BAO (CMU)

We loved our beef noodle soup, pork shrimp soup dumplings and mango pomelo sago and taro boba drinks. We had enough soup to take home from just once portion between us both. Highly recommend.

Smile Generating Meals that will leave you full and completely satisfied. From presentation to taste, this is one of the Most enjoyable meals I’ve had in a long time. The pancake appetizer is a meal in itself and tastes phenomenal. Everything is fresh and very high quality. Kind staff and fast service.

Let’s start with the great: The menu is expansive, including something for pretty much every preference. I have eaten here at least four times, and it has been consistently good. I highly recommend the tofu and veggies, the veggie bao, and the piggie buns. The crab Rangoon is good as well. The only negative that I have experienced repeatedly is poor service. There is much confusion as whether we should be ordering using the app with the QR on the table or with a waiter. The waiter seems annoyed either way. Food might be slow to come out, but that appears to be on the waiter rather than the kitchen. And good luck getting them to come back to your table when you are done. Be aware that if you pay with the waiter you will have to actively tell them that they need to hand you the payment device because they will get really up in your personal space to maintain visual so that they can see how much you are giving them in tip. I always tip well, but they make me feel so uncomfortable. If the food weren’t as good as it is, I probably wouldn’t go back due to the poor service. Honestly, I might just go with takeout next time if they do that. The prices are on par with other restaurants of the caliber in the same area.

The dumplings were delicious. The entrees were fine. Nice staff, clean bathroom.

We came during The lunch rush because a bunch of Asians were going in which is always a good sign. The food was good. The service was uneven. My noodles with beef came on a chipped plate. See photo. I only gave it a good rating because everybody liked the food.