Reviews for The Bao in New York, NY
We order the Shanghai Pan Fried Noodle, it was very good except that they don?t put too much meat. The sautéed string beans... it?s a must, so good, if you are here you have to order it. Also the dumplings are very good. In general the food and service isgreat, what I didn?t like too much was that the music was so low that we could hear the music from the kitchen and the stafftalking, but other than that the food was great. Read more
This is a nice casual restaurant to hang out with friends. They don?t take reservations but you can check the waitlist on... Google. This is not Shanghai cuisine as listed. Yes there is Shanghai food on the menu but over half the dishes on the menudoes not originate from Shanghai. Nevertheless it was good food. Fun of flavor and not greasy. The soap dumplings is a must forsharing. The egg yolk prawns are crispy and not oily as is the Chongqing chicken and scallion pancakes. We loved thecauliflower. The eggplant dish was on the small side. Read more
I ordered the Pork and Crab Soup Dumplings and I honestly couldn?t tell the difference. The place is also really dark for some... reason. They only have one light fixture towards the back of the restaurant and it barely lights anything up. The service isalso pretty bad, never got a refill and almost never saw the server. They do have some other dishes I want to try out though sohopefully those are good. Read more
In this area often, I?m surprised I have not tried this place. It was amazing!! My husband and I were looking for a spot to grab... dinner and so happy we found The Bao. By far our new favorite spot for Chinese food. Everything was so delicious!!We had thescallion pancakes, long Bao soup dumplings, Shanghai pan fried noodles, and general tso?s chicken with rice. It was all so freshand delicious. The service was excellent as well. Very friendly, attentive staff. Overall a wonderful spot. Will definitely beback. Read more
I decided to visit this restaurant Saturday evening and it was a packed house, lol. I guess that?s one of the indicators to know... this place is quite popular. I enjoyed coming and trying some of their dishes. I enjoyed the vegetable dumplings, har grow(shrimp dumplings), mapo tofu, and eggplant with garlic sauce. I also ordered back choy to go which was good. All the dishes Iordered were tasty and fresh, but my favorite was the eggplant with garlic sauce. I was a little disappointed to know that mostof the xian long bao except for the chocolate ones are made with pork. If it was not with pork I would have definitely tried afew orders of it. Overall, great customer service and food. Read more
The truffle fried rice and soup dumplings are next level! A bit pricey but worth it. The crispy beef was a big hit with our... group! Love the truffle fried rice and the veggie fried rice, as well as the sweet and sour chicken The spare ribs with garlicwere crispy and full of flavor The Dumplings were amazing: soup, pork and pan fried were all great Overall all of ourappetizers and entrees were delicious Hope this review helped, if so give it a ???????? Read more
Came here without a reservation around 1pm and got seated right away. The food was very delicious! The memorable dishes I would... come back for: - The braised pork belly was so juicy and sweet. - The dim sum was out of this world. - The chili chicken wasamazing and REALLY spicy. Highly recommend. Read more
Delicious dim sum! There's a variety of dim sum that you can choose from. I recommend the black truffle Xiao long bao because... it's unique and very delicious! These soup dumplings don't disappoint when it comes to soup filling. Read more