Zen Japanese Thai Cuisine

1231 W Ramsey St, Banning, CA 92220, United States

Zen Japanese Thai Cuisine
About Us

First fusion food of Thai and Japanese cuisine in Beaumont and Banning area. And we have been open over 10 years for our customers.

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Customer Reviews
Diner Review №1

The best Japanese and Thai food in town. With generous portions, reasonable prices, and friendly attendant waitresses.

Diner Review №2

Food portions were very light in volume... minimal protein is served - combo plate. Edemame was not tasty, had to add salt. Overall, lacks love in food preparation, corners are cut. Very pricey for overall deliverance.

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Great food here I would come here everyday if I could 100% recommend

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Good Thai food and staff are very friendly.

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They have good drinks & tofu options for almost every dish!! Super cute place

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The beef in the curry was bland and nasty.

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Just know that they have a nice menu with prices that hasnt been updated in two years

Diner Review №13

Super friendly service and great food...

Diner Review №14

The most delicious curry and food and everything ever. Came here after a long weekend and this REVITALIZED ME like no other thing ever

Not sure how to spell her name but Ray was the sweetest ever!!! Biggest smile and kept us hydrated :)

Came with a few friends and it was so good

Angel says it was pretty good I like it I would eat here again

Eli says it was fire loved the yellow curry

Nathan says have to pull up with friends and order family style! A curry, fried rice and noodle is an unstoppable combo

Diner Review №15

Great curries and fried rice. Also obsessed with their peanut house salad dressing. The staff is the sweetest too.

Diner Review №16

We really enjoyed the sushi rolls, appys and entrees. My husband loved the rice bowls and I loved the salmon. The wait staff is so friendly and attentive. We are regulars now.

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Ordered spicy eggplant stir fry with rice and extra veggies and tofu - taste was average - we have had better

Diner Review №20

Great food, great service, nice decoration.

Diner Review №21

Unassuming place, but the kitchen is great! Very friendly staff, and each dish we purchased was delicious!

Diner Review №22

Yellow Chicken curry and Chicken Pad Thai

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Delicious That cuisine

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Very lovely place. The owner and the staff are very friendly. The atmosphere is very nice.

Diner Review №28

Great food for the price

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I’ve lived in Southern California for over 3 years now. I’ve tried many different Thai places from different cities, and this place is BY FAR the best I’ve had! It was so good, I couldn’t stop eating!

Diner Review №30

My wife and I have been fans of Zen ever since we moved to the Beaumont-Banning area. We consistently enjoy both the delicious food and friendly service.

The only suggestion we have is that extending the closing hours by a bit would be a great convenience for customers like us. While the current hours work well, a little more time in the evening would be fantastic.

Diner Review №31

Very, very, very spicy. But absolutely delicious.

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Fresh, delicious made-to-order food served promptly by personable and helpful wait staff.

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Heading to Joshua Tree and decided to stop off and grab a bite, when the cool Zen sign caught my eye.
We had 2 sushi rolls that were pretty good. Philly and Tournament style.
Beef short ribs were juicy and fatty on a bed of white onions. No spice this time! But there was plenty on the menu.
Fries noodles were decent. With beef.
I'll def stop by again to this cute little family owned restaurant if I come through. Will be back!

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Simply amazing 👏

Diner Review №39

So good, so fresh. Humble but great atmosphere. Salmon was lovely.

Update: 4/5/24 went here for lunch because Papaya Bay has closed down, apparently. Then I remembered this place. Got the delicious Pad Thai with jasmine green tea. Service and atmosphere were lovely.

Diner Review №40

Worse food ever want to try this food for the first time with my mom in there was pieces of wire in the rice. Both times they gave it to us will never go again.

Diner Review №41

great family restaurant! quick service and delicious food.

Diner Review №42

Good food. And good service. Online order special deal also very deal.
Highly recommend for anyone who like Asian food. This place got it all, beer, wine, sushi, Tom yum, kraprow, Boba drinks.
Only thing is they should pay money to yelp like many place has to pay, so yelp will put them up on their web.
Come in and try it, and you will be happy to be eating here 😌

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Awesome flavors! It's one of the best places for Thai food

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Absolutely gorgeous. My mom left her purses, and they RAN AFTER OUR CAR. 11/10. The food tastes homemade, and is very nice.

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My daughter and I really enjoy the food and service.

Diner Review №50

I am divided when I review this place. 1st the service is great, the waiters are attentive and cheerful. They managed a near full house when I was there. The food proportions are strange. For example, I ordered a penang beef, but I had a bowl full of onions. My partner ordered a curry, and she got a bowl full of roughly chopped green peppers. The vegetables were fresh, the spices and flavor was delicious, however the ingredients proportions were too much towards garnish. Perhaps less garnish, or smaller portions.

In fairness, I highly recommend the green papaya salad, as the dressing was sweet, not too fishy and the green papaya was fresh. Highly delicious.

If the restaurant eliminates 30% of the menu and puts a little more balance into the garnish level, food would be perfect.

Diner Review №51

Welcoming family restaurant. The food was fresh and delicious. Red and yellow Currys were some of the best in the greater Palm Springs area. We will be returning to try more dishes in their menu.

Diner Review №52

I will say, the waitress was very very nice, dining room is quite small, a little run-down, portions are also a little small, but otherwise it was really good.

Diner Review №53

No idea why this place has 4 stars. Food had no flavor and the portions were small. We asked for several things and the waiter will say they ran out. The sushi tasted like they were premade and were days old. I hope we don’t get sick with this food.

Diner Review №54

Fairly decent Tom yam soup, I would say. Probably because the owner is a Thai. Even the sushi roll was not too bad either.

Diner Review №55

Was shopping at desert hill premium outlet and went to this place for late lunch. Ordered their tom yam noodle and spicy tuna roll. I must say it was delicious.

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We stopped here while passing through? You like Thai restaurants in this one is?
A great little place. It is an old building.
Look Who's a nice and closed patio? Not real big but the food is pretty good. Weird pineapple fried rice what chicken is very good just as expected. The padthai noodles were great. very good. And the dish had flames coming up the top it was pretty cool. The Thai tea with boba

Diner Review №58

While the service and ambiance was quite nice and hardly anyone was in the restaurant the food actually made us sick, I remember this place being really good but this time I don't think I'll be back. The food isn't fresh anymore and the ingredients aren't what they used.
The coconut milk in the soup wasn't good and made my mom throw up and really upset my stomach and the beef in the other dish definitely wasn't fresh

Diner Review №59

炒麵(板條)炒得非常入味,非常香,令人驚艷

Diner Review №60

Good as always, be sure to take a friend or loved one to split a beer with.

Diner Review №61

Beyond delicious. The food was very tasty. Excellent costumer service.

Diner Review №62

Pretty ghetto restaurant.
Service is weird and I’m pretty sure they keep ripping me off? Maybe the prices changed but she didn’t tell me the same price as the menu claimed and I wasn’t about to argue with her. So I let it go . Buuuut this place is sketchy despite the high reviews . Be careful.

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Amazing place, and amazing service. Food is delicious.

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So good.

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Overall, this place is amazing. The service is fantastic. They are always attentive.

Diner Review №68

Food is amazing & fresh! Staff is very friendly and sweet. My husband had a delicious spicy tuna roll & I loved my pineapple chicken fried rice. Highly recommend!

Diner Review №69

Great service, great food.

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Great food and service.

Diner Review №72

Just left and I will never go back. My fire roll was warm, I couldn't eat my pad thia noodles due to odd smell and all 3 people in my party left with stomach aches. Not to mention the the staff asked to take our order three times before I asked if they would take our drink order. How is this place still open ???????

Diner Review №73

Their food is excellent and they always give me exactly what I want. Very friendly.

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It’s really good and the variety is amazing

Diner Review №76

I ordered 4 dishes there:
# BBQ short rib was salty.
# Sizzing Combination was the opposite - very bland, also undercooked, and the chicken and beef inside were not fresh, had a weird taste.
# The sushi was not fresh either.
# The only good dish was the udon soup.

I had a stomach ache and diarrhea after having dinner there.

The two waitresses in Zen are warm and polite.

Diner Review №77

Very good option! Fresh and tasty! Traditional Thai family taste, I like it a lot :)

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Great foof and service.

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Great food and Lily was the best server we have had at any resturaunt in the Pass. The building is old and could use some TLC.

Diner Review №83

The miso soup is alright

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They no doubt have the best food in town?

Diner Review №86

Their pad see eu is amazing. The atmosphere is eclectic, and the music can be annoying, but the food is good. This is one place I keep coming back to, even though they are a bit too expensive.

Diner Review №87

Great place for Thai and Sushi, service was excellent and so was the flavor of the food, restaurant looks like it use to be a home at one time so don’t be confused with the pictures, it truly was a great experience

Diner Review №88

Amazing service and food! Our server was great, we are vegetarian and she made sure our food was made accordingly. She was very attentive to all the tables. The Thai food is one of the best food in the area! The dinning area in the front is a bit small and minor adjustments would make it look better. Highly recommend trying this place out.

Diner Review №89

The 3 piece bowl was Tremendous and my cousin had the green curry that was smaking and my other cuz had spicy eggplant was very good and i had the Spicy salmon roll fired was good but i ask her to make it with no spicy and they did good place good service 👍

Diner Review №90

The very best green curry! Everything is delicious and fresh! Friendly staff aimed to please.

Diner Review №91

I was driving by and saw this cute restaurant and decided to try it out I have to say that I loved the food the flavor was delicious definitely worth the price 😋😋😋 the ladies are also nice and food was fresh and fast

Diner Review №92

There was a piece of plastic/glass in my food. I had even put in my mouth. Looked like they didnt take my complain seriously. They just said sorry it was a crack from the box it was stored. And that was it.

Anyway the server was nice and it was a quiet nice place. I would recommend people to be extra careful about the food from this restaurant.

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Love the soup here!

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Everything we had was good. I had the tom Kah soup was sour, sweet and a little spicy . My boyfriend had the yellow curry it was sweet and spicy. He also had mango sticky rice and it was delicious. We're definitely coming back to try more, I want to try the crying tiger!

Diner Review №97

Nice place, but could use some upgrades on chairs. The basil rice was really good. Great service!

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Have stopped here on trips many times. The food is authentic and delicious. Will go out of my way to eat here. I would give 6 stars if I could. Good accomodation for gluten free. Everything I've ordered has been stellar.

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I’ve been eating here for 5 years. The service is always amazing and the food is just as good if not better. If you are ever feeling Thai food I suggest that you check this place.

Diner Review №105

Food is very tasty !!!

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The Red Curry was excellent. Place could use updating.

Diner Review №108

Nice staff and above-average food.

Diner Review №109

Very lovely place. Great menu, good customer service. Loved all my food. Highly recommended!

Diner Review №110

So such a nice place at this area.

Diner Review №111

Amazing place, service was on a top level, definitely coming back.

Diner Review №112

Never again

Diner Review №113

Great food, good prices the server is very nice. Location is a bit rough and the restaurant is dated but nothing to do with food

Diner Review №114

The food is excellent, sit-down restaurant food, not fast food at all. Dining room re-opened April 2022!

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Did take out but dinning looks inviting & clean.
Food is amazing as always.
It's a must !
Hope your experience is a great as mine!!

Diner Review №118

Beautiful little restaurant. The service is amazing even though they are short staffed. The food is amazing! I love the level of attentive less and kindness from the entire staff. It's like they're serving their family food! Love it!
Drunken Noodles are level 100
Dragon & Spider Roll level 100
Thai Tea 💯 delicious!!!!!
A MUST TRY!!!

Diner Review №119

Comida muy buena!!! Nunca la había probado. Me encantó. Buen servicio

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Great place and good food!

Diner Review №122

Terrible place to come to and definitely not zen environment. We were sitting for about 5 minutes and we heard the waitress being very rude to the other customers who were ordering and took their drinks away and told them to leave so we got up and left too.

Diner Review №123

Love this place! Great food and service!

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My favorite yellow curry! Great drunken noodles, too. Super easy to order online and pick up for take out.

Diner Review №125

Delicious

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Amazing food! Friendly staff! Fast service! It was great I love how there are different levels of spiciness for certain dishes :)

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Outstanding food and service. Wonderful healthy choice for folks with food restrictions like me.

Diner Review №130

Best Thai in Banning!

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All restaurants in Banning and Beaumont are for folks who don’t know what gourmet foods are! Pretty much u need to drive to Palm Springs for decent food! No offence ! Really regret moving out here!

Diner Review №137

Yellow curry and spring rolls... delicious!!! 😋 Steamed rice was excellent as well. There was a miscommunication with my online order but I called and the owner assured me that my order was ready for pickup. He was very friendly when I went and said he was glad that I called. 👍

Diner Review №138

Awesome Thai-Japanese dishes!

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This honestly is one of the best restaurants my wife and I've been to on a date night. The food was outstanding the service was outstanding. If you're in the area highly recommend this wonderful restaurant. There's a young lady that works there on Tuesday Saturday and Sunday. She's an amazing waitress her glasses were never empty but she made great recommendations for my healthy choice diet.

Diner Review №141

Good food and very friendly service

Diner Review №142

Ordered sushi it wasn’t fresh at all and it was slimy unfortunately because this is the only sushi place in banning but I rather drive to Beaumont for better sushi

Diner Review №143

Definitely try the pad thai. Spring rolls and egg rolls are great! Sushi is kind of meh. But everything else I've tried is great

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Food Quality is Great! Service is Incredible!

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Great food great service clean place

Diner Review №148

Exceptionally great, loved my Wanton soup, never had it that good, also ordered Chicken Satay & fried Sho Bao for appetizers & ordered Dragon Sushi, California Sushi & Orange Chicken, their food was to die for, thank you

Diner Review №149

Like just about every other business in California this one is suffering from being short staffed. However the one Server was trying her hardest and for the most part she did a good job. I was a little disappointed in the udon noodles as they were undercooked and the broth didn’t have a lot of flavor to it. The spicy tuna roll sushi somewhat made up for it. If I’m ever in the area again I would give them another try

Diner Review №150

This place is a hidden gem. My partner and I are vegans. We loved the Kung Pao dish! They have great vegan/vegetarian options. The veggie "egg rolls" are actually vegan too. They even modified the Thai iced tea to make it vegan for us.

Everything was fresh and flavorful. We have eaten Thai food from all across the state and this spot is among our favorites. We love spicy food and felt the 3 was perfect. They seem more authentic than most places we've been where we order 6 or 8.

The esthetic is cute, old school, but very clean. I'm so confused by negative reviews. This is not chain, white washed food.
If we are ever in these parts, we will definitely return.

Diner Review №151

Service sucks now. We arrived at 12:25pm. They had 3 groups of people eating, less than 10, when we arrived. The hostess/waitress asked if we were eating there and she said there was a wait. “Ok, how long is the wait?” I asked. “Oh, I don’t know, most of the people just sat down.”

You should train your front end staff to anticipate the wait time for your customers so they’re not arbitrarily waiting.

This used to be our favorite place to eat when it first started but it’s going to the pits now.

Diner Review №152

It was so fabulous. Just like my sister in-laws food. Gr sh and great..

Diner Review №153

We've been going here for years. Great food at great prices; I love the Crying Tiger Beef, just tell them to make it mild if you don't like spicy stuff.

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Excellent food and service

Diner Review №157

The curry my dude. The curry. Ohhhhhh and the fried tofu, oh man. Good stuff. not too pricey and you can order online off their website for pick up. The staff are pleasant enough. Quality food.

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My visit was a huge disappointment. Startung with the service or lackthereof. We had to order at the register before sitting down and asked for a tip even before we had any service. I refused to tip. After ordering, we were seated in a very small area confined to one space. Water and condiments were self serve. Wine was limited to two choices and not very good. Had to walk through the kitchen to get to the dilapidated restroom. I did leave an 8% tip cash on table before leaving. Will not return until service and place is more appealing and customer service improves.

Diner Review №160

Have enjoyed for years! Love the yellow curry chicken 👌

Diner Review №161

Good food and friendly staff I just don't like how they charge extra just for a side of sauce when their plates are pricey due to their quantity.

Diner Review №162

Great food, reasonably priced, and good service.

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Unique, one of a kind place. Definitely worth trying. Large menu, and owner friendly. Very authentic.

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I love this place

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WowThe food is so deliciousThe customer service is greatYou need to come and check it outAmazing sushi

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Vegan options!!!

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Really good food. It does come in Togo boxes but the food and portions were wonderful. They have kids options too, which was nice. Will return.

Diner Review №171

They used to be good before corona hit but now everything is served in to go containers and the portions are halved and yet their prices remain the same.

Diner Review №172

If you want homestyle, good Thai food this is the spot for you! When walking in it looks and feels like a house. They are being very COVID aware so masks are required until sitting down. They have you order your food at the front and then choose the seat that you feel most comfortable in. The drinks were brought out right away and we waited about 15 minutes for our food. Everything came to the table in to-go containers with disposal plates and silverware. This is the first place I've seen do this and let me tell you it was appreciated in the environment we are in. All the food was delicious. We ordered veggie spring rolls, pad Thai, green curry, garlic and ginger chicken and Thai coffee. The servers and owners were very attentive and polite. Great service and great food!

Diner Review №173

Its good but not spicy enough..

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Now this place is a Delight. Vegan Menu. Great food great staff very friendly and kind. Please go out and support them. It's just carry out for now! I'll be back.

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Love this place.

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Delicious food and great service!

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The food was excellent! Definitely, I am coming back.

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Food excellent & service outstanding. Definately will go back when in the area.
*** Came back to pick up dinners when I came back to Banning. Still excellent Food!
Will be back next month for more :-)

Diner Review №181

The food was amazing if ever I travel to this area I would definitely come again

Diner Review №182

¹st time customer. Great food and service. They can place the perfect hot-point of your dishes (no spice to extra spicy). Love that. Lov the fresh shrimp roll with peanut sauce. Keep up the good work. Ill be coming back.

Diner Review №183

Very timely, its been done before the estimated time, everytime so don't be shy to go in ahead of the estimation! That said, still very fresh and above average on taste, never disappoints!

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really good! ordered take our 1st night in town not expecting too much but super happy with everything about the food we ordered. couldn't get myself to try another place on 2nd night thinking we had already struck gold and this place rocked it so well. Honestly, they must have a mom or grandma overseeing the kitchen and are kicking out lovely family recipes done in a professional restaurant setting. My hometown of Minneapolis has developed into a pretty good food scene and this place would be appreciated big time if were there...

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The food is good, but the cashier and representatives at the are poor, the girl I n thereon Saturdays is rude and is seems like iam get ng rushed out. Would be nice to have better customer service..

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No dining area during covid, and daytime staff appeared aggravated when I ordered two appetizers rather than an entree.

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I had the yellow curry with chicken and a level 2 🌶
LET ME TELL YOU IT WAS THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SWEET AND SPICY. 🤤
Good size portions

Diner Review №195

Love the sushi here! Dragon roll is my favorite and great customer service the young lady treated me with a chai tea for the wait thank you so much! 😊

Diner Review №196

I absolutely LOVE the food. It is delish!! However im giving four stars based on the seafood combination.
It cost just about $20. Which is always a little pricey in my opinion but when you were able to dine in they had put it in a much larger container and got a lot more for what she paid for, when delivered Or taking out they now put the seafood combo in this small tray which I can't even say is half of what they used to give when dining in, it's a little taller and wider than the size of a children's cup . I one hundred percent don't think that's a tray they put it in is worth $20. Maybe 10 and that's only because it comes with a decently size rice. Again , food is great ! But I would have given five stars if i got more for my money.

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There food is good I like the California rolls.

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I had the Kai Kua (?) noodles with tofu and the flavor was amazing. I ordered it a level 3 heat and it was just spicy enough to make me warm up and get my blood flowing. SO DANG DELICIOUS. Food was HOT and FLAVORFUL. I will be going back.

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  • 14 photos
  • 200 reviews
  • 4.4 Health Rating
  • Contact: +1 951-849-2255
  • Website: http://www.zenjapanesethai.com/
  • Location: 1231 W Ramsey St, Banning, CA 92220, United States
  • Map: 33.9257691, -116.8902037
Menu Highlights
  • Thai restaurant
  • Asian fusion restaurant
  • Japanese restaurant
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11 AM–9 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM–9 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM–9 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM–9 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM–9 PM
  • Sunday: 11 AM–9 PM
Service options
  • No-contact delivery: Available
  • Delivery: Available
  • On-site services: Available
  • Takeaway: Available
  • Dine-in: Available
Highlights
  • Fast service: Available
  • Great tea selection: Available
Popular for
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Solo dining: Available
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
Offerings
  • Alcohol: Available
  • Beer: Available
  • Cocktails: Available
  • Coffee: Available
  • Comfort food: Available
  • Healthy options: Available
  • Organic dishes: Available
  • Small plates: Available
  • Vegan options: Available
  • Vegetarian options: Available
  • Wine: Available
Dining options
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Catering: Available
  • Dessert: Available
  • Seating: Available
Amenities
  • Toilet: Available
Atmosphere
  • Casual: Available
  • Cosy: Available
  • Trendy: Available
Crowd
  • Family friendly: Available
  • Groups: Available
Planning
  • Accepts reservations: Available
Payments
  • Credit cards: Available
  • Debit cards: Available
  • NFC mobile payments: Available
  • Credit cards: Available
Children
  • Good for kids: Available
  • High chairs: Available
Parking
  • Free of charge street parking: Available
  • Free parking lot: Available
  • Parking: Available