4/5 Rick L. 4 years ago on Google
Bon,
Tokyo
(Taito
Area)
Of
all
the
restaurant
in
Japan
that
we
planned
on
dining
out
during
our
2
week
trip,
Bon
was
the
one
we
were
looking
most
forward
to.
The
pictures
we’d
seen
on
the
net
and
other
people’s
experiences
as
vegetarians
gave
as
the
impression
this
would
be
the
culinary
highlight
of
our
trip.
In
practice
we
found
the
presentation
to
be
top
notch,
the
experience
unique
(especially
as
our
first
private
dining
room
Japan-style
dining
experience),
but
the
food
lacking
a
bit
in
flavor
with
too
much
reliance
on
thickening
gel
textures.
Bon
is
about
a
25
minute
walk
from
Ueno
Park
where
we
spent
the
day
so
it’s
a
good
place
to
eat
after
a
day
at
the
park
and
only
a
10
minute
or
so
Uber
ride
away
from
there.
And
also
it’s
pretty
accessible
by
a
single
subway
ride
from
the
park,
though
the
park
is
large
so
factor
in
walking
back
to
the
subway
from
wherever
you
are.
(Tokyo
is
such
a
large
city
we
found
it
crucial
to
plan
ahead
where
we
were
going
to
eat
dinner
based
on
what
part
of
town
we
were
visiting
that
day.)
This
was
our
first
“fucha”
(Buddhist
style)
dining
experience
and
my
wife
and
I
were
ushered
into
a
private
room
where
we
were
asked
to
remove
our
shoes.
This
is
the
classic
image
of
what
you’d
imagine
a
Japanese
dining
experience
to
be,
and
the
room
was
lovely
-
much
larger
than
we
needed
for
2,
and
with
a
window
overlooking
a
Japanese
garden.
The
staff
were
very
attentive
and
friendly.
(And
a
few
different
people
attended
to
us
so
we
never
knew
who
was
going
to
slide
open
the
door
and
bring
us
the
next
course!)
The
food
was
absolutely
gorgeous
and
creative
looking
(and
all
vegan!),
though
the
tastes
and
textures
didn’t
always
match
the
presentation.
There
were
a
few
standouts,
but
we
found
there
was
so
much
similarity
in
texture
(especially
foods
encased
in
a
gel-like
substance)
without
as
much
attention
paid
to
the
flavor
of
the
food.
I
liked
the
tempura
a
lot.
A
mushroom
based
“eel”
situation
had
a
lot
of
flavor
and
the
green
tea
leaves
on
the
rice
were
a
nice
touch.
The
meal
was
expensive
(over
$200
for
2
of
us
including
sake).
We
found
the
amount
of
food
and
number
of
courses
to
be
very
generous…We
thought
we
had
ordered
(in
advance
when
we
made
the
reservation)
an
8,000
yen
meal
and
are
pretty
sure
we
got
a
10,000
yen
meal.
We
were
stuffed
at
the
end
(you
definitely
won’t
go
hungry
here)
but
were
generally
disappointed
with
the
lack
of
standout
tastes
in
the
dishes.
They
deserve
5
stars
on
presentation,
creativity
and
service…though
we
also
expected
5
star
taste
and
texture
throughout
based
on
other
reviews
and
photos.
It
was
a
unique
experience,
but
we
wouldn’t
rush
back.
(We
live
in
L.A.
so
that’s
probably
not
an
issue.)
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