Awards

Top 100 Restaurants in Dallas in 2013

D Magazine

People’s Choice Award – 2012

Oak Cliff People

Best Sushi in Dallas in 2011, 2021 – 3 TIMES

Dallas Voice Readers Choice (twice), Metromix Dallas

Best Sushi in Dallas in 2010 – 5 TIMES

Dallas Observer, AOL’s City’s Best, WFAA A-List, Where the Locals Eat, DFW’s 50 Essential Restaurants by NBC’s The Feast

Best Sushi in Dallas in 2009 – 3 TIMES

WFAA A-List, Dallas Voice, Texas Monthly Favorite Restaurants

Best Sushi in Dallas in 2008 – 2 TIMES

Dallas Observer, Top Sushi Bars by the DMN

Press

10 Best:  Best Japanese Restaurants in Dallas

“Meet the Merchant:  Zen Sushi”

“Best Neighborhood Eats: 6 Hot Restaurants in the Bishop Arts District”

“Sushi Chef Michelle Carpenter Shares Her Wisdom in Reddit AMA”

“I am a Sushi Chef with over 25 Years of Experience”
Michelle Carpenter, August 7, 2013, Reddit AMA.  This made the Front Page of Reddit.

“Inside Oak Cliff’s Only Sushi Eatery”

“Special Report: Dallas Vegan Tour 2011”

“Secret Sushi Society at ZEN Sushi? Sign us up.”

D Magazine’s Side Dish Blog
about Michelle’s performance for the Mussels Competition 2010

“Gourmet Yourself, Use Your Noodle”

“Restaurant review: Zen Sushi”

“Zen Sushi. Bishop Arts keeps its culinary winning intact with one of the best new sushi restaurants in the city.”

“Zen Sushi. Straightforward, simple and delicious, Zen Sushi delivers without fussiness”