Zake Sushi Lounge

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2946 S Shepherd Dr
Houston, TX 77098

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(713) 526-6888
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Best

I do like their new happy hour special, better price and value. great drink........ :)!!!!! more friendly service & management.......... love this place..........

Worst

The food is decent, but overpriced and the customer service is just awful. Consistently awful, I'm not talking just once or twice. Who are they hiring? Pros: Decent sushi. ...

Editorial review from Citysearch 8/1/2012

We had a great time at ZAKE. great bar drink and service. i did not come for while, bartenders have so many ideas for new things. sushi and drinks. what can u ask more??? we love Jazz , Johnson & Dean!!!!! UH students group. more

Editorial review from Citysearch 7/18/2012

The service was great! I love the new manager. He was very attentive and makes a great mojito. The sake bombs are awesome as well. more

Editorial review from Citysearch 7/12/2012

I had a wonderful experience at Zake about a week ago. I sat at the bar and the bartender Jazz was so friendly. We even joked around with her about a few things. I love the diversity of the staff and how they all seem so close and work well together. The food was very good and their happy hour drinks were delicious the strawberry drink that was just added is my new favorite. more

Editorial review from Citysearch 7/4/2012

Zake is different from what I used to remember. The special lunch set was a really good deal and tasted great. Server is very friendly and knowledgable. more

Editorial review from Citysearch 6/26/2012

I do like their new happy hour special, better price and value. great drink........ :)!!!!! more friendly service & management.......... love this place.......... more

Rude managers and uninformed staff 1/23/2012

The managers here demonstrated the worst customer service I've ever seen in my life! Please do not patronize this restaurant because they care nothing about making customers happy and honoring their promotions. There was hardly anyone in there on this Saturday night (01/21/12) at 9:00 p.m. and the customer service is most likely the reason. A friend of mine and I both bought a coupon for Zake from a site that is similiar to livingsocial. Before we ordered we asked the hotstess and waitress if we both could use our coupon because it did not say one per table on the coupon, it only said one per couple. There was four of us at the table and none of us was a couple. The hostess and waitress told us yes but when it was time to pay they both were gone. The new waiter did not believe or care that they had told us the wrong information before we even ordered. We asked for the manager and he told us, oh no you don't want me to go get him! As if we should be scared of the manager of this restaurant. Well once he came he basically told us we were lieing about what the previous waitress told us and he would not honor it. As a manager he should have honored both coupons because it was his employee's mistake and just took the loss. Instead he argued with us and even told one of us to shut up. They finally gave up after calling the waitress and she admitted what she told us but instead of apologizing they told us to leave and we don't want your kind here anyway, the kind that wants everything for free. We didnt want anything free, we only wanted our coupon, that we purchased online for $12 by the way, to be honored. more

Rude managers and uninformed staff 1/23/2012

The managers here demonstrated the worst customer service I've ever seen in my life! Please do not patronize this restaurant because they care nothing about making customers happy and honoring their promotions. There was hardly anyone in there on this Saturday night (01/21/12) at 9:00 p.m. and the customer service is most likely the reason. A friend of mine and I both bought a coupon for Zake from a site that is similiar to livingsocial. Before we ordered we asked the hotstess and waitress if we both could use our coupon because it did not say one per table on the coupon, it only said one per couple. There was four of us at the table and none of us was a couple. The hostess and waitress told us yes but when it was time to pay they both were gone. The new waiter did not believe or care that they had told us the wrong information before we even ordered. We asked for the manager and he told us, oh no you don't want me to go get him! As if we should be scared of the manager of this restaurant. Well once he came he basically told us we were lieing about what the previous waitress told us and he would not honor it. As a manager he should have honored both coupons because it was his employee's mistake and just took the loss. Instead he argued with us and even told one of us to shut up. They finally gave up after calling the waitress and she admitted what she told us but instead of apologizing they told us to leave and we don't want your kind here anyway, the kind that wants everything for free. We didnt want anything free, we only wanted our coupon, that we purchased online for $12 by the way, to be honored. I wouldn't recommend my dog to go to that restaurant because that is basically what we were treated like and you should never have to be treated that way in what is supposed to be a nice establishment. I wish I would've got the managers' names but you can't miss the little short homosexual one. He has an outright nasty attitude and he can tell you who his sidekick is. This company does not deserve or appreciate your business so I suggest you take it elsewhere. Thanks! more

Bad Service. So-so food. Not going back. 8/29/2011

Service was terrible. Didn't have several beers on the menu.They assumed I wanted bottled beer instead of draught when i didn't specify. Who would want a smaller beer that is not as good for more money? Not me. They STILL brought me bottled beer when I specified draught, so I returned it. Some food took forever. Some never came and had to be ordered again. Some drinks never came and had to be ordered again. We had to return some of the sushi that was low quality, as it had been pre-prepared and left in a fridge to dry out. The server had not kept track of who had what, and we had to do a lot of work to help him split up the check.We were obviously there for happy hour with friends and a half-decent waiter would have assumed we might split the check. Most the sushi at the table was pretty good but not amazing or spectacular, Overall the prices were really great for Happy Hour. And my sushi was pretty good, but not the best ever. I think our specific waiter was really the problem with our visit. He just couldn't figure out simple things. Later in the evening we reordered some stuff that never made it, but from the guy who sat us (I heard he was the manager possibly) and the food came immediately. I won't be going back because there are plenty of Happy Hour sushi places around town, and we will be trying those. more

Bad Service. So-so food. Not going back. 8/29/2011

Service was terrible. Didn't have several beers on the menu.They assumed I wanted bottled beer instead of draught when i didn't specify. Who would want a smaller beer that is not as good for more money? Not me. They STILL brought me bottled beer when I specified draught, so I returned it. Some food took forever. Some never came and had to be ordered again. Some drinks never came and had to be ordered again. We had to return some of the sushi that was low quality, as it had been pre-prepared and left in a fridge to dry out. The server had not kept track of who had what, and we had to do a lot of work to help him split up the check.We were obviously there for happy hour with friends and a half-decent waiter would have assumed we might split the check. Most the sushi at the table was pretty good but not amazing or spectacular, Overall the prices were really great for Happy Hour. And my sushi was pretty good, but not the best ever. I think our specific waiter was really the problem with our visit. He just couldn't figure out simple things. Later in the evening we reordered some stuff that never made it, but from the guy who sat us (I heard he was the manager possibly) and the food came immediately. I won't be going back because there are plenty of Happy Hour sushi places around town, and we will be trying those. more

Great night starter 12/1/2010

My boyfriend and I tend to eat dinner here before a night out in the town. Nice, relaxed atmosphere. Fresh sushi, great drinks, menu knowledgable, friendly servers. more

Great night starter 12/1/2010

My boyfriend and I tend to eat dinner here before a night out in the town. Nice, relaxed atmosphere. Fresh sushi, great drinks, menu knowledgable, friendly servers. more

Run away! 11/29/2010

it really doesn't deserve any stars. i ordered the chicken skewer and i'm pretty sure jack and the box has better quality chicken. after that i decided to try one more item - the tuna tataki and it was just as bad. this is the first time i couldn't eat any food i ordered in a restaurant. more

Run away! 11/29/2010

it really doesn't deserve any stars. i ordered the chicken skewer and i'm pretty sure jack and the box has better quality chicken. after that i decided to try one more item - the tuna tataki and it was just as bad. this is the first time i couldn't eat any food i ordered in a restaurant. more

The food was awesome 9/29/2010

I have been twice to Zeke's bother times I had the same server A nice young man named Stewart. By far one of the best servers I have had in any restaurant Thumbs up guy. My wife and I love the Bento Box's. It is all most too much food for her but just enough me. The quality of the sushi is great and fresh. So for I have had the Sushi Comb, the Miso soup, Catsu Chicken and Teriayaki Salmon. I love this place for Sunday lunch. It is awesome. Thanks guys for and awesome meal. My wife I loved it. more

The food was awesome 9/29/2010

I have been twice to Zeke's bother times I had the same server A nice young man named Stewart. By far one of the best servers I have had in any restaurant Thumbs up guy. My wife and I love the Bento Box's. It is all most too much food for her but just enough me. The quality of the sushi is great and fresh. So for I have had the Sushi Comb, the Miso soup, Catsu Chicken and Teriayaki Salmon. I love this place for Sunday lunch. It is awesome. Thanks guys for and awesome meal. My wife I loved it. more

Sushi in theloop 8/19/2010

Great atomsphere,and food, Happy hour and lunch are great deals more

Sushi in theloop 8/19/2010

Great atomsphere,and food, Happy hour and lunch are great deals more

great sushi 11/18/2009

Very nice place the food is amazing.My aunt loves the sushi Pros: all more

great sushi 11/18/2009

Very nice place the food is amazing.My aunt loves the sushi Pros: all Cons: none more

i have been going for YEARS 10/16/2009

I have been going to Zake for years and I used to love it--- great vibe, really good happy hour prices for sushi. then, about a year ago, I notice it went downhill fast. I stood and waited at 2 pm for over 5 minutes to be seated in an empty restaurant. the BUSSER had to seat me, two waiters walked past me and didn't bother to seat me. My waiter was very rude to me, and my sushi was subpar. I came again, about two months later, and the happy hour sushi was changed to be very very SHORT in the sense of time frame, my waitress was again, rude, and the food was again subpar. don't. go. to. ZAKE. Pros: parking, location Cons: poor waitstaff, bad drinks, slow food more
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Owner Message
  • Join us for lunch or dinner at Houston's freshest and hottest sushi lounge. We have a different special everyday! Happy Hour starts at 4:00pm and enjoy tasty appetizers as well. Call us to make a reservation for a fun dinner date or a large party- we can do it all!

Editorial
  • In Short
    A mix of couples and sushi devotees sit at the ample bar area at the front of the restaurant. In the main dining area, cozy booths reside alongside the rowdy hibachi section. Twinkling fiber-optic lights and throbbing dance music add to the modern lounge atmosphere. Popular appetizers include the zakeviche--snapper, tuna and salmon served seviche-style--and phyllo shrimp. Signature rolls like hot damn and the Soprano enliven the varied and authentic Japanese and sushi menu offerings.

  • 6/2/2005 Provided by Citysearch
Additional information
  • Hours: Sat: 12pm-12am, Sun: 12pm-10pm, Mon-Thu: 11:30am-11pm, Fri: 11:30am-12pm
  • Payments: Master Card, Visa, American Express, Discover
  • Neighborhoods: Greenway/ Upper Kirby, Central
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