Bacogai

So this was a random find and was only craving some hot pot on a cold Monday sprinkly evening. This place popped up on Yelp while checking in the area I was in and I said let's check it out. We arrived around 6ish and there was not too many people but by the time we left, it was 3/4 full. A very modern ambiance for a Vietnamese restaurant. Nicely decorated and plenty of tables even for a big group. It's located in the old Blanding shopping area now where Nob Hills Market is where they modernized the place from my childhood days in Alameda. Alameda has been changing a lot over the decade and for the better with more places to eat. We ordered their sangria and it was pretty good. We also ordered their Beef Luc Lac. Very good portions of beef. The marinated beef was very good and we finished all of that. We also ordered their Lau Pork Bone Marrow soup, and added Wagyu beef and some enoki mushrooms! Not a disappoint. I actually thought the pot was small and that it was not enough for my husband and I to share but I was so wrong!! Very rich broth but once you add the veggies it makes the broth so much better. The broth was so good and creamy. Since it was only two of us, we couldn't order more or add a dessert to try because we were just too full from two things. Service was great! We will definitely be back to try other things. If you like hot pot style, come try this place.

What a great restaurant. Very authentic.

I liked the canh chua hot pot. The oxtail hot pot tasted like pho, but with tiny pieces of oxtail; I wished I tried the pork bone marrow one instead. The beef la lot, which usually is my favorite, is very oily here; the lettuce that it sits on was very oily too, but I like the thread noodles. The server recommended the shaken beef so maybe I should’ve ordered that. The beef la lot comes with cha gio so you can skip ordering the cha gio since it’s heavy on the wrapper and not too much filling. By the end of the meal, I was very thirsty. The space is also very loud, and be prepared to wait even with a reservation.

I been there three times, never disappoint and food is always consistent! We drive here from Sf!

Really enjoyed the food. The bone marrow broth was my favorite. We ended up enjoying the various appetizers as much as the hot pot so we plan to split just one hot pot between the two of us and go heavier on he apps next time.