Food: 5*
Atmosphere: 5*
Value: 4*
Service: 4*
Would I go back / Recommend?: 5* (Definitely)
Total check/person: $40
02/02/2026 Zen Dumpling +1 (813) 315-8434
Our son who lives in the area was interested in trying this place with us and we were definitely intrigued – as not only do we like trying new things, but what we read about this place sounded great! The smaller plate concept is perfect for me, as I really enjoy trying a few bites of multiple different things and this format enabled all of us to sample a variety of dishes on the menu.
I’m almost 4 months behind in getting these pictures posted and getting the review written…but the positive memories of everything that we tasted are still pretty strong. Since the list of the dishes we ordered and tried is quite lengthy and there wasn’t a single one of them that we didn’t like, I’ll just list everything that we ordered here and you can find pictures of each below as well as in the embedded video.
For our dinner we had the following (see the order form we filled out at the restaurant below as well as a QR code to see pictures of all of their menu items in the pictures below):
- Spicy Cucumber Salad
- Soup Dumpling w/ Pork (6)
- Pan Fired Bao Bites (8)
- Dan Dan Noodle
- Braised Beef Noodle Soup
- Fried Rice (Chicken)
- Beef Pancake Roll
- Zen Chili Wontons (6)
- Signature Xlb Sampler (6)
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