It was so good! We will definitely go back. We had the deluxe bento, chicken bento and chicken yakisoba. We would get all of them again. It was all good and the gyoza was particularly good. The prices are typical of the area. We ordered online and picked up. It was really easy to order on the website. There is a parking lot that is usually not full. They were very friendly and pickup was easy. read more

Bento Time - Deluxe Bento - Japanese Near Me - Everett, Washington

Delivery review In short Chalk up another solid teriyaki joint up here. Good stuff. In long Still knocking off all the entries on the list of the highly-rated yaki spots up here, and enjoying it every time for slightly different reasons. Bento Time takes good care of you. I ordered lunch from these folks today, the usual spicy chicken teriyaki. You can upgrade an online order to better rice or a bigger portion, but you can't subtract or replace stuff. No big deal, even though I don't love tossing 2 scoops of rice if I can help it. The salad mix is the usual, as are the gyoza. All solid. The spicy chicken comes in a watery dark sauce with a mild kick to it. Still needed quite a bit of hot sauce, but flavor was great. Lots of sauteed onions in this one. The bigger portion really is generous, but it was $4.50 more today. Chicken still tender and plenty juicy. Bottom line, I do happen to have found my old favorite under a new name, so I have my regular stop. But I am more than happy to have Bento Time in the rotation. read more

It's hard for me to believe that I wrote my first review for Bento Time six years ago! The ownership has changed, the flooring is new and the food still is super consistent! I've settled into the chicken and Gyoza Special, and it has gone up a little price but it's still a huge serving for what you get. Don't miss it! read more

Bento Time - Chicken & Gyoza Lunch Special - Japanese Near Me - Everett, Washington

I ordered Bento Time through Ubereats and I was pleasantly surprised! I think they're fairly priced, as I had some leftovers after, which rarely ever happens! I got the General Tsao's chicken, with brown rice. It comes with a standard bento box salad, 2 pieces of katsu shrimp, 4 California rolls, 2 gyoza, and 1 egg roll. There's a ton of variety, and everything was pretty good! This is such a good meal for those of you who like a bit of variety. A couple complaints I have is with their menu on the Ubereats app, it's just a little confusing to know exactly what's being offered in each box. And getting brown rice was an extra $1.50 and there wasn't that much rice! My boyfriend ordered the extra large bento box and he got the same small scoop of rice as I did, but twice as much meat, so it would've been nice if he got a little more rice too. read more

Bento Time - General Tsao's Bento Box - Japanese Near Me - Everett, Washington

This place has a variety of food to choose from and they have a very neat digital menu. The ambiance is very soothing with the music they play, very classy. I love how they have complimentary water, tea and the choice of miso and egg flower soup (which is very delicious ) i ordered the chicken teriyaki and I was glad to know that they have a smaller bowl option since I don't like to waste food so I don't like to order more than what I eat. This is one of the cleanest teriyaki place I have been too in a while and the women who take the orders are very friendly, I definitely will be coming back! read more

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Still taste great! Tender chicken! Big portion even on combo menu. Good presentation on my dine-in food. And the price is still Affordable! So I got 2 more to go!!! Good times! read more

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Bento time is hands down the best teriyaki you can get in the Everett area. I have high standards for teriyaki because it is so prevalent in this region and this restaurant checks all of my boxes! The food is very reasonably priced and the portions are big so I always have leftovers. The staff is really friendly and the service is always good. I love dining in because they have a free soup that is self serve and the restaurant is clean and perfect for a quick meal. 10/10, I will be coming back here whenever I'm in the area! read more

A family favorite of ours. Family run, friendly and constantly great food. Sketch people in parking lot, every time we visit. Shame, not the companies fault. read more

Amazing food,service and atmosphere. Super clean inside. We enjoyed several different teriyakis then had gyoza, soup, salad and Katsu. Will return to eat here again! read more

Food was pretty good, I ordered teriyaki chicken and chicken katsu. And I recommend it. Also there's friendly staff! read more

Bento Time - Main menu - Japanese Near Me - Everett, Washington

Bento Time has the best spicy chicken teriyaki in Everett, I order it every time and my expectations are always blown out of the water. It is actually spicy and the onions make it even better. When I want teriyaki I come to Bento Time. Thank you Bento Time. read more

My friend and I ordered a bento with wok and shared. It was super good!! We won't share the next time we go :) read more

The food was great and so was the service! We ordered the chicken yakisoba and the chicken Katsu bento and both tasted great. The portions were large and they had the food out really quickly read more

Orange chicken and sweet and sour chicken super chewy and just not great. Fried rice was delicious. Vegetable tempura is such a small portion for $7. Not worth it. Teriyaki chicken was pink in the middle. Salad was really watery Overall I spit out a lot of the chicken. Fried rice is the only thing I'd come back for. read more

Today was the first time I ever had dry yaki thx bento time for the experience also the sushi taste like plastic....outstanding

Best Mongolian beef I've had. Super tender and flavorful! All the other bento box items were great as well.

So the same story with Bento Time as with Ichi... change of ownership.... it was back in 2013 (may be 2014), and I meant to do an update, but alas, I had a "oh squirrel" moment... for two, may be three, years. In any case, the recipe changed. The new owners are really lovely (I think his name is "Michael") and they swore there was nothing that changed in the recipe, but it absolutely tasted different. The soups are a huge improvement, but the teriyaki and bibimbap no longer rocks my world. So sad, but oh well. read more

Very clean and nicely decorated restaurant. On the inside it didn't appear to be a strip mall location. Comfortable noise level and the children present were so busy eating, they were really quiet! Fantastic Spicy Chicken #2. The regular portion was not that spicy (maybe a 3 of 5) but also included 2 mounds of white rice, salad with a delicious dressing and the large grilled chicken breast strips included onions and exceeded all my expectations! Her regular #1 had the same generous portions without the extra heat or onions. We both enjoyed the complimentary Meso soup and tea. Watched the big screen TV and savored a great dinner meal at a reasonable price. Spent about $15 for 2. I appreciated the manager stopping by the table to verify our satisfaction too! read more

Price: 4.5 stars Service: 3 stars Food: 4 stars The menu says that dine in customers get free tea and miso soup, but they didn't offer it. That knocks down a couple stars on service. But they are quick and the food was hot. They have a large menu with both Japanese and Chinese food... I got the supreme combo, which comes with chicken teriyaki, either general chicken or mongolian beef (i got the chicken) 4 piece Cali roll, rice, salad, 2 gyoza, 2 prawn katsu, and a spring roll. That is a LOT of food lol. The food was pretty good overall, tho I think the general chicken had too much sauce, other than that no complaints. for about $14-$15 I'd say that is a pretty unbeatable deal. They have quite a few sushi rolls too. read more

I normally go to Nori Presto for teriyaki near work but I was in the mood to try something new. I read the reviews on Yelp for Bento Time and I'm glad we went. There were so many choices and our food came really quick. On the menu it says they offer free delivery for orders over 5 people and a free can of soda! Next time my coworkers & I will have to do that. Free tea and Free Miso soup is included when dining in. I had the small bento and left fully satisfied. It had teriyaki chicken, salad, rice, 2 potstickers and 2 tempura shrimp and one spring roll. Seating/tables were clean, and I didn't feel the need to grab my food & get out of there. Only weird thing was that they charged 50 cents for soda refills. For the huge profit people make off soda, this didn't seem necessary. But, I will definitely be back. read more

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In my opinion, you haven't fully experienced the aerospace culture in the area until your coworker has gotten you in on a group lunch order of chicken teriyaki from this place. They never fail to deliver teriyaki that is still hot. The portions, if ordering the full, are ginormous (scientific term). The price is right -- and I think you get even more than what you paid for. For starving engineers, this place is a godsend. Despite the great value, it's simply not the best teriyaki I've had in the area. That may be due to my personal preference, and should not stop you from trying it out! read more

Bento Time - chicken teriyaki delivery...the half portion. - Japanese Near Me - Everett, Washington

Overall decent teriyaki . I'm glad they gave extra teriyaki sauce for the big balls of rice lol. Gyoza taste good. Not funky, porky taste . The lady at the counter was cut & dry. Not suggestions, nada. Not rude just bland. When out this way I think we will opt for oshimo sushi around the corner from here. Better prices better taste also we are fond of their sushi rolls. The lunch special price here is equivalent to the normal everyday bento prices at oshimo . read more

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Ordered via Ubereats from this place and it was average. Our meal was prepared and delivered pretty quickly so that was nice. Here's what I ordered for dinner: Ramen - literally must have been ramen from a packet with eggs and veggies added to it. everything was mixed together along with the broth so the noodles expanded and got mushy by the time it got to us. they should send broth and noodles separately so that you can combine them yourself. General tso chicken + teriyaki chicken combo Chicken & broccoli Beef short ribs Chicken yakisoba Salmon teriyaki *finishing a review from 2016* sorry i can't remember the rest of the meal, but overall it was pretty good, but nothing outstanding or worth traveling to if you're far away from Everett. however, it's a good choice for ubereats for the millcreek/everett area if you want some asian takeout. read more

Great place for a quick (or lingering) work day lunch. Love the free serve-yourself soup, hot tea and water. We all got Bento Boxes and they were HUGE. The Teriyaki sauce was delicious, nice char on the meat. 2 full breasts come in the regular sized box. (I wondered about the small boxes and now I understand where that might be useful). Tempora was crisp and delicious. Sushi fresh and tender. Salad was a bit over dressed for me. Ambiance is very casual. read more

This was a one and done opportunity. The chicken was overcooked. Another patron came in 10 minutes later and said the same thing. The lady offered more chicken, the patron refused. I gather the chicken was already cooked and ready to go to others. read more

It's small, it's no frills, but the Food is superb, my go to sushi spot. The pricing very cheap. And once they like you they pile on the Food. Wide screen TV for sports, and a very low key quiet place. Eat like a Monster for $8.00 read more

My friend who grew up in the area recommended this place to me saying it was his go-to for teriyaki. This place honestly has some of the best General Tso's chicken I have ever had. The chicken is nicely crisp on the outside and the meat is cooked perfectly and tender on the inside. Also, the chicken is not over-battered to be 75% flour and 25% chicken (*cough* Panda Express *cough*). The taste is more on the sweet side but it is offset with a nice sour, citrusy flavor. One critique I have is that the sauce by itself is quite overpowering; they serve the chicken with extra sauce. Mainly there is a strong note of vinegar and it overpowers the taste of the sliced bell peppers and veggies that are served alongside it. Aside from this, the flavor of the chicken is on point! Not only is their General Tso's chicken really good, but so is their chicken teriyaki. I've had a lot of chicken teriyaki (especially in college) and 70% of the time it's too dry or overcooked. The chicken was cooked perfectly to be juicy and moist. Props to the chefs to take the time to marinate and properly cook their chicken! Get the Wok Combo with General Tso's chicken and you will not be disappointed. I'll have to try one of their bento boxes next! Also, they have free fortune cookies. read more

this place is sort of hidden, but it's a gem. it seems like it's a small, family owned place. we walked up and ordered bibimbap. boy, that was a good choice. a smoking hot metal bowl came to our table after short wait beef. spinach, mushrooms were sizzling away in that bowl. even better, when I dug down into the bottom, there was fon. a good sign that there was crispy rice deep down there. it was a lot to eat for lunch, but I put it down. this place might need to hit a lunch rotation for me. read more

The best salmon teriyaki, short ribs and yakisoba noodles! I eat out about 3 times a week around Seattle and have never had a salmon more juicy and well marinated than this place! My brother enjoyed his short ribs which he enjoyed. My girlfriend and I shared our dishes and it was plentiful portions and generous amounts of rice and salad. Complimentary miso soup and egg flour soup when dining in which were great! Miso soup wasn't salty and the egg flour soup was delicious. $0.50 refill cost for foundation drinks which is very reasonable. Clean restrooms and great service! Will definitely return when I'm in Everett again. Thank you! read more

This is a good place, the price is little bit expensive but foods are good, you cannot Togo the soup in the restaurant but you can try and eat the soup in the restaurant as much as you want. If you have more free time, eat in the restaurant and enjoy the soup. read more

After passing by this restaurant countless times and always telling myself that I should try it, I finally gave it a try this week and was pleasantly surprised. My first visit was for lunch. Figuring that I should go with a Bento box due to the name of the place, I first tried out the Large Deluxe Bento (~$12), which came with chicken teriyaki, 8 pieces of California roll, 2 breaded shrimps, 2 gyoza potstickers, and 2 spring rolls along with salad and steamed rice. I came back another day for dinner with my wife and she had the beef bibimbap (~$9) but substituted the white rice for brown rice (+$1). Bibimbap is a Korean dish consisting of rice topped with various vegetables, beef, and a fried egg, and they serve it "dolsot" style in a hot stone bowl. I went with the salmon teriyaki bento (~$12.50), which came with the aforementioned grilled fish, 4 California roll pieces, 1 tempura prawn with tempura vegetables, salad, and steamed rice. I asked to substitute the rice for some extra salad instead and they were happy to oblige. We also got a tempura shrimp roll (~$6) to share. The teriyaki sauce wasn't overly sweet and everything was cooked nicely on both visits. The portions are generous and the sushi was freshly made. On top of that, the sushi rolls were pretty large, much more so than you typically find at the teriyaki joints around town. I hate it when you order a bento box and get wimpy pre-made sushi that's been sitting in the fridge. They also have complimentary self-serve miso soup and hot tea if you dine in. Pricing on their menu is a tad bit higher than other local teriyaki places, but the quality and quantity is also reflective of the slight premium. Definitely a solid place to visit for some good Japanese food without having to pay the premium of going to a full-on Japanese restaurant. They do have different specials that have better pricing (lunch specials and different combos and such), so take a good look at the menu before you order. I'll be a repeat visitor, that's for sure. read more

The sushi wasn't very good. My spicy tuna tempura roll was HUGE (I could barely pick it up with my fingers, let alone chopsticks), and the tuna inside did not at all appear to be raw, fresh tuna. The tuna was flavorless, dry, and tasted as though it came from a can. The California roll was slightly better, but again, it was obviously not fresh and pretty bland. I tried a bite of my boyfriend's teriyaki and it was slightly better, but not enough so to compensate for the mediocre sushi. I'll be going elsewhere next time. read more

I've eaten here around 5 times in the last month and the food is exceptional. I've mostly stuck with the Korean food, which is my favorite. The short ribs (galbi) and the hot stone bowl (bibimbap) are amazing. I've only been here for lunch but you get very good bang for you buck as the prices are excellent for the quality you get. Highly recommend this restaurant! Update on 9/10/13: The business has a new owner and things are even better!! Though it was always clean, I've noticed that the restaurant has been scrubbed squeaky clean since the new owner took over. Also there is a new soup station (with miso and egg flower soup) and a new water cooler - both are free. The menu has also been updated. i pretty much eat here 1-2 times per week. Great value, great food, great service. read more

My Japanese wife and I had been curious about Bento Time for quite some time. Let me say that I wish we'd stayed curious. I ordered the chicken teriyaki and pot stickers with a small order of vegetable tempura. After 15 minutes we had to reach behind the counter for our drink glasses and the counter around their soda machine was filthy, not to mention they charge .50 for a refill. From the time my plate was set down on the sticky table, something reeked like wet dog. We determined that it was the glaze on my chicken. The tempura and pot stickers were good, though, as were my wife's ribs. She did have black pieces of avocado in her sushi, though. The tables were also sticky and many tables were left unbussed as the owner(?) sat around reading the paper, waiting for the chef to come clean the tables. I am currently fighting to keep my food down. We will be steering totally clear of this place in the future. read more

Oh my god... this has to be the worst ever, Do yourself a favor a go somewhere else. Their tempura was hard and greasy and old grease! Terrible! read more

Just went there for the first time tonight. I was a little skeptical after reading the recent one and two star reviews. Upon closer inspection, those reviews were from people who rate fast food places like Wendys, McDonalds, and even Comcast (LMAO) or were just negative review trolls. I don't know how anyone on Yelp can take people like that seriously... so I didn't and decided to go for it. I had the supreme bento that some other reviewers mentioned. It has a little bit of everything, pot stickers, katsu shrimp, spring roll, salad, California roll, chicken teriyaki, rice, and a choice of either Mongolian or General Tso's. It was so much food I couldn't even finish it all. I was honestly surprised by how great the food is. Even the sushi was completely fresh and crisp. The avocado was firm, the rice was fresh and had the right amount of bite & stick. Once my boyfriend saw how good the sushi was in my bento box he decided to try a Dragon roll. Although it didn't look pretty it tasted amazing! The eel was cooked to perfection and the spicy mayo was the best I have had in the area. Everything was perfectly balanced. It blew my mind how great the sushi was in a little bento place in this tiny strip-mall. The best part to me is that nothing was greasy or tasted of MSG like the majority of other chinese & teriyaki places in Evertt. The only negative things I can nit-pick at was that the sauce the katsu comes with tastes like it's made with white vinegar not rice wine vinegar (which makes it taste more sharp and tart rather then the mild / sweeter taste of rice wine). The wait for the food was a little bit longer then expected but they only had one cook in the back and lots of to-go orders going out constantly. They have complimentary soup and hot tea if you are eating in the restaurant (which we did) so it wasn't a deal breaker for us. We loved the hot tea but they were out of one of the soups (it was an hour or two from closing time). The staff was not very vocal but they seemed nice dropping off our food at the table and when we ordered. This is defiantly our new favorite teriyaki / bento / sushi place. You cant beat the price and the taste. We will be back soon :) read more

I come here ever few weeks for the spicy chicken dish with my friend. The woman at the front isn't particularly friendly, it almost feels like we are inconveniencing her. Or maybe she's just tired. No prob! After ordering we visit a table with free tea, water and soups! Always grab tea and then wait for our meals. The spicy chicken comes with a salad and a healthy portion of delicious chicken on a bed of rice. The salty, sweet and spicy sauce is addictive!!!! I wish that they would update the space a little. It looks kind of run-down. You can see boxes everywhere and feels cluttery. It's very clean and sanitary though!! read more

wow this place really good so it's a little hard to find, it's by the verizon store. The small shopping center seems new and the place is clean. i had the bibimbap, a korean rice bowl topped with veggies, beef and egg. This place apparently run by koreans. I usually like this dish because it's more well rounded with balanced nutrition, not as greasy as stir fry. The food was still sizzling when it came out, particularly the egg. It was served in a hot stone bowl thing and it even seared the outside rice just a little crispy, like some good viet crispy rice dishes. The beef and especially the mushrooms were great. It had spinach, cucumbers and carrots also. I think this dish is supposed to be served with hot sauce, but i think some places count on you using hot sauce to hide how good or bad the food was. I didn't use any hot sauce and it was still great. I finished the whole bowl, me being a spoiled brat with a small appetite says something, haha read more

Bento Time - bibmibap - Japanese Near Me - Everett, Washington

Hands down great food. Great presentation. I had the cashew chicken one night and the general tsaos the next time. Side salad and dressing is great too. read more

Bento Time - Japanese Near Me - Everett, Washington

If you love the california roll, then you've arrived at your destination. I've never been a fan of this basic japanese dish until I found this joint. Normally, whenever I order a dish that comes with sushi rolls, the rice is either old or hard. But at Bento Time, their california rolls are always perfect. They've got other delicious items on the menu that are somewhat expensive. Service, on the other hand, leaves much to be desired. Crack a smile at least once guys... read more