BAO (Pitt)

Yes, you should go here. The soup dumplings were pretty good, and the spicy chili fish fillet over rice was great – the fish was perfectly crispy on the outside while still moist inside. We also got the Taurus smoothie which was creamy, sweet, and delicious.

All the food was fantastic. Our waitress was fast and attentive. The custard in the Piggy buns was perfectly sweet. The brown sugar boba was delicious. We would definitely stop here again.

I've been here a few times and ordered delivery a few times. I'll photo dump. Hand made dumplings and buns? Great noodle and rice dishes? Delicious apps? Amazing specialty drinks? Very kind and helpful service? Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes! I love their food and love their spot. It is where the old Hot Pot place was and they did a good job transforming the spot. Thank you, Yu Jian Bao! I'll be back!

Edit: i made this review about a year ago, and have since then eaten here many times (and ordered from uber eats) i now know there must have been a miscommunication for what i wanted when i ordered the Japanese pork style rice. Ive had it many times since and its been as what i had originally expected. I think they gave me japanese style thin beef, instead of the pork style. There was a bit of a language barrier, and i pointed on the menue but they were next to eachother so i completely understand that. I am as happy as ever with the food and continued to eat here. Updated my review from 4 stars to 5 now that i realized what happened. And for clarity i have since deleted a photo that compared what i expected vs what i got, since i now know it was a completely different item. I got the creme brule milk boba, Pork Belly Slider, Japanese style beef over rice, and quick sand buns. Overall I am very pleased with the food and service. The Creme brulee boba was very good, and the tea base actually tasted like real tea, not a powder substitute some places use. I also very much appreciated that they use paper boba straws and I *think* the cup itself is made from recycled plastic. (Im not 100% sure because I didn't see anything saying it, but it had that texture that most recycled plastics have) . The pork sliders were amazing. I cant recommend them enough. The pork was tender and juicy and the sauce on it really pulled everything together. I think it was topped with Bonito flakes, or something similar but either way, I enjoyed it very much. The only thing that makes this not a 5 star was the Japanese style pork over rice. The flavors weren't bad. I ate almost all of it, eventho I felt pretty full half-way through. (Which is a good thing). My only issue is that i was expecting a crispy pork on top or on the side and the sauce with the rice. Instead the pork was mixed in with the sauce, and rice on the side. This caused the pork to be soggy eventho i ate it right when it came to the table. I didnt have that satisfying crunch i was really craving. There is every chance that I am wrong and its not supposed to have a crunch and I mistook what i was ordering. , but when I looked up the menue online, It seemed to be the fried porklett cut up and no sauce on it. So thats what I was expecting. They might have taken a picture without the sauce for presentation sake though. (The picture im referring to is the one on the uber eats app) After all of this food, i was extremely full. I almost didn't get dessert. I had my eye on the piggy buns, because they looked adorable, but unfortunately they were either sold out, or no longer sell them. There was a slight language barrier when the very nice lady was telling me, but either way, i know they didnt have them when i went. I read that the quick sand buns were good, and the lady recommended them to me, so eventho i was very full, i ordered it. I am glad i did. The gooey egg custard on the inside was delightful. I did hit a small cold pocket on one of them, unfortunately, but overall they were quite enjoyable. I definitely plan on coming back to try the dumings and dim sum because they look amazing. I might try to bring friends over so we can order a bunch and share so that we can try a wider variety, but I will wait until after covid for that.

We were delighted to find this place for Taiwanese desserts! (The food seemed kind of pricey, but the drinks and desserts were reasonable. Except maybe 9 for 3 egg tarts.) They stopped seating in the dining room half an hour before closing, so we had to get it to go. The Taro Taro Sago came in a cute plastic cup and was packed with everything it promised: chewy taro balls, grass jelly, red bean, boba, and sago (small tapioca) in a coconut milk base. It was perfect for sharing. The Mango Milk swirl had ice cream and was delicious as well!

Some good lo mein is the perfect way to celebrate the end of a long semester and warm up from an ice storm outside! Though it was my first time here, I was greeted with smiles, like you’d see from an old friend. I wish I had gone here sooner! I recommend this place from the bottom of my heart (and my stomach). :)

Delicious authentic Taiwanese eatery. Traditional favorites of popcorn chicken and rolled pancakes with sliced beef are well prepared. A good variety of dumplings both steamed and pan-fried are also available. Several noodle soups are on the menu. Large selection of blended drinks. Friendly attentive service.

Holy cow. Go. Go now. The soup dumplings are akin to what I got in Shanghai. Fried dumplings were authentic and delicious. Got the hibachi fried rice and was so good. Very peppery, so note that. But was amazing. They have 3 kinds of fried rice so ask the differences! Dessert was solid, but sold out of the amazing stuff. Not surprising! Staff was fast and polite, loved this place, can't say enough. I'll be back.