text: I've learned to be especially wary of one star reviews, as they tend to reflect some sort of vindictiveness not generally based on the actual merits of a restaurant.  This, however, is a one star review based only on Bento's surprising ability to disappoint even the most meager of expectations.\n\nMy girlfriend and I went to Bento on a whim because it's very convenient to our place, and is cheap.  We figured that given the general rarity of bad Asian meals, and our low expectations based on Bento's prices, it'd easily be a worthwhile meal.\n\nWe were wrong.  \n\nI was not expecting great sushi at Bento's $8.75 sushi buffet.  After all, sushi quality fish is expensive, and all you can eat is generally even more expensive (in my experience, nearly $20 at a different lunch buffet.)  Even with the expectation that fish was going to be scarce and rice plentiful, I found that Bento outdid themselves.  \n\nI actually got some comedic value out of how artfully they slathered their rolls in dark sauces to obscure the fact that some of the rolls had no fish at all in them!  In fact, it was the \"Bento Special\" roll that I dissected, only to find there to be literally nothing but rice in its depths.  As an appreciator of comedy (and occasionally of art,) I have to tip my hat to Bento's \"chef\" for his masterful sushi tromp l'oeil!  \n\nThe other rolls were mostly just deep fried chicken wrapped around rice with a very, very small amount of what was presumably fish (pink solids.)  Their rendition of the venerable \"Philly Roll\" contained jalapenos, cream cheese, and nothing else.  Hmmmm.\n\nMy girlfriend was smarter, though not by a wide margin, and went with one of the \"Special\" Bento boxes.  Her General Tso's Tofu was edible, though certainly not moreso than a frozen Asian meal from the supermarket.\n\nThe last notable part of our meal was the bizarrely terrible ginger sauce, which we both tried.  Having never had anything but tasty ginger dressings at sushi restaurants, we were both unpleasantly surprised by just how bad this was.\n\nSummary: If you know that you are getting yourself into some seriously low quality sushi and bento box fare, this might be just the spot for you.  If you, like me, would much rather have 6 fresh and tasty sushi rolls for a similar price, don't be suckered in by the \"all you can eat\" sign.