Bac Restaurant

Great happy hour specials before 6PM, $ 2 tall boys, so there’s that. I ordered the pork rangoon appetizer, which was delicious. The outside patio is nice, and they have a pretty large food menu which features modest pricing.
My only concern was it seemed like there was 1 person working at the time. It was happy hour– so I feel bad for the bartender– but that being said it did take forever to order, get drinks, get bill, etc.
Overall great place though. I will be back soon to drop more food on the ground with the slippery reusable chopsticks they provide and overindulge in $ 2 Coors Lights.

Great restaurant in Tremont, I can’t help but come back. The sweet potato tempura fries are an absolute must. For dinner the orange chicken is quite good as well as the walnut shrimp. Ambience is great and so is the location which features a handy parking lot across the street.

I was fairly hungry so I opted for a few items on the menu: half a banh mi sandwich, dumplings (aka pot stickers, aka gyoza) and red-​curry soup with chicken. I thought the dumplings were a little pricy at around a dollar apiece, but after I considered they were obviously hand-​made, it seemed right. The soup was very good and there was a lot of it — this could have been the entire meal actually. All in all a casual late afternoon lunch with friendly service.

I’ve been here a few times before but at last visit we came during happy hour and concluded to just get a variety of apps… and I have to say that this was the most enjoyable (and inexpensive) meal I’ve had at Bac thus far. The appetizers are all $ 6.00 from 3p-​6p on weekdays. They also offer their Bahn Mi and cocktail specials at the same price point. The sweet potato tempura fries with chili ketchup are on point– get extra chili ketchup though because it’s really good. My favorite item by far was the spicy shrimp quesadilla served with a mango salsa. So rich and so good. The shrimp was perfectly cooked and the sweet salsa paired really well with the pimento cheese-​reminiscent filling.

The Phở with raw meat on top is really good. They put fair amount of meat on top with brisket under it. Define tilt good quality. I ordered red curry noodle soup. It was underwhelming but not horrible. Lack of spice even tho I get ⁵⁄₅ spice level l they put pea pit in the soup is barely cooked and the soup was pretty Greasy. But the appraiser summer roll wasn’t bad. I enjoyed their chrysanthemum tea. Which you don’t see at many other places. But the Vietnamese iced coffee was not sweet enough. The service was okay. They get really busy so I sat at the bar. So want expecting much, they asked me if I had a reservation? This is not a restaurant I would put effort to make reservation to. I would give them a 3.5 star if there is an option.

I had mostly a good experience here. I ordered the egg bacon ramen and the flavors were GREAT, but it seemed more like they used spaghetti instead of ramen noodles for this dish. I’ve never had noodles like this at any other ramen place I’ve been. The pork steam buns we ordered were very good on the other hand. I’m sure this restaurant has other great options as well but I couldn’t finish the noodles at the bottom of the bowl of ramen.

This place was pretty good except for one glaring flaw. We’ll get to that in a moment.
My husband and I ordered the pork ramen, red curry soup, and pork steam buns. The flavors were on point. The buns were the highlight; fluffy and filled with wonderful, tasty ingredients like cilantro, aioli, scallions, and grilled pork. At $ 8.95 for two small buns, they are on the pricier side, but worth it. The broth for my husband’s ramen was rich, complex, full of flavor and topped with a beautifully cooked egg. My curry soup was full of flavor and delicious veggies and shrimp. Nice and spicy too.
The noodles in both our dishes were where things went south. Rather than the curly, chewy noodles that normally accompany ramen, it seemed as though someone subbed spaghetti in my husband’s bowl. My dish was described as having rice noodles — I got the same noodles my husband did, except smaller (angel hair, basically). I’ve never been served rice noodles or ramen like that at any Asian restaurant (and I’ve been to copious amounts of them).
In summation, we’ll be back, but won’t be ordering noodle dishes next time.

yummmm I miss this place!
I had a really interesting curry with mango, and I highly recommend it! My mom had a spicy dish and she loved it. The patio is perfect for a day with nice weather, especially for lunch!

Loveeeeeeee thisssss place!!! Red curry soup if the BEST!!! Fried ice cream and crab ragoons are crazy good too!

Outstanding!
We went with some friends to Bac last night as this place has been on my bookmarks list for a couple years. We made reservations and were promptly seated. Our server was friendly, attentive, and she made just the right number of checkups on us.
As appetizers, we ordered bacon guacamole with veggies and summer rolls. The summer rolls were sticky, fresh, and absolutely delicious. I could’ve eaten four of these for dinner! There’s a thought for next time! The peanut sauce for the rolls was also delicious. Loved it!
The guac was just okay.
Since I am not a huge phở fan, I ordered the red curry with chicken. It ended up being very similar to phở, but with a thicker, more flavorful curry sauce with a bit of spice. I loved the flavor, but again, not a fan of a big bowl of soup for dinner. My wife, on the other hand, ordered some fried rice with chicken. Her dish was absolutely amazing and I wish I had ordered it. Can’t wait to go back and try some other dishes.
Love this place!

For Christmas, we gave our 13 year-​old son 12 coupons. Each coupon is good for one meal out at a new (to us) restaurant, of his choosing. Last night he picked Bac for his January meal. It was AWESOME!
Drink menu is diverse and fun. My husb had a tasty beer, and I had the Tokyo-​tini. It was a bit on the strong side. That is not a complaint :)
Kids and husband started with the gyoza dumplings– pork, cabbage, ginger soy dunking sauce. They loved!
For our entrees, we did a lot of sharing! I had the Vietnamese cabbage noodle salad and it was divine. Very fresh, lots of flavors popping in my mouth. Perfection. My husband ordered the basil fried rice. Two minutes in, we swapped plates and both agreed that both were totally delicious. If I had to pick between the two, say it was a life or death situation. What would cause someone’s life to be on the line as it relates to an entrée decision? Nobody knows. This is just for fun so go with it :) If I had to pick, I’d choose the basil fried rice– tons of fresh veggies and again, fireworks in my mouth.
My 8 year old chose the wok seared steak tips (he has rich tastes!) and my 13 year old had the crispy orange chicken. His only complaint was that there were too many sesame seeds. I don’t know how it’s possible that he’s my kid, because THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MANY SESAME SEEDS!
The service was great– always there when we needed a refill or plate removed. Very friendly. We will most certainly be back! Maybe we’ll try their weekday happy hour! It looks great.

Bahn mi is FAB! Bento box for lunch is cool. Happy hour specials even better and I am the ONLY person in the place so quiet, quick and personalized ;)

Lunch menu reasonably priced. The food was good but not spectacular. The waitress very friendly, but a little slow considering we are the only ones in the restaurant.

I had a super unpleasant experience. We went around 12:45 on a Saturday, and it was 1:45 by the time we got our food. Our server was terse, not accommodating, and my pad Thai just tasted like salted noodles, nothing like I’ve ever had before. Huge portion but really expensive for lunch — $ 15. I would recommend trying something different if you want it to taste authentic.

Vietnamese noodle salad is typically a light, flavorful, delightful dish, one of my favorite meals. Bac’s version can only be described as aggressively bland.
The restaurant is almost next door to my new apartment, & I was thrilled to have a new engine we go to within such close proximity. Unfortunately, they don’t sell pork buns, another one of my favorites, on their lunch menu, so I grabbed pick-​up one night for an early dinner. The pork buns, $ 9, were very good — fresh, complex, topped with some sort of spicy aioli. I was pleased — off to a good start!
Unfortunately, the noodle salad — which I had been dreaming about since moving into the area — was a major letdown. It tasted like… nothing at all. The beef was thinly sliced, just the way I like it, & it appeared to be cooked in all the right ways, but just it didn’t seem to be seasoned at all. The sauce, which had leaked all over the container & slimed the whole salad, had no flavor whatsoever — none of that light, salty taste that should top of salad like this. And though the dill carrots were a nice addition, they certainly couldn’t make up for the lack of flavor in the rest of the dish. I considered saving my leftovers for lunch the next day, but it was so unappealing, taste-​wise, but I just threw it away. Waste of food, waste of money, waste of an opportunity to make a really great dish.
In all, my meal cost me $ 28 (I left a smaller tip because it was a carry-​out order). I’d much rather go to an authentic, hole-​in-​the-​wall Vietnamese joint where I can get noodle salad that tastes three times better for one third of the price.
If Bac sold pork buns on their lunch menu, I would probably go back for those — but they don’t, so I won’t. Bummer.

I got basil rice with tofu.
The tofu was chewy and flavorless, the rice was bland. The only thing I ordered besides that was a pot of tea and I ended up spending $ 20.
The local takeout place has better food and is way more affordable.

First time here for happy hour and had a great time.
I like Bac a lot. It’s unpretentious, affordable, and the food and drink is decent.
My friend and I split the shrimp steam buns, chicken satay, and edamame. I was pleasantly surprised with the shrimp steam buns – I could have gotten another order. Chicken satay was good. Edamame was just alright. I bet you’re thinking how could edamame be just alright? It didn’t seem fresh to me or of good quality. They also doused it in salt which was way too much.
As per usual, we each had to have an order of the fried ice cream. IT’S THAT GOOD. You can’t come to Bac and not order the fried ice cream.
I decided to be adventurous tonight and try a Bac cocktail. I went with the Lychee Mojito since I am a huge lychee juice fan. It was delicious, but it didn’t taste like there was much alcohol in it. My friend went with the Pimm’s #1 and the Mekong. Both are made with ginger beer. I’d recommend all three.
Also, our server Tony was sexy as hell with his long scraggly beard and man bun.

My boyfriend and I love to get take-​out from Bac. The food is consistently fresh and flavorful! (With an appropriate amount of heat!) In fact, I’m never worried about the quality of the food that I’m eating, unlike some of the other restaurants around town.
Some of our favorite dishes are the steam buns, the Vietnamese noodle salad, the Avacado curry and the beef phở. If you’re around for lunch, their bento boxes provide a few delicious bites of some of their best dishes.
They do have a pretty good happy hour during the week. Just make sure you get there before 6PM!

Huge fan of Bac! I only wish their happy hour was longer.
Don’t get: lychee martini. I love lychee and this drink is awful.
Otherwise drinks are pretty good… Singapore redux being my favorite. The shrimp quesadilla is awesome, as is the crispy walnut shrimp.
They have a small patio which is nice during the summer. Service is always been good!

I only recently had Bac for the first time. It’s one of those places you drive by hundreds of times and say to yourself «I really need to try that place» and then you keep driving until one day you finally stop.
I went with a few friends and was able to sample a few different things such as the Spring Rolls, Green Papaya Salad and Gyoza Dumplings. For my entrée I ordered the Chicken Vietnamese Noodle Salad. While everything tasted delicious it does not stand out to me from other Vietnamese restuarants