Daily Archives: August 27, 2012

Bo bia – Vung Tau Restaurant

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Bo bia - Vung Tau Restaurant
Vietnamese fresh spring roll with Chinese sausage, egg, peanut, and lettuce wrapped in rice paper. $7.25
Vung Tau Restaurant, San Jose CA

Bo bia - Vung Tau Restaurant
This was a very disappointing lunch! The food was mediocre and the prices were high for what we received. These fresh rolls were the highlight of the meal though. I’ve never had them with the Chinese sausages before, and they were delicious. I also liked the addition of peanuts for crunch and flavor. Noms!

Pink snapdragon flowers (Antirrhinum majus, Scrophulariaceae)
Pink snapdragon flowers (Antirrhinum majus, Scrophulariaceae). I’m not familiar with all the streets in San Jose so I’m not sure which street this was in downtown San Jose. These plants were in large cement planters lining the sidewalk of a commercial street.

Sausage corn dogs – Mission Bowling Club

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Sausage corn dogs - Mission Bowling Club
Served with habanero crema. $7
Mission Bowling Club, San Francisco CA

Sausage corn dogs - Mission Bowling Club
These corn dogs were really good. I liked that the sausages were first grilled before being battered and deep fried. I also enjoyed the ratio of sausage to batter. I’m not a fan of corn dogs that are mostly batter. The pork sausage with fennel tasted great and the batter was also flavorful. The habanero crema was subtle but had a nice habanero flavor and slight heat. The texture was a bit odd.

Mission Bowling Club entrance

Mission Bowling Club entrance. At the other end of the front patio there’s a really cool hanging installation that I think is made of many tin disks strung together (if I remember correctly).