Reviews for Bao Bao Chinese Bistro in Springfield, MO

My wife Googled top Asian restaurants and off we went. It's kinda a hole in the wall in what used to be an upscale area. I love... General Tso's chicken. I got the large for my wife and I to go. There was about a cup and 1/4 or 1/2 of fried rice and 2 crabRangoon included. I'm all about the sauce, and I loved this sauce....color, taste, and texture....oh I won't forget "amount" ! Ihave to have enough extra sauce to sop up the rice. Read more

Look no further in Springfield, Mo area for Chinese food. I have found that every Chinese restaurant in Springfield I've tried... tastes very processed and not very appealing. This charming resteraunt in Chesterfield Village has the absolutely best tastingquality food in the area. You will not regret it. The pork intestine was delicious Read more

In Springfield, MO there is not a SINGLE restaurant that serves ?Xiaolongbao? or ?soup dumplings? - sadly! However the steamed... dumplings here at Bao Bao are about the closest thing to it! The don?t have the ?soup? factor but if you?re craving thatdoughy, pork deliciousness these will cure you! The restaurant is small and cozy but the staff is super friendly, they haveother food as well but I go here to get my steamed dumpling fix and if you?re in the area you?d probably like ittoo! Definitely give this place a try! Read more

Love trying new places and Bao Bao didn't disappoint! Bourbon beef, with onion, mushroom, hint of spice Happy Family, always a... favorite of mine, meat and veggie variety all-in-one Springfield style Cashew Chicken - darker brown gravy Yummy fried rice Potstickers with a slightly sweet sauce Egg drop soup (not pictured) with spaghetti-thin wonton. Wish I had taken a picture. The broth was just salty enough. The eggs were thinly drizzled into the soup and the thin wontons didn't overpower. Supercasual, good price point and the staff/family were very friendly. Would love to eat there again! Read more

Highly recommend the egg drop soup ???? You can definitely tell it is made in house. It is so light and airy with the perfect... texture. The owners are from Vietnam and give a great authentic spin. Do you like a Cherry limeade without all the calories????Try the Cherry ???? Lime soda water, super yummy! Everything else was good for the price. We had the Szechuan Chicken?traditional style? had amazing bites of fresh ginger which I love! We had the Egg Foo Young with Chicken which was good, nexttime I would do sauce on the side so it stays crispy. The Hot & Sour Soup was good, but I am spoiled to the flavor of Leong?sAsian Dinner Hot & Sour Soup, but it was still much better than your standard run of the mill Chinese places here inSpringfield. We had the Salt & Pepper Jalapeño Pork and my wife loved it. I thought the breading was a little thick, but forthe price of only $9.95 how can I complain??? The crab Rangoon was what you would expect and the potstickers were superdelicious. We wanted the duck but they were out tonight, I get that because it is a specialty dish. Can?t wait to go back againand try it. They also do steamed buns from time to time so it is hit and miss. I will keep checking! All in all I wouldrecommend trying this little spot out. They do not serve any type of alcohol, but I imagined they would let you bring in yourown beer or wine. My highest recommendation??.get the ?Egg Drop Soup?!!!! Read more

Beautiful Chinese restaurant with a Beautiful atmosphere in the Beautiful neighborhood of Chesterfield Village in the Beautiful... Southside of Springfield! I enjoyed a divine dinner here with Mom before I went bowling tonight. When we walked through theback door, I noticed unusually narrow booths, each side only appearing enough to fit one person. Their unusual appearance iswhy I selected to sit at one of them. Their location within the empty back side contrasted against the Beautiful scenic view ofChesterfield Village from the front side. I love the scenery of Chesterfield Village, which is why I sat on the side toward thebooths to provide me pictures of myself dining here with the scenic view behind me. And every bit as much, great food here! Iordered the Springfield-style cashew chicken to be local--after all, Springfield, Missouri, is the birthplace of cashew chicken! It was as good as the cashew chicken at any other Chinese restaurant in the Ozarks where I ate it. All of these things make BaoBao an excellent example of the several different restaurants only a short walk away from Chesterfield Lofts and ChesterfieldVillage Apartments. So if I was to move to one of those apartments in the near future and this restaurant was to stay open,then I would undoubtedly enjoy my life there for the opportunity to occasionally dine in that restaurant. Read more

This was a very bizarre experience. The food did not taste very good. The lo mein was the most off-putting flavor I've ever had.... I struggle to even describe it. Overall, the flavors were unusual. My duck was very dry and the star anise flavor wasoverwhelming strong. My biggest issue was our waitress hovering over us, telling my daughter not to put salt and pepper onthings, watching to see if she eats, and even grabbed her wrist to stop her from putting salt on something. Because I doreviews, I do not make a scene and remain professional. This crossed a lot of lines. Never touch a child. I assure you, mostparents are as patient as I am when I am with my daughter. Do not tell my kid or myself how to eat the food or how to season it.Trust me here- Bao Bao doesn't know much about proper seasoning. The final straw was the waitress pretty much watching if I wasgoing to tip. I do not like being watched or hovered over. The reason your restaurant is empty is explained above ^ Read more

SO good!! If you don't like spicy food tell them and they will make it milder. If you do like spicy food, you're going to love... their food. Either way it's made it's great! A very small restaurant with big tastes that you don't want to miss! Read more