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Bento
9 reviews
REALLY GOOD
1st HEALTHY BENTO
オー! ソザイ バイ クルクル, Honolulu
Authentic Japanese Bento(vs. local-kine). Variety of okazu(sides), all very-lightly seasoned(which I really like) & steamed rice. I believe they use rice imported from Japan. All plant-based but I believe some are seasoned w/Bonite(fish) extract. From top, clock-wise: HIjiki, Zenmai(mountain veggie), Stewed Kabocha pumpkin, Shiraae(tofu & veggie), Japanese potato salad, Kimchi, and steamed multi-grain rice.
PRETTY GOOD
2nd CORN CREAM CROQUETTE BENTO
J−Shop, Honolulu
They rarely have any bentos w/out meat or fish, this was my GRAB of the day. The corn cream croquette was a BOMB, literally a corn cream potage soup in a croquette. Extremely soft to pick-up as the filling's oozing, thus the "before" photo only. This bento consist of other sides: Kiriboshi daikon raddish(stewed daikon strips w/veggies), Nishime(stewed veggies), sauteed eggplant, and scoop of white rice. Japanese portion Bento but pretty filling.
3rd ALA CARTE BENTO
Asami's Kitchen, Hilo
From the top clock-wise, Nishime, Lumpia, Croquette, plain musubi, cone sushi, and Veggie kakiage/tempura.
4th CAJUN SNAPPER BENTO
$5 Bento on da wharf, USA
I have sinned🙏🏽 Plain simple - Out of curiosity, but surprisingly NOT BAD AT ALL for $5. Wish they'd have some veggie items but should not be wiahy-washy talking about the price. AND actually there was a long line, that's self-explanatory.
5th ALA CARTE BREAKFAST BENTO
New Wave Kitchen, . Honolulu HI 96813
Simple yet satisfying breakfast bento: furikake musubi, fried tofu, inari sushi, and nishime✌🏽
6th ALA CARTE BENTO
St. Louis Delicatessen, Honolulu
My comfort food bento,, nothing fancy or first class, old school grandma made kind of nostalgic goodness✌🏽
7th VEGETARIAN BENTO
Fukuya, Honolulu
An office luncheon special, catered for plant based. Plain musubi, potato croquette, veggie tempura, and stewed burdockroot. Okazuya classics.
JUST OK
8th VEGETARIAN BENTO
Nippon Bento & Catering, Honolulu
Need a bit more of creativity...sure it's vegetable/plant-based but...is it that hard to develop more veggie only okazu items???🤨
NOT FOR ME
9th SESAME SOBA NOODLE AND MOCK SHRIMP
Down to Earth Organic & Natural Kakaako, Honolulu
Meh, the sauce got me again!!! I've no idea as to how anybody would even consume soba noodle with overy sweet sesame paste/sauce like this(ugh🤢). While it really looked delicious, it was a disastor even purchasing it....I'd rather had this with soy sauce...the sauce made this whole dish so unpalatable...ugh, no thanks!