This is the latest of
several new Vietnamese options in our area. I stopped in for lunch the
other day. I had the shrimp spring roll appetizer, the Bo Ne hot plate,
and accompanied it with a Vietnamese iced coffee.
The iced
coffee was very refreshing, nice and sweet with strong coffee flavor.
It's worthwhile to pay a little more for premium drinks if you're not
just having water. The shrimp spring rolls were the soft kind, packed
tight with lettuce and three medium sized shrimp. The peanut sauce was a
good complement for the spring rolls, but was kind of one-note sweet.
It might have been homemade but did not taste that way.
I'm
something of a Spam fan, and it's very popular in Vietnam, so I couldn't
resist trying the Bo Ne. Looking at the picture makes you think of
breakfast, but the taste is definitely lunch. The main items on it are a
fried egg, Spam, and beef. It's served on a sizzling hot plate like
fajitas (mine was a cute dog shape). I got a baguette with mine (you
can also have a salad). Not too crusty on the outside but very tender
and fresh on the inside, and I used it to sop up some of the special
sauce and egg yolk. The flavor of the sauce actually managed to
overwhelm the spam, which I thought was not possible, but it went well
with the beef, which was nice and tender.
The inside of the
restaurant is much plainer than TJ Baja--mainly one large asian-themed
framed poster. The bathroom (only one) was clean and ready when I was
there, and they also have a sink outside the bathroom if you just want
to wash your hands. Service was prompt and polite.
Overall I
would say it was competent--would not replace any of my favorites. I
understand the Banh Mis are a bit light on meat compared to, say, Taste
of Pho--that kind of economizing is never worthwhile. But it's a
perfectly fine option if you're at the Kroger and hungry for something
besides fast food.
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