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2014-01-25
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I have been waiting to have baos at Bao Wow since I heard about it in December, and I got the chance to check it out with my sister today! I know people are comparing this place to Little Bao, but I do believe that although they share some similarities, they are both unique in their own ways. For example, Bao Wow uses a long oval shaped steam bun, instead of a round one like the other place. Environment & Hygiene:The shape of the restaurant is long with seats on both sides. The wall facing sid
Environment & Hygiene:
The shape of the restaurant is long with seats on both sides. The wall facing side is like a phone charging station, where they offer cords for you to charge your devices! How thoughtful! Also, they had hooks underneath the table for you to hang your bags, but not on the other side of the restaurant.
It seems like the places that I have been going to lately have had cement walls, is it the latest trend? Anyways, I like cement walls for restaurants for some reason. Hygiene was okay.
Service:Service was okay. The staff made the effort to check up on us to see what we thought of the food, and invited us to go again.
Taste & Value:
On each table, there was a menu leaning against the wall. The menu reminds me of those old Chinese calendars. I liked that they offer combos ($68), which come with 2 baos, a soft drink and a side if you add $18. My sister and I each picked a bao that we wanted to try and shared the orders.
My sister's choice was the Shanghainese Pangpang Chicken with Onion Rings. First, let me talk about the bun. It was steamed nicely and was very soft. It was fresh. Then, for the inside, the chicken was tender, and there was plenty of peanut sauce, which had a very strong taste of sichuan peppercorns. This bao was good, but both of us thought that the sichuan peppercorns were too overpowering. As for the onion rings, I was surprised by the size of them. The onion rings were huge, fresh and delicious. The batter on the rings were light, and not heavy or greasy at all.
My choice was the Kimchi Bulgogi with Taro Fries. This beef bao had kimchi obviously, with bean sprouts. The sauce was nice, and the house made kimchi tasted authentic. This bao too was delicious, but the juices of the kimchi made the bao a bit soggy. Also, the beef was a bit tough, almost as if it was cut too thick or cut the wrong way.
The taro fries came with a sriracha mayo, which was quite spicy. The fries was quite dense, but not greasy. I liked that I could actually taste the taro. The fries tasted better without the sauce I think, because when I dipped the fries in, the taste of the taro was lost, and all I could taste was the spiciness of the mayo. To finish off, the staff suggested that we should try one of their desserts, and we did. These Bao fries ($28) were a deep-fried bao with a dipping sauce made of Ovaltine and condensed milk. The bao was cut into long pieces like fries, and was delicious in the sauce. However, the order was quite tiny. I guess good things come in small quantities. We were told that we could have this sauce on their other dessert, which is the Ice Cream Baowich.
Final Verdict:I don't know why the rating isn't higher, because I really enjoyed my meal, and look forward to visiting again.
张贴
