Zest Sushi and Small Plates
4.5(100+)•
DashPass•
Sushi Bar•
Store Info
DashPass
4.5(100+)•
$$•Sushi Bar
Zest Sushi and Small Plates is a chic downtown Cary restaurant with a raw bar, serving sushi, Asian-inspired small plates, oysters & hand-crafted cocktails. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.
Full Menu
11:30 am - 2:10 pm; 5:00 pm - 9:40 pmFeatured Items
$0 delivery fee, first order
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Featured Items
Screaming "O"
$18.00
Two if by Sea
$19.00
•80% (10)
#1 Most liked
Half Baked Roll
$19.00
Story of the Salmon
$19.00
Over the Rainbow
$20.00
Sashimi Flight
$46.00
Reviews100+ ratings • 8 public reviews
4.5
of 5 stars
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Nickee K
Emerging Expert • 5 contributionsLoved
• 5/17/25So fragrant and beautiful! Fantastic quality, great amount of spice. Worth every penny.
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Ada S
Emerging Expert • 6 contributionsDidn't like
• 6/7/25I was a bit disappointed this time. You get 4 wontons total for $16, and they were very crabby tasting like they weren't fresh. The lettuce wraps were also a small portion for the price and okay. I really expected the food from Zest would be amazing, but the price point just isn't lining up with the portion or quality.
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Alice C
1 contributionsDidn't like
• 5/12/26picked up the order and they gave the wrong items (veggie ramen instead oc curry, normal fries instead of house fries, no cucumber roll). Waited 20 minutes for them to correct it. Coconut Curry was small portion, bland, and came with no rice. Cucumber Maki tasted bitter and like the cucumber was old. The fries were wrong. Will not be ordering from here again.
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Lacey N
3 contributionsLoved
• 8/14/25One of my favorite sushi rolls are Philly Rolls. I also ordered the Spicy Salmon Roll . The sauce on top definitely brings the heat. They were both delicious and fresh.
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Kristen S
2 contributionsDidn't like
• 7/21/25I usually avoid sushi takeout bc it's never as good by the time it gets to you but was hopeful zest would be higher quality. The tempura rolls were super chewy/hard. The rolls also seemed really small. Wouldn't do takeout from there again.
Most Ordered
The most commonly ordered items and dishes from this store
Classic Rolls
Upon request: brown rice, soy paper and hand roll for an additional charge.
Specialty Rolls
Nigiri and Sashimi
nigiri 2pc | sashimi 3pc
Zest Ramen
All ramen served with corn, wood ear mushrooms, pickled onions, red cabbage, soy marinated egg, shio tare, green onions
Zest Specialties
Handhelds
Small Plates - Graze
Small Plates - Surf
Small Plates - Turf
Entrées
Entrée Salads
Lunch Bento Box
Available Monday - Friday 11am-2:30pm No Substitutions All Bento Boxes served with: Ginger salad, 2pcs of pork gyoza, 1pc of vegetable spring roll, and 4pcs of california roll
Chilled Seafood - Shellfish
Desserts
Soups
Sides
Side Salads
Add protein for an additional charge.
Kids Menu
Serve with a side of fries or white rice