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    Ben's Fast Food

    4.5 (55 reviews)
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    First time here and I will be back. Delicious!! I got the chicken hearty mixed bowl, smoothie and pudding. All were delicious.

    Abbey F.

    I absolutely LOVE Ben's Fast Food! Such an amazing, filling, healthy option for a reasonable price. I have personally never gone in person to place my order / pick up, but this is hands down one of my favorite places to get lunch from. Depending on what I'm in the mood for, I switch up the sauces (although ranch is my fave), add more protein, or add pickled red onions (a game changer in my opinion). With great portion sizes, healthy ingredients, and protein? It's a no brainer! No more endless scrolling on Doordash to figure out what to order. Not to mention they list the nutrition content of their meals on their website - which is so great for anyone tracking macros, diet, etc. The food is always fresh, hot, delicious, and you can taste the quality. Thanks BFF for making it super easy to eat healthy!

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    Giao L.

    I am obsessed with Ben's Fast Food! My work place ordered it for lunch one day. When I saw the name "Ben's Fast Food", I must admit I was a bit turned off. I thought to myself, "Aw man, I don't want to have fast food, I want something healthier." Boy was I mistaken. After looking at the menu I quickly realized this is the opposite of fast food, although it is fast! I ordered the chicken bowl that day and was hooked. I normally don't like the typical "healthy foods" but this was GOOD. The ingredients are fresh, hearty, and plentiful. It's also at a really affordable price for what you're getting! I can never finish the bowl and is usually two meals for me. My SO has gotten the chickpeas and potatoes bowl and enjoys it as well. The location is easy to miss as there's no signage on the exterior. Once you're inside you can order at the kiosk. We usually place the order on DoorDash for pickup and it's ready within 10 minutes. Ben's is definitely now in our top rotation!

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    Shylo B.

    I was looking for something healthy and tasty for lunch so I did a quick Yelp search and seen a bowl. Opened the menu, seen it was reasonably close to where I was. So I ordered through Yelp and headed over. First, I had no idea about a San Mateo Food Mall. Its kind of a strange set up and I wasn't sure I was in the right place? I pulled up at the restaurant on the corner questioning who I even ordered from? I see a photo of the food mall and think oh ok this is weird. I drive up and down the road like 6 times to finally get a parking space and go in, no one is around again weird. There is self serve kiosk type things. Then I refer to my phone and my order or ok my email (my fault!) tells me the locker number and click to open, cool. Open still hot, got home with the two chicken bowls with avocado and pickled onion, chipotle sauce. Its really good! Fresh, hot and delicious! The pick up was a little weird not knowing what to expect and the parking was hard. But as i was leaving there was 5 spots all open at once....

    Chicken bowl with added avocado "sliced up real nice" :)
    C L.

    We regularly order from Ben's for work and it feels like I'm eating healthy when we do. Portion size is good especially for the price. I usually get the hearty pork shoulder bowl but today I got the chicken mixed bowl and added avocado for an additional $1.95. As you can see in the picture, that gets you about 1/2 a very small avocado and when you order online and choose to add avocado, it says "sliced up real nice" but what I ended up is really two chunks not sliced at all. Minor issue and kind of funny in an ironic way.

    Veggie Simple Bowl
    Adwait A.

    Unappetizing and boring food!! The vegetable are bland mushed boiled veggies, the vegetarian bowl is tasteless. They cannot remove things from the smoothie because it is apparently made in big batches, indicating it is not freshly made either

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    Waited an hour for a salad. I don't need to say more. If you got all the time in the world go here. If you value your time; pass...

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    So lucky to have found this place . Healthy food affordable and esp so delicious. Thank you . Will order again .

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