, 15pc. sashimi w. two chef 's special rolls
- For Two $50.99
- For Three $74.99
- For Four $99.99
Special Rolls
Add avocado, cucumber, or cream cheese inside for $0.75. Substitute brown rice for $0.50. Add masago for $1. Side Sauce for $0.25 each. Certain items may be charged more
USA
$7.99
Tempura fried roll with spicy crab stick & cream cheese inside; spicy mayo and eel sauce on top
Joy
$7.99
Inari tofu, cream cheese, and crunchy inside; avocado on top
vegetarian
Blue
$8.49
Sea bass tempura, cucumber, avocado, & lettuce & mayo inside, with masago on top
Yahoo
$8.49
Fried oyster inside with eel sauce
Honado*
$8.99
Tempura fried roll with spicy tuna & avocado inside with chef special sauce
Kani Naruto
$9.99
Crabstick, tamago, and avocado rolled in sliced cucumber, with ponzu sauce
Godzilla*
$9.99
Spicy crunchy salmon, crabstick, cream cheese, and avocado inside; tobiko, scallion, spicy mayo, and eel sauce on top (Tempura Fried Roll)
Beach*
$9.99
Spicy crunchy crab inside, salmon and a dollop of hot sauce on top
Rainbow*
$9.99
Crabstick, cucumber, and avocado inside, with assorted fresh fish on top
Dragon
$9.99
Eel, crabstick, and cucumber inside, with avocado and eel sauce on top
Volcano*
$9.99
Tempura crabstick, cucumber, & avocado inside with spicy crunchy salmon, eel sauce & hot chili sauce on top
Foxy lady
$9.99
Tempura sweet potato & avocado inside, with smoked salmon & eel sauce on top
Royal
$9.99
Fried oyster inside; avocado, eel sauce, and wasabi mayo on top
Cloud Nine*
$10.99
Tempura eel & avocado inside with spicy tuna & eel sauce on top
I Love Eel*
$10.99
Spicy crunchy tuna, salmon, yellowtail, & avocado inside, with eel on top
Rock n Roll*
$10.99
Cooked shrimp, avocado, & cream cheese inside with fresh salmon & lime on top
Mexican*
$10.99
White tuna, asparagus & avocado inside with spicy crunchy tuna, jalapeno, and hot chili sauce on top
Crazy Tuna*
$11.99
Spicy tuna, salmon, yellowtail, cucumber and avocado inside with seared pepper tuna on top
Pink Lady*
$11.99
Peppered tuna, cucumber, & mango inside with spicy crunchy salmon and mango sauce on top
Red River*
$11.99
Spicy crunchy tuna inside with fresh tuna, avocado, & tobiko on top
Sweetheart*
$11.99
Spicy crunchy shrimp, cucumber & avocado inside with fresh salmon, lemon slices, & wasabi mayo sauce on top
Rainbow Naruto*
$11.99
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado & tobiko rolled in sliced cucumber in Ponzu
Blue Ridge
$11.99
Tempura shrimp & cream cheese inside, topped with spicy crabstick
Devil D
$11.99
Tempura salmon, avocado, cream cheese inside; spicy crabstick and eel sauce on top
Perfect Match*
$11.99
Tempura shrimp, lobster salad, mango & avocado rolled with soy paper; tobiko & wasabi mayo on top
Fire Island*
$11.99
Spicy crunchy salmon & mango inside, with lobster salad, wasabi tobiko and hot chili sauce on top
Dancing*
$12.99
Tempura shrimp inside with spicy crunchy scallop and eel sauce on top
Sumaki Roll & Hand Roll
Add avocado, cucumber, or cream cheese inside for $0.75. Substitute brown rice for $0.50. Add masago for $1. Side Sauce for $0.25 each
Salmon Skin Roll
$4.75
Salmon skin, scallion, and cucumber w. eel sauce
California Roll
$4.75
Crabstick, cucumber and avocado
Kani Roll*
$4.75Boston Roll*
$4.99
Cooked shrimp, avocado, and lettuce w. masago & mayo
Tempura Mushroom & Cream Cheese Roll
$4.99Eastern Roll
$4.99
Cooked shrimp, tamago, and avocado
Eel Cucumber Roll
$5.25Eel Avocado Roll
$5.25Shrimp Tempura Roll*
$6.99
Tempura shrimp, cucumber, lettuce and masago
Spider Roll*
$8.99
Fried Soft Shell Crab, cucumber, lettuce, avocado and masago
Spicy Crunchy Kani Roll
$5.25Spicy Crunchy Shrimp Roll
$5.25Spicy Crunchy Tuna Roll*
$5.25Spicy Crunchy Salmon Roll*
$5.25Spicy Crunchy Tako Roll
$5.99Salmon Roll*
$4.99Tuna Roll*
$5.25Yellowtail Scallion Roll*
$5.25Yellowtail Jalapeno Roll*
$5.25Salmon Avocado Roll*
$5.49Philadelphia Roll*
$5.99
Smoked salmon, avocado, & cream cheese
Bagel Roll*
$5.99
Fresh salmon, crunchy, cream cheese, & masago
Passion Roll*
$6.99
Fresh tuna, avocado, and crunchy; with spicy mayo, & Japanese spicy powder on top
Spicy Crunchy Scallop Roll*
$6.99Cucumber Roll
$3.99
vegetarian
Tempura Onion Roll
$4.49
vegetarian
Oshinko Roll
$4.49
vegetarian
Avocado Roll
$4.49
vegetarian
Asparagus Tempura Roll
$4.49
vegetarian
Sweet Potato Tempura Roll
$4.49
vegetarian
Kanpyo Roll
$4.49
vegetarian
Seaweed Salad Roll
$4.49
vegetarian
Avocado, Cucumber, & Asparagus Roll
$4.75
vegetarian
Vegetable Roll
$4.75
vegetarian
Spicy Vegetable Roll
$4.75
Cucumber, avocado, kanpyo, lettuce, & burdock w. spicy mayo sauce
vegetarian
Inari Tofu & Avocado Roll
$4.99
vegetarian
Tempura Mushroom & Cucumber Roll
$4.99
vegetarian
Tempeh Roll
$6.99
Tempura fried tempeh, asparagus, carrots, & cucumber inside topped with avocado and sweet chili mango sauce
vegetarian
Downtown*
$12.99
Spicy crunchy tuna, yellowtail, and salmon inside; avocado, seared white tuna, and wasabi mayo sauce on top
Surprise
$12.99
Tempura soft shell crab inside; with eel, avocado, and chef 's special sauce on top
Happy
$12.99
Tempura eel, avocado, and crabstick inside with spicy crunchy shrimp and eel sauce on top
Angry Dragon
$12.99
Tempura shrimp inside, with spicy king crab meat and sweet miso sauce on top
Premier*
$12.99
Spicy white tuna and avocado inside; tuna, yellowtail, salmon on top w/ thinly sliced lemon, and spicy sweet miso sauce on top
Joeski*
$12.99
Shrimp tempura inside with fresh tuna, avocado & chef special sauce
Soho*
$12.99
Peppered tuna, avocado, cucumber, & mango inside; with spicy crunchy white tuna & mango sauce on top
Bay
$12.99
King crab meat, avocado, & cucumber inside with cooked shrimp and wasabi mayo on top
New Horizons*
$12.99
Yellowtail, asparagus, & avocado inside with fresh salmon, tuna, & wasabi caviar on top
gluten-free
Zen*
$15.99
Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, avocado, & asparagus inside; yellowtail, white tuna, red tobiko, black tobiko, scallions, & chef 's special sauce on top
Spicy Tuna Naruto*
$10.99
Spicy tuna, avocado, and crunchy rolled in sliced cucumber, served with ponzu sauce
King Roll*
$16.95
Spicy crabstick, shrimp tempura, avocado, and mango inside; tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado, eel, mango sauce, eel sauce, wasabi mayo, and tobiko on top. Wrapped in soy paper
Desserts
Ice Cream
$3.00
Green Tea, Red Bean
Mochi Ice Cream
$4.00
Green Tea, Red Bean, Mango, Strawberry
Tempura Ice Cream
$5.00Tempura Cheese Cake
$5.00Tempura Banana Split
$7.00
*Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or egg may increase your risk of foodbourne illness. Items are served raw or undercooked and may contain raw or undercooked ingredients
Reds
Les Tamelles, Cabernet Sauvignon, Aude, France
- $7.00
- $24.00
Cedar Brook, Pinot Noir, Nappa Valley, CA
- $7.00
- $24.00
Cedar Brook, Merlot, Nappa Valley, CA
- $7.00
- $24.00
Granacha de Fuego, Granache, Calatayud, Spain
- $7.00
- $24.00
Whites
Grayson Cellars, Chardonnay, St Helenea, CA
- $7.00
- $24.00
La Villa, Pinot Grigio, Veneto, Italy
- $7.00
- $24.00
Castro Cellars, Sauvignon Blanc, Paso Robles, CA
- $8.00
- $24.00
Beer
Asahi
- Lg $7.00
- Sm $4.50
Sapporo
- Lg $7.00
- Sm $4.50
Kirin Ichiban
$4.50Tsing Tao
$4.50Highland Gaelic
$5.00Highland Oatmeal Porter
$5.00Green Man IPA
$5.00Bud Light
$4.00Miller Light
$4.00Yuengling
$4.00Local Seasonal
$5.00Sake
House Hot Sake
- Lg $6.00
- Sm $4.00
Ozeki Dry
$7.00Sho Chiku Bai Nigori
$9.00Sho Chiku Bai Ginjo
$10.00Mio Sparkling Sake
$12.00Tozai SnowMaiden Nigori
$15.00Tozai Living Jewel Junmai
$15.00Momokawa Organic Nigori
$15.00Momokawa Organic Ginjo
$15.00Ozeki Karatamba Junmai
$17.00Bunraku Yahamai Junmai
$22.00Browse Nearby
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Hours
Monday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Thursday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Friday:
11:30am - 10:30pm
Saturday:
11:30am - 10:30pm
Sunday:
12:30pm - 10:00pm
About Us
Our Zen began in 2003 and has continued ever since. It brings us so much joy to serve our guests the highest quality sushi and sashimi, accompanied by fresh local produce. We look forward to serving you and your guests in our relaxed and comfortable atmosphere just 2 miles from downtown Asheville and 2 blocks from UNCA.