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 that in doing so, we’re doing a small part in expanding the notion of Japanese cuisine in our region.

True to the bento of our childhood, our bento are made with the best local, organic, and seasonal ingredients that we can find. Our bento are made in a simple ‘rustic’ fashion with the Japanese countryside on our minds.

We hope to share with our customers a sense of comfort and a little bit of wonder; reminding us of childhood train rides and school picnics when we couldn’t wait to open the bento that our mother made for us to find out what was for lunch.

Tanpopo

We will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas. We wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday.

Happy Holidays!
Tanpopo

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Tanpopo Staff

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

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!

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. Enjoy!

We will be closed on Monday, July 4th. We wish you a fantastic holiday weekend!

Tanpopo

(photo by tsuacctnt @ flickr)

Thanks and Have a Relaxing Holiday Weekend!

“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 cozy St. Paul spot has been providing bowls of steaming noodles and trays of neatly arranged teishoku for more than 10 years. Often described as a “set-meal,” teishoku consists of a main dish accompanied by rice, miso soup, and another plate or two of nibbles. Order the chicken karaage (Japanese-style fried chicken) teishoku at Tanpopo and you’ll receive a tray full of plates. There’s of course the chicken—chunks of juicy thigh meat lightly battered and fried, dressed with grated daikon and sweet, vinegary soy sauce with a wedge of lemon; one bowl of rice and another of miso soup with tofu and wakame seaweed; and a salad of baby greens with ginger dressing and a darling plate of crunchy pickles. Is anything more comforting than a warm bowl of Japanese noodle soup? Tanpopo’s soba and udon noodles are steeped in an authentic kelp- and bonito-based broth. Homemade desserts like sweet potato crème brûlée and persimmon tart reflect the restaurant’s commitment to healthy, affordable, seasonal, and tasty food.”

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