Lá Sen Vietnamese Grill

One of my favorite places to eat in Sherwood. I love getting chicken or beef phở and add veggies. Service is always fast.

First time here… just looked for Vietnamese food in the area as we were passing thru… greeted immediately by a friendly helpful person… fresh vegetables… lovely and relaxing ambience, delicious phở… so happy we stopped here! We will definitely return.

Love the beef phở and chicken phở! Try the coconut butterflied shrimps and the lobster tail! Don’t forget to drink their Thai ice tea! The best! Love this place!

We have been to Bamboo many times. It’s usually great food. Today I called in a to go order. Upon arrival I waited another 25 minutes without any explanation. After finally asking how much longer it would be I was told one of our meals was given to another to go customer. I then asked if the rest of our food had been sitting there while the replacement mean was being cooked. The young man said yes like it was not a problem. The meals that had not been replaced were cold to the point my daughter had to put hers in the microwave, the crispy egg roles were soggy. After this experience I don’t think we will be eating at Bamboo again. VERY IRRITATED!

Had dinner at LA Sen the other day with my significant other and was really disappointed. We got there around 8pm and took a seat in the back of the restaurant because we didn’t want to sit too close to the front since it was freezing outside. We soon found out no matter where you sat it was freezing. I noticed everyone in the restaurant still had there jackets on. It had to have been 60 degrees in the place. We then ordered our food crispy spring rolls for appetizer, which supposedly has shrimp and pork in it but really all it had was raw pork and soft carrots. We asked if they could be cooked a bit longer and was told that it was supposed to look like that. It was the carrots that gave it it’s pink color. :/​Decided not to take a chance. I ordered the drunken crispy chicken which was incredibly salty. $ 9.50 for dark meat, salty chicken with a side of broccoli and one scoop of rice. Could have gone to Panda Express if I wanted that for half the price. My partner had a bowl of the beef phở which to be honest was the only positive of the meal. We ended up getting a $ 5.00 credit back on our bill which was nice. Stick with the phở when you eat at LA Sen. I won’t be back.

We had the lemongrass beef bowl and the Saigon bowl along with shrimp salad rolls. Everything was really good my wife really loved it and I liked it pretty well too. It was not too different from other places that I’ve been nothing stood out to be extremely well or bad for that matter either. However the service was really good and the people are really friendly so I’m giving it four stars just based upon those and the pretty decent food.

I love the food here but sometimes the service is not so great. They NEVER fill your water glasses or check on you.

This place is amazing! Nice calming atmosphere and the staff is extremely friendly. Not to mention, the food is amazing! I pulled up right before they opened and the staff opened the door to let me in and order :) luckily I love right down the street so I think I may have found my Phở to go place!

I stopped here because I was in the parking lot dropping of a client. I asked another arriving party what was good for a first timer. He said he always gets the bubble tea. I did not order one but they looked frosty and delicious.
I ordered the coconut curry with choice of protein (shrimp), and it was amazing. Nice creamy broth of yellow curry, spicy enough but not too hot and shredded coconut mixed in for texture. It came in a large bowl with broccoli, onion, carrot and sweet potato. A large portion of jasmine rice on the side.
Since I love salad rolls I ordered the summer shrimp variety. It comes with four portions and a generous amount of peanut sauce. The sauce was wonderful but the rolls were a little light on filling compared to others I’ve tried. They had good fresh flavor.
I paid 2.90 for an unsweetened tropical tea which tastes like peach tea you can brew at home for a fraction of the cost. On the upside it tastes great especially for a drink with no sugar.
The restaurant was clean, casual yet nice enough I would take a business associate or client.
For an app, main dish and a 3 dollar drink I paid 15.00 for lunch. In my opinion this was a fair price for table service quality food in a fast food setting.

This is my favorite Vietnamese food place. Every dish is home made quality. Salad rolls are huge. Sandwiches and combos are good size. Highly recommend.

If you think this is what authentic food from Vietnam taste like then you are being fooled. I’m giving this resteraunt one star instead of zero because the people who worked there seem to be nice and the service was good. How ever the food that was served to us was very disappointing compared to other places that we have tried and liked. The green papaya salad that my girlfriend ordered I’m pretty sure it wasn’t even papaya rather Daikon radish that was shredded to look like papaya then drowned in vinger with a tasty back hint of soap. My sad version of bun Bo huê had no banana flower on the side and they don’t even offer house made chilli oil. I’ve felt scammed before but this place just makes me flat out sad !! … will never return

I’m only giving it a 2 for my experience with the atmosphere, not for their food. Décor is beautiful and the food is delicious. However, all of those aren’t as appealing when it’s 95 degrees outside and there’s no A/​C inside the restaurant. We had to take our food to-​go because it was unbearable.

They have a nicely laid out menu, clean and modern interior and nice help. I’ve eaten here a few times and definitely recommend the house special — lemon grass chili chicken — flavorful yet soothing! The sauce is divine — makes the dish. Portions aren’t large, but of a reasonable size and price (about 8 – 9 bucks). Their vermicelli noodles add a lovely cool element to their bowls (also available with rice in place of noodles). Located in the parking lot of Safeway — it’s super easy to find and even easier to enjoy.

I have been to a lot of Vietnamese restaurants and this one by far is my favorite. They use fresh ingredients and provide excellent service. Everything we ordered had amazing flavors!

Another wonderful meal at Bamboo. For a Friday night at 6 it wasn’t horribly packed. Food was very good. I the phở ga. It was very flavorful and I could not stop sucking down the delicious broth.
I don’t typically order appetizers but we did tonight. We had the lobster wontons and they were really good.
Service was slow, as it typically is here. I don’t necessarily mind unless we are rushed for time. I always take into account that if we sit down and eat it will take longer than other places. If your not in a hurry then this is the place to go.

Love this place! Great phở, rice noodle bowls and bahn mi! Friendly staff and a clean, inviting environment! One of my go-to’s!

Frenetic at lunch, be prepared for waits and mayhem. The food is very good, but a little too cute for my Asian tastes. Feels a touch processed. It’s a solid choice but not particularly remarkable.

The service here is great and the food to die for! I have gone for lunch and dinner and try anything that sounds good. You can never go wrong here.
Unfortunately the boba or bubble tea as its called here is not up to par with the yummy boba you can get in Los Angeles China town.

Was looking for lunch wile driving around today. Checked the app for Phở and this place came up. OMGOSH am I happy it did.
I had Lemongrass tofu bowl (I think that is what it was called) and it was awesome. The tofu was great.
I will return many times to try more of the menu. I am kinda new to Phở/​Vietnamese and I love the veggies.

I’ve been eating here at least once per week for almost a year. It’s great to have some variety here in Sherwood!
I’ve eaten a lot of phở in my life, from all over the country. Bamboo does a perfectly acceptable job for being located in Sherwood. You have to accept that this restaurant caters to Sherwood. For example, if you order a combo bowl («super bowl») don’t expect any tendon or tripe (most people here would probably pick it out and not eat it). The nicest thing is that I can substitute noodles for fresh veggies, which I do quite often if I want to limit my carbs. They know their market, and I’m fine with that.
It’s not really worth complaining about the price, $ 8.50 for a bowl instead of $ 7.50 at comparable restaurants doesn’t make any difference to me. It will cost me more in gasoline to go somewhere less expensive.
Finally, service is very friendly. The owners and workers always have a smile.

Walking in we stood by the door for a few minutes looking around at the nice décor and in that moment assuming we will be greeted by a hostess and seated then we hear a friendly voice say to order at the counter… Oh?! Didn’t quite expect that.
Even though it was our first time I know I wanted Phở. My husband ordered the combination listed under the column ’ Grilled Noodles and Rice Bowls ‘.
We are not familiar with this type of cuisine but this Grilled Noodle Bowl dish was cold. The meat was somewhat lukewarm. It was pretty much a big salad with cold rice noodles and vegetables.
I later asked about the dish. I was given a line about how quickly the meat cools off after being grilled… Huh… so from the kitchen, where the meat just came off the sizzling grill, to lukewarm in the 30 feet to our table. I’m not buying that… oh, by the way I owned a restaurant so good try. She did suggest the house specialty for a hot stir fry dish… too late… but these other dishes should not be called Grilled Noodles because they are not and it is very misleading !!
We were offered another dish of the same kind but my husband quickly said no.
My Beef Phở was good and that is about it. Not quite worth the price especially since there is no table service. All the staff was eating out in the dining room enjoying each others company. We ended up with empty water glasses and I had to go ask for a to-​go container.

Mediocre food in a strip-​mall setting. For the uninspired setting, the décor and ambiance are actually pretty good — nice clean floor, good lighting, and nice music. The food, however, is positively mediocre. The broccoli that accompanied my meal was clearly frozen and re-​steamed. The chicken was extraordinarily salty.

It’s truly wonderful to find yourself in the burbs and still be able to get a good solid bowl of phở! The broth is rich and flavorful, dotted with silky pools of beef fat.
At a table of five people, we had 4 different soups and broths. Each with a distinct taste that invites you to take another bite. The spicy beef and lemongrass soup offers a nice balance of beef to refreshing lemongrass flavors. The turmeric soup with wide, flat noodles, has an earthy flavor with the sweetness of seafood. If you are a texture person, this is the soup for you, it’s got all the kit in its kaboodle. The wonton soup had a very pleasant clear broth with plump wontons and lots of fresh veg. The standard beef phở has that perfect spiced meaty flavor that can’t be beat. The food is thoughtfully presented, always a big plus in my book!
The service here is superb. Our waiter took the time to check back often, get extras for our food, and package up leftovers for us.
A+! The décor is beautiful as well and clean.

Bamboo is at best a two star eatery. Like its sister restaurant in Tanasbourne the food is mediocre and the price are too high.
Bamboo is immaculately clean, bright and open but that’s the best I can say about it.
First, you order at a counter. This would be fine but the prices should reflect the lack of full table service but they don’t. I’ve had better phở at hole in the wall restaurants with full service at lower prices.
Second, they have a very limited condiment selection. Most Vietnamese restaurants have some form of sriracha sauce, chile sauce, hot oil and often hot peppers. Bamboo only has a generic form of sriracha sauce. No rooster here.
Ok, you say, that doesn’t deserve a two star rating and I agree. If my only complaint was no table service and limited condiments I’d agree. But the food is mediocre as well.
I ordered fresh salad rolls to go with my classic beef phở and the person that I was eating with ordered the honey glazed pork sandwich. Note I said sandwich not binh minh. They call it a sandwich and that is what it is.
The salad rolls are fresh and obviously made to order. But it’s the first salad roll that I’ve ever had with what appears to be a small piece of deep fried won ton wrapper in it. Their rolls have a crunchy ingredient that is just strange in a salad roll. That said the salad rolls are quite tasty.
The salad rolls are also very eye appealing but at a cost. The rolls are loosely rolled and the big lettuce leaves make the rolls look a lot larger than they really are. I would say that the actual rolls are 25−30% smaller that most of the rolls other Vietnamese restaurants. At $ 5.50 for two rolls I’d like the rolls to be larger.
But to me the phở is the biggest sin. To start the broth is very thin. The broth isn’t any better than the phở starter that you can buy at many grocery stores in the Portland area. I always order phở with all the nasty bits. Here your choice is then slicer leansteak (sic), brisket and beef meatballs, no tripe or tendon.
For me it’s not phở without a deep flavorful broth, tripe and tendon.
The sandwich also wasn’t very authentic. The bun looked like it came from the Safeway across the parking lot. Unlike the thin crusty roll that you associate with a binh minh sandwich you get a roll that is much thicker and chewy without that crispness that you expect.
Bamboo may have the best phở in Sherwood, according to other reviews, but it’s definitely not as good as what you can get in Beaverton or Portland.
Next time I’m in Sherwood and want some Asian food I’ll go to Sawatdee Thai across the parking lot from Bamboo. They don’t have phở but they have a great larb and great salad rolls for only $ 4.00. Not to mention a full assortment of condiments.