Bento Express

Great, authentic taiwanese style bentos. My parents really like it as well. I liked their popcorn chicken and grilled pork chop. But I think all their meats are pretty good. The side dishes are great as well. Cheaper if you pay in cash so I recommend you bring cash.

Super Tai-style! Visit the place many times, and all dishes remind me my home town!

Not open on Sunday or between 2PM to 4:10PM. You get 4 sides. Small store. Easy parking. Get fried pork chop here. Their chicken can be dry. I like here better than Bento Box in Milpitas and O2 Valley in Cupertino. Service is quick. If you come later in the 11:30 AM to 2 PM time then there are less people in line. I would advise you to eat in the parking lot since the heat creates steam and dampens the meat, which is bad for eating later.

Fast, friendly, delicious & great value. Had #1 braised pork & #9 popcorn chicken with the various sides. Mushrooms, bok choi, tofu, cabbage salad, sweet sour chicken, broccoli, glass noodles. A little hesitant about translating to order, but figured the "point & smile" would work, then discovered all the staff switch between languages so beautifully and with a smile! We can come back and never have exactly the same thing twice! Happy Lunar New Year!

Cafeteria style where you pick an entree by a number and then choose 4 different sides to make a bento box. Portion size is huge! Yummy 😋

One of my favorite bento place. Each bento comes with 4 sides. Their side dishes always good selections. It was difficult to narrow down to 4 side dishes.

This place lets you pick one main meat and 4 sides for the bento box. I got the big chicken steak and it was enormous! I barely finished 1/3 of the chicken and will have the rest for dinner :D The sides are delicious too, and all tastes nice and fresh. Do note that there is very limited seating, you're expected to take the bento to go. So hopefully you won't have to travel far before the food gets cold to enjoy it.

Best Bento ever! It really match my Taiwan bento experience. I am so loving it.

+2

Good value for $16-$18. Very filling. The beef brisket is delicious and one of my go to entrees. I like the side dishes of tomato egg, vermicelli, lionhead meatball, and bamboo shoots

My favorite authentic Taiwanese bento in the Bay Area! Lots of choice for main dish and also the side dishes as well, you can pick four if you go in-store!

Very delicious food and huge portions!

Got my chance to try this place out tonight for dinner, happy I made that decision! The food is yummy and delicious. Told the servers that this is my first time, they were really kind and friendly and patient! I mean you have so many choices to pick your sides! I had the basil chicken bento with the stew hard boiled egg, sauteed bok choy, sliced pig ear, and fish cakes, yummy!!! I would definitely come back, the flavors are nostalgia for me.

Legit Taiwanese Bento box! Great value in Bay Area, especially the fried chicken chop is good for people who have a big appetite

👍👍👍Truly authentic Taiwanese bento. Each bite is a nostalgic journey, reminiscent of cherished childhood flavors and homemade comfort.

Delicious food with great value. This has been my go to quick meal place. A ~$16 bento with one main entry and 4 side dishes could serve one for two meals if not too hungry. Their side dishes are all well prepared and I think some are even better than the main dish. If you order in store you can pick the 4 you like. Though they don’t have a name for each side dish, you may need to so some finger pointing.😝

As a Taiwanese, I can vouch that this is a truly authentic Taiwanese bento, both in terms of the food and the way it's run. There are many side dishes to choose from each day, so you can pick your favorites. I recommend the scrambled eggs with tomatoes. For the main dish, our favorite is the fried pork chop, which is marinated before being fried. The popcorn chicken is also great, although it's not the best in the Bay Area.

Been meaning to try this place for awhile and stopped in for lunch. It’s definitely a takeout place, very limited seating - 3 tables for 2 outside and I think 2 tables inside. It’s cash only, or $25 minimum for card. Each bento comes with 4 sides. I ordered the #1 braised pork and my friend got the pork cutlet and both were super tasty. It’s a lot of food, especially for the price. Got through half and ate the rest for dinner. Overall, this place totally satisfied my craving for Taiwanese food and I’ll be back again!

Quick and easy takeout place that offers excellent traditional Taiwanese bentos with lots of vegetable side dish selections, including bitter melons and braised bamboo shoots. Popcorn chicken, Taiwanese sausages and shrimp/chicken rolls are our favorites. If you are looking for a no hassle takeouts, this is the place for you.

So so so so so good! Affordable, taste of homemade food, tons of selection, fast, clean. Our go-to place when we want a quick and tasty meal!! 1000% recommend you stop by if you are in South Bay! Note that there’s no seating indoor only two tables outside.

I have been to the place more than 80 times and tried all their dishes. This is essentially my favorite Taiwanese place across the entire Bay Area. It offers VERY AUTHENTIC Taiwanese Bento, where you order one main dish (meat) and choose 4 vegetable side dishes. The taste of the dishes there are not Americanized, meaning you can appreciate proper usage of oil, salt and soy sauce and can enjoy them in the way how those dishes are traditionally cooked.

chen whitechubbyguy

Legit Taiwanese Bento box! Great value in Bay Area, especially the fried chicken chop is good for people who have a big appetite

Brother Lee

👍👍👍Truly authentic Taiwanese bento. Each bite is a nostalgic journey, reminiscent of cherished childhood flavors and homemade comfort.

Lei X

Delicious food with great value. This has been my go to quick meal place. A ~$16 bento with one main entry and 4 side dishes could serve one for two meals if not too hungry. Their side dishes are all well prepared and I think some are even better than the main dish. If you order in store you can pick the 4 you like. Though they don’t have a name for each side dish, you may need to so some finger pointing.😝

Rosina Su

As a Taiwanese, I can vouch that this is a truly authentic Taiwanese bento, both in terms of the food and the way it's run. There are many side dishes to choose from each day, so you can pick your favorites. I recommend the scrambled eggs with tomatoes. For the main dish, our favorite is the fried pork chop, which is marinated before being fried. The popcorn chicken is also great, although it's not the best in the Bay Area.

A Kim

Been meaning to try this place for awhile and stopped in for lunch. It’s definitely a takeout place, very limited seating - 3 tables for 2 outside and I think 2 tables inside. It’s cash only, or $25 minimum for card. Each bento comes with 4 sides. I ordered the #1 braised pork and my friend got the pork cutlet and both were super tasty. It’s a lot of food, especially for the price. Got through half and ate the rest for dinner. Overall, this place totally satisfied my craving for Taiwanese food and I’ll be back again!

Sharon

Quick and easy takeout place that offers excellent traditional Taiwanese bentos with lots of vegetable side dish selections, including bitter melons and braised bamboo shoots. Popcorn chicken, Taiwanese sausages and shrimp/chicken rolls are our favorites. If you are looking for a no hassle takeouts, this is the place for you.

Alicia Zhou

So so so so so good! Affordable, taste of homemade food, tons of selection, fast, clean. Our go-to place when we want a quick and tasty meal!! 1000% recommend you stop by if you are in South Bay! Note that there’s no seating indoor only two tables outside.

Ming-Ying Chung

I have been to the place more than 80 times and tried all their dishes. This is essentially my favorite Taiwanese place across the entire Bay Area. It offers VERY AUTHENTIC Taiwanese Bento, where you order one main dish (meat) and choose 4 vegetable side dishes. The taste of the dishes there are not Americanized, meaning you can appreciate proper usage of oil, salt and soy sauce and can enjoy them in the way how those dishes are traditionally cooked.

Jemelee Melendres

Cafeteria style where you pick an entree by a number and then choose 4 different sides to make a bento box. Portion size is huge! Yummy 😋

mainly a take-out place because its small and there's only 1-2 tables. food is very authentic, fresh, and delicious! portions are big and very filling. lots of entrees and side dishes to choose from, and they're all great and nutritious :)

It’s yummy Taiwanese food. Many choices and family style, healthy food, just like my mom’s cruises. The service is fast and kind. I love it! Usually I called and pick up, so no waiting line for me.

Amazing food, so many options, I recommend their popcorn chicken bento, and definitely get their oyster mushroom side. Also, shoutout to the friendly staff!! I’m always a little conflicted leaving 5 star reviews because I don’t want long lines, but these guys deserve it… Definitely gonna keep coming back

Ammar

Amazing food, so many options, I recommend their popcorn chicken bento, and definitely get their oyster mushroom side. Also, shoutout to the friendly staff!! I’m always a little conflicted leaving 5 star reviews because I don’t want long lines, but these guys deserve it… Definitely gonna keep coming back

Sunny Shen

It’s yummy Taiwanese food. Many choices and family style, healthy food, just like my mom’s cruises. The service is fast and kind. I love it! Usually I called and pick up, so no waiting line for me.

This place used to be a great spot for affordable authentic Taiwanese food. They offered a bento box with a good variety of side dishes, including vegetables, bean curd, and sometimes even sweet-and-sour chicken. Plus, you could swap the rice for another side dish for a reasonable price. Unfortunately, the price has increased to nearly $20 and the portions are smaller now. Because of that, I haven't been going there as often lately.

It's actually not 4 stars, it should be 3.5. Very delicious to eat in the first, then you will feel nothing cool anymore

Cheap and homemade Taiwanese food! The portion is very big, especially given the price. You can pick one meat item and 4 side items. Will make a great fast lunch/dinner on weekdays. There are limited seats in the restaurant so I won’t count on eating there. The only suggestion I would give is to make the meat dishes less oily.

Amazing Taiwanese bento box! It's a unique experience to have Chinese food in a bento box like this. The dishes are not really restaurant quality but they are definitely home style and authentic. One thing to note is that the price has increased. All the photos here show that a bento box costs around 9 dollar but right now it's about 12

5 stars for the wonderful staff. 4 for the food. 4 for the value to money paid. Pork chop bento... pork chop was excellent, side chicken chunks were excellent, side eggs and something else also very good. Baby bok choy greens were so-so, side of squash was so-so.

8/18/25 Bento Express 1677 Hollenbeck Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94087 I went there for an early dinner. It's in the CVS plaza at Homestead and Hollenbeck, so plenty of parking. It's a takeout only order and plate setup, no interior dining. There are many main entree selections and it comes with four sides, including both protein and vegetable choices. I got the fried pork chop, three vegetable sides and a sausage. Everything was lightly seasoned, not excessively salted. The chop was huge with a crispy breading and tender. Service was fast and with mass quantities, good for 2 meals. A good value and repeatable.

This place is good for to go because only 2 tables . You pick any main dish and 4 kinds of side dish your choices $15 , Side dishes are different every day, and they will ask you if need pork meats sauce on your rice ! I like pork chop , Pig's feet or pork belly . Cold dish like tofu skin salad or pig ear all good ! Pay by cash 10% off

Tasty bento 🍱, lined up already on Saturday before 11:30 opening. The price on Google is out dated. 🍱 starts $14.99, one main dish + 4 small side dishes. Enough portion for 2 adults if you have cooked rice at home. Not oily but too much MSG.

Came here with my dad on a Tuesday afternoon with no line. The food is ordered at the counter and you pick it up right after they make it! Food: I got the number 3 chicken and the egg, eggplant, noodles and mushroom side dishes! You get a hearty amount of rice too but I didn’t get to eat too much. The chicken was huge and I was super full at the end of my meal, you get so much value for cheap here! Service: Easy and quick counter top ordering! Ambiance: There isn’t much seating inside but you can eat at the tables outside! It’s super casual and small inside. Overall, a solid cheap lunch option that isn’t super oily either for a Asian place!

The food I would score 75/100 as biz trip here from Taiwan，good enough in US, A little pricey but normal in Cupertino, no seat, pure to go bento store.

Mark Tashima

8/18/25 Bento Express 1677 Hollenbeck Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94087 I went there for an early dinner. It's in the CVS plaza at Homestead and Hollenbeck, so plenty of parking. It's a takeout only order and plate setup, no interior dining. There are many main entree selections and it comes with four sides, including both protein and vegetable choices. I got the fried pork chop, three vegetable sides and a sausage. Everything was lightly seasoned, not excessively salted. The chop was huge with a crispy breading and tender. Service was fast and with mass quantities, good for 2 meals. A good value and repeatable.

Kimberly Iwamoto

This place is good for to go because only 2 tables . You pick any main dish and 4 kinds of side dish your choices $15 , Side dishes are different every day, and they will ask you if need pork meats sauce on your rice ! I like pork chop , Pig's feet or pork belly . Cold dish like tofu skin salad or pig ear all good ! Pay by cash 10% off

Ying Tu

Tasty bento 🍱, lined up already on Saturday before 11:30 opening. The price on Google is out dated. 🍱 starts $14.99, one main dish + 4 small side dishes. Enough portion for 2 adults if you have cooked rice at home. Not oily but too much MSG.

Jenny Xu

Came here with my dad on a Tuesday afternoon with no line. The food is ordered at the counter and you pick it up right after they make it! Food: I got the number 3 chicken and the egg, eggplant, noodles and mushroom side dishes! You get a hearty amount of rice too but I didn’t get to eat too much. The chicken was huge and I was super full at the end of my meal, you get so much value for cheap here! Service: Easy and quick counter top ordering! Ambiance: There isn’t much seating inside but you can eat at the tables outside! It’s super casual and small inside. Overall, a solid cheap lunch option that isn’t super oily either for a Asian place!

Po-hsu Chen

The food I would score 75/100 as biz trip here from Taiwan，good enough in US, A little pricey but normal in Cupertino, no seat, pure to go bento store.

Jingyi Xu

Amazing Taiwanese bento box! It's a unique experience to have Chinese food in a bento box like this. The dishes are not really restaurant quality but they are definitely home style and authentic. One thing to note is that the price has increased. All the photos here show that a bento box costs around 9 dollar but right now it's about 12

Well made food, authentic Taiwanese / Chinese “office worker lunch” experience. The portion is generous for one bento. The flavors are good, slightly on the sweet side for Chinese food, typical of Taiwan. The side dish (choose four!) selection is amazing, with enough basics in vegetarian selections while most of the sides have (meat) proteins. There are only 4 chairs, all outdoors, as most customers are to go. I really wanted to give it 5 stars for the nostalgia factor, but a solid 4 stars for food and excellent value earns this restaurant a place on my recurring rotation.

Side dishes to the bento is really good and close to hometown taste, taiwan. However the serving is inconsistent. The box is much bigger than the serving so feels a bit under filled.

Chiao-I Chang

Side dishes to the bento is really good and close to hometown taste, taiwan. However the serving is inconsistent. The box is much bigger than the serving so feels a bit under filled.

Used to love this place but have been having mixed feelings lately. I also experienced diarrhea after eating their bento for dinner recently. I have not had any problem (yet) with lunch with them, but it makes me wonder how they store their food especially in between their opening hours. Price has also gone up quite a bit these past 2 years (by at least $2 per bento, you can check user submitted photos from two years ago). But overall if they can ensure their food quality I would still love to buy from here. Very good selection.

I’m a regular here, but the stir-fried beef yesterday used sour and spoiled meat. It was disgusting and really disappointing. I hope this was just a one-time issue, but it kind of explained why some of the dish was very salty.

It's only the second time that I've ordered here and I found a strand of hair in my food. I know it's not mine because I have long hair. The Taiwanese bentos here are excellent and some of the best in the Bay Area, but I lost my appetite after seeing this and threw out the rest. To the Management: Please maintain better safety and hygiene standards when preparing food!

Jane Liu

It's only the second time that I've ordered here and I found a strand of hair in my food. I know it's not mine because I have long hair. The Taiwanese bentos here are excellent and some of the best in the Bay Area, but I lost my appetite after seeing this and threw out the rest. To the Management: Please maintain better safety and hygiene standards when preparing food!

The food is just okay, but the customer service leaves a lot to be desired. During my visit, both the staff and other customers came off as rude. If you’re looking for better service, I’d recommend going to O2 or Chick and Tea instead.

Throw away the whole plate. It’s so disgusting and unacceptable.

C Zg

Throw away the whole plate. It’s so disgusting and unacceptable.