Tenzan is a Japanese restaurant located in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan. I was craving sushi and dropped by on a Thursday night. They have outdoor and indoor seating, a bar area, and a dining area upstairs. Ambiance is minimalistic, modern, and sleek with a hint of Japanese flair. Lighting is on the dim side. You can definitely plan a casual date night here - it's not too loud. The menu includes your standard Japanese fare - sushi, sashimi, teriyaki, udon noodles, katsu, etc. They also have a lunch and dinner omakase seating for reasonable prices! They have a full bar and offer sake, beer, wine, and cocktails. I sat at the bar. The bartender was friendly and service was quick. She even let me sample different sake bottles before deciding on the one I wanted to order. I got: *Ginjo Sake $13 - I'm starting to warm up to sake more and more! The ginjo was light and fruity with a smooth, refreshing aftertaste. *Tuna Roll $8 *Spicy Salmon Roll $8 *Maki A Roll Combo: Salmon, Tuna, and Yellowtail Rolls with miso soup $20.50 It wasn't the best sushi I've had, but it was a tasty meal. Not memorable, but not terrible. All of the rolls were the right size and had a good ratio of fish to rice. The fish portions were generous. The rice and seaweed were seasoned well. The fish tasted fresh. My favorite was the spicy salmon. The miso soup was warm, savory, and not overly salty. It did the job of satisfying my sushi craving! read more

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This place made me dreadfully ill, I ordered the any 3 maki lunch special with a California roll "NO AVACADO " !!!! and an additional miso soup. The additional soup was not in the bag, which was no great loss, they did send me it after a phone call, the soup turned out to be really fishy and kind of gross, it was missing the tofu and seemed to be an afterthought rather than a real soup. This was the least of my problems as I also asked for no avacado on my California roll and it was sent with nothing but Avacado in it, ( I have a severe allergy to Avacado) they did replace the roll but there was residue of the avacado in the take out container, their avacado was slimy and overly ripe and wound up on the other rolls that I had ordered, so now I'm on my way to the emergency room with swollen tongue and lips, thanks Tenzan. IN THE FUTURE LEARN HOW TO TAKE THE ORDER PROPERLY AND DONT ENDANGER YOUR CUSTOMERS !!!!! read more

Tenzan - No Avacado turned into all avacado. What morons. - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

I can definitely see why this place has 3.5 stars. On the pro side, there's a lot of seating both indoor and outdoor. Service is also excellent. On the negative side, the sushi quality is only about average (the fish doesn't seem especially fresh and their nigiri is mostly rice). For the price, it's about below average. Probably wouldn't come back. read more

Tenzan - Sushi Deluxe - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Horrible customer service. They don't answer the phone at all and when you do, they rush you off!!! So unprofessional. They don't know how to pack up food and label the food; they forget orders. Won't be ordering from them again, so embarrassing that clients were missing their orders and when I called to make the complaint, no one answered smh read more

I ordered eel avocado roll and salmon avocado rolls. There was way too much avocado. Some of the pieces were only avocado. I also got a beef Negimaki. Everything about it was not good. The sauce was goopy and flavorless. The meat was unseasoned and also did not have any flavor. The scallions were barely cooked. Overall would not order again. The only reason it gets three stars is because I finish the food. read more

My favorite sushi spot in the area! Always has fresh fish, generous portions, and I like to eat in or take out. Order is always promptly made. They have such attention to detail when it comes to the take out. The chopsticks are not the cheapo ones, they give you ramekins for the soy sauce, beautiful display of food and thoughtfully packed. The inside is cute. read more

Tenzan - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

it's fake japanese there's no sensibility to the servings. they just throw everything in in carry out even the rice is chinese read more

I would say this is a 3.5, but that's not an option. I got the lunch special: spicy tuna, spicy salmon, salmon rolls a a miso soup. I got takeout and it was made by the time stated. It was nice they placed a cardboard piece between the hot soup and sushi. Some of the sushi pieces were inconsistent, with not a lot of filling while others were appropriately full, and smashed. Miso soup was hot and did have a smooth flavor. The texture of the spicy tuna and salmon were a bit off kind of mushy, so curious as to the quality of the fish. The rice had a nice texture, it wasn't hard and not mushy. read more

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This is a solid sushi place. The quality of the fish is nice and the size of the actual sushi trend on the bigger side. If you are looking for a casual and quick dinner near beacon theater this is a good option. read more

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The worst in deliveries. Do not ask for delivery, they're were rude and refused to go upstairs. And made up a lie about his reason!! The worse Zero stars read more

My wife and I went to Tenzan for a quick happy hour drink. We sat at the bar and saw they have BOGO select drinks including draft Sapporo for $7 and Santory for $10. We got the Santory pint and was served to us immediately. The beer was a delicious and smooth tasting beer with hints of barley. For $5 each, this was a steal! I will try their happy our sushi and Sapporo beer next time. read more

Had been craving sushi like crazy, and Tenzan was the answer to my prayers. The spicy salmon roll was perhaps the best I've ever had. It was silky and buttery and oh-so delicious. I couldn't get enough!! The beef yaki was also super yummy. Very flavorful and full of meat. The noodles were thick and chewy. The pork katsu was also so good. The breading on the outside was so crispy! I would say that the meat itself was a tad bit dry, but I feel like that could be a one-off thing. It was also such a generous portion -- I couldn't be too bothered. Overall a really solid spot for Japanese! read more

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If you're looking for fresh sushi, look no further than Tenzan. Sure, there are less expensive places but I like Tenzan. It's consistently good. Aside from the typical sushi offerings like spicy tuna, California roll, and salmon roll, Tenzan has some more unique options like the healthy roll and red lady. This time I ordered the healthy roll, peanut avocado roll, and spicy tuna roll. Healthy roll- $13.50- I found this roll to be on the expensive side but I love the flavors! It has mango on the outside, and apple, avocado and seaweed salad on the inside. Salty, sweet, creamy and crunchy. Peanut avocado roll- $6.25- instead of regular plain or salted peanuts, Tenzan uses honey roasted ones here. I liked this roll but it might not be your thing. Spicy tuna roll- $7.50- this roll just had spicy tuna in it, no cucumber or avocado. It wasn't very spicy but it was good nonetheless. Tenzan is consistently good and has been for many years. read more

Tenzan - Peanut Avocado Healthy roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

NO STARS Obviously ROACH Check In Warning Stay Alert For Falling ROACHES Falling From Ceiling Onto Your Dining Table..Management Could Care Less sS reported, it happen to Us, Can Happen to You Thanks for reading read more

My husband and I came in Friday night for Valentine's Day. We now have been violently ill for the past 24 hours. I also got a phone call from a few people that I know that were there as well. Who are also extremely sick. Seems we all got food poisoning from the fish. I called to let the restaurant know and they basically said to me that nobody else got sick, which I find to be really untrue. read more

Everything is great about this place over the last 10+ years. Terrific staff, too, and long may it wave.

Took my mom here for her birthday. It was about a 15 to 20 min wait for a table of 3. We ordered so much food lol. For the appetizers we have gyoza, maki maki chicken, shumai, fried calamari, shrimp and vegetables tempura, lobster roll and spicy tuna rolls. Everything was delicious and fresh. The calamari was very crispy super happy cause I hate with soggy calamari. Very happy to try the maki maki chicken. It was very crispy and you could taste all the ingredients. I also had the best miso soup ever here!!! I loathe miso soup but they made me a huge convert. We had saki, margaritas, and sangria for drinks. My margarita was made very well and strong. The sangria was like juice but extremely tasty. The saki was great, warm and cold. For the main course we had Nabe Yaki Udon Soup and Beef Yaki Udon. The soup was everything!! It literally almost as everything in it. The noodles had a great mouth feel and the beef udon had an amazing taste. The service was great and the wait staff was very attentive. They had great energy and came to check on all the patrons. Special shout out to Sam for being an amazing server. The bill wasn't bad for the amount of food that we ordered so all and all great choice for outside dining. read more

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Ordered a few things to share and was happy overall with what we chose. Edamame - 5/5 Green Salad - 5/5 Yellowtail Sushi - 3/5 kind of a strange taste, maybe a little old? Dallas Roll - 3/5 strange texture of the tuna Mango Shrimp Roll - 4/5 Tempura Shrimp Roll - 4/5 Service - 5/5 Overall was happy, but it wasn't the best sushi I've had. Pricing seemed decent. Would come back but would try some different rolls. read more

Tenzan - Yellowtail, Mango Shrimp, Dallas, 5 Pieces Shrimp Tempura Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

Where do I begin? Mom and I were craving some agedashi tofu and we had walked by this place, saw people eating and were intrigued to try it. I do NOT RECOMMEND this place at all. The hostess who took my order INSISTED they were sold out of Age Tofu. So i ordered the more expensive tempura app. She charged and gave both neither was very edible after the short 5 block Walk home. The tempura tasted like old oil. Cold and greasy, we barely managed a few nibbles before having to trash most of the food we received. Also ordered veggie udon $13 It wasn't soup....just noodles. Very bizarre Shumai tasted *really* fishy. Ate 1 but didn't want to get sick just in case. $43, really bizarre serviand a bag of wasted food later, I wouldn't come back read more

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The lunch portions here are really generous! I ordered the chicken teriyaki bento box, and it came with chicken, veggies, dumplings, spring rolls, soup, salad, sushi roll, and rice! My favorites were the spring rolls and the california roll. The chicken teriyaki was nice and came on a bed of onions. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. read more

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I am not one to leave reviews if any kind but this establishment has left me with the worst food poisoning of my life for the last 3 days and after reading some other reviews, it seems like this isn't an uncommon event. Something needs to change. Highly disappointed. Will be telling people not to eat here. read more

Great take out sushi but have never stayed there to eat. Their peanut avocado rolls are my favorite.

Always consistent and yummy! And doesn't just load up the rolls with rice! Fast and efficient delivery and friendly staff when eating in.

Fine, but forgettable. Ended up here because we failed to plan ahead for our early lunch and many sushi places don't open til noon. - Hijiki salad was ok, but needed some spice and salt - Green salad was drowning in a tasteless orange dressing - Assorted pickled veg were fine, of the salty type - Yellow roll and special dragon roll were both very good. I didn't care for "snowing till" but to be fair, never like rolls with chopped fish inside and on top, too mushy. Ok if you are in the neighborhood but not a place I'd return to. read more

Tenzan - Snowing roll, yellow roll, special dragon roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

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0 stars. I last reviewed this place in November of 2022 and, because I found the food quality to be less than desirable, I indicated I would not return. This afternoon, however, because it is in such a convenient location, I decided to try again and see if there was any improvement. That was a big mistake and, for sure, this time I shall never return. It was 10 times worse than last November. In fact, I found the food to be barely edible. It was the worst sushi and pretty much the worst food I have ever eaten. I have come to the conclusion that the ownership must have changed sometime over the course of the last 2 years. This restaurant used to be very busy and a pleasant place to visit. Now they have basically boarded up the outside area and painted it black, and they have a black shed as well out in the street. During the time I was there, I was the only patron dining outside, and there were 4 people inside. I ordered a large hot sake, miso soup, shrimp shumai, and 2 hand rolls. The sake was the worst sake I have every tasted. Pee would probably taste better. The only good thing was the miso soup. The shumai had very little shrimp, was mushy; and the sauce had too much mustard. The hand rolls were the worst I have ever seen. They were large but poorly constructed, fell apart, and the fish was the cheap smashed up type used for other rolls. They also charged extra for anything added, such as avocado or cucumber. The prices for what you get are ridiculous - total bill with tip was $54. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone. With food like that, I don't know how they even manage to stay in business. This is such a sad demise for what used to be a very good and reliable restaurant. read more

I've always had really good experience dining here, solo or with friends, any time of day. Delivery also good (which can be iffy anywhere for sushi). read more

They have a good amount of outdoor seating during covid-19 times. Our cocktails were so-so, and service was a little slow (but they told us they were having issues in the kitchen so it was sushi only that night). My maki combo was OK, but the three rolls it came with tasted exactly the same so it made for a boring meal. Next time I will try a greater variety and stick with water. Prices are not bad! read more

Tenzan - Maki Combo - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

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We stumbled upon this place while exploring around Central Park. We were absolutely starving and this was the first place that looked ok on Yelp. We were sat quickly upstairs at a nice, big table. Our waitress greeted us immediately and served water. We ordered drinks that returned quickly as well. We placed our orders and our food came out in about 15 minutes. The food was good. It was nothing mind blowing, but good quality for a super reasonable price. When I say reasonable... I mean the cheapest good meal we had in NYC. I'd definitely recommend this place for a quite bite while out and about! read more

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Sorry if some people found they didn't get served fast enough. Finding staff is always a challenge in recent years. This has been our go-to sushi place for almost 20 years. I've tried fancier places for a lot more money, and they may look prettier but are not any fresher or better quality. We eat lunch specials, we eat dinner, we get take-out. We come back year after year. Our kids ate their first sushi here...and now our grandkids have tried it. read more

I can't say what it's like to eat in but I have always had super tasty rolls from Tenzan whenever I go there for take out. I recently went and ordered the rainbow roll and the green river roll. Both were yummy and were filled with tons of fish and flavor. They always give plenty of wasabi and ginger, soy sauce and chop sticks. This is my go to sushi place and I would go more often but sushi is a little expensive. read more

Food wasn't great. Ordered the lunch special. Never seen sushi that sloppy before, big cut chunks of fish in the green river sushi special. Best part was the eel roll and my friend had the beef teriyaki which he said was decent. Wouldn't come here again, wasn't cheap either $50 for a not great lunch deal. Wanted to like this place read more

Tenzan - Green river special roll, and two lunch rolls yellowtail with scallion and Eel - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

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Writing this review in hopes management see it. I've ordered here for about 15 years, in the last few the quality has completely sank. Very occasionally, it is very good. However about 80% of the time, it is completely flavorless and doesn't taste fresh. Visually the sushi looks awesome, but taste is completely lacking. Please fix this-- used to be my favorite takeout sushi spot. read more

Good food good taste, cost is affordable considering the location. This is only a couple of blocks walk away from the museum and right next to Central Park read more

Tenzan - Chicken teriyaki combination - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

I've been coming to this restaurant for years. They never disappoint. Fish is always fresh and delicious. Service is attentive and friendly! I would highly recommend this restaurant to friends and family. PS their reword system is the best I've seen in any restaurant so far read more

Very reliable lunch spot with great lunch specials. Seems they've downsized their space but the service and food hasn't downsized. read more

Tenzan - 3 roll sushi special. Comes with soup or salad. - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

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I came here on a Wednesday early evening, right after work, before a concert at Lincoln Center. The place was clean and spacious. They have a nice outside sitting area with lots of tables so if you like to sit outside when the weather permits, you're in luck. I decided to sit at the bar for a quick small bite to eat and a cocktail. Drink: I ordered the Cosmo. The martini glass was full to the rim as you can see and it was pretty good. Good balance. Food: I ordered the shumai and the Dallas roll. Good news first... the Dallas roll was good. The filling to rice ratio was exceptional. They didn't skimp out on the avocado and the spicy tuna filling. Good job. Now for the shumai, these are not the shrimp dumplings you would find at a dim sum place (which I understand), but these are the frozen kind that you can buy at an Asian grocery store. The quality is a bit less than average. Even though they came out hot (I think they used a steamer to heat these dumplings up which is a lot better than a microwave) however, I would suggest not getting these. Get another appetizer. The sauce that came with dumplings was tasty. Probably the only saving grace for the shumai. Not hating on the shumai just a word of caution. :) Service: The service was good even though it wasn't busy. He was helpful as well as the other staff that were present around the bar. Summary: Just your average sushi place in the UWS. Nothing that really stood out to me. They don't have happy hour which is a disappointing. I wish they did, but I think their regular well drinks was $7 which isn't bad but again wish they did have HH. Maybe I would come back to try some of their other rolls? Hard to say. read more

Tenzan - Cosmo - Sushi Bars Near Me - New York, New York

I have to say I come here quite a bit and I'm really disappointed to share my experience venturing off their sushi menu. My dad and I both ordered teryiaki dishes that were really awful. The teriyaki sauce had absolutely no flavor I honestly wouldn't even call it teriyaki and to make matters worse the meat had no salt, pepper, etc. so it was just bland meat with bland sauce. Do yourself a favor and never venture off the sushi menu over here! Also, the broccoli that came with our teriyaki was also half frozen still. The food still cold also....seemed like it was ready prepared and they just heated it up there was no way that chicken and seafood was fresh off a grill. Real shame especially for the prices they charge that they would do this! Not coming back here anymore after that experience. read more

Tenzan is like many of the Chinese-run, faux Japanese places throughout the city that tries to capitalize on the sushi / Japanese food demand. Situated in the UWS, it is one of the many places that offer a contemporary decor, outdoor sidewalk seating, and a bar with cocktails aplenty. On paper it all looks and sounds great, but that is essentially where it ends. The food is mediocre all around. It's not only bland, but the inconsistent presentation and quality makes for poor overall value. It doesn't matter that their sushi platter is only 10 pieces for $21, but there is a problem when no single piece of nigiri stands out. A favorite dish of mine, the ever insurmountable chirashi don (bowl of fresh raw assorted fish over rice) was butchered literally. Bad cuts of fish on a bed of clumpy rice made for $22 not well spent. It's okay. Sometimes restaurants tend to do better with hot food than raw food. On the heels of a recommendation from the wait staff, I went for a seafood udon ($17) and a friend of mine went for tempura udon ($14), both of which were epic fails. The seafood was overcooked, the noodles were tough, and the broth was a bit too salty. I liked the way the tempura was presented, but was not a fan of biting into the sweet potato, only to find it hard and more dry on the inside than its crunchy exterior. No dice. Finally, the service will vary as always - but the last couple of times they've been a little pushy during the orders and were asked on more than one occasion about why no drinks (sake, cocktails, etc.) were ordered. Add to the fact one time the menus were sticky and smelled *horribly* from being wiped by the same towel and then closed until the next person opened it up - allowing whatever was inside to permeate for awhile. A smelly menu is never a good way to start any meal. read more

This place has been my go-to sushi spot for what feels like a decade now, and they have consistently delivered on good, affordable sushi. They are mindful of my sesame seed allergy, and very accommodating in the rare occurrences when it slips by them. The sweet potato roll and eel roll are their strongest selections, with just the right balance of sauce to the eel and crispness for the sweet potato. Another thing, don't sleep on their Oyakodon, as it's a generous portion with a lot going on in terms of chicken, rice, and veggies! They've also done an excellent job with their outdoor seating expansion! From what I've seen, they stay safe and distanced. And the heating lamps are a plus. read more

My daughter and I were looking for Shiro at late hours and stumbled upon Tenzan (shiro appeared to be located in the same building but was closed at the hour we visited). Service was prompt and attentive but the quality of sushi was average at best. They were also parking the delivery bikes within the restaurant and the vibe was mediocre at best. If it wasn't for the women's semi final US open match playing on the bar TV, we would have left without working on the food. read more

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