Menu
Introducing Zencu Sushi & Grill, a hidden gem in Los Angeles' Japanese Village Plaza. The restaurant offers a variety of Asian-inspired dishes with a focus on sushi, bento boxes, and grilled specialties. The menu includes appetizers like beef gyoza dumplings and agedashi tofu, as well as salads like cucumber salad and tofu salad. Lunch bento specials are available until 4 pm, allowing guests to customize their own bento boxes with options like grilled eel and miso-marinated black cod. Customers rave about the great food, excellent service, and warm ambiance of Zencu. With options for vegetarians, vegans, and meat lovers alike, this restaurant is a must-visit for anyone craving delicious Japanese cuisine in a relaxed setting.
Appetizers

Beef Gyoza Dumpling
Lightly fried beef and vegetable dumpling.
Sesame Chicken
Marinated in sesame, ginger sauce and lightly fried.
Mixed Tempura
Lightly fried shrimp and vegetables.
Broiled Mussels On 1/2 Shell
Mussels broiled with sesame Zencu mayo sauce.
Agedashi Tofu
Lightly fried premium tofu with sweet soy sauce.
Crispy Rice
Deep fried rice topped with spicy tuna and jalapeno slice.
Kama
Grilled Yellowtail Collar Served with ponzu sauce.
Soft Shell Crab
Lightly fried softshell crab,Served with ponzu sauce.
Calamari Rings
Zencu's own specialty of lightly fried calamari.
Jalapeno Popper
Stuffed jalapeno with spicy tuna and cream cheese battered and deep fried.
Shishito pepper
Pan fried Shishito pepper with sweet soy sauce, bonoto flakes
Shrimp Shumai
Steamed Shrimp Dumplings
Cold Tofu
Chilled Tofu topped with bonito flakes, green onion, seaweed with Zencu ponzu sauce.
Garlic Edamame
Pan Fried steamed Edamame(Japanese soybean) with Garlic and Sweet Soy Sauce
Edamame (Japanese soybean)
Steamed Edamame(Japanese soybean).
Cucumber Salad (Sunomono)
Sliced cucumber with Zencu house dressing.
Seaweed Salad
Marinated seaweed with sesame oil and seed.
Zencu House Salad
Avocado, Spring mix, Crab stick with Zencu house dressing.
Tofu Salad
Premium tofu with spring mix covered with dry bonito flakes in sesame dressing.
Salmon Skin Salad
Broiled salmon skin, Spring mix,Cucumber, Seaweed salad with Zencu house dressing.
Spicy Tuna Salad
Spicy Tuna, Cucumber, Seaweed salad, Spring mix with Zencu house dressing.
Mango Avocado Salad
Fresh Mango, Avocado, Spring mix with ZenCu House Dressing
Oriental Chicken Salad
Charbroiled chicken, tangerine and fried Egg roll skin on spring mix with sesame dressing.
Sashimi Salad
Yellow tail, tuna, salmon, cucumber, seaweed salad, spring mix with Zencu house dressing.
Miso Salad
Shredded Napa cabbage with fresh avocado, edamame, carrots, red cabbage, green onions, crisp wontons tossed in miso dressing and topped with shrimp or grilled chicken.
Seared Pepper Tuna Salad
Seared Pepper Tuna, Spring Mix, Avocado, Cucumber , Seaweed salad with Soy Mustard dressing.
Blue Crab Avocado Salad
Blue Crab, Avocado, Spring Mix with Zencu house dressing.
POKE SALAD
Rice and spring mix topped with assorted sashimi or spicy tuna, served with Zencu poke dressing.
Salads

Lunch Bento Special (Open-4pm)

Lunch Bento Special 1 Item
Make your own bento box. Choose any 1 Item. Served with soup, salad and rice.
Lunch Bento Special 2 Items
Make your own bento box. Choose any 2 Items. Served with miso soup, salad and rice.
Unaju
Grilled freshwater eel seasoned with Zencu eel sauce. Served with miso soup.
Miso Marinated Black Cod
Miso-marinated black cod, pan fried and roasted served with grilled sweet corn and asparagus.
Dinner Bento Special 1 Item
Make Your Own Bento Box Combination. Choose any 1 Item. Served with miso soup, salad and rice.
Dinner Bento Special 2 Items
Make Your Own Bento Box Combination. Choose any 2 Items. Served with miso soup, salad and rice
Miso Black Cod
Miso-marinated black cod, pan fried and roasted served with grill sweet corn and asparagus.
Dinner Bento Special (4pm-Close)

Sushi

Tuna Sushi
Fresh Tuna
Salmon Sushi
Fresh Salmon
Yellowtail Sushi
Fresh Yellowtail
Albacore Sushi
Seared Albacore with Ponzu sauce.
Octopus Sushi
Cooked Octopus
Mackerel Sushi
Marinated in vinegar with ponzu and grated ginger
Fatty Salmon Sushi
Fresh salmon belly
Black Snapper Sushi
Fresh Black Snapper.
Freshwater Eel Sushi
Baked fresh water eel with eel sauce.
Shrimp Sushi
Cooked shrimp.
Squid Sushi
Fresh squid.
Egg Sushi
Cooked egg.
Crab Sushi
Imitation crab stick
Smelt Egg Sushi
Fresh smelt egg.
Jumbo Scallop Sushi
Fresh jumbo scallop.
Sweet Shrimp Sushi
Fresh sweet shrimp. Deep fried heads.
Salmon Egg Sushi
Fresh salmon roe.
Tobiko Sushi
Frying fish egg. Nigiri Sushi
Surf Clam Sushi
Cooked surf clam.
Fatty Yellowtail Sushi
Fresh yellowtail belly.
Seared Pepper Tuna Sushi
Seared with shichmi and pepper.
Seared Pepper Salmon Sushi
Seared fresh salmon
Bluefin Tuna Sushi
Fresh Bluefin Tuna
Fatty Tuna Sushi
Bluefin Tuna belly.
Tuna Sashimi
Fresh tuna
Salmon Sashimi
Fresh salmon
Yellowtail Sashimi
Fresh yellowtail
Albacore Sashimi
Fresh albacore
Octopus Sashimi
Cooked octopus
Mackerel Sashimi
Marinated in vinegar served with ponzu and grated ginger
Fatty Salmon Sashimi
Fresh salmon
Fatty Yellowtail Sashimi
Fresh Yellowtail
Black Snapper Sashimi
Fresh Black Snapper
Bluefin Tuna Sashimi
Fatty Tuna Sashimi
Sashimi

Fresh Roll

Zencu Roll
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, crab, avocado and sweet mustard.
Rainbow Roll
Tuna,Salmon, Albacore, Yellowtail, Shrimp, Avocado, Crabmeat.
Tsunami Roll
Avocado, Spicy Tuna, Salmon, Zencu Spicy Sauce.
Tiger Roll
Shrimp and avocado on top of California roll, Eel sauce.
Red Dragon Roll
Spicy Tuna, Avocado, Tuna, Spicy Mayo, Eel Sauce.
Mango Crunch Roll
Spicy crab, mango, salmon, avocado, crunch and house sauce.
Victoria Secret Roll
Spicy mayo, house salmon, tuna, yellow tail, soy paper, avocado on top and sauce.
Crispy Garlic Tuna Roll
Tuna, Fried Garlic, Avocado, Cilantro, Soy Mustard.
Aburi Hamachi
Seared Yellowtail, Crabmeat, Avocado, Fried Garlic, Yuzu Sauce.
Baja California Roll
Spicy Tuna, Yellowtail, Avocado, Spicy Mayo, Spicy Soy Mustard, Sriracha.
Mexican Roll
Spicy Crab, Cooked Shrimp, Avocado, Jalapeno, Spicy Mayo, Sriracha.
Kamikaze Roll
Spicy Tuna, Cucumber, Spicy Crab, Jalapeno, Spicy Mayo, Sriracha.
CILANTRO ALBACORE ROLL
Spicy Tuna, Cucumber, Albacore, Cilantro, Fried Garlic, Yuzu Ponzu.
ALOHA ROLL
In: Jalapeno,Spicy albacore.Out: Tuna,Albacore,Crispy Garlic, Soy mustard, Wasabi dressing
LEMON ROLL
In: Avocado,Spicy Crabmeat.Out: Salmon,Lemon,Masago,Green Onion,Sesame Sauce,Salsa
AMIGO ROLL
In: Spicy Crabmeat,Mango,Jalapeno.Out: Avocado,Jalapeno,Salsa,Sriracha.
DOUBLE SALMON ROLL
In:Spicy Salmon,Avocado.Out:Salmon,Smelt Egg,Spicy Mayo,Ponzu.
GARLIC ALBACOR ROLL
In:Spicy Albacore,Jalapeno. out:Albacore,Fried Garlic,Soy Mustard,Garlic Ponzu.
Crunch Roll (Shrimp Tempura Roll)
Shrimp tempura, crab, avocado inside and eel sauce.
Hot Night Roll
Shrimp tempura, avocado, spicy tuna and sesame sauce.
Spider Roll
Gobo, cucumber, radish sprout, soft shell crab, avocado, crab inside and smelt egg outside.
Spicy Tuna Tempura Roll
Deep fried spicy tuna with avocado inside.
Tempura California Roll
Lightly fried with seaweed outside.
Tempura Philly Roll
Deep fried Philly roll with avocado inside and eel sauce.
Popcorn Roll
Spicy mayo, deep fried craw sh on top of California roll and eel sauce.
Samurai Roll
Spicy albacore, cucumber, albacore on top, green onion crispy onion, eel sauce, spicy mayo and ma sago.
Spicy Tuna Crunch Roll
Eel sauce, deep fried shrimp, spicy tuna, avocado and crunch on top.
Monster Roll
Crabmeat, Avocado, Deep Fried Fresh Water Eel, Spicy Tuna, Eel sauce, Spicy Mayo.
Crazy Mango Roll
Spicy Crabmeat, Shrimp Tempura, Avocado, Mango Slice on Top, Sriracha, Wasabi Mayo.
Little Tokyo Roll
Cream cheese, Salmon, Cooked Shrimp, Avocado, Deep fried Crabmeat, Eel Sauce.
Carne Asada Roll
Steak, Avocado, Jalapeno, Cream cheese, Cilantro, Chipotle Mayo (Deep Fried)
King Dragon Roll
Whole Fresh Water Eel, Crabmeat, Avocado,Shrimp Tempura, Spicy Tuna, Eel Sauce.
Avocado Bomb
Avocado halve Stuffed with Crabmeat and Spicy Tuna. (Deep fried)
Lobster Tail Tempura Roll
Deep Fried Lobster Tail, Crabmeat, Avocado, Smelt Egg, Eel Sauce.
Veggie Tempura Roll
Deep Fried Asparagus, Sweet Potato, Carrots, Onion, Green Beans, Eel Sauce.
Picante Roll
Spicy Tuna, Shrimp Tempura, Avocado, Fried Jalapeno, Chipotle Mayo
TIJUANA ROLL
In: Cream Cheese,Avocado,Shrimp Tempura,Deep FriedOut: Spicy Crabmeat,Jalapeno,Eel Sauce,Sriracha
UNAGI SHRIMP ROLL
In: Spicy Tuna,Shrimp Tempura,Avocado,Chipotle Mayo.Out: Unagi,Eel Sauce.
Crazy Shrimp Roll
In:Crabmeat,Avocado. Out:Shrimp tempura,Smelt Egg,Eel Sauce,Spicy Mayo.
Tempura Roll

Bake Roll

Dragon Roll
Freshwater eel on top of California roll and eel sauce.
Baked Crawfish Roll
Served with green onion, ma sago, baked baby craw sh on top of California roll and eel sauce.
Baked Salmon Roll
Served with green onion, ma sago and baked salmon on California roll with eel sauce.
B.S.C.R
Served with green onion, ma sago baked scallop on top of California roll and eel sauce.
Caterpillar Roll
Avocado outside, unagi and crab inside, eel sauce and cucumber.
Baked Langostino Lobster Roll
In: California rollOut: Baked Langostino Lobster Tail,green onion,smelt egg,eel sauce
California Cream Roll
Cream Cheese, Avocado, Crabmeat, Bake Mayo, Eel sauce
Havana Roll
In: Avocado, Crabmeat, Out: Spicy Albacore, Crawfish, Green Onion, Smelt Egg.
Volcano Roll
In: Crabmeat, Avocado. Out: Baked Scallop, Langostino, Fried Crab Stick
Spicy Albacore Roll
Fresh Spicy Albacore, Cucumber
Tuna Roll
Fresh tuna
Spicy Tuna Roll
Fresh spicy ground tuna, cucumber
Salmon Roll
Fresh Salmon, cucumber
Salmon Skin Roll
Baked salmon skin, smelt egg.
Yellowtail Roll
Fresh Yellowtail, Cucumber
California Roll
Crabmeat, Avocado
Crab Roll
Crab Stick
Shrimp Roll
Cooked Shrimp, Cucumber
Philly Roll
Cream cheese and salmon.
Scallop Roll
Fresh scallop, Cucumber, Masago
Avocado Roll
Avocado
Cucumber Roll
Cucumber
Veggie Roll
Avocado, cucumber and Beets
Maki (Cut Roll)

Zencu Signature Dish

Tuna Tataki
Lightly seared tuna and served with special garlic ponzu sauce.
Salmon Carpaccio
Served with sliced jalapenos and special mustard ponzu sauce.
Yellowtail Jalapeno
Thin Sliced Yellowtail Served with sliced jalapenos, Yuzu Citrus Sauce
Black Truffle Salmon
Thin Sliced Salmon, Truffle oil
Blue Crab Salmon
Blue Crab, Avocado, wrapped with Salmon, Tobiko, Tomato, Truffle Oil.
Albacore Lover
Avocado, spicy tuna, smelt egg, wrap with fresh albacore. Spicy soy mustard and Yuzu Ponzu.
Salmon Lover
Avocado, crabmeat, wasabi tobiko with fresh salmon wrap.
ZENCU SASHIMI
16/pcs ZenCu Assorted Chef's Choice of Sashimi
Hana Sashimi
8 PCS Assorted sashimi with a choice of California roll or Spicy Tuna roll
Sakura Sushi
10 PCS Assorted chef's choice of Premium Nigiri sushi.
Chirashi
Assorted sashimi with shrimp,Tamago,Masago on Sushi Rice
DELUXE CHIRASHI
Premium Assorted Sashimi on Sushi Rice
OSAKA SUSHI & SASHIMI
10/pcs Assorted Chef's Choice of Premium Nigiri Sushi & 6/pcs Premium Sashimi
TOKYO SUSHI
8/pcs Assorted Chef's Choice of Nigiri Sushi with Choice of California Roll or Spicy Tuna Roll
Sushi and Sashimi Combination

Noodles

Mori Soba
Served with Zends own dipping sauce.
Chicken Yakisoba
Served with special sauce stir fried with cabbage, onion, bean sprouts and carrots. Served with seaweed flakes.
Beef Yakisoba
Sliced beef marinated with Zencu yakisoba sauce stir-fried with cabbage, onions, sprouts and carrots. Served with seafood flakes.
Seafood Yakisoba
Shrimp, scallops, calamari, marinated with Zencu yakisoba sauce stir-fried with cabbage, onions, sprouts and carrots. Served with seafood flakes.
Zencu Udon
Japaness noodle soup with shitake mushrooms, fishcake,seaweed and green onions.
Zencu Udon with Shrimp and Vegitable Tempura
Japanese noodle soup served with shrimp and vegetable tempura.
Zencu Udon with California Roll or Spicy Tuna Roll
Japanese noodle soup serve with California Roll or Spicy Tuna Roll
Seafood Udon
Japanese noodle soup served with shrimp, scallop, calamari and mussel.
Spicy Seafood Udon Pasta
Shrimp, scallop, mussel, asparagus and carrots sauteed with udon noodle.
Tonkotsu Ramen
Pork and chicken broth with corn, naruto, bean sprout, spinach, egg, shitake mushroom, chashu, green onion.
Shoyu Ramen
Soy sauce base broth with bean sprout, corn, spinach, shitake mushroom, egg, green onion, naruto.
Miso Ramen
Pork and chicken broth with a broth seasoned with miso and served with spinach, corn, bean sprouts, egg, shitake mushroom, green onion.
Clam Miso Soup
Steamed Rice
Edamame
Ginger
Mountain Carrot
Miso Soup
Sushi Rice
Shrimp Temputa
Eel sauce
Spicy Mayo
Add Cream Cheese
Add Avocado
Sides/Extra Sauces

Beverages

SODA
DRAGON BURRITO
Eel, Shrimp Tempura, Crabmeat, Avocado, Spring mix, Sweet mayo, Eel sauce.
ZENCU BURRITO
Spicy Tuna,Salmon,Tomato,Avocado,Crispy onion,Eel sauce,Spicy mayo,Soy Mustard,Sweet mayo
VEGGIE BURRITO
Beet,Gobo,Avocado,Asparagus,Pickled Radish,Green Leaf,Radish Sprouts,Soy Mustard,CucumberNo
SUPREME BURRITO
Crabmeat,Salmon,Tuna,Avocado,Cucumber,Tomato,Eel sauce,Soy Mustard,Sweet mayo
TNT BURRITO
Spicy Salmon,Spicy crabmeat,Spicy Tuna,Avocado,Cucumber,Tomato,Fried Onion,Eel sauce,Sweet mayo
SUSHI BURRITO

PARTY TRAY

PARTY TRAY (A )
55 Pieces Of Sushi Chef's Choice+Dragon Roll/ Rainbow Roll/ Crazy Mango Roll
PARTY TRAY ( B )
40 Pieces Of Sushi Chef's Choice+Dragon Roll/ Rainbow Roll/ Crazy Mango Roll.
PARTY TRAY ( C )
California Roll(2ea), Spicy Tuna Roll(2ea)Avocado Roll(2ea), Salmon Roll(2ea), Shrimp Roll(2ea)