Bona Vietnamese Restaurant

07/11/10

Best Phở (Noodle soup) in the cities!

by WebBadAss at Citysearch

The last review here complains that the food was greasy and the service terrible. Whoever wrote that should understand that if you dont want greasy food, dont order things cooked in grease.! Wontons, eggrolls and fried rice are all FRIED! Hello?

I have not had bad service there because i go to eat - not to snack or hang out - plus the place is very popular with U of Mn students and staff so it is usually pretty busy - SO of course you can split orders as well as checks - but a half order of fried rice or eggrolls or wontons? They are the cheapest things on the menu! Eesh get a clue.

MY REVIEW.

NOW - As far as the Phở goes, the broth is such a wonderfully complex combination of flavors that it seems each bite you notice a spice you had not noticed in the previous one. They serve it with a variety of sauces and veggies so you can season it to your personal taste. If you are real hungry you can order the large bowl (Which is almost twice the size) for a dollar more. If you havn't had Phở before try the "Phở Thai" - no surprises, just nice thin lean beef and noodles. Wow. Now I'm hungry. Oh and it shows up in less than 5 minutes. Hows that for service?

OH AND - If you don't like hot soup in the heat of the summer order one of their Bun salads (Chilled noodles with lots of crunchy veggies) My favorite is the "Bun Tom" Sauteed Shrimp... Yum.

• Pros: Fast service, fresh ingredients, great prices!
• Cons: Parking can be a problem, but worth the trouble.

04/06/10

horrible experience horrible food.

by alicianora at Citysearch

I went in for the first time today with a friend. We are polite girls and the waiter was just rude. He might have been the only one on? which is ridiculously bad management. Regardless, we had asked him if we could do half orders which is normal for some restaraunts and he yelled at us "NO"! this went on the entire night when we ordered the wontons and egg rolls. Both were swimming in grease and deep fried, this isn't the state fair! the fried rice was absolutely repusive. The meat wasn't cooked, it was also swimming in grease. Before leaving we had asked the waiter if he could take the rice off our bill since we each had a fork fill, literally that is it, he immediately said no. We asked for a manager and he said she just left. So we asked if he could call her and ask about the situation. He said he refused to bother her and if we wanted to we could do that on our own time. It was the WORST experience I have ever had. I would NOT recommend this place to anyone. I wonder if the high prestige and decorations is a cover up for the bad food?? wouldn't doubt it.

• Cons: poor and rude service, absolutely terrible greasy food.

02/26/09

really impressed

by fatfoodguy at Citysearch

I went to Bona a few years ago and was not that impressed with the food. When I went back the other day I was really impressed. My service was great, my food came out quickly, and my food was delicious. I got the Banh Xeo, which is a vietnamese pancake dish, it was excellent. Not many vietnamese restaurants have this dish so I was surprised to see it on the menu, and was really happy to taste how good it was. The server kept my water full the whole time and was there when I needed things. The atmosphere is nothing to brag about, but it was very clean and well lit. I will definitely be going back to Bona to get more Banh Xeo. And to top it all off my meal was under 10 dollars including tip.

• Pros: cheap, good food, good service, authentic taste
• Cons: parking

02/13/09

Fast and Tasty

by camp0433 at Citysearch

Super fast lunch service, also reasonably priced. Awesome egg rolls. Parking is the only issue, make sure to park at meters or in designated spaced or you will be towed.

• Pros: Fast
• Cons: Parking

12/30/08

One must have meal

by twincities07 at Citysearch

Service and atmosphere is nothing special, but you have to try BUN H. Quickly became one of my must have craves.