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| - I walked up at 8pm on a Saturday night and asked for a table for 2. I was seated right away. Sherman was the captain for that night. He was great. I ordered 2 bone in fillets, mac n cheese, mushrooms, creamed spinach, baked potato, 2 glasses of wine, and panna cotta for dessert. He told us about the locations in LA because my mom was visiting me from out of town and lived there. After learning about those locations, he gave us his card and told us who to ask for at the other locations and assured us that we would be taken care of there as well.
I admit I should have ordered a bottle, but my mom quits on me after a glass then I'm stuck trying to drink thing and drive home after drinking 3 glasses. I'm not a very big girl, so that is a lot of alcohol. Anyway, my glasses came out, they were great. While the wine list was good, I believe that other restaurants such as Delmonico have better lists. What was great was Sherman put in for us to have truffle oil nachos to go with the wine. Great pairing! The nachos almost stole the show from the steak. They were great!
Next was the bread... That has to be one of my favorite rolls and butter in a restaurant bar none. After that was the steaks and sides. The steaks were great. Now was it the best bone in fillet I've had? No. Was it the best steak in LA, such as the staff told me? No. But was it in the top 5? Yes! Places that beat it for me by a long shot are Mastro's and Cut. Don't get me wrong, this is one great cut of meat, but there are better out there.
As for the sides, they are alright. Truffle oil mac n cheese-- It was good. Will it replace a craving for the mac n cheese at Mastro's? No. Creamed spinach-- It was okay. Again, there is better at Delmonico and Morton's and Porterhouse Bistro and STK and The Palms and... honestly, just about every other steakhouse I've been at. Mushrooms-- There were the standout and gone first at the table. Baked potato-- I only had a taste, as this is more of a dish my mom loves, but I did like the fact that it came with everything including cheese. Then again, I love just about anything with cheese and potatoes.
My dessert was great... I was given 2 spoons with the panna cotta. It also came with roasted pears, which was tricky with a spoon. I finally gave up and just had cream. My espresso was better than what I've had at most restaurants by far. And they did not bring out sugar with it. I've always found that to be peculiar when they bring out sugar. Who puts sugar in their espresso? That's another rant for another day... as is the snobby valet guy who would not valet my car until I said I was eating at Boa. Then he opened my door and said, "Welcome to Forum Shops."... Yeah, thanks, jerk.
All in all, Boa serves great cuts of meat with great service for that style. Most of the sides leave something to be desired, but I never had to ask for anything twice. Sherman is a great captain at this restaurant.
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