Zen Cafe

11.19.11: The place is alright, nothing to rave about except their sliders. To my surprised the sliders were freakiing delicious. I know this is a sushi place but we have tried their sashimi and it was just alright. Their fish was disappointing but then again I didn’t expect this place to be all that great either.
But dang their sliders… So hell to the yell to their sliders. Oh I think we had their salad and that was pretty good too. Spicy tuna salad was worth it as well.
If you feel like clubbing and don’t want to deal with cover just eat here and then stay for the rest of the night.

On Fridays they have buy a sushi roll & get a free sake!
UM…HECK YEAH!
I forgot all the rolls I had, (because of all the Sake bombs) but the Seal the Deal roll was just HEAVEN!
I’m one that HATES to pay cover (especially $ 20), so I really appreciated that I didn’t have to pay cover to stay when the club was starting up.
I really really liked the food. My server was super attentive & really good at suggesting stuff to us. & the sushi chef was cool.
I loved it!

Terrible place! They had a deal on groupon. When I contacted them in before and during San Diego trip not only does this place only open 8pm-​10pm but only Fri and Sat! The customer service is terrible (rude and forget to mention they are not open on Sundays). My significant other and I never made it to this place and had to deal with groupon to receive our refund on their «special deal». I would never recommend this place to anyone! How does their business stay open for 2 days a week 2 hours per day?! .and the place never returns calls nor polite over the phone.

I came here for a friend’s birthday dinner and was surprised to see my friend working there as a sushi chef! I requested something spicy and «cooked.» Whatever it was, was really good!

This place is my favorite sushi spot! I moved to SD from the east coast and had never tried sushi before until coming here 6 years ago! George, the head chef, made a variety of dishes for me to try (I hate fish, btw) and I’ve been addicted to sushi ever since! I have picky tastes and between George and Preston, they always find a way to create an «off-​the-​menu» roll that I love that doesn’t taste like fish!
I have to give them credit for getting me to try new sushi and I think me and my friends have gotten spoiled since coming here and eating all their delicious concoctions! Also, definitely try the watermelon sake, I’m not a big drinker but this stuff is good!
Even if you’re not into the club-​scene, you can go to the Zen Café for dinner during one of the comedy or burlesque shows they put on. Good prices too, especially when they have one of their discounted sushi nights. Plus, you usually don’t have to pay cover for the club if you have dinner their first!
Awesome place! Can’t wait to go back in a few weeks!

This place is slightly pricey for the quality, but if you eat here, you’re already inside On Broadway and don’t have to deal with lines and cover.
The staff is attentive and friendly. George, the head chef, is very personable and makes sure you’re taken care of if you sit at the sushi bar.
When we were there last Friday, they had happy hour from 8−9pm where all sushi rolls were $ 10 and came with a small sake. They have flavored sake there if you’re into that kind of thing. No hot tea though… which I find weird for a place that serves sushi, but I guess having sushi at a club is slightly odd as well.

I love the sushi here and the flexibility of the menu (if you can edge your way into the Bar Seating). Honestly I have had some good days and bad days when it comes to the Zen Café. My first time ever here, they apparently werent told someone was seated in some obscure place and they didnt take my order til 1 hour and 30 mins after I got there. I got free sake for that one but I was really only trying to skip the 30 dollar cover for that night (Benny Benassi was spinning). When I found the guest list, sitting through agony waiting wasnt a need to do anymore. But I did meet the Executive Chef who is super nice and I havent had a problem since in going here. Great food, a bit pricey to do all the time, but occassional isnt so bad.

Thinking, what a great place to go for a birthday dinner, then get into On Broadway for free after.
1.The waitress was rude
2. Found hair in the Sushi
3. Added things to our bill that we didn’t even order
I would not recommend this place, even if you do get into On Broadway for free, i’d rather pay or get there early before the guest list closes.