Bento - Asian food delivered on-demand (SF only)

Interesting idea! Echoing other sentiments here, but I'd also like to know more about ingredients/where things are sourced from. I'm also frequently saddened by the lack of more authentic items on Asian menus, so I'm curious if menus are designed more around familiar choices or if there's room for exploration/discovery? To me the greatest thing about Asian food is the diversity of possibilities!

I'm a huge fan of the modularity and an even bigger fan of the focus on Asian cuisine. Margins on Asian food are great. We'll probably start seeing more differentiation between these services based on food type if Bento is a success.

Love this idea! Really interesting play on food delivery with the modularity. Could be interesting to add some customization like if I wanted 3 portions-worth of one dish. Are you creating meals themed around different cultures? I.E. a meal created out of Korean dishes vs Japanese dishes. I'm not particularly sensitive about this, but I can see how others could find it somewhat insensitive grouping all types of Asian food together, especially considering there's no Asian on the founding team. Just something I naturally thought of being an Asian American. Also could be a good way to encourage discovering new dishes! Hope to try this some day! Good luck!

Nice... I'm going to use this tomorrow. Already got banh mi for lunch... sounds good tho!

Seems kinda niche, but who am I to judge? I'm into the product!

Do you also have Korean and Thai menu items? I wanted to find out myself, but the UI to get download link didn't work for a non-US cell number -- it keeps forcing +1. Too bad I am out in Asia right now! Screenshot below.

Hey folks, massive congrats on launching yesterday! This was one of my favorites. Great presentation @ Launch and on bentonow.com. Dialing in on perfecting the experience around this will be big. Wish you all the best! Personally, for my wife and I, we'd love to see more about the health side of the house. What/where/how are the ingredients sourced. Which options would be considered the healthiest given our preferences for the day, etc, etc. I'd also like to see an area on the site that reveals where your current kitchens are & have an easy way to request that you take over the downtown of my city.

Thanks David! We definitely plan on adding more information about the ingredients over time and will be as transparent as possible with everything. We agree this is important. Can you explain more of what you mean by "take over the downtown of my city"? Are you saying to have a place to request we expand to your city?

Love it! Food is delicious and delivery is speedy. I was one of the lucky few invited to access the beta and will be ordering Bento again. A lot.

I've had Mattin's food plenty of times and it's delicious. Just can't wait til service area expands!