{"id":5269,"date":"2018-11-22T03:29:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T03:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/?p=5269"},"modified":"2023-04-17T18:23:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T18:23:47","slug":"first-look-bento-winter-park-orlando-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/2018\/11\/first-look-bento-winter-park-orlando-sentinel\/","title":{"rendered":"First look: Bento in Winter Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Read full article on OrlandoSentinel.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bento asian kitchen and sushi is opening a new location in Winter Park.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(Lauren Delgado \/ Orlando Sentinel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years (and I mean YEARS) ago, I was a college student in Gainesville working a part-time job along with two internships. Money was scarce \u2013 but Bento made it onto my (short) list of budget friendly dining spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full circle time: I recently attended the media preview for Bento\u2019s new spot in Winter Park, which will soft open on Nov. 14 (so expect limited hours for lunch and dinner). This Florida-based chain has grown and opened more than 9 spots since its start in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bento Cafe on track to double restaurants by next year \u00bb<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The menu has expanded since my college days to include dishes that span a range of Asian cultures. Diners can opt for one of three bases \u2014 a rice bowl, noodle bowl or bento box \u2014 and include a variety of entrees. Think bulgogi (marinated sliced beef), orange chicken, pork katsu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A build-your-own poke option is available, along with boba teas to wash it all down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the name suggests, Bento\u2019s sushi is another mainstay on the menu, with more than 20 options (including a few for vegetarians).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expect more Bento locations in the near future at spots such as the soon-to-open Sunset Walk at Margaritaville Resort Orlando; Lake Nona; and a headquarters in Orlando\u2019s Mills 50 neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to learn more? Visit EatAtBento.com<\/a> or visit the new location at the corner of Lee Road and north Orlando Avenue\/17-92.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Read full article on OrlandoSentinel.com Bento asian kitchen and sushi is opening a new location…","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5269"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eatatbento.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}