I was immediately struck by how friendly the owner was as she took us to a table and handed us the menus. The next thing I learned about the owner was how proud she was of her cooking, and that she had learned her cooking skills from her mother in Saigon. She recommended a couple of dishes for my son and I, that she was sure that we would enjoy after talking to us, and we took her advice. When she came back to see how we liked the dishes and we replied wonderful, fantastic and delicious, she just beamed and smiled in delight about our thoughts about the dishes. My feeling about my visit to Bolsa is best described as this is about as close as it gets to be in the home of someone and eating the best food they can make for you!