About Neighborhood Bento
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First time ordering here. Simple Japanese food, great for take out. We got Grilled Salmon and Ckn(white meat)Katsu Bento. Also some side dishes. Kinpira Gobo, Nishime and Ckn(dark meat) Karaage. Flavor is pretty legit, like old school Bento. Kinpira Gobo was abit on the too sweet, too soft side. Was excited about Tofu nuggets, but was not crispy as I imagined... more like Nimono. Overall recommend for lunch/dinner take out. No bathroom to use in the small seats restaurant. Potato salad tho... bomb! 🤤
This is an "everyday Japanese cuisine" restaurant, located in south Buena Park, at the intersection of Valley View and Cerritos. It's fairly authentic (I would know because my wife is Japanese and, incidentally, so is one of the owners of this place). It's a small place, and even though it has a few tables, it mostly caters to take-out customers. My wife ordered the mackerel, and she liked it. She said it was good, but not the best she's ever had. Still, good and properly cooked with the right ingredients. She would give it 4 1/2 stars. I had the Katsudon (pork cutlet bowl), and while it was authentic, it was also too salty, in my humble opinion (too much soy sauce, maybe?). So, I'd give it 3 1/2 stars. Averaging out my rating and my wife's, I've decided to give this place 4 stars. Service is good and prices are reasonable.
The other day after work, I was looking for some authentic Japanese food. But I did not feel like Ramen or Sushi so I saw this on Yelp Neighborhood Bento. Wow this place was amazing and the owner was so nice and spent some time explaining to me each dish that I ordered. A lot of the vegetables were homegrown on their farm in Pico Rivera. Everything tasted so good. The service and ambience was so fast and excellent. I got to try the salmon bento box, the Katsu sandwich, and a few other items. I definitely will be back. This place is for sure. A golden gem hidden in Garden Grove.
This was my last trip to Westminster/Buena Park area till I get another case down here so I celebrated with lunch at this fun Bento spot. I got the chicken karage box and a diet coke, cost me about 20 bucks. The chicken was real good, they used dark meat, which is totally necessary but not a given based on my experiences else where. They have some real deep cut menu items that would warrant multiple visits. It's mostly a take out spot, they have three tables and no ac so taking it to go is the move. Way better than average!
The chicken nanban was great! My only complaint is that by the time I had gotten it it home (about 5-6 mins), the Karage was no longer crispy! However, the nanban tartar sauce was very good, and made up for the lack of crunch. The furikake being provided for you to take is a HUGE PLUS!