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    Bodard Express

    3.3 (62 reviews)
    InexpensiveVietnamese, Chinese
    Closed 10:45 am - 2:45 pm

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    Spring Rolls and Wonton Soup
    Eric B.

    Not the best Vietnamese food I have had, but definitely good. The 4 stars is based off of it being in the tunnels (kind of like comparing restaurants at the airport, you give them a little extra leeway) if it was out in the general public I would have gone 3 stars. They get the food out quick, food was good, and the menu is pretty large. Be warned, my friend has been coming here awhile and the bahn mi jalapenos are always more spicy than normal. If you have delicate stomach or think normal jalapenos are about all the spice you can take, you might 86 them or ask for them on the side. I thought they were great on my bahn mi. The wonton soup was pretty good and had several wontons (some places just give you one and somehow think that is enough). Spring rolls were average. The sitting area is not very large, so this is best to take to go.

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    Emily M.

    Located in a tunnel - easy to get to though! They have various options and vegetarian/tofu dumplings! First time trying the combo and it was actually filling! They don't have low sodium soy sauce but they do offer other typical ingredients like duck sauce and crushed red peppers in oil.

    Denise W.

    This Vietnamese restaurant is located in the tunnels. Just right in front of getting off the elevator from the Enterprise Plaza building. I ordered the vermicelli pork. It came with a spring roll, salad and of course the vermicelli with pork and fish sauce. This is fast food. There are limited seating at their restaurant. Like around 5 tables. I feel that their seats are a bit crammed But I just had it to go and ate it upstairs in the office instead. So everything was good except, I find the pork a bit dry. But the fish sauce help though. Food was prepared quite fast. Overall it was ok.

    a meal in a container

    The soupiest chicken curry I ever had and the rice was hard. And the chicken pieces looked overcooked. Not gonna lie. I should have kept walking to Jimmy Johns.

    Cockroach in the soup
    Anna N.

    If I could give this place 0 stars I totally would. My co worker purchased food from this establishment during our lunch hour. Once we arrived back to the office, he found a cockroach in his food. See picture attached. He immediately went back, and was not offered an apology. He of course received a refund, but they continued to sell the soup where he found a cockroach in. They did not seem surprised or have any sense of urgency or sympathy. The experience left us in shock, and we want to make sure that everyone is aware to please be careful when purchasing food from this establishment. Please be careful! Double check your food!

    Wonton and egg noodle soup
    Valarie T.

    Almost everything I have got from here is AMAZING! Although the line can be long at times with one cashier, it doesn't bother me much. I am a big fan of their wonton and egg noodle soup. And their Banh mi sandwiches. They do have a kiosk where you can put your info in to pay ahead of time if you are a first time visit.

    a meal in a styrofoam container
    D B.

    Tried this place for lunch today. I got the rice plate with chicken. The food is below mediocre for a Vietnamese restaurant. The rice was mushy, the chicken was dry and flavorless. I tried to eat the whole plate bc I don't believe in wasting food, but couldn't make it through to the end. Ended up throwing the remaining half of the meal away. Why open a restaurant if you don't care about what your food tastes like?

    Shrimp Fried Rice
    Shari T.

    This location just opened on November 7th and I decided to try it today. I knew it was a Vietnamese restaurant and I went there with the intention of getting some noodles but I saw fried rice on the menu and got the shrimp fried rice instead. The place was very clean and the staff very nice. The meal was prepared quickly. I got a whole order but should have done the half because the portion was very generous. It was loaded with shrimp and very tasty after I added soy sauce. I thoroughly enjoyed it. There are other items on the menu that I can't wait to try like the dumplings, the egg rolls, the chicken wings and of course the noodles. Good meal with reasonable prices. Maybe I can give Treebeards a rest when I want a hot meal and need to grab something quickly.

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    Tried almost everything on the menu. Flavor profile here is ok but meat quality is low. That goes especially for the seafood.

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    Terrible food and terrible customer service. Meat tastes spoiled and refund refused after only one small bite. Don't waste your money!

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