Credit: Natalie Jones
Credit: Natalie Jones
Hannah Huang, who owns the restaurant with her husband, Bob, said customers can expect the same type of food you would typically get at a hibachi restaurant — just without the show.
“Our express hibachi menu is thoughtfully crafted to highlight fresh ingredients, bold flavors, and the timeless art of Japanese cooking,” Huang said. “Every meal is a balance of simplicity and taste — grilled protein, crisp vegetables, and fragrant rice, elevated with our signature sauces. It’s everything you love, with nothing you don’t.
All food will be cooked to order with customers choosing the base, meat, vegetables and sauces for their bowls. Every bowl starts with either steamed rice, fried rice or noodles topped with customer’s choice of chicken, steak, shrimp, salmon or tofu. Vegetables include carrots, onions, broccoli, zucchini and bean sprouts.
The restaurant’s signature sauce to top off the bowls will be yum yum sauce. Other options will include ginger, teriyaki, soy or siracha sauces.
“At Zen Grill, we believe great food doesn’t need to be complicated,” Huang said. “My main goal here was trying to keep everything simple and easy.”
The 1,400-square-foot restaurant with seating for about 14 people will be open for dine-in, carryout or delivery via DoorDash or UberEats. Customers will be able to order at the counter or through self-ordering kiosks.
The couple has been thinking about opening a hibachi express restaurant for several years, but didn’t have the time or energy to do it until this year. They both grew up in the restaurant industry and have been working in it for the past 10 years.
Zen Grill is expected to open in March or April from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
If all goes well, the owners hope to open additional locations. More information will be available soon at zen-grill.com.
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