Obento Rinka — Restaurant in Honolulu

Their bentos were not especially good - bought four types - one was the daily special, which seemed to be a slightly better deal than the others. I don’t really care about the little colourful food dividers and sleeves or the authentic Japanese looking bento box - I just like to eat something that tastes good, in a decent amount, within reasonable cost (already taking into consideration the horrendously expensive place that Oahu is). None of that happened here - unfortunately - although I did go in the afternoon, so maybe they have better bento in the morning, I don’t know. The tiny yuzu cheesecake they had at the time was sad and expensive as well. The glum, inattentive man behind the counter did not add to their benefit either. Want to give them another try but...

If you've ever been to a department store's food hall in Japan, then Obento Rinka will give you a very familiar vibe. This place brings a flood of joy to me because stopping at a food hall (especially right before closing for deeply discounted bento prices!) is one of my to-dos every time we visit the motherland.

Obento Rinka is a gem.

Delish bento, no doubt. Legit Japanese options. (See my pics!) Kind staff. Easy street parking - here's to hoping someone has left a few extra mins of their already paid for meter! ...and the convenience can't be beat...just pick what you want, pay & go!

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We had a picnic at our daughter’s school so we decided to pickup some bentos. Without knowing anything about this place we stopped by and they have some great bentos here!

Full on Japanese bentos with nice packaging, everything nicely organized and beautiful in its little space. Food was delicious and the lady there was friendly. I’m so glad we stopped here as I now know a good place...