Review of Obentoya. :D

I am exhausted.

So, so, very exhausted but you know what? I'm also incredibly content and happy. Which is a good thing. On Friday I had my first exam for European History (which I think I did ok on) and I've had a very stressful week due to family issues but my saving grace was that A: This was my last week before Spring Break and B: I had made plans to go to the cities on Saturday. So Saturday comes (finally, yay~) and I do indeed go to the cities but I ended up going alone because my partner ended up being busy.

I decided to go later in the morning so I could go to lunch first and then go to MPSL Institute of Arts content and on a full stomach. I had once again done my research on good restaurants in the cities and I found another well-priced Japanese restaurant I hadn't been to: Obentoya. Now this is a very unique restaurant (at least for this city). From what I saw on the website, I understood that they had a very large and decently priced bento menu and indeed they did but I'll get to that in a minute. For now, here's my review.

The restaurant itself is located in a part of town that isn't very appealing. It's squeezed in between a tanning salon and a few run-down looking groceries and coffee shops but in and of itself, the restaurant is very nice. The inside and outside of it have nice asthetic appeal and when you step in the door, it certainly has a nice vibe. I was greeted by two very nice waitresses who seemed rather unhassled. I took a seat at the sushi bar and because (as always *sigh*) I had done my research, I was pretty much so ready to order from the get-go.

Hot green tea (as always), and the Sake (salmon) Classic Bento. I did, however, upgrade my miso for an extra $1.50 to being Tonjiru Miso as it sounded quite good from the description. I kind of got the feeling that my hosts might have been slightly baffled by a petite-looking college girl coming in alone but I actually received my order very quickly. The tea, as always, was excellent (which is why I always order it when going to a Japanese restaurant) and the bento was presented quite prettily. I had previously asked the waitress if I could substitute something different for the Japanese potato salad (due to the fat content) and she gladly obliged by adding more salad. The meal itself was rather unextraordinary although it did have its highlights. The dressing they served with the salmon was delicious and the salmon was very nicely cooked. Very juicy and tasty. However, the portion was also very small and the salad's dressing wasn't the best but it was still a nice meal. I may revisit this restaurant at some point in the future but I'm far more eager to revisit Midori's again (probably sometime this week! :)).

I also enjoyed my time spent at the museum that day. Even though I spent about 45 minutes more there this time than last time, I found that I got through even less of the collection that last time. I've now come to the conclusion that I could spend days in that place.

I have far more to write than this (I'll give you a hint: United Noodles and Daifuku!) but I am falling asleep at my computer so I think I'll leave that until my next post. Until then, have fun everyone!