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    Bento Sama

    4.5 (34 reviews)
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    Closed 10:00 am - 7:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Beef Bulgogi Cupbop
    Mariah A.

    I always come here on my break, always fast service, amazing quality food. Love that it's also located in prime location near me. Love to eat in the plaza it's located in. Always clean.

    Chicken bulgogi lunch bento
    Winnie L.

    Pro-tip: Pay attention to the menu pictures, not all bentos are created equal. Some have more sides than others. Highlights: I really like this concept because I've always enjoyed the variety you get from a bento box. I liked everything that came with the bento. The menu had a lot of options. I like that even the soups come with some sides. Lowlights: It does seem a tad expensive because the protein portion is a bit on the smaller side. I'm not sure if it's because we ordered a tofu soup on top of a bento, but my order came out way later than my friends who ordered all the bento.

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    William S.

    The food is prepared well and great service even with a chain of restaurants next to each other. The vibe can be slightly chaotic but the taste of the food is fantastic. Picking up an order from here probably an ideal choice. Excellent food!!!

    Chicken Teriyaki & Beef Bulgogi (ig:@cravingswithcat)
    Catherine N.

    Bento Sama is inside 99 Ranch Market, great way to grab a bite before or after grocery shopping. For some of the entrees, they have a lunch or dinner price. They have other options like cold noodles, tofu soup, etc. if you're not feeling a bento. It seems like their side dishes change up depending on the day. I love bento boxes and all the variety of sides that come with the main entree. The portion was pretty large and I ate this for two meals. Everything was so fresh and delicious! ig: @cravingswithcat

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    Joyce W.

    Bento Box Fact: The Guinness World Record for the "Most Expensive Bento" category weighs more than 4.5 kg, pried at 300,000 yen ($2,234.62 USD) and featured the best quality wagyu beef from the Tottori prefecture and served along with a serving of silky Kinu Musume rice The bento box I had at Bento Sama fetched a much smaller penny at $16.95 but I still felt bougie! My bento had teriyaki salmon with a vast accoutrement of yummy bites on the side such as a cool coleslaw of sorts, a pasta salad, sesame dressed broccoli, kimchi, two varieties of pickled ginger, a seaweed salad, a good portion of steamed rice, and more. It was great! If you're feeling peckish and want a little bit of everything under the sun, come to Bento Sama! They're inside the 99 Ranch food court so go do your grocery shopping, buy a yummy beverage, order a bento, and enjoy.

    Squid and pork bento
    J B.

    Squid and pork dinner bento. So much food! Easily two people dinner. Love all the sides. Fresh and seasoned well. Def one of my go to korean bento place.

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    Michael W.

    What can you serve but never eat? A tennis ball. The 99 Ranch Market food court is becoming more and more popular with all their tasty offerings. From Chinese bbq, Korean fried chicken, mochi doughnuts, and now bento box meals, what's not to love? My wife and I shared a teriyaki salmon bento dinner for $16.95. The banchan offered was good, the salmon was nice and flaky, and the wife really enjoyed the seaweed soup. For one person, their dinner bento is a lot. For two, it was just enough (although we did get KoFC from K-Monster too). They're good.

    Bulgogi bento

    The food was very fresh and had a great selection of banchan. Portions were big and was ready quickly

    Bento Sama!
    Daniel K.

    Saw this place after shopping at 99 Ranch! Located inside in the food court it's a pretty interesting concept with Japanese Bento with a Korean twist. We ordered the Salmon dinner bento set for $18 and it could've easily fed two people. It had a great variety of sides including radish pickles, kimchi, macaroni salad, japchae, steamed egg, rice and seaweed soup. The salmon was grilled beautifully and came with a teriyaki dipping sauce! Wife really like the seaweed soup and we were stuffed after polishing all the food. Quick and easy and it comes in a to go box if you're in a hurry as well!

    Soup bowl menu, third page of menu board.
    Julia G.

    I had dental appointment across the street so I stopped to eat here because I love the pork bulgogi. The dinner portion after 3:00 p.m. is $17.99. Pork bulgogi is my favorite Korean dish because I like the slivers of fatty pork in the sweet chili sauce. And I love the little kimchi dishes that come with it. I picked Bento Sama out of all the eating choices in this 99 Ranch shopping center because some of the options were so expensive... such as eight Korean fried chicken wings for $16. One of the reviews of that place said she paid $32 for only 16 wings. Ouch. The word Bento means box tray with many sections as shown in the picture hence the word Bento box. The word Sama means teriyaki. The pork in my Pork Bulgoji was perfectly spiced and sweetened love that sauce. My only complaint is they only gave me half a cup of rice to eat with all that spicy pork. When I asked for more rice after finishing mine and I still had more than half the meat left in my bento box, the cashier looks at the cash register menu and was going to charge me for more rice. But when I told her if I ate at a sit-down restaurant, not take out, they give me as much rice as I want for free. Her face lit up as if she knew that was true and went to the back to get me a full container of rice, more than the first time, with a big smile, both free. You get to take the cool bento box in the wooden looking out of tray with clear plastic cover to take home and reuse again. So I am giving this little Bento Sama 99 Ranch food court restaurant five stars.

    Bibimbap Bulgogi on deck!
    Omari D.

    When I'm craving flavors I enjoy coming to 'the Ranch' ... this one around we chose Bento Sama as the main course. We both had the Bulgogi Bibimbap. I had them replace my carbs with more veggies. It didn't scream flavor as we hoped but was still good. Bulgogi amount served up was good...

    a bento lunch with rice, salad, and soup
    Diane M.

    Don't come for the ambiance, come for the food. It is located in the lobby of a grocery store so the atmosphere says eat quick and don't linger. :) Japanese Bentos with Korean influences are showcased on the menu with a variety of choices. Bibimpap, Dak Juk, Pork Bulgogi, musubi, chicken teriyaki and Korean ramen are some items currently being offered. We decided on the pork cutlet box from this bento business inside the food court of Ranch 99 grocery store. $15.99. Entrees are made to order, so be ready to wait 5 mins plus for you items. We received a generous serving of a pork cutlet with katsu sauce, coleslaw, green salad with Italian salad dressing, steamed rice, soup, seaweed salad and substituted bean sprouts (kongnamool) instead of the pasta salad. I was expecting an Asian dressing like ginger, soy or miso but that's okay, Italian still worked. Thin and crispy were the cutlet strips and the kongnamool delicious! The box was enough to feed two of us when we added chicken tenders from another Korean eatery just further down the strip mall. (My next review!) I'd dine like this again!

    Spicy Squid & Pork Bento

    The nice Korean lady at the counter was absolutely wonderful. She recommended the spicy squid and pork combo bento... AND CAN I SAY IT WAS DELICIOUS?! It was the largest bento I have ever had with easily enough food for two people (unless they have a massive appetite lol). The ban chan was top notch. I'm not a fan of coleslaw but it was still pretty good. Flavorful and absolutely worth the money. Great for take out and am definitely going to become a regular here !!!

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    My wife and I recently tried their bentos for dinner and we'll be back. Delicious Korean food in Ranch Market!

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    Always kind of hit or miss. I love the verity in the boxes. But some times it's not always that's great.

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    Excellent pork bbq and salad! Love this place bc the food is consistent and delicious and fresh.

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    Food quality is excellent and the value is superb. Highly recommend when you want good food and you want it right now.

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    Awesome food and reasonably priced! Will definitely stop by here again . Conveniently located too.

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