When it gets hot, the symptoms worsen, it is a designated rare disease by the government. Unfortunately, there is no medication that suits me yet. If reviews and comments suddenly stop, please assume that I have been hospitalized again. Even if I take a third break, I still want to return as a reviewer. Likes and comments may be delayed, but I plan to catch up when I return. In July 2020, Bentos is a chain mainly focused on local bento shops. There are about 20 stores in Hokkaido. They have branches in "Hamanasu" for standing soba and "Shikisai Vegico" in the depachika of Marui Imai department store. I visited Bentos in Kotoni with my usual companion. This store is located along Heiwa Street in the Kotoni area of Nishi Ward, Sapporo. Please check the detailed location of the store on Tabelog. I visited around 12:30 pm on a weekday. There were no previous customers, and only one customer came after us. Bentos does not have pre-made bento boxes. I really like Zangi. Originally, it was a "limited bento for Hassamu store." It became popular and spread to all stores. I ordered the "Mega Sapporo Zangi Bento." It took about 8 minutes for my usual companion to receive it. I had it for dinner. - Mega Sapporo Zangi Bento Weight: 641g Quite a large bento. Zangi 3 pieces - 46g, 58g, 65g. The Zangi has a mild taste, and it goes well with the oil-drizzled chicken sauce. The bento also includes Ebi Fry (27g), Croquette (68g), Potato Croquette with medium thick sauce, Potato Salad with sweet seasoning (24g), Potato Fries (26g), thin noodle pasta with garlic flavor, vegetable salad with cabbage, corn, and mizuna, rice with black sesame and umeboshi. Price: 690 yen (tax included). The "Mega Sapporo Zangi Bento" is a very cost-effective bento. It has Zangi, Ebi Fry, and Croquette with a generous portion. The DNA is well inherited. The bento is a good deal with a substantial volume. It's a bento that doesn't seem like it's only 690 yen. The cost performance is very high. It's enough for two people to share. It's nice that you can buy it at all stores without having to go to the Hassamu store. I'm looking forward to trying the original Zangi bento from the Hassamu store next time. Thank you for the delicious meal.

Located in the Kinu-like area near Nishi Ward Office, this chain of bento box shops offers a wide variety of options. I was in the area for errands and decided to pick up dinner from here. With so many choices, I was a bit overwhelmed, but I ended up getting the recommended "Furano wine-marinated steak bento box (880 yen)." While it's a bit pricier compared to other options, the meat was incredibly tender and delicious. There are still more bento boxes I'm curious about, so I'd like to visit a different branch next time.

- Sapporo Zangi Bento Regular (4 pieces of Zangi), 550 yen + Zangi Topping (2 pieces), 180 yen Winner of the "Karaage Grand Prix 2017, 18, 19 East Japan Flavor Variety Division" for 3 consecutive years! The skin is crispy and crunchy, while the inside is juicy and delicious, but... it may not be as distinct as claimed. I think it's better to dip it in the oil-dripping chicken sauce to avoid getting tired of the taste. - Furano Wine-Marinated Steak Bento, 880 yen This menu has been ranked 1st in the "Bento Ranking" on their website. I took a bite from my companion, and this steak is delicious! It's made from processed beef with injected beef fat, but it's tender and has a rich flavor. Thank you for the meal.

I visited the annual New Year tradition of Hatsumode at Kotoni Shrine. This year, parking is not allowed on the shrine grounds until the 7th, so I parked at a paid parking lot today because it's the day of the Donto Yaki event. Did you know that the recommended offering amount for blessings is 115 yen? I forgot the reason why (lol). Also, I learned that when you pray, you have to say your name and address. I didn't know that! This year, I made sure to pray properly. I received a fortune of "Auspicious" and bought a charm from Daikokuten. Since I visited during my lunch break, I didn't have time to eat there, so I bought lunch to go. I usually go to Pao next to Kotoni Shrine, but I had soup curry there yesterday. Across the parking lot, I bought a Healthy Hokke Salt Grilled Bento for 530 yen, while my boss got the Omurice Bento for 580 yen. I was excited for grilled fish, but it turned out to be more like microwaved with no grill marks. Disappointing. The only warm items were the rice and the fish. The egg roll was so cold it hurt my teeth. The pickled daikon was like namasu. My boss said the Omurice looked like a mountain. Oh well, thanks for the meal. I wonder where I'll buy lunch next year.

When I mentioned going for a winter walk in December 2018, my wife asked me to also buy lunch bento and baguettes. So, we went to "Bento Kotoi Store". After walking for over an hour, we took a break at KEN'S CAFE and then crossed the road to get bento at the Bento store. I ordered the Sapporo Zangi Bento Regular, which comes with 4 pieces of Zangi. I didn't want the sauce that comes with it, so I skipped it. The Zangi was soft and delicious. The bento at Bento store is quite good. My wife had the Hamburg Bento, and we traded one Zangi for one piece of Hamburg. The Hamburg tasted typical, but it was good enough since it's not from a specialty shop. I must say, Bento store is not to be underestimated. Personally, I prefer it over "Hotto Motto".

Today's lunch was disappointing, as the portion of fried chicken only had 3 pieces. This is not enough... I was expecting more... I guess...

I had some business at the ward office and happened to pass by a place where they were offering limited-time soup curry! I had to try it out! This place in Miyanosawa didn't have it before. They offer 8 kinds of vegetable curry with white rice for 690 yen. You can also upgrade to brown rice for an additional 100 yen. The curry contains vegetables like potatoes, eggplant, cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, lotus root, small broccoli, and beans. The soup itself was not bad, on the thinner side, and quite spicy. They also had Tandoori Chicken Soup Curry and Keema Soup Curry on the menu!

It's a meeting today (≧∀≦) Talking without taking action will not change anything. To take action, you need calories. So, first things first, let's talk about lunch. Since there were only a few of us, we decided to go with a bento box. We asked each person to choose something they wanted to eat within a budget of 1000 yen. It was a bit of a gamble! (laughs) It seems like we picked a well-balanced bento box. It's nice that the rice is warm when you buy it! There's meat, simmered dish, and tempura, so it's not bad at all. The warm taste makes it more delicious than other bento boxes. The simmered dish tasted particularly good that day, but the shrimp tempura felt like it was doing some stretching with the shrimp! (laughs) There wasn't a lot of meat, but the seasoning of the bento box was good. Sometimes, having a bento box is nice. Thank you for the meal! ^_^

I should have definitely bought the Furano wine-marinated steak bento. This was a bento shop that I used to visit regularly in the past. I always used to buy the Furano wine-marinated steak bento, it was a familiar bento for me. However, coming back after a long time and trying the daily special, I regretted it. The daily special was a pork cutlet curry for a low price, so I thought it might be good and bought it. But the meat was dry and the curry was disappointing. The bento only consisted of curry sauce, cutlet, and rice, lacking in vegetable elements and seemed to have poor nutritional balance. The service was efficient. ☆☆☆ Next time preview ☆☆☆ I'm curious about the Zangi bento!

Visited a place called "Daichi no Yasai Curry" in December 2015 and had their vegetable curry bento for 590 yen. I went there after having a hamburger nearby. It was my first time having a bento in my life. The restaurant was small, with chairs for waiting on the right, a showcase of bentos on the left, and a counter in the front. There was probably a kitchen in the back. It had a typical bento shop vibe. I visited at noon on a weekday and there were no other customers before or after me. There were almost 50 types of bentos to choose from, and I decided to go with the vegetable curry. The curry was filled with pumpkin, lotus root, eggplant, carrots, asparagus, okra, broccoli, and cabbage. The rice was brown rice. I was surprised to see that one-third of what I thought was rice was actually a large amount of cabbage. The curry was generously portioned and the rice too. The curry was mildly spicy and enjoyable for anyone. It was delicious.

"A restaurant called BENTOSS operated by Aichi Foods. There are several shops in Sapporo city, around subway stations and along main roads, so you can see them in various places. This is BENTOSS in Kotoni, located a little south of Kotoni subway station along Kotoni main street. I revisited the bento shop because I found the healthy bento options to be quite reasonable after using another shop for the first time recently. The menu has over 50 items, each with a number. You order by number, they make it on the spot, and give it to you when it's ready. It's nice to be able to take home a freshly made, warm bento. There are 5 types of seaweed bento available, where you can choose the main dish. I chose the 'Grilled Salmon Seaweed Bento'! Although it was a random time after lunch, the shop was quite crowded with about 4-5 customers, but my bento was ready in about 10 minutes. The Grilled Salmon Seaweed Bento costs 430 yen (tax included). It comes with a piece of grilled salmon, tempura side dishes (pumpkin and squid), boiled vegetables, and pickles. Unlike other bento shops where the rice and side dishes are on top of each other, here they are served separately, which is nice. However, there was not enough seaweed on top for a seaweed bento... There was plenty of kelp, but a bit more seaweed would have been better."

This is a bento shop located between Nishi Ward Office and Kotonishi Station (slightly closer to Nishi Ward Office) in Sapporo. They offer a variety of bento options including reservation-only bentos and appetizers. I ordered the Mega Bento (Japanese-style pork cutlet) for 590 yen including tax. It wasn't crowded, so I received my order in less than 10 minutes. The bento included pork cutlet, one shrimp tempura, fried egg, croquette, pasta seasoned with salt and pepper, sausage, french fries, potato salad, and coleslaw. Although it's called a Mega Bento, the portion size wasn't that big (maybe because I have a big appetite). The flavors were just right, not too bland or too strong. It would have been perfect if the pork cutlet was a bit larger.

Welcome! Bentos, which are well-known for their healthy options in the Kotoni, Hon-dori, and Old Route 5 areas, have some new limited-time offerings. I had their lunch buffet, so I'll be quiet at home tonight! The automatic door at the entrance is small, with bento samples shining around. I didn't know how to order by number, so I handed them a magazine, and they said, "Order in!" It seemed like many customers were ordering an additional item for dinner, and surprisingly, the place was busy! I was waiting quietly until I was called, and before I knew it, I had fallen asleep. The car was filled with spices as we raced back home. When we got home, we opened two bento boxes. One was a curry soup, a new and limited-time item. The soup was a curry color, with thick bacon slices, okra, cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, eggplant, and cherry tomatoes. There was hardly any oil film, and the flavor came from the bacon fat and a hidden hint of shrimp oil and chicken broth. The soup was light on spices and heavy on vegetables, making it a healthier option. The other box was a curry with pork cutlet, described as an even tastier version. It was my first time trying it, so I couldn't say much. The cutlet was crispy, with the same thickness of breading and meat. The curry was European-style, with pork in the sauce. It turned out to be quite spicy! It was so spicy that I almost cried if I ate it as is. It had a rich and spicy flavor! Thank you for the meal!

I usually spend less than 1000 yen on lunch, but today I was really hungry so I splurged on a more expensive meal. I don't usually eat steak, but I thought it was delicious for a change. BENTOSS is one of my favorite bento shops along with Hotto Motto because they use good quality rice and ingredients. Some cheap bento shops tend to cut corners on rice and vegetables, but BENTOSS and Hotto Motto don't compromise on quality, which is reassuring. It's a shame that BENTOSS only accepts cash payments.

I came to Sapporo, but I didn't come here for food blog activities, so I don't have the mindset of trying every place I see. I found a bento shop in Konoe, so I decided to try it out. Since I came by bus and can't buy a lot, I just got a bento. I can't remember the names of the items, but it turned out to be delicious. The broccoli tempura was good, the lotus root had a nice texture, and the carrots were tasty. The asparagus brought back memories, the pasta had a nice garlic flavor, and the croquette was also good. The fried chicken had a strong garlic taste. Maybe it's better to eat these kinds of foods cold, as it lowers expectations. Overall, the bento was satisfying and the rice was delicious. I enjoyed the bento, I like these kinds of meals.