Zenkichi
The restaurant offers semi private tables for all of its customers and Tokyo-style Japanese cuisine. The focus is on small plates for sharing and tasting with sake. The menu emphasizes Omakase (chef's tasting menu) which changes every five weeks to incorporate the freshest ingredients of the season. The sake selection includes over 50 kinds of carefully chosen premium sake labels.
Zenkichi continues to evolve with a recently added garden. The space is inspired by a Japanese mountain retreat with a glass ceiling that incorporates two 50 year old trees. Which expands the seating space and adds a new dynamic to the already unique décor.
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Unbelievable food. Unbelievably attentive service. I cannot recommend Zenkichi enough. It’s the perfect place for an intimate dinner.
Would absolutely return. Great food, service, ambiance.
Food and service were excellent. They only have sake though.
Went to celebrate my girlfriend’s recent certification and was not disappointed. Very intimate setting and ambience. You’re not alone but definitely separate from the other patrons. We did the summer Omakase and it was truly amazing. Waitress was also very helpful and nice.
Was craving decent Japanese food after my trip to Japan and Zenkichi has been on my list for a while. Omakase was amazingly good and gave me some kaiseki vibes (couple of their dishes). Authentic cuisine and the atmosphere was amazing. Only complaint is that YMMV for the vibes depending on who your fellow patrons are in the booths next to you or behind you (they may be obnoxiously loud), but that is not the fault of the restaurant. Would come here again definitely when the menu item changes based on the season. Thank you Zenkichi for such a great experience!
Excellent service and vegetarian options
It’s like going to Tokyo in Brooklyn. Amazing experience (again) and the food is unlike you’ll find at the other run-of-the-mill Japanese restaurants in the U.S. the sake selection is also excellent. Perfect for an intimate dinner with a special friend or for groups - just love the Japanese cuisine and be ready to try new things.
Ambience is outstanding. Food very good. Service was slow I’m guessing bc of lack of help.
Awesome gem hidden in a great part of Brooklyn. The ambiance really makes it the perfect spot for a private romantic date night. All of the a la Carter dishes were delicious and flavorful. I would definitely recommend
Very intimate. A bit over priced
The restaurant is amazing. We had the 8-course dinner with the sake pairing. It was our anniversary so we really appreciated how every table is essentially a private booth. Excellent food and presentation. Our waitress was very kind-hearted and patient. Each course was individually introduced and explained. We will definitely return.
Amazing food and ambiance!
Great price for omakase tasting menu! Fresh and delicious sushi with beautiful plating and ambiance! We also did the sake tasting which was lovely, entree was a bit lacking however out of all the 8 courses, but overall very good!
Looking tired , service was disappointing
We heard that the menu is seasonal. We must have picked the wrong season.
I went with my girlfriend for dinner. We ordered the omakaze. Only the sashimis had great taste. The rest of the pieces they brought, were below average. We ordered sake as well, and ended up paying 240 dollars for something that was really not worth it. The service was excellent though. The waitress was very nice and was on top of everything. It was just the food that was very bad and not worth the price.
Good restaurant, super private, great food, outstanding service
Love this place but service was painstakingly slow. It took over 3 hours for their Omekase menu. Was delicious but way too long waiting between courses. Our server apologized for the delay, it was not because of him, it seemed to be the kitchen that was so backed up.
Incredible experience. We felt as though we've been to Japan. Remarkable food with a remarkable setting. Just bummed they can't accommodate kids.
Delicious chef’s choice menu, we loved every course
Other than fancy seating (individual tables separated with store and wall) and the very low noise level the food is just OK. We have taken the menu (75 us/personne) and only the fish was memorable.
Visiting from the UK with no prior knowledge, just passing in the street, thought we would give it a try. Unassuming exterior, magical interior, excellent ambience, with attentive service and outstanding food. One of better Japanese restaurants outside of Japan.Serving Japanese cuisine as opposed to your high street "so called" Japanese food.Not the cheapest but well worth the visit. I recommend the 8 course " Spring Omakase" tasting menu with accompanying Sake.
Favorite restaurant
Amazing experience, would definitely come back !!
I ordered the omakese and the food was good overall. Not the most exceptional sushi I've had but still good. They provided great service and the ambiance was interesting and intimate. They had private booths which were cute but a little tight for people with long legs. They are also very nice and serve your omakese dessert with a placard and candles if you tell them of your special occasion. Service was good!
Everything about this dining experience was perfect, though I believe the prices are a little insane ($200 per person is tough for me to justify, no matter how heavenly the food). However, everything about the meal and experience was perfection. Excellent special occasion restaurant to make it rain.
This is a place for a special omakase menu (we had the $75/pp. option, an excellent value for the quality). In our dinner party we had one person who was gluten-free and kosher. We were able to arrange to have her multi-course meal run parallel to our own and the staff did a terrific job in improvising according to her directions. We all had more than enough to eat. The early courses with small samplings of dishes were my favorites. The roll-down screen at each dining table sets the stage for a very intimate ambiance so come with people you like.
Style over content
Very expensive and very unimpressed
Think this is more a fairground experience of Japanese food - it was unconvincing and tired in its style and food presentation
I’d pass on this unless you want to try a themed restaurant
Unbelievably rude and incompetent waiter, complemented by guests sitting in the booth next to us who were watching loud videos on their phone, which the restaurant ignored. The food was completely uninteresting, unlike it once was. This was truly a disgrace of a dining experience and Zenkichi should feel ashamed.
All of the courses were presented in a great and timely fashion. The only thing that was off was the washagyu beef- the sauce was slightly overpowering. Overall, well worth your time and money.
Perfect for intimate date nights and special occasions with the SO.
Anniversary dinner was an amazing unique experience without having to leave Brooklyn.
I thought the food was not great and not really what I would expect from a great Japanese restaurant. I was really a bit disappointed. I do like the private rooms but the lighting was terrible and it didn't feel high-end enough for the price and expectations that were set.
Always amazing at Zenkichi.
If you are into Asian cuisine this is your place. It’s pricey and the menus are misleading but that’s what you get in Williamsburg. Overall decent place the server was very nice!
Everything was great
Below average food overpriced in an ultimately rather bland place
Such an amazing experience! We went to celebrate my boyfriends birthday, and we loved it so much! The atmosphere was calm and relaxing, allowing us to enjoy the food and the delicious Sake! The staff was very friendly and even made some changes on the tasting menu to accommodate small dietary restrictions. Would definitely recommend it to friends and would go back for another special occasion!
Good food in a very intriguing atmosphere, but the service was hard to ignore. Waited a very long time between courses. We ordered the tasting menu with the sake pairing and the server forgot to bring our sake out with the food on 2 occasions.
We then tried to order another drink with dessert. Out server said the sake we choose had “just ran out”, which would have been fine, but instead of offering us something else she just took the drink menus away, didn’t offer anything else and dropped the check. Felt like she was trying to get us out.
Like I said, the food was very well done, but for the price point (125$ a person not including tip or tax) the service needs to match that.
The restaurant was a bit dark with lots of stairs, the seating was a bit cramped with 6 adults to a booth and it was expensive. The portions are mostly small so each persone orders 2 or 3 dishes so it adds up quickly. The food was delicious but you have to be adventurous and willing to try new things or you will leave there still hungry as several friends of mine did.