46020 Wed May 17 19:05:37 -0700 2006 6 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 228172 I'm going to Bodega Bistro for dinner soon, and couldn't find much discussion of it in the archives. What do they do best? Is everything excellent, or are there specific don't-miss dishes that are well above the standard Vietnamese restaurant fare? Wed May 17 19:05:37 -0700 2006 0 OakTownHound 1 228175 wierd that you couldnt find anything... it gets talked about quite a bit. Definitely get the Nom (green papaya salad). the squab is very very good also, as is the shaking beef. my gf and i always get the pho tai to share also. very nice pho. weve had some of their other dishes and havent been let down yet. Wed May 17 19:18:39 -0700 2006 228172 0 Lord Griffin 2 228176 My favorite dishes are the papaya salad with beef jerky, fried mushroom and crab rolls, and the "pancake." Wed May 17 19:24:16 -0700 2006 228175 0 Robert Lauriston 3 228178 I haven't had a better "pancake" (aka Ban Xeo) in town Link: http://www.bunrab.com/yummychow/Reviews/SFReviewsFrameset.html?SFReviewsHome.html Wed May 17 19:33:17 -0700 2006 228176 0 Edie 1 228220 I like the Hanoi-style bun cha. Unlike other bun, where pork, pickled carrots and radish, and other things sit on top of a bowl of noodles, Hanoi-style comes unassembled. You wrap the components yourself in lettuce leaves: vermicelli, pickled vegetables, and grilled pork and pork meatballs that are marinating in fish sauce. It's a delicious big old mess. Wed May 17 23:50:27 -0700 2006 228172 0 david kaplan 2 228272 That's how the fried mushroom and crab rolls come, too. Thu May 18 13:55:50 -0700 2006 228220 0 Robert Lauriston 1 228250 The papaya salad is light and tasty. Try their potstickers, so delicous! Thu May 18 11:34:00 -0700 2006 228172 0 Donna