Ekiben - Japanese Kitchen

Great place. The Onigiri and takoyaki were great to start with and then all the rolls were the perfect thing to split for the table. Our consensus was our favorite was the black ranger with orange and red close behind. We also tried the pink and green and while they weren't top 3 for us, still delicious and we finished them all. Great spot and BYOB was fantastic too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have no idea how I’m just finding out about this place. Ordered for lunch today. Delivery was super fast only took like 20 minutes for it to get to me. The food is AMAZING comfort food to the extreme. Gonna be a go to spot from now on

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Katsu Chicken Don

Great lunch special. A lot of food, and only $10

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Tuna Creamy Onigiri

My friends & I have dined here three times, and the food has always been very good.
And the restaurant is clean & pretty.
Just one problem …. We’ve had the same server the last two times, and she’s not friendly. It would do her well to smile every now and then & make people feel welcome My friends and I agree that her attitude is on the curt, cold, & unfriendly side. Don’t get me wrong, she wasn’t mean, but she doesn’t have a “welcoming” personality.
For me , when I go to a restaurant, part of the experience is to feel like I’m welcome.
For example, when you have guests at your home, the host normally greets them with a smile and is glad to see them. The same thing should apply at restaurants in my opinion.
For this reason, and because this is so important to me, I’m debating whether to return here or not. There are many other good restaurants out there.

I’m writing this letter in the hopes that the owner talks to his staff and tells them to be friendly & welcoming to customers.
Having worked in the catering business most of my life, I’m aware that a little smile goes a long way and a lack of this can be a turn off.

Had a wonderful meal here this evening. We had some fatty toro sashimi, teriyaki onigiri, beef don bowl, and spicy salmon sashimi. All delicious! Thank you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tokyo Don, Fatty Salmon Sashimi

It's not an authentic japanese restaurant, per se, but I do love their thai entries :) Their lunch special is very decently hearty for the price, with an appetizer, drink, and main dish bundled together! I've also heard their onigiri is good, but I've not tried it myself.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Delicious! Got the fried rice with pork (which is deep fried and amazing) and the spicy basil spaghetti with chicken.

Food: 5

Service: 5

We love this neighborhood spot — excellent lunch specials and takoyaki

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My cousin and I went to have lunch at Ekiben - Japanese Kitchen yesterday, it's our first time there and we enjoyed our foods so much and we plan to go back there again soon.

The specialty of this restaurant that I never found in any other Japanese restaurants is their Onigiri, Japanese Rice ball in triangular shape wrapped in seaweed.

We tried their Spicy Tuna Onigiri, and Salmon Onigiri which were good.

We also had Gyoza (Chicken pot stickers), Takoyaki (Fried octopus ball with sauce) - quite tasty, hot & soft on the outside and filled with mayo & octopus on the inside, Salmon Zaap (Spicy) salmon sashimi with spicy 3 flavors Thai sauce, it's quite delicious with unique flavors. We ended our lunch with Spaghetti Spicy Basil with tofu which was very flavorful.

They have lunch specials with very reasonabl price.

We ordered lunch special 3 Onigiris with miso soup to go for $12.50+ tax.

There is also lunch specials starting from $15.50 that you can choose one noodles dish + appetizer+ drink.

Everything was so good, fresh, and delicious. The place had a nice relaxing ambient with great service.

I will go back to have more Onigiri and try Spaghetti Cream Mentaiko that other review recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Takoyaki, Spicy Salmon Onigiri

Food was excellent, clean place. The service was friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Salmon Onigiri, Gyoza

Big fan of Ekiben! Everything I've ordered has been excellent and quite reasonably priced. Staff is friendly and ambience/decor is nice.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Omg. 5/5. Prices are amazing, the food is even better. We tried the gyoza, yellowtail sashimi, red ranger roll, and sweet potato and spicy octopus onigiri. Definitely will return soon!!! The woman working is also very kind and quick.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We all loved our luncheon specials and Thai iced tea! We also appreciated the choice of music, quiet and unobtrusive but still enjoyable jazz mix

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My husband and I stumbled onto this gem and it was delicious! We had the lunch special, two onigiri and miso soup. So affordable and perfect amount of food. We’re sad we didn’t find it sooner, but we’ll definitely be back!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’m upset I didn’t find this place sooner! The food and service were excellent. I can’t wait to come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tuna Creamy Onigiri, Spicy Salmon Onigiri