Zen Bistro & Dessert Bar menu - Dallas TX 75226

Classical Lunch Sandwiches

Served with chips.
- Zen Chicken Salad $5.75
- Zen Hummus $5.25
- Roast Beef, Turkey, Or Ham $6.25

Lunch Tapas

(Items in underline are traditional filipino dishes!).
- Crepe Spring Rolls $4.5
  
  Sweet potatoes, green beans, sauteed in garlic and wrapped in a fresh crepe.
- Zen Lumpia $2.25
  
  Traditional filipino vegetarian egg rolls, deep fried and served with a spicy banana ketchup (2 per plate).
- Zen Shanghai $2.25
  
  Filipino egg roll filled with pork, and vegetables (2 per plate).
- Chicken Empanadas $2.25
  
  Diced chicken sauteed with vegetables stuffed in a sweet pastry dough.
- Stuffed Buns $4.5
  
  Diced pork in a savory garlic sauce steamed in a savory bun.
- Quinoa Salad With Asian Slaw $4.95
  
  This wholesome grain is served with broccoli slaw and orange-chili dressing. Add roasted chicken ($2.25).
- Roasted Vegetable Salad $6.75
  
  With agave sake salmon bites. Roasted vegetables served on top of field greens.
- Tri-Color Hummus Beet $5.25
  
  Spicy wasabi, cilantro hummus served with warm pita break.
- Zen Wings (Not Your Average Wing) $3.5
  
  Chicken osso-bucco wing served with our house sauce (2 per plate).
- Bopis $4.75
  
  Spicy dish of pork kidney and heart sauteed in tomatoes, chilis, and onions.
- Zen Rice Noodle (Pancit) $4.25
  
  Rice noodle sauteed with garlic, vegetables, and chicken.
- Pino Banh Mi $4.75
  
  Nachos pork marinated in a spicy sweet and savory sauce served over our house bread (pandesal) and jalapeno mayo topped with fresh vegetables.
- Blood Stew (Dinuguan) $5.5
  
  Savory stew simmered in a rich, spicy dark gravy of pig blood, garlic, chili and vinegar.
- Beef And Tripe Stew (Kare Kare) $7.95
  
  Savory stew of beef and tripe made from peanut sauce.
- Pinakbet $5.25
  
  Dish popular in the northern region of the philippines, made with bitter melon, eggplant, tomato, okra, string beans, in a shrimp paste sauce.
- Beef Caldereta (Spicy Beef Stew) $5.95
  
  Zen's most popular dish! Stew made with tomato sauce, potatoes, spices, liver, and bell peppers. Ask for it zen style (with habanero)!
- Chicken Adobo $5.75
  
  Chicken stewed in vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, bay leaves, and peppercorn.
- Zen Menudo $5.75
  
  Pork slow cooked with garlic, onions, carrots, peas, soy sauce, and tomato sauce.
- Crispy Pork Belly $6.5
  
  Roasted pig served with liver sauce and rice (dinner only).
- Roast Pork Stewed With Shrimp Paste $6.75
  
  Roasted pig belly served over grilled eggplant and topped with fresh mango (dinner only).
- Teriyaki Braised Short Rib $9.75
  
  Served with wasabi mashed potatoes (featured on good day dallas!) (dinner only).

Hot Breakfast

(Served all day).
- Champorado $5.5
  
  (Sweet rice cooked with chocolate syrup served with evaporated milk and spam).
- Zen Omelette $5.95
  
  (2 Eggs with your choice of 3 toppings served with a mini-brioche).
- Tocino $7.95
  
  (Sweet cured pork served with rice and 1 egg).
- Longanisa $7.95
  
  (Sweet cured sausage served with rice and 1 egg).
- Oatmeal $4.5