Hands down the best bento as well as the best bang for you buck in Portland. Love this place, eat there everytime I am an in the area. I get the combo bento with peanut sauce on one side and sweet chili on the other side. $7 for a large that is enough for 2 meals. Wish they had other locations around town. read more

Food here is very good. It's the best bento I've ever had. Very fast service and I would use a combination of teriyaki and habanero sauce to make things just right. read more

Crazy Chicken Bento - Truck and trailer - Street Vendors Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This cart (only there during lunch hours until 2pm weekdays) offers variations of chicken bento. Occasionally they also do steak. They offer the bentos in 2 sizes (small and regular). Small is definitely small sized (appetizer quantity) and is about $7 Regular size runs on average $11. They have different variations like adding veggies or canned pineapple. You can add one of their 8 sauces as well for flavor you're looking for. Regular size is a good portion size of food, but bento is just OK. They use grilled chicken breast (rather than more commonly used thighs) on their bentos and it tastes just like grilled chicken if you don't add any sauces. Rice was a bit mushy. It's a good qunatity of food and price is ok but, it's not like a normal style of "teriyaki bowls". I'd get it again if i'm hungry but, likely go somewhere else if looking for something more flavorful read more

Crazy Chicken Bento - 2023 - Street Vendors Near Me - Portland, Oregon

My husband and I drive by this cart often, and today we decided to stop in for lunch. Super nice people, reasonable prices, and great food. Their house made peanut sauce is spicy, and delicious. I had the chicken teriyaki bento, and my husband had the special, which was steak bento. We decided both were really good, and we'll be going back. read more

I've got respect for anybody trying to hustle, but this ain't that. Somebody got an idea about a food truck and economy of scale ingredients...but there is no interest in producing a quality meal being shown here. Nothing here is cooked, it is only heated up. Portions are large, but that only means you have work through a great deal of unpleasantness or waste a lot of what could have been decent food. What is being served is plain steamed rice, a bag of bird's eye Asian style frozen vegetables, unseasoned and steamed to death, canned pineapple chunks, and chicken breast skewers again unseasoned and grilled 'til dry. The nearly dozen different sauces that you can use do nothing to help that everything in the dish has been thrown together with carelessness verging on hostility towards taste. Sorry guys, hope y'all decide to invest some energy into producing something you'd be proud to serve and happy to eat...otherwise your trailer is just gonna be a moneypit. read more

Crazy Chicken Bento - Hope the crows find this more palatable than I did. - Street Vendors Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Amazing! First time trying and will definitely be back. So many sauces to choose from and the steak was cooked perfectly. Huge portions too! read more

Crazy Chicken Bento - Steak with mango habanero, and chicken with spicy peanut sauce. Definitely 2 meals worth on the portion. - Street Vendors Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I work around this area and the options for food are not great. Not wanting Subway or McDonald's, I decided against my better judgment of eating at food trucks (yes, I've heard some are amazing. But it's still food. from a truck.) and tried Crazy Chicken Bento. VERY disappointed. First impressions of the truck were poor: not super clean, not great food handling standards and not very inviting. I was hungry and was already there, so I decided to stay. The menu was small and hard to find, but I decided on the cajun chicken bento. Two guys were working: one taking & running orders, the other cooking and finishing the orders. The one who took my order put some rice in a container and threw some sauce on top (teriyaki, I'm assuming). The guy cooking chopped up some chicken, slathered on some sauce and dropped the container in front of me. I was going to take it to go (no chairs or tables around) and had to find my own lid. Once I dug in, I realized their version of cajun chicken was throwing on this weird red sauce on top of the chicken. It had some heat, but was not very flavorful and nothing about it was "cajun". I found it very odd that they used chicken breast. Typically, bento/teriyaki is made with thighs, and there's a reason for it. Thighs are more flavorful and more forgiving. My chicken was dry. The rice was even mushy. I'm not sure how you mess up white rice but it apparently can be done. My "bento" dish (mushy rice, dry chicken breast, nasty sauce) was almost inedible. I definitely won't be back. read more

I'm really confused about the five star reviews on here. My experience is completely in line with the other one star reviews and I don't get how you could see it any other way. I suppose the silver lining is that it's chicken breast so could be deemed healthier? Otherwise you get dry chicken, mushy rice and some form of teriyaki sauce that might as well be Yoshitas for $8.50. seriously..... The upshot I suppose is that I was able to eat about half of it and I haven't gotten sick yet. I'm considering myself lucky at the moment. read more

I love this food cart. I wish I could go more often but they are only open when I typically work. If I have a bonus day off, I am going here. The chicken is cooked to perfection. The steak is amazing too, but they don't have it every day. I get a large chicken bento with Cajun sauce because it is at least 2 meals. Next time I am going to do Cajun sauce on one half and peanut sauce on the other half. So good. A hidden gem near the dump. read more

Love this place. Been going for almost 2 decades now. Was stoked it was still here when I moved back to Portland

I'd be crazy to return. I Just had "The works" and couldn't finish it. If you like cold canned pineapple on top of boiled mush broccoli, then you might indeed give this garbage more than 1 star. Imagine eating cold scraps found in the nearest dumpster...that would be your $10 "Crazy" Bento experience. I'm not one for bitching without suggestions for improvement. If they care...they'd grill or steam the vegetables fresh as well as the pineapple. read more

These guys, they do this simple dish, and they do it well. Rice, chicken, pineapple, sautéed veggies. I get the chicken and pineapple, and a side of the steamed veggies. I will drive out of my way, because let's be honest, unless you work out there it's not 'on the way' to anything. Maybe if you're headed to the coast or Sauvies Island. The thing these guys do, that makes them so universally enjoyed, is the sauces. They do the chicken plain for a reason, so you can customize it yourself with one of their many tasty house made sauces. I recommend the bourbon or sweet and sour. I think the teriyaki is also good, and though I haven't tried it because 'spicy' isn't my thing, the Cajun sauce appears to be popular as well. You don't have to get just one either, mix em up! Little bit of this, little bit of that... you do you, they supply the chicken and rice, you finish it off the way you want. Good prices, good portions, they're consistent because they keep it simple. I love these guys, there's a reason they're still going strong after all these years, one of Portland's 'original' good carts. read more

Crazy Chicken Bento - Hawaiian with sweet and sour sauce! YUM!!! - Street Vendors Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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The only reason I would eat here again was if I was desperate and all the other NW industrial restaurants burnt down. I tried it 3 times before writing this review to make sure I didn't catch them on an off day. Each time was worst than the last. The ONLY reason people eat here at all is because of it's close proximity to their workplace. It's usually operated by two people, and these two could not care less about their customers if they tried. The meat is grilled, only...not marinated, nor seasoned, nor anything, to any noticeable extent. If you want to get fancy and upgrade with pineapple on your meat/rice, it's taken straight out of a can and is horrible. I remember thinking during final meal at CCB that this is literally the human equivalent of dog food. If you work in the area, do yourself a favor and upgrade to the taco truck a block down, Subway, or anything else in that complex a block south. However, portions are good so if your priority is filling up the tank for cheap, then that's your priority. This place is hurting bad and is in a serious need of anything. You deserve better and most importantly, they need to up their standards and food quality even if it adds a dollar. Cheers! read more

Who knew basic chicken and rice could be so tasty? Well, most anyone can make it tasty, but these guys grill it to perfection and dress it up with teriyaki flavor that explodes in your mouth. I got "The Works," but felt like the veggies overpowered the chicken. I would probably go sans veggies next time, and let the chicken and rice shine in all their glory. A quick jump from my NW office, I know I will be stopping by again soon. read more

Really great chicken. It seems so simple but must not be because I am often disappointed when I order chicken out. Too dry too bland too boring. Not Crazy Chicken bento! The Caesar salad is my favorite and I also like the pineapple and chicken bento. I know it seems like an odd combo but it works. The full orders are fair priced and easily enough for 2 meals. read more

Delicious bento! I forgot to take a picture because I was inhaling it so fast. The huge helping of chicken has a a perfectly charred outer layer and is chopped up into small pieces and piles high on rice. Multiple sauce selections. Speedy food cart. read more

I normally go to a different teriyaki place in this part of town so this is my first try @ Crazy Chicken Bento. I ordered the Cajun Chicken, I think I waited 2 minuets if that and it was ready! The cook puts your order down on the pickup counter next to the sauces and napkins with no lid so you can put more sauce on your food or put on a lid and rubber band and call it good. I took mine as ordered. The cajun sauce has a tangy sweet flavor similar to a Kansas City BBQ Sauce with a little more heat but not too much.( I am a fan of Portland's Crazy Juice https://www.crazyjuice.net/ so this is very tame in comparison) The Chicken breast meat was tender and juicy with a nice array of grill marks to give a good char flavor. The Rice is standard white rice done sticky style and flavored nicely. Here is why the review only gets a 3 star rating. The veggies are on the squishy side I suspect they are frozen making them slimy and squishy with a frozen aftertaste, I am sure upgrading to fresh veggies would earn a 4 or 5 star rating, still @ $7.00 this is a great lunch deal and as long as they use frozen veggies I will order mine without. I will be back for sure! read more

Crazy Chicken Bento - Crazy Chicken Bento - Cajun Chicken - Street Vendors Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Oh man!!! So good! First time here today with a co worker for a quick lunch... Cheap and delicious!! read more

Crazy Chicken Bento - The #2... Cajun chicken (large) - Street Vendors Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This food stop is a truckers favorite treat right along the highway. Everything on the menu is well priced because the portions per plate are great. There is a variety of sauces to choose from such as teriyaki, curry, peanut sauce, etc. 17 years running and going strong! read more

Absolutely divine! Great bento, unique and great service. Love it! I wish I could eat it everyday!

Weird location, but given the options in the NW, this is definitely my favorite. It's not exactly authentic bento (they offer extra sauces including curry and peanut), but if that's not a big deal for you, you'll be happy. Portions are great (ie huge), price is great, meat is flavorful and perfectly cooked, and their steamed veggies are surprisingly varied. Plus they offer brown rice and have specials (like juicy delicious steak W/Th). Highly recommended to anyone in the NW searching for a good lunch spot. read more

I eat here almost ever day for lunch. It's simple, quick, consistent, and cheap. It is also one of the healthiest lunch options around.

I think Ryan B. must have dropped his food on the ground and then eaten it. I've been loving that Crazy Chicken for​ 25 years . Now that I don't work in the area I have to drive half an hour each way every couple of weeks to get my fix . Disregard that pompous ass and try it , CHEERS ? read more

Best bento ever!