Japanese fast food right in your own backyard. Been coming here for years. Nothing about this place ever changes - other than the prices and maybe a menu item or two. It's amazing for what it is. Cheap bento and a few other offerings with matching quality. The steak here is super fatty. Like, almost half of it is just fat. Not sure if that's a particular way of serving it or just awful quality. You could try the whole menu in a month and find out what you liked best. The worst thing about this place is the requirement to either ask about "daily" and other specials or walk in and see what they have that day. No online ordering. The man who handles the front and phone is great, but this outdated practice limits the appeal and how much I spend. ALWAYS order ahead. When this place gets busy it gets very busy. Nice area with a quaint and tiny building that has enough seating if you do want to eat in. Very authentic, including the very narrow hours which cripple your ability come here. Complimentary tea. Far superior than a trip to McDonald's and about on par with prepared food from a grocery store. Location: 4* Convenience: 2* Service: 4* Product/quality: 3* Aesthetics: 4*

This is a gem of a place with a great wide and husband team serving up authentic Japanese bento.

I love the bentos here. A lil pricey imho but the flavor is really good so I personally don't mind it. I saw that the chefs in the back were Japanese women and they smiled whenever they popped their head out from back so from then I had the impression that the food would be made with care & love lol. All jokes aside, it was very authentic tasting. Lived in Asia for a few years and visited Japan often while overseas and this place serves food that tastes like it is made in Japan! We usually change up our orders whenever we visit but my toddler loves the teriyaki beef bento & my husband loves their katsu don. I really like the teriyaki beef taste & I am trying to replicate it at home to little avail haha. But yeah, great place, no complaints, the workers all seem friendly and the food comes out timely & pretty:)

Authentic Japanese bento! It is a small operation with a few tables and plenty of counter space. Yukari is the best owner/chef. She knows her craft! Will I return? Yes!

Delicious authentic Japanese food! The rotating specials add even more diversity to an already great menu. The service and food was excellent. We dined in and enjoyed looking at all the cute Japanese decor. We will be back!

A nice new little bento place in Novi. It's a very chill place to just eat by yourself or with some friends. The chicken bento I got was good, but if you aren't used to a softer chicken skin texture , then I don't recommend it (my friend didn't like it). There are many bento options and I definitely want to try some more! The owner was kind and you can buy some snacks there as well.

A Take out only place that is absolutely knock your socks off in a box good. Ordered 2 bento boxes today for lunch, and we enjoyed the experience. Our order was taken promptly over the phone, and was waiting for us when we arrived 5 minutes early. "Just tied the bag" Ginger Chicken and Tonkatsu bento were exceptionally tasty, fresh, hot, and superbly prepared. The portion size was perfect! I will be back... maybe tomorrow.

Bento39 is an amazing bento restaurant. It's legitimately better than many bento shops in Japan - they actually cook all meals to order instead of having them pre-boxed in the morning and sitting on the counter or in the fridge for hours. You can expect all the fried items to be crisp, the rice to be moist, and the sides to be fresh. They also have rotating specials each day. I always make sure to stop by when I'm in town, which means I went two days in a row this week. Most of the meals come with a variety of sides that are probably changed out on occasion. This time they had: 1. Hijiki - a salad with seaweed, sesame, carrot, pea, white bean, lotus root, shiitake mushroom. 2. A mixed seaweed and sesame salad. 3. Lightly dressed cabbage and cucumber 4. Shredded pickled daikon 5. Mandarin orange jelly - this is extremely soft jelly, falls apart very easily 6. Japanese-style potato salad (more like mashed potato) with a grape tomato and apple chunk. 7. Perfectly cooked koshihikari rice Katsu Curry ($11) - Slight crisp on the katsu, curry is slightly sweet with chunks of carrot and potato. There are small pieces of beef in the curry. Taste is definitely a lot sweeter than, say, S&B Golden Curry. A little spicy too. Traditional fukujinzuke on the side to refresh the palate. Saba-Shio ($11) - The mackerel is fatty with a scorched salty skin, tender meat inside. Just beware of bones while eating this! It came with a a small amount of sweet stewed white beans. Quite sweet and the beans are pretty al dente. Chicken Nanban ($11) - This dish is quite rare to find in the US and Bento39 has a fantastic rendition. Egg battered chicken thigh, almost feels like a fatty skin on the chicken. Comes doused in a sweet and tangy sauce with creamy tartar sauce. Highly recommended. Friday/Saturday special. Spicy Pork Karaage ($11) - Totally different from chicken karaage. Seems to be juicy pork loin, fried without much breading, if any, and dusted with dried seaweed. Not spicy, despite the name. Thursday/Friday Special. Menchi Katsu ($11) - Very interesting, pretty different from the menchi katsu I've had in the past. The meat here isn't as finely grounded, instead is quite coarse and mixed with pickled napa cabbage perhaps. Comes with tonkatsu sauce and a small bit of mustard to dip in. Thursday/Friday Special. Curry Croquettes ($6) - It's a normal mashed potato croquette with curry powder mixed in. Slight crisp, well seasoned, with a side of tonkatsu sauce, and cabbage. They also have complimentary sencha, hojicha, and candies to have with and after your meal. I see some other reviews complaining about portion size - these bentos are Japanese portion sized, not American! If you just want to stuff your face and eat until you are bursting, Bento39 is not the place to go. But if you want delicious authentic Japanese cuisine, look no further. If I lived nearby, I would go to Bento39 all the time...

I stumbled across this gem after getting a massage in the same plaza, and I'm so glad I did! They offer several types of bento, different proteins, different veg, different sauces, as well as onigiri and other Japansse specialties. On my first visit, I had Katsu curry and dashi marinated eggplant and both were excellent! Flavorful and exactly what you'd imagine it would be. I really appreciated that they had large pictures and descriptions of each dish, so rookie eaters cam know exactly what they are ordering! The gentleman working the register was great, and gave me several other restaurant recommendations as I'm new to the area. 10/10 will be back!