Zensho Teppanyaki Restaurant and Sushi Bar
- March 23, 2007
- Rated 4 of 5 by
marseilles from Metro Manila, Philippines
Filipinos love buffets: all-you-can-eat restaurants where you can have your fill.
Zensho is a solid Japanese restaurant but the highlight is its all-you-can-eat menu. Instead of arranging dishes in a buffet, Zensho's all-you-can-eat style is all-you-can-order, and each dish is cooked fresh as you order it. For P485 (US$10) for dinner or P385 for lunch, you can pick any dish from a long list of delights (which includes but is not limited to teppanyaki dishes), and you can order as much of each dish as you want. The all-you-can-order price does not include drinks.
My family and I always pick seats in front of one of the the teppanyaki grills, although you can also ask to be seated away from the grills if you don't like the smoke, or, if there are enough of you, in one of the Japanese-style function rooms (low tables, cushions on the floor). The all-you-can-order menu includes the standard mixed sushi and mixed maki (roll) plates, although these aren't the restaurant specialties.
The best items on the menu are the Japanese steak cooked right on the teppanyaki grill, and the oyster dishes (cooked either teppanyaki-style or smothered with cheese and baked in an oven). The tempura is good, too.
As with most Filipino all-you-can-eat restaurants, leaving any leftovers on your plate doubles the cost of your bill.
Zensho is along the restaurant row on Tomas Morato Road in Quezon City, near the corner of Roces Avenue.
From journal Manila, Gastronomical Wonderland