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    Zen Bento

    3.4 (27 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Beef Bento with Ginger dressing.
    Jan L.

    Hungry for lunch or dinner...this is a good solution. Fresh food, tasty, reasonable mix of vegetables and meat. Although the pictures shows a lid, there are tables to eat your food at within or without if the weather is nice. I was satisfied with my portion size and it was a good, fresh tasting lunch.

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    Todd L.

    We are excited to have Zen Bento in the neighborhood. We have enjoyed the downtown location for a long time. Now we have them closer to home! We ordered the spicy poke and the chicken with extra vegies. We enjoyed the Zen, Ginger Soy, and Kamikazi sauces with oir bowls. Both bowls were very tasty. The food is clean and fresh and that is the huge difference maker. The different sauces that are available make it fun to mix and match. I highly recommend this place to anybody looking for healthy, clean, fresh food. Cheers Always!

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    Wife loves the salmon bento - low cal, ginger soy dressing. I end up going to Apple St. location because they are open until 6. Yum.

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    5 years ago

    Hard to believe that I've now been coming here for 15 years! Boise staple, glad they're still around with a closer location to my house!

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    8 years ago

    I sure love how fresh Zen Bento tastes and the price point is spot on! I will definitely be back.

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    7 years ago

    Got the best chicken bento here, and when I said extra veggies...they did NOT disappoint! Yummmm! I'll be back!

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    8 years ago

    Questionable cleanliness of work area and food handling. High prices for low quality food and poor presentation.

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    Service was solid. We decided for a non cook top seating, as the little one we had was frightened…read moreof the fire. But food came quickly and there was no issues The beef carpaccio was delicious, although the salad on the side was a waste. The Dino Egg was good, but quiteessy and fell apart easily, as the bowl made it difficult to cut. Lollipop roll was wonderful though. Overall a solid visor.

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