Since my girlfriend is a vegetarian, we both were looking at other places that serve vegetarian plate lunches that aren’t the usual bland tasting plates that I have tasted in the past. Welcome Well Bento. I consider this place a hole in the wall type of takeout restaurant. We’ve been hearing from several people that this place is a gold mine of delicious food, so we decided to check it out.
Well Bento is located in a kind of obscure location. They are located at 2570 S. Beretania Street, Suite 204. To give you a better sense of where this is, it’s in the vicinity of Puck’s Alley. It’s actually in a building that is surrounded by Burger King/Jiffy Lube, and the little shopping center that has Blimpies, Kit-n-Kitchen, etc. Once you see the 2 story building, just walk on up and you can’t miss it.
First impressions of this place was “wow, this place is SMALL”. Not only is it small, but it’s SUPER HOT in there. I don’t think they really invested in anything that would keep the cooks comfortable. They have two fans on high blast rotating, but it doesn’t offer much cooling at all. The kitchen was not only small, but very simple…in ways, it looks kind of dirty, but it could be because the kitchen looked dated. The cooks were definitely sweating, and it kind of concerned me if their sweat would ever reach our food.
Well, before I start turning you folks off, let’s talk about the food. Despite what I described above, the food was fantastic. I ordered the grilled chicken, which was served over a bed of brown rice with tahini sauce (a fantastic gravy), macaroni salad and cole slaw (they don’t use mayonaise), and broccoli, carrots, gobo, and potatoes. I got the chicken grilled Louisiana style, which was kind of peppery and spicy at the same time. The chicken was absolutely tender and delicious, and the Louisiana style definitely fit the bill. Although I’m not a big fan of carrots, all their vegetables including the carrots were very tender and tasty at the same time. The vegetables were also very bright in color, and they also let you know that they only cook fresh ingredients…that means NOTHING out of the can. Crazy. The tahini gravy over brown rice was AWESOME. I could eat that everyday. And to think all this was healthy…it was mind blowing.
My girlfriend got the grilled salmon which came with the same sides. The salmon was perfectly grilled, very tender on the inside, and was seasoned with tamari sauce and olive oil. Man, I would definitely order this the next time.
The prices were very reasonable as well. The chicken was $7.95 and the salmon was $8.50. Very cheap and very good. They also have a large selection of vegan dishes as well. Check em out or visit their website www.wellbento.com.
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