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| - My wife and I have drive by this place many times, and even parked in front of it twice, but never made it inside because 1) there is a sign of Cash Only outside, and 2) it looks like of sketchy from the outside.
We finally made it inside two weeks ago, and we have been back for 3 times since. The best kind of restaurant in my mind is the kind of small, hole in the wall place, that makes one or two dishes really really well. Bosa 1 is that kind of restaurant.
My exposure to Vietnamese cuisine is limited to pho and sandwiches, and while I have had other types of dishes, none of them were memorable for me to remember their names. Well, I am still struggling with all of their names, but Bosa 1 makes me want to learn their names because the food is that good.
First of all, if you are expecting pho (like I was when I walked in), you might be disappointed. As far as I can tell, the closest item you can have to pho is the spicy noodle soup Bon Bo Hue. You can ask to have the spicy sauce on the side. It also has pork's feet in the soup. The noodle soup comes with a plate of fresh vegetables and herbs that you can add to the hot soup, and man does that taste wonderful!
The rest of the menu consist of various combinations of grilled items (beef, chicken, Korean BBQ i.e. Kalbi, shrimp, and sausage), and with your choice of rice or noodles. I have had all of these dishes at one point at another Vietnamese restaurant, but the ones at Bosa 1 are so much better! I can tell the items are freshly grilled (they will take a little longer to come out because of that), and they pack a lot of vegetables and herbs in the bowl. You also get to mix your own vinegar and hot sauce to pour onto the dish, or use it for dipping.
Whether you choose rice (broken rice) or vermicelli (rice noodles), it's a big bowl/plate of savory grilled item with nice crunchy vegetables and herbs, maybe a deep fried spring roll, and tangy sauce.
On top of the great food, what really earned this place 5 stars in my mind is the staff. On our recent visit, my wife had a question about which dish or sauce contains soy product, since our infant son has a possible soy allergy. The staff went in and researched the recipes and came out to tell us which dishes contains soy sauce or soy products, and which ones can be made without the sauce. It was very comforting to see they take such good care of their customers, as evident in their recent offering of the gluten free appetizers.
My family and I will be sure to visit this place many times in the coming years.
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