Oori and Boss

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Solano's new fastfoody places are, I'm delighted to report, excellent. Delicious, high-quality food at (at least by Solano standards) inexpensive prices. Places we will be sure to visit again. And likely again and again and again.

Oori's rice triangles, it ends up, are exactly what they sound like: triangles of rice, perhaps with meat or tofu or something on it, wrapped in kim (or, if you prefer, nori). Because we weren't looking to get stuffed but we wanted the free edamame and pickled ginger, we ordered three triangles: short rib, spicy pork, tuna aioli. All three were excellent, though I think the ribs' kalbi stylings deserve a special shoutout. The triangles held together, even when shared between two people. I wouldn't have minded more edamame and pickled ginger, but that's not a complaint. And the whole meal was like ten bucks.

As an added bonus, all the packaging was compostable.

Our impression of Boss from the outside is that it was intended to be a direct competitor to nearby Grazzy Burger, the finest burger I have ever had.

But that's only sort of true. It's more of a cross between Grazzy and In-N-Out, with an in-between price to match. The burger I had was quite good, cooked medium rare like I get at Grazzy but a thin patty like at In-N-Out. The tomato was colored like black krim and the shredded lettuce---well, good as it was, the shredded lettuce was the problem. So much of it that it overwhelmed the meat and made eating messy. I think the solution is to get two patties. Remember that.

Or: get the fried-chicken sandwich instead. It was even better than the burger. Like a smaller version of the iconic fried-chicken sandwiches at Bakesale Betty's and Beauty's Bagel Shop (we will not, today, attempt to solve the mystery of which of those two chicken-and-slaw sandwiches is best---we will just note that both are awesome and both take longer to drive to than Boss).

And the fries! Thick and stubby and really really good. I think they might be my new favorite fries in town. The number of fries could be more, but boy oh boy were they tasty.

Finally, although I didn't get any this time, one of the most exciting aspects of our visit to Boss Burger was the discovery that Boylan's sodas can be had on tap. On tap! Holy crap but that's exciting.

As an added bonus, all the packaging was compostable.