Two Bs are not To Be
Two closings have come to our attention in the past week. One made us sad, and the other barely made a blip — either on our palate or in the food community in the six years it slung its overpriced, boring food to conventioneers — who didn’t know enough to go elsewhere.
One was Boa Steakhouse.
The other was Bosa 1.
Guess which one made us sigh and sorry?
Restaurant reviews, quips, picks and pans-with some seriously salivating history-from the man who eats his way through Sin City every day.
March 21st, 2012 at 4:16 pm
I saw Bosa 1 closed last week, and actually posted a photo of it on Facebook. It’s a total drag.
March 22nd, 2012 at 5:04 am
Bosa was original a tad different than the rest. The lady who owned it, young, lively and friendly was such a nice person every visit I made. The food, very very good and was a good addition to Vegas however the location was off the path. I am sad to see they just did not get the support I think they deserved.
March 22nd, 2012 at 8:44 am
Good times at Boa..almost got stabbed there once…ELV, you know the joke…
March 22nd, 2012 at 8:54 am
Sad about Bosa, but you’re wrong about BOA: first of all, it had one of the very first serious mixology programs in town, thanks to Tony Abou-Ganim, and got plenty of recognition for it.
Secondly, both their steaks and burger were on-par with the best in town, at least every time I visited. And they had a very good tartare. Regardless of the trendy music.
However it’s no surprise that because of that awkward location and so much steakhouse competion they were eclipsed. Under the category of “overpriced” I could make a list of places you’ve praised to the heavens, mon frere.
March 22nd, 2012 at 9:16 am
ELV responds: Boa had not one distinctive thing about it. It was a copycat operation from the get-go — the mixed drinks notwithstanding.
March 23rd, 2012 at 5:09 am
Agree with Mr. Curtas on Boa, there was nothing there, perhaps and upgrade from Sizzler but anyone who thinks this was a must stop and try, sadly you are wrong….
March 24th, 2012 at 5:24 am
A quick note on Bosa 1 – they are not gone for good, but are finalizing their choice of a new venue so that they can expand the menu. They did amazing things for the size of the kitchen at the previous location, and hopefully there will be a formal announcement soon.