Reviews for BentoLicious in Pleasanton, CA

Truly home cooking style, the sort of comfort food that does not need to be high in calories. No. 3 chicken is especially... amazing and I don?t think I ate it anywhere else in Bay Area. All the side dishes are perfectly cooked as well with just rightamount of flavors and saltiness, and nothing greasy. Read more

I didn?t know Taiwanese food could be so different from other Chinese food, but this is healthy, nutritious, low carb (if you... pass on eating all the rice) and delicious. I?m pre-diabetic and doing all I can to avoid it and this really hits the spot. Lots of good veggies like Napa cabbage and the meats are so good, like stewed chicken or beef in a Chinese style sauce or soup. The best one I had is the Railroad pork, a pork chop with spices and herbs in a delicious sauce over rice?probably the best andhealthiest Chinese food in America, and maybe in China. No msg, not too salty or sweet or sour. Perfectly balanced, in myview. Owners are very nice, genuine people who work hard at their family-owned business. When I eat there, it?s usually $10-18,sometimes I grab two dishes. Give them a shot. Reliably consistent. Read more

Great quick stop for food! Food is solid and tons of options. Classic Taiwanese fried chicken. Staff is very kind and speak... English & Chinese. Read more

A nice mom + family run establishment. Had the fried chicken bento (#1) and it was crunchy and juicy on the inside still. Good... flavor balance. The sides were also pretty good and a decent variety. They weren't overly salted (like some bento places couldbe) so I liked that part. The only small adjustment I would recommend to elevate the side dishes would be making sure thevegetables are chopped a little better -had a bit chunk of cabbage in my bento! Overall, a great eating experience. Read more

The best authentic Taiwanese bento in SF Bay Area. As a Taiwanese, the food here made me feel like home. They cooked the rice,... meat and side dishes so well. Not too oily and salty cuz everything was just perfect! Highly recommended!! You should def tryit! Read more

Family style bento place. Their dishes flavors are very light ...like family style dishes not too greasy. Their business is... good. Highly recommand. Their fried chicken and sides are good. Read more

I am thoroughly impressed with this place. I didn?t feel like having panda express or Greek or my usual lean cuisine. I searched... on Yelp to see what was available and this place was one of the recommendation. I had the railroad bento lunch with sides.Earlier before I came here, I called to see what was available as the sides because it did not show on their website or anywhereelse. I called and the gentleman on the phone said I need to come in because I am new. I didn?t know what it meant until Iarrived. I am definitely impressed with how they care about the customers during the pandemic. They keep their customers inline? Literally? From each other and keep a distance where the hot plate and where the customers are standing. It appears thatthe sides change each day. One or two items are different each day I?m guessing. I guess I will have to return next time to trythe other dishes. The price is decent, the quality is definitely A+. Highly recommended: get the Thai iced tea before it sellsout. I got there around 12:20pm and three customer ahead of me bought the last the last drop of the Thai iced tea. If you aretoo late for the Thai iced tea, try the sarsaparilla soda. It?s not a typical sarsaparilla I?m used to but it does change thingsup with your lunch in a good way. Price: A + Service: A + Quality: A + It?s pretty moot at this point if I?m commenting aboutreturning because I?m definitely coming back to try the other items on their menu. Read more

Awesome bento! Delicious and very reasonable price! $12 for one main dish and three sides! Best bento around. Really hope they... have spicy fried chicken. ???????????? Read more