Ekiben-inspired bento with a Northwest twist

In Japan, ekiben is the bento you grab at the train station: a boxed meal built around whatever that region does best, packed to travel and eaten wherever you land. Bento Larouex takes that idea and hands it to the Pacific Northwest. Every bowl starts with a base of emmer farro, black beans and cabbage slaw tossed in our spicy vinaigrette, then gets crowned with slow-smoked salmon, brisket, pork belly or chicken from the Saluminator smoker — the same craft that goes into our salumi and smoked meats.

Regular 8.95 / Large 12.95

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Signature bowls

Five bowls, each named for a Northwest place that earned it. All come on our signature base.

The Seattle

Gently smoked salmon filet, topped with marinated red onions, avocado and yuzu & miso sauce. Bright, briny and a little sweet — the one we'd hand a visitor first.

The Walla Walla

Our smoked brisket, topped with marinated red onions, avocado and BBQ sauce. Low and slow for hours, sliced against the grain, no shortcuts.

The Portlander

Sweet and spicy smoked pork belly, topped with marinated red onions, avocado and BBQ sauce. Rich, sticky and unapologetic.

The Townsend — Vegetarian

Roasted cauliflower and smoked portabella, topped with avocado and smoked hummus sauce. Built to stand on its own, not as a substitute.

The Rainier

Smoked chicken thighs, topped with marinated red onions, avocado and 'Bama BBQ sauce. Tangy white sauce, dark meat, easy to love.

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Build your own

Three decisions, then it's yours. Start with a protein, pick up to four add-ons, and finish with a sauce (or mix two).

1. Pick your main

Smoked brisket · Gently smoked salmon filet · Sweet & spicy smoked pork belly · Smoked chicken thighs · Roasted cauliflower · BBQ portabella

2. Add up to four

Emmer farro · Black beans · Marinated red onions · Shredded mixed cabbage · Avocado · Sweet potato · Fermented vegetables · Lime · Cilantro · Nori · Pumpkin seeds

3. Pick or mix a sauce

BBQ sauce · Smoked hummus sauce · 'Bama BBQ sauce · Yuzu & miso sauce

Give a holler

Make it hot. Ask us to add heat to any sauce.