"Obon Shokudo found success at farmers markets before opening its restaurant on Grand Avenue. Humiko Hozumi and Jason Duffany specialize in vegan Japanese homestyle fare, like bouncy handmade udon noodles (including a gluten-free version) and kenchinjiru miso vegetable stew. One of the restaurant’s greatest hits is its Japanese vegetable curry, served with sprouted brown rice and panko-breaded tofu katsu. However, another great way to experience Obon is to nibble through a bento of curried korokke, kakiage fritter, extra large panko-crusted tater tot, and umeboshi pickled plum onigiri, while sipping on a sake flight. And the dog sushi freebie is always a hit among Portland pups." - Waz Wu