My friend Ronsee took me out for an early birthday dinner at Zen, where we indulged in their seasonal multi-course menu, the Dinner Sushi Gozen:
Taro rice puff with chicken, snap pea, carrot, and maitake mushroom
Chawanmushi with shrimp, chicken, mushroom, and ikura
Maguro (bluefin tuna), madai (sea bream), ocean trout, and hotate (scallop) nigiri
Shrimp and vegetable tempura
Anago (conger eel) tempura
Otoro (fatty tuna), uni and ikura (sea urchin and salmon roe), kampachi (amberjack), and anago nigiri
Toro temaki (tuna hand roll)
Soy milk ice cream with mochi, anko, amd kuromitsu
Birthday dessert: Japanese citrus and strawberry sorbets
Maybe it's because it's been a while since I've had sushi, but my god, this dinner was phenomenal. Gorgeous, fresh, succulent pieces of fish, beautifully assembled and presented. Crispy, golden, perfectly battered tempura. A light, sweet, and balanced dessert to finish. They even presented me with an extra dessert for my birthday, two deliciously fruity, refreshing sorbets that I wish I could buy in pints to eat at home. What a spectacular experience. And, dare I say, the sushi here was better than any I had in Japan...
Zen Japanese Restaurant
7634 Woodbine Ave.
Markham, ON L3R 2N2
(905) 604-7211
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