"Fried tofu with salt & pepper" might sound like the kind of dish you scrape together at home at the end of the shopping week. Trust us, Café 88’s Crispy Tofu bento box is not available in your larder. Served with two vegetable side dishes (we had delicate broccoli and potatoes that had been scrumptiously repurposed with curry) and rice, the bento boxes are generous, unusual and refreshingly inexpensive. To top it all off, there’s none of that "this all tastes the same" sauce that mars many an Asian take-out meal.
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