Bao Bao House

Bao bao house serves delicious Chinese foods. The Sichuan boil fish was excellent. The dumplings are must-try item. The restaurant is clean and offers lot of sittings. The place is close to I-5 therefore makes a great place for pit stop during long travels.

This is one of my favorite dinner spots! I love the ginger goji tea that’s available in winter. I also enjoy the pickled Chinese vegetables and beef with noodle soup. I also love the dumplings in chili oil and the cucumber salad. If I had any complaint, and it’s a small one, it’s that we often have to wait a long time for one of our dishes to come out - as in most of the food will come but there will be one that… doesn’t. 10/10 recommend, but bring your patience.

Our party of four enjoyed lunch at the establishment. The restaurant presented a modern and appealing aesthetic. Observing the chefs prepare fresh dumplings in the open kitchen was a highlight. My assessment of the dumplings is slightly lower than anticipated due to my personal preference; I would rate them 3.5 stars. The spicy curry over rice lacked discernible curry flavor, despite its appropriate coloring. Furthermore, it lacked the promised spiciness; a 3-star rating is generous. The stewed beef noodle dish fell short of expectations. The beef lacked authentic Cantonese flavor and exhibited inconsistent tenderness. The white noodles were overly soft. This dish receives a 3-star rating. The pan-fried curry beef bao was our favorite item, boasting excellent curry beef flavor. I would give it a 5 stars rating. This dish would be my choice should we return. In short, I would give this restaurant a 3 to 3.5 stars.

We first came to this place in 2023 when we stayed at a hotel nearby and wanted some Asian food for dinner. Ordered some Shanghai pan fried pork buns, steamed buns (Xiao long bao), and beef soup noodles. I was surprised how good the food was!! The bottom of the pork buns could have been cooked a bit more crispier. But the meat inside the bun was moist and juicy. The xiao long bao was tasty, too. I like that it has very thin wrap and full of meat juice inside. The beef brisket noodles was probably my favorite. The broth was amazing! The beef brisket was cooked perfectly and very tender. And the noodles had the texture only fresh hand made noodles could have. I saw a guy making fresh noodles so I assumed that’s what I had in my beef noodle soup. Overall my family and I all really enjoyed the food there. Unlike waiters/waitresses at other Chinese restaurants that I went to, the employee (a lady) who greeted us and served our table was super nice and helpful! Since then this becomes our must go restaurant every time we drive thru this town. Recently we went again (Thanksgiving and Christmas) and discovered a new dish that we really liked! It’s the boiled fish with pickled mustard and chili, served with 2 scoops of rice. It’s a bit pricier at $18, but it tasted so good that I felt it was worth it. They topped the soup with good amount of chopped garlic and red chili pepper flakes and that added excellent flavor to the soup. The combination of the pickled mustard and the fish is simply amazing. I don’t know if this is a popular dish at the restaurant, but I highly recommend it.

We stopped here on our way through town and wish we could bring this restaurant with us! We had the beef curry boa, pork dumplings and popcorn chicken (between 3 of us) with 2 beers. Came to just under $60. The food was absolutely delicious. We are even considering delaying our leaving so we can grab lunch before we leave! The food was flavorful, fresh and good portions. Our waiter gave us recommendations and we loved everything we ate. It will be well worth your time to come here if you have the chance! We will be stopping here every time we are coming through the area.