Ordered the salad, good portion, pd extra for extra noodles. Fast service. Unfortunately the rice noodles were very soggy and soft. They were so watery that the salad was really watery. That took away from the overall dish. The parking is good, lots of options. read more

Zao Asian Cafe - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah

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At this Zao location, I enjoyed a chicken rice bowl with broccoli, carrots, crispy onions, and their yellow curry sauce. The Passion Limeade and Strawberry Lemongrass drinks were refreshing and complemented the meal nicely. The employees were friendly, and the dining area was clean and inviting. read more

SKITTLES TASTE THE RAINBOW. ft. shiny happy people holding hands ok not holding hands but the workers did triple check if i wanted pickled onions so very close read more

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I've had Zao at many locations, never disappointed. I will add, it's great when you're stuck in the hospital as well. Had family pick this up so I could avoid eating hospital food for the 5th straight day. I love a chicken rice bowl with yellow curry, extra curry. The employees nailed it as usual! The only thing I miss is being in the restaurant because have great decor and I miss refilling their house made drinks. Definitely eat at Zao read more

My first to get a made to order salad and yum! Fresh clean flavors. Clean and professional restaurant. I'm from out of state and wish we had these in AZ. read more

Very underwhelming! I don't understand the good ratings. The ladies were friendly and none of this is their fault, but holy hell, let me explain the problem here. It's like a watered down pan-Asian version of Chipotle, basically. If you like Chipotle, then fine, but i didn't like this. First off, the portions for steak was less than what Chipotle gives ya. I don't don't even think they give you a full ladle of steak. Then it's sits atop a bed of noodles that takes up the bowl. Seeing as though I was about to buy a cheap imitation of Chipotle, I opted to add a side of $2.50 yakisoba. Was it yakisoba? No. It was a tiny bowl of soba noodles with a few slices of cabbage and sauce, that was it. How you gonna call that yakisoba? I was quite underwhelmed to pay $21 for this. The dining room wasn't bad, it was clean, and such. I just don't understand people liking this place. But you do you. I won't revisit. Even if someone suggests, I'll immediately thumbs down and if they insist, I'll go to damn Chipotle across the parking lot in protest. read more

It was quite hard to communicate with the workers and they messed up a few of the orders. The food was decent but pretty small portion sizes. read more

delicious house made fresca. wonderful tofu so very good option for non-meat eaters. space is clean and workers kind. love this local spot!

Great food and fast service! I love the variety of menu items all have been presented very well. The service is great and quick and the atmosphere is conducive to a very nice dining experience. Thank you so much. read more

Food: tasty (it's like an Asian chipotle). Service: average. Ambiance: chipotle-like (but Asian). read more

Zao Asian Cafe - a bowl of food - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah

Whenever I feel like eating something fresh and healthy ZAO comes to mind. I judge a place on how good their food taste to-go and ZAO never disappoints. I already have my favorite dishes here but everything I've tried taste yummy! The salad and the tacos are my favorite, the salad has a romaine and nappa cabbage base then you get to pick a protein (chicken,steak,meatballs, and tofu) and other veggies plus dressing. I always pick both dressings, chili lemongrass and sesame ginger vinaigrette. I can never decide on just one, besides they both taste amazing when mixed. My other favorite at ZAO are the tacos with tofu as my protein and topped with chili aoli sauce. If you haven't already tried Zao your missing out. I can't wait till next time. read more

Almost entirely gluten free and delicious. They are very stingy with their topping quantities -probably because they want the up charges to add more. Clean fresh and decent price points, great if you factor in nearly all gluten free ... I crave this place often. read more

Am a regular here and all of the other Zao's around town. Don't know why I never remembered to check in on Yelp. Quality of the food, fast service, safe ingredients are all found in this establishment. Wished they would bring back their Thai iced tea. They knew how to make it so strong and bold. Will be back for sure! read more

Zao Asian Cafe - Green curry with tofu - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah

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Hands down, Zao is one of my favorite places to eat. Their food is fresh, flavorful and the service is quick and spot on! I've never had an incorrect order. My favorite thing to get is their salad with tofu, jalapeños and chili lemon grass dressing!! Whether you're dining in, getting to go or ordering online, it all tastes great!! All of their locations are equally good and consistent! read more

Zao Asian Cafe - Salad with tofu, jalapeños and chili lemon grass dressing - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah

Came here on a Saturday afternoon and there was one other person in here. First thoughts were that the place looks neat and clean. They had two people behind the counter that were very helpful and respectful. Since it was my first time here, I didn't really know the tastes. I was really curious about the meatballs and what they tasted like so the man behind the counter gave me a sample without any hesitation. I ordered the bowl with brown rice, carrots, a full order of chicken and meatballs, cilantro, topped off with their yellow curry. Such a good bowl! The flavors were awesome. I couldn't finish the bowl because they put tons of rice. That's the only reason I docked them one star- too much rice. Rice is a filler that most places pile on because it's cheap, so it looks like your getting tons of food. Next time, I'll ask for light rice. Overall, good food, clean tables and chairs, spacious, respectful and helpful staff. I'll come back for sure. read more

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One of the best Asian bowls I've ever had. During an extended stay away from home at the hotel across the street for the worst reason possible (my brother was critically ill), this food dead my soul healthy but comforting food. If I ever go back to Murry UT it will be for this bowl! And watermelon drink! Priced right. BZ for lunch but still will get up in & out. Convenient location and parking not an issue. read more

Tried a meatball banhmi. Comes in a French baguette, meat or tofu chili lime aioli hoisin sauce and veggies and toppings. Service was good the man and women were very attentive they even asked if we wanted to try the meat, without me telling them it was our first time. The meat balls were good to me better then the chicken. I think the chicken would be good with the tacos. The sauces were very good. 4 stars only because the bread, I wish it was more toasted but it's still good. And wish the meat was more evenly distributed throughout the sand which. read more

Zao Asian Cafe - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah

Very respectable flavors in their Banh mi. Missing the pate but still good to me. Bread could be crunchier on the outside... but again, what is lacked in perfecting the bread and not having pate, their aioli and cukes/carrots/daikon make up for it. I had the chicken Banh mi. Definitely would enjoy again. Just headed up the street to Pho Saigon to compare. Know it's gonna be more original but looking for the flavor! Let's see... read more

The best tacos I have had in a while, now one of my favorite places to go. I would recommend this place 100 times over.

Love, love, love it!!! Our go to fast food, every bite is delicious! All food is made fresh and the spices open your taste buds to experience delicious!!! Highly recommend for fast healthy food!!! read more

Fast food Asian was edible. Service was fast but not that friendly. Lots of takeout patrons so good food for a quick dinner ay home.

so delicious! Janet was so happy and sweet and kind! the quality was really good! I'm super impressed with this place! will definitely come back again read more

We were on our way to a show and needed some quick eats--and that's one thing that I always look forward to about Zao. These folks can sling together a meal really quickly and you'll be eating it up in no time. I'd never been to this location before, and it showed in my wandering the parking lot looking for it. You can't really see it from State Street if you're passing by in front of the development, so I drove the whole length of it before I realized that the storefront actually faces south and it's right there on the south and of the strip mall, just wrapped around that last corner. I've been to a couple of other locations and I usually get the salad, and it's dependable, but I was feeling a changeup coming so I went with the rice bowl. The woman behind the counter was the most no-nonsense kind I've encountered. She was all business, and she got down to business getting me my rice bowl with her short questions. I think the chicken was fine, the veggies were mostly okay, but there was something in the bowl (corn, maybe?) that was just really throwing the whole thing off, and it was mixed all in. It was somewhat crunchy, but not with a crispness. It was the kind of crunch that felt like almost-cooked rice, or corn that was halfway to popcorn. I kept picking it out of my teeth and soldiered on, but it was a downer on what would have been a perfectly serviceable meal. We were zippy fast in and out, and that's a real positive. The place is nice enough, and since we were a little later in the evening, it was quiet. I do love their beverage selection, and having a change of pace from burgers-and-such is good, so I'm counting this as more of an off night for them. read more

I went for a quick Friday lunch, was greated for 2 nice and happy ladies, I ordered a bowl with half rice and half noodles, with steak, corn, carrots, peanuts and middle curry sauce. Food was great!!! read more

Zao Asian Cafe - Steak bowl - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah

Amazing catering! The food is fresh and relatively healthy. Their sauces are tasty and plentiful.

Love me some zao!! My goto is the Banh Mi wrap with the curry tofu, yakisoba noodles, and all the fixings! Chefs kiss!!

Oh zao, how you disappoint me so. I love going to zao's for their rice bowls cause it's quick, healthy and delicious. I've been to zao so many time in the downtown area and loved every bit of it. Came here on a Sunday evening to grab dinner for take out. Everything seem normal. The staff was friendly and I ordered the usual. Which was a rice bowl, with beef and veggie along with curry sauce and zao's style. Took the food home, smelling fantastic while driving home. When I got home, I sat down really happy ready to enjoy my food. First bite into my mouth I've almost broken my jaw. The brown rice was so hard and under cook. Basically I was eating raw rice the entire time. I'm not sure if anyone taught people in this branch on how to make rice, but this way was definitely not it. I end up just eating only the vegetable and protein and throwing the rest of the food away. Such a waste... The thing is that when I went the place was empty. It's not like they had to rush to cook stuff cause there was a full house or anything. Total disappointment... read more

Zao Asian Cafe - The ordering counter - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah

'Asian Chipotle' Nice concept but the flavors were not great. Not a big fan of the sticky rice. May try the noodles the next time. The green sauce was spicy but no other flavor stood out. The quantity of meat was way less in comparison to the higher price than a Chipotle. Overall rating is average. read more

This place doesn't look like much and it doesn't taste like much. It is over-priced for what it delivers.

Fast food fusion Asian food. I had the steak salad to go. There is a choice of rice or noodles as the base. I chose the noodles. Salad was surprisingly very good. Service was extremely fast... like I was on a conveyor belt. Staff could have been more personable, especially since there was hardly one eating here. read more

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I'm a Zao regular, but typically in a different location. Perhaps the other location set high standards, and this one now leaves me disappointed. 3/4 times I've had a negative experience. The first two times, my online order was incorrect. Completely different base and sauce. This last time, the chicken was so rough you could barely bite into it. Everything tasted as if it had been sitting out for days. I couldn't finish my bowl because it was so gross. I'll continue to go to my regular Zao and avoid this one at all costs. read more

I ordered a bowl with rice noodles, chicken, all of the veggies and toppings and green curry. So good! I also had the very low calorie cucumber agua Fresca. A great place to stop for a quick dine in or takeout. Super fresh food. read more

Zao Asian Cafe - Green curry with chicken and rice noodles bowl plus cucumber agua fresca - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah

Can Banh MI be a wrap? 90% of what it's to be is the bread. Hate these fusion places. Such a horrible trend.

I love Zao! The food is always really good and tasty! But this last visit made me give it 3 stars. I wanted a bowl but I wanted to substitute the rice for veggies instead. So I asked the girl if I could do that, so no rice and substitute the veggies. She said yes. So I assumed that would work. But then she gave me like 1/3 cup of broccoli so I asked for a little more, and then she put on a tiny bit of corn and I ask for a little more. Because again I was substituting the veggies for the rice. But I had asked if that was ok and she said yes. So then I go to pay and they charge me extra for the veggies??? I was so confused! Why didn't she tell me that at the beginning? She should have communicated that with me. It didn't make sense to charge me extra for veggies when it's substituting the rice. Anyway it left a bad taste in my mouth :( read more

I Ordered take out from here and it was fresh and prepared very quickly. The food was great and service staff was very friendly.

Walked in and none of the employees had masks on. I asked why and they said they are an "anti-mask" company. I'll take my business to those who care about our community. read more

The menu is misleading. It says choose between rice or noodles, but neglects to indicate that it is $.99 more for the noodles. Their drinks are also pricey. The portions are good. The chicken was dry. The tofu was okay. I wish there were more choices for sides. It is also ridiculous that they charge an extra dollar if you want more sauce. Overall, I am not happy with how much I paid for mediocre food. I won't be back again. read more

Zao Asian Cafe - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah

Color me pleasantly surprised. I went with my friend who works pretty close to it and he had nothing but good things to say about it. Like others have said, it really is different! It's a solid fusion of Asian and Western food styles and for being a local chain, I was really surprised on how fresh everything tasted. I got the Zao Tacos with steak with everything on it. Super awesome and great tasting, the only thing I'll do next time is put less slaw on it as it does mask the flavors a little bit. All the drinks there are organic and free trade which is something really cool that you usually wouldn't think about when getting a soda from the fountain. I'm glad this place is so close and I will be going back very soon. read more

This place has a decent salad. First time eating here on a slow sunday, food was fresh, staff friendly, and place clean. I got everything on my salad; noodles, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, peanuts, dried onions, cilantro, house dressing, and chicken pork meatballs. Very delicious. read more

Zao Asian Cafe - Menu - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah

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Zao has quickly become one of my favorite lunch options! I order the salad with rice noodles and half chicken half steak. I do ask for jalapeños and extra cilantro on the side, but they add those for no cost. There food taste so fresh, they do have options to dress your salad with, but I don't, because it has so much flavor without dressing. I never feel bloated after eating there, but I am full & satisfied! I definitely recommend Zao! read more

Zao Asian Cafe - Asian Fusion Near Me - Murray, Utah