The only appeal of the downtown Sushi Zen is it?s convenient location and late night hours. Otherwise, please realize that this is likely the worst sushi restaurant in Savannah in terms of quality, value, service, and atmosphere. I've eaten here many times when friends insist because of convenience, but after my experience last night, I'm never going back.
I ordered the sashimi dinner for $24.95. It included 3 pieces of tuna (maguro) and 3 pieces of salmon that were full of chewy tendon making them inedible. When I questioned our waiter about it he said, ?I could ask to replace them but it?s going to come out of my pocket?.
Later he tried to convince me that I had gotten the fatty good stuff that most customers request when ordering sashimi. He cleary didn?t understand the difference between a piece of fatty toro tuna that melts in your mouth and a inproperly cut piece of tendon-ridden tuna.
For sushi downtown try Wasabi on MLK or Sakura on Broughton. They are not without faults, but are so much better than Zen.
Pros: convenient downtown location, late night hours
Cons: overpriced mediocre quality sushi and misinformed, disinterested waitstaff
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