Bento Taro

Bento Taro

Tanpopo is now offering Bento Taro. A made-to-order seasonal bento box lunch service in the Twin Cities metro area. The service is available for carry-out and delivery. Bento Taro began with a simple thought of making bento, something so essential and commonplace in our birth home of Japan, available in the Twin Cities. We hope [...]

Closed Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

Dear Friends, We will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas. We wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday. Happy Holidays! Tanpopo

Closed Saturday November 26th

We are very sorry, but due to a family emergency we will not be open tonight. We apologize for any inconvenience. Tanpopo Staff

Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

Hi everyone, We are going to be closed as usual for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Hope you have a relaxing break! We will be back open for dinner on Friday at 5:00 pm. Thanks, The Tanpopo Staff

Closed for Labor Day

We are going to be closed on Labor Day, but back open normal hours on Tuesday. Have a fun and relaxing holiday!

Monday Night is Ramen Night

Monday Night is Ramen Night

Ramen will be on the special’s board every Monday night. Our own home-made ramen broth with deliciously chewy ramen style noodles topped with marinated pork, spinach, menma, toasted nori, scallions, and egg!

Tokyo Black Beer

Tokyo Black Beer

We are happy to have a new Japanese import beer on the list – Tokyo Black. It’s brewed by Yo-Ho Brewing in Nagano ( you might remember the Winter Olympics were there not too long ago ). It’s a very dark beer with flavors of roasted malt and coffee, but also very dry and crisp. [...]

We will be closed on the 4th of July

We will be closed on the 4th of July

We will be closed on Monday, July 4th. We wish you a fantastic holiday weekend! Tanpopo (photo by tsuacctnt @ flickr)

Memorial Day Weekend

We will be closed Saturday 5/28 and Monday 5/30 for Memorial Day Weekend. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks and Have a Relaxing Holiday Weekend!

City Pages Best Japanese 2011

City Pages Best Japanese 2011

Thank You City Pages! “What comes to mind when you hear “Japanese food”? If an image of sushi pops up in your head, you’re hardly alone. Minnesota has its share of sushi restaurants, but less common are places that serve home-style Japanese cooking and do it well. Thank goodness, then, that we have Tanpopo. The [...]