Name: Bistro Bouchees
Address: 515 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90803
Rating: 3/5
Price: ~8.00/per entree + alcohol
Pros: Cool place to hang out, beers on tap, bottled alcohol, wine, good burgers and sandwiches (panini), mini burgers available so you can try a bunch of different kinds each for half the price, relaxed and casual environment, ample parking
Cons: Burgers are good but not AWESOME (didn’t ask us how we wanted them cooked), not too big of a place so it’s small when packed!
General Comments:
Bistro Bouchees was a pleasant start to a warm fall Saturday. We arrived at 11AM just as they opened to see rows and rows of plastic boxed lunches filled with sandwiches. I assume that many come here and grab a picnic type “to go” box and head out else where which is really cool. Great place for burgers and sandwiches in general. Basically an upscale burger joint (and sandwiches) where all burgers are also offered as “Mini’s” at about half the cost so you can try them all out (not half the burger, about 1/3 of the burger :)). They have beers on tap (about 3), wines, juices and the like.
Overall environment is casual/trendy and up beat. The staff is very proactive and yearns to educate you on the menu. Except that they didn’t ask us HOW we wanted our burgers cooked (medium, medium rare etc). The place is a little small but I guess that would only matter if you were outside when it was super packed!
The have a small LCD/Plasma so if you will are going to die without sports over the weekend, there’s hope at the restaurant.
All in all a cool place to dine with friends, family or just 2 peas in a pod grabbing a quick burger or sandwich.
What We Recommend:
american beef burger with cheddar cheese - regular 9.00 mini 3.50
angus sirloin beef, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, ketchup
applewood bacon, chipotle cheeseburger - regular 9.50 mini 3.75
angus sirloin beef, pepperjack cheese, caramelized onion, smoked jalapeno sauce
ahi tuna and avocado burger - regular 11.00 mini 4.00
seared ground ahi, sliced avocado, baby lettuce leaves, tomato,
spicy chili garlic sauce
grilled chicken and tomato panini -regular 8.50 mini 4.50
thinly sliced chicken breast, oven dried tomatoes, tarragon sauce
parmesan and herb french fries
regular 3.50 sweet potato 4.00 combo 4.00
Pictures:
Front Sign
Front Patio Area
Ample Parking, FREE with Validation at WalMart next door!
