Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine

10/30/09

Chicken Lasagna

by Michael Fran

They deliver. They're open late night. And they oven bake tomatoes on top of their on-the-house bread. The chicken lasagna is one of my favorite lasagnas anywhere. It's massive (size and flavor). The sangria is great and they have a great list of imported beers. Only con can be the wait but that should be indicative of what you're in line for.

10/25/09

Don't go here

by rainbowland

Restaurant is INFESTED with COCKROACHES!!!!!!! The biggest cockroaches you have ever seen! They are on the walls, tables, floor, counters, bathrooms. INFESTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Pros: nothing
• Cons: everything

08/28/09

Not real Brazilian food

by nitejrny282

Being a Brazilian, I feel obligated to inform everyone that this is not Brazilian food. It's not horrible food. Just nothing resembling Brazilian cuisine. If you want authentic Brazilian (which is some of the best food in the world) I recommend "Pampas Grill" in the farmer's market/The Grove on 3rd and Fairfax

• Pros: Convenient
• Cons: Faux Brazilian food

07/08/09

One of my favorite local spots

by cmccaugh

Bossa Nova is around the corner from my house, and so I've eaten there or gotten takeout a number of times. I almost always end up getting something from the Brazilian grill or sandwich sections of the menu. (The latter is more popular with me when I'm ordering take-out.) My wife seems to always get the pasta. We've never been disappointed with our food, not even when we order take-out. I'm sure it helps that we order take-out, not delivery, and pick it up right when we were told it would be ready by.

The downside is that it can feel a little loud & bustling, but that's not a big deal because it's not like we've ever had to wait for table. Then again, I don't remember us ever eating there on a Friday or Saturday night. In fact, the food seems to go hand-in-hand with the atmosphere with its bold flavors and festive feel: I kind of feel like I'm eating my favorite backyard barbeque cooked by my Brazilian uncle (who doesn't actually exist).

In the bottom line, I think there's a very good match between the food you're served and the price you pay. It's nice to find a tasty spot in Hollywood that's not about the hype.

• Pros: Flavorful meats, tasty sandwiches
• Cons: Noisy and bustling

06/05/09

Interesting Late Nights

by Devolution

Came here at 130am one night after drinking with friends. The food was good, the service was good and the experience was overall... GOOD.

My ONLY issue was that there were lots of stripper / pr0stitute looking girls there because it is right accross the street from a strip club. I'm not a prude and I don't mind good looking women to look at when I eat, but these women were dressed in skimpy little wh0re dresses and skirts which was somewhat distracting. There were also several thuggish looking black guys that come by from the strip club. I am sure it's different at lunch / dinner time, but this is what you will find late night at Bossa Nova.

• Pros: good brazilian food
• Cons: late night call girls and pimps

03/23/09

good in dining, bad take out

by hellojennifer

every time i have personally gone and sat here i have enjoyed the experience. the bread melts in your mouth!! however never order it to be delivered or taken out, it is always cold and soggy.

• Pros: great bread!!!
• Cons: too expensive

03/01/09

Disgusting! Raw Chicken!

by Punchie77

A coworker told me this place was great, so we thoought we'd give it a try. It was packed, which I take as a good sign, so we accepted the only empty table. Our waitress was with us shortly, and she was very nice and informative, recommending 2 chicken dishes that she said are popular, so we ordered them. It was about 35 minutes until our food arrived, we thought that was a pretty long time, but hoped it would be worth it. This is when our positive thoughts came to a screeching halt, as my boyfriend cut into his chicken and discovered it was TOTALLY RAW on the inside. Not just a tiny bit pink, I mean it was NOT COOKED AT ALL. Seriously RAW. I immeidiatly waved to our server, I am never one to make a scene anywhere, so I quietly told her what we had been served, said we had no interest in eating here any longer and asked if we could pay for our drinks and leave. She agreed right away and took the dish of raw poultry away and sent over a manager. The manager was nice and very apologetic, offered to bring us any thing else at no charge. I explained that I had no faith whatsoever in whoever was cooking, and that they had no doubt cross-contaminated other areas of the kitchen with raw chicken juice, so thanks but no thanks. Then, strangely, she shrugged and said, "Well, these things happen!" WTF?!? So I said, "You know, you can put someone in the hospital feeding them raw chicken." She looked very serious then and said yes, i know. I will NEVER eat anywhere that makes you wait 35 minutes for raw chicken. Thought they were nice about it until she implied raw chicken is something that just 'happens'. The entire kitchen staff should be forced to take safe food handling course. Horrifying!!!

• Pros: nice staff
• Cons: raw chicken!!!

02/28/09

Dont place a order for delivery

by Dreel

I called at 7pm and placed an order for delivery and was told it would take a hour. After a hour and a half, I called back and the guy tried to insult my intelligence and say that it hadn't been a hour. After two hours passed I called back and was told that they called 4 times and left a message. I didn't have one call from anyone or did anyone leave a message. Further to not take responsibility for their mistake, he said I was out of the area. Out of the area?why wouldn't you tell me that when I ordered. I was a loyal customer to this place, but I will not patronize this place again.

02/12/09

GREEEEEAAAT!!

by senorcruz

This place is AWESOME! My first time going there was on a date and I really enjoyed the food! The Cajun Blackened Platter is the GREATEST thing I have ever tasted! The black bean soup is another great dish..at first I was hesitant but after one taste I enjoyed it! I recommend this place to EVERYONE!

• Pros: food, service
• Cons: Parking

01/10/09

Solid burger, friendly staff

by bmgreeley

I went here today with some coworkers for lunch and ordered the BBQ bacon burger and have no complaints. The burger was cooked perfectly. Really tender and juicy. Good amount of bacon, sauce and cheese. I asked for it medium and it came out spot on. At a lot of restaurants, for whatever reason, this seems to be somewhat of a tall order. The fries that came with the burger were pretty standard, but not in a bad way.

In a futile attempt to counteract the delicious heart clogging joy of eating such a burger, I ordered a lemonade (which was good). One nice thing that is pretty rare in restaurants, but more rare during the lunch rush was that the waiter was really quick about refilling my glass every time the glass was half empty (no puns please).

Overall, a pretty good experience.

• Pros: BBQ bacon burger, prices