#1 Bento’s entrees come with a formidable team of accoutrements, including steamed rice, salad with a sweet mayo dressing, potato glass noodles, and kimchee. The Kalbi Bento touts soy sauce-marinated beef short ribs served bone-in. [Blair C./Yelp]

The no-nonsense bento cart offers just two dishes: chicken or veggie, served with white or brown rice, grilled onions, and choice of sauce. The chicken breast is marinated overnight in house-made teriyaki, and the owners know an impressive following of regulars by name and order.[Photo]

An original gangster of the PDX bento scene, West Coast Bento adds shrimp and lamb to the usual suspects of beef and chicken. It offers boxes loaded with delicacies, and the pork shumai, gyoza, and steamed bun add-on options are worth investigating. [Photo]

With seven meats to choose from, it’s no wonder that customers opt for the “Trifecta”—a choice of three proteins (otherwise known as the cure to lunch FOMO)—at this Hawaiian bento adventure. The side-dish hero that is the homemade macaroni salad earned its nickname “crackaroni” due to its unique powers of converting non-mac-salad lovers to daily devotees. Insiders swear by the grilled chicken in scratch-made garlic honey sauce. [Photo]

New kids on the bento block, owners Shawn and Cathy Shuai recreate their grandmother’s traditional Chinese comfort food made from scratch daily to produce Chinese-style bento. The rice is sushi grade and workdays start at 8 a.m. to ensure that dishes like the “Grumpy Pig,” braised pork belly in a Chinese-spiced sauce, fall apart at the touch of a fork.[Photo]

Phil's states that it's been serving bento since back when it was just called kebobs and rice. The gourmet deli marinates the meats overnight, and it serves skewers of Carlton Farms pork, St. Helen’s hanger steak, and Cascade Farms chicken. Its sauces are made and sold on premise, and should not, we repeat, should not be ignored. [Photo]

In a world of basic bentos, Samurai is a brave warrior, unafraid of generous portions and boldly seasoned proteins, confidently adding yakisoba noodles to the typical brown and white rice line-up. The spicy ginger beef, evocative of Chinese short ribs, has a sweet decadence tempered by heat and zesty ginger. Large helpings = post bento strolls around beautiful Sellwood + yummy leftovers.[Photo]

This beloved grocery store turns 100 in 2016 and is known for its hand cuts of fine local meat. Its small bento menu lives up to the market’s standards of fresh, no-frills loveliness, and on the grill are marinated Painted Hills beef, organic chicken tenders, and veggies—all served with the “rice of the day” and steamed broccoli. [Photo]