Amazing experience, the customer service was nice. The pecking duck was fascinating and must try. read more

Bao and Spices - the pecking duck - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

I'd give Bao and Spices a solid 4/5. The flavors here really stand out, especially for casual comfort food. The fried rice was a highlight--well-seasoned, not greasy, and packed with flavor in every bite. It had that perfect balance of savory and slightly smoky that's hard to get right. The popcorn chicken was another winner: crispy on the outside, juicy inside, and super addictive. Definitely something I'd come back for. Overall, a great spot if you're craving something flavorful and satisfying. Just shy of perfect, but absolutely worth trying. read more

The food was absolutely delicious and the service was excellent, atmosphere was great, all for a great price, would come again! read more

Bao and Spices - Dumpling - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

Pretty solid Chinese restaurant in the Katy area. + Good pricing + Peking duck available + Excellent decor + Lots of Chinese classics, too many to list, but my favorites would include the xiao long bao, crispy bottom pao, walnut shrimp, beef/fish poached in chili oil - Slightly a bit aways from the Katy Asiatown, so it does make it difficult to explore, e.g. grab a boba or shop. read more

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Lava custard buns were beautiful but not my taste profile. Crispy chicken was the best. Shrimp Xiao long bao was standard. The chili oil wontons were really good with the sesame sauce. Beautiful inside. Prompt attentive service. read more

Food was decent. They are new and have a Some work to go. I see high potential. Went here for their soft opening. First thing I ordered was an old Fashion and they ran out of the bourbon mid pour with no more in house. Second Ordered - Hot and sour soup and it came out cold. I think it was a simple mistake. They took it back and brought it back right and it was very good. Pecking Duck - was great tasting but came out cold also. The soup dumpling and red chili oil dumplings were great! Inside was nice and cozy. The far left booth by the windows rocks and is un level. I really had high hopes and hope to come back and all these things fixed. This would be a great place in the Katy area and look forward to trying the again. read more

Bao and Spices - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

10 out of 5 stars ... Yes that good! Quite possibly one of the best Chinese restaurants I may have ever had period! Don't be fooled by the exterior, because you walked in you will be blow away with the incredible decor and ambiance Bao and Spices brings to the table, literally! Perfect for lunch or date night. The service was phenomenal. A huge shoutout to Dom and the team. Of all the things we ordered there was not a single miss on the table. Every dish hit. From the scallion pancakes to the Pekin Crispy Skin duck ... i was in heaven. If you are looking for an elevated dining experience with service and food that absolutely delivers, this is the spot. read more

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My visit a few days ago was less than desirable I arrived there at 11:15a it wasn't busy. I placed my order of appetizers and entrées. I waited 40 minutes to get my appetizer and then the server kept coming over. I know it's taking long. Please be patient in the meantime the restaurant was Getting full I saw patrons that came in way after I did get their food eat pay for it and then took takeout home my Entrées still never arrived at 1:15p. I said I had enough I'm leaving. The server came over to me and said he spoke with the manager if we wanted to wait and get our order that he would give us a small 15% discount that's absurd I didn't come to the restaurant to get a discount. I came to the restaurant to eat I most definitely won't be going back because what happened to me should not happen to any patron. read more

My husband and oldest son both have food allergies. I had to keep asking what is inside of the dumplings. We ordered Red Oil Dumpling and BBQ Chashu Bao. The red oil dumplings are served on top of chili oil and peanut sauce. The dumplings had a very good flavor but not served hot. Our server didn't come back to check on us. The baos came out steaming hot, fluffy and were good. Overall, the other staff checked on us and were nice and attentive. The only thing we would like to see is what kind of meat or seafood listed for the dumplings. Especially, if there's peanuts in the sauce. read more

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This little place doesn't look like much from the outside. Once you step in, it's a different story. High end feel the staff is friendly and helpful. We had almost one of everything on the menu. Everything there was prepared well. This was a wonderful experience and will be my go to for delicious Chinese cuisine. The service was excellent thank you guys! They're my new BFFs read more

Service is really good.spices are authentic! Peking duck tasted great and my kids loved it!

Brand new place in this area. I must write that everything is above standards. The two lady hosts and the feel just going in. Very beautiful inside design and you can right away see the care they take in everything from decor to how the plating is arranged. The customer service was above 5 stars. Everything is. I ordered two separate steamed bao orders, the traditional steamed bao and right away I could tell is was hand made to order. Not sticky or falling apart like some places but very fresh and absolutely delicious. They supplied a wonderful sauce that is above and beyond what you have elsewhere. It was a very mild apple cider that was perfect mixed with the bao. Very light and complimented the meal perfectly. I will be back often and take pics of the food as I ate it all before taking pictures since it was amazing. Pricing is also phenomenal. The whole experience was top notch. read more

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First Cyrus was AWESOME! Great service, gorgeous vibes, and really well done food. I am a huge fan of Singapore noodles; I doubt there's a restaurant in Houston whose dish I haven't tried. These were some of the best. The eggrolls were also exceptionally well done, light, crispy and flavorful. The glass shrimp Shumai were a little thick but quite tasty. We will absolutely be back! read more

We reserved to celebrate Mother's Day with a party of 8 people. Service was great and there were several stand out dishes. Would recommend the popcorn chicken, crispy roast chicken, honey walnut with jumbo shrimp, salt and pepper squid, peking style pork chop, eggplant with garlic sauce, and peking duck. Their pork xiao long bao could improve a bit by having more depth in the flavor. We plan to go back in the future to order more dishes we haven't tried. read more

The food is great. This is my first visit and the staff is so helpful when the menu and provided excellent advice for choices. Ambiance can be romantic and you can set your own tone. The price is reasonable and the presentation of the food was also great. Recommend you come on an empty stomach so you can enjoy a couple of entrees and enjoy the evening with that special someone or with your friends. Enjoy! read more

The oil dumplings, edamame, and crab wontons were good. I wish the dumplings would have been warmer but they had a good flavor. The dishes came out quickly and service was friendly. It's also decorated well and has a warm/ cozy vibe. The gold bao dessert wasn't good at all. I guess I was anticipating a chocolate flavor of sorts but it tasted like absolutely nothing. They're cute though with the gold at the top. read more

We just stopped by and tried , surprised! Food on Chef's menu is authentic to Asia and yummy. Service is attentive and friendly. We orderee 3 dishes from Chef's menu Crispy chicken， 廣東小炒王 and Yangzhou fried rice all are fantastic. One dry stir fry flat noodles with beef and stir fry cabbage with chili. Both are great as well. Not sure about other dishes as their implied it might more tailor for western vs asian taste. Have one special cocktail with oolong tea and vodka (youthful journey) is good too. We will back again if we ever visit Katy again . read more

Bao and Spices - Stir fry beef noodle - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

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Everything here was delicious! Drinks were strong, portions were big and high quality. Is it too early to call this the best Asian restaurant in Katy? Maybe but we really enjoyed our meal here! read more

Bao and Spices - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

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The food was pretty average overall. The only dishes I felt were worth the price were the crispy spicy chicken and the Peking duck. Portions were quite small for how much everything cost. Unfortunately, the service was disappointing--they didn't check on us during the meal, and when I asked for four to-go boxes, we were only given two. read more

Bao and Spices - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

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We came during their soft opening so it's not a full menu but it's sufficient with all the good eats available. Service was exceptional, on point, very attentive and the food was coming out as we were still ordering. Egg drop soup was full of flavor, the red oil dumpling stole the show with a sesame sauce at the bottom of the dish that mixed fabulously with all the flavors. Chefs kiss! They don't have an extensive dessert menu just yet but they have a custard and taro bao. We ordered the custard boa that was beautiful and good . Recommend this place . We will come again to try their Peking duck. read more

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I didn't take pictures of everything bc it was too dang good. I could live off the stir fry green beans and the red oil dumplings. Xiao long bao on point too. read more

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Perfectly roasted Peking duck with crispy skin and tender meat. Served with thin pancakes, fresh cucumber, scallions, and rich hoisin sauce. Absolutely delicious! read more

Bao and Spices - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

Ordered the sesame chicken, chicken fried rice, string beans and angus beef dish Everything was fresh and cooked to perfection. The staff were so friendly and attentive. read more

This is a wonderful little gem in Katy. From the outside, just a regular looking restaurant in a strip mall. You walk in and it's transformed into a beautiful Asian atmosphere. We had several appetizers and each was fantastic. This is our new dim sum/chinese restaurant whenever we crave that. We have always loved dim sum box, and still do, but this restaurant is absolutely delicious and a nice ambience. The young man who was our waiter was pretty great, very friendly and knowledgeable. Go here! read more

Second visit here! We had the spicy edamame, barbecue, bowel buns, and the crispy bottom dumplings. Everything is so good. I did get a few pictures, but not all of them. The spicy dumplings in hot oil is a MUST! read more

Bao and Spices - Spicy rename - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

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the foodis excellent, fresh , tastey and presentation. the service is so welcoming and attentive. the ambiance makes you feel like your in a high end restaurant and the aroma is wonderful.. read more

I ordered from this place on Uber Eats. It was pretty basic Chinese food. The crispy chicken was dry, and the wonton soup was nothing special. I've had better at takeout spots around Katy. They charged me 28$ for the chicken and like 5$ for the soup, I thought I was kinda a rip off tbh. read more

I was very impressed with bao and spices! The duck was crispy and comes with soup which is delicious! The salted egg tofu was sooo yummy. Really you can't go wrong with any of the choices! read more

Peking duck was crispy and quick to arrive at the table. Calamari was crunchy with a nice hint of curry flavor. Xiao long bao had good flavorful broth and did not explode when handled. It had a good consistency with a well balanced ratio of meat to wrapping. The server was attentive and kept our glass full. The inside was clean with tasteful simple elegant decor. The bathrooms were also clean with thoughtful extras for touch ups. Overall, great restaurant! Looking forward to going back! read more

The atmosphere, food and service were fantastic!! My wife and I really enjoyed trying out the new Chinese restaurant in Katy. Already planning on going back to try other ideas on the menu. read more

After ordering our 5 dishes, not a single dish came after 35 minutes. Our server never checked on us once after taking our order and we just got up and left to another restaurant. This place is a joke and according to the other reviews, I see why it has low ratings. read more

It's so upsetting. We stood up and left the store. 20 mins of wait to be seated and 50 mins still waiting to get food. Tables ahead of us are still getting serve one plate at a time. We didnt even get our appetizers. Just water and she came back to refill 3 times. Yes it was a soft opening for this facility and I guess they werent ready yet. Their service looks great and the shop is beautiful but food wise, it ruined it for all. Will I come back? Idk.. If i read review on improvements, maybe.. Not that will probably take couple months. They need to get the kichens act together cause i can see others having the same feelings as our family. read more

We visited Bao and Spices during their soft opening, and will definitely be back! We had the red oil dumplings, crispy bottom pork xiao long bao, shrimp xiao long bao, pork belly buns and chicken fried rice. Everything was delicious but our favorite was by far the red oil dumplings - the sauce was INCREDIBLE! Service was fast and friendly and the interior of the restaurant was modern and clean. 10/10 recommend! read more

I'm a lover of Peking Duck and Bao Spices advertises their Peking Duck as one of the best. First let me say, the restaurant should be listed as Asian Fine Dining. It is cute, quaint, and a very pleasant atmosphere due primarily to the attention to detail of Afina(sp) the owner and manager of Bao and Spices. She truly puts her heart in ensuring that all the staff is attentive to the customers. Now I was fortunate to attend their "Soft Opening" and I have to say the experience was great. The food: I ordered the Peking Duck as my primary meal and an appetizer of fried dumplings. The dumplings were good, pretty run of the mill as dumplings go. Now the Peking Duck was good as well, you have to know it's not the traditional rendered down version of Peking Duck, while the staff saw me somewhat puzzled when it arrived, Ms. Afina, visited the table and asked for my honest opinion, now it was quite good, just not the traditional rendered down Peking Duck. It had more of the Fried Chicken appearance and as she stated they have one Duck they use for several dishes. It was very good and what I thought was the best selling point was that they serve buns and pancakes (you choose) to come with the Peking Duck. A point of concern is that I love to douse my Duck in lots of Peking Duck/Hoisin Sauce, when I asked for some additional sauce the waitress left, returned almost immediately and let me know there would be an additional $1 charge for the extra sauce, which I agreed to. When the bill arrived you can see from the pictures, it was $2.50. I expressed my concern with Ms. Afina and she quickly corrected the issue. I also ordered the Black Gold Lava Bao, these were a recommendation of Ms. Afina, a very good recommendation. They were the perfect example of sweet and salty. The meal was good, the service was excellent, all in all I give them five stars. They do offer a Military, Veteran, LEO, and Emergency Responder discount. This alone would get my return business. read more

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Foods it's good .. pecking ducks crispy and the desert are good ..good service...and nice restaurant... read more

Bao and Spices - Black gold lave bao - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

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We came here as a family, and we really enjoyed the food. The Peking duck was authentic with pancake wraps, and I loved their duck soup. It was simple, yet so flavorful! Their salt and pepper squid's batter was so lightly fried to perfection. Their salt salted egg fried tofu was delicious as well. I would recommend, and would definitely come back since it's so close to us! read more

Amazing food and great service! Restaurant was quiet but well themed. Will come back soon!

One of the worst experiences ever. We came in on a Sunday at 2pm. They were somewhat busy. We ordered 8 dishes. At 3pm only 1 dish had come out. We asked the server and manager several times to check on our order bc other tables that arrived after us had already received their food. Their response was always the same. "We will check on it" and nothing happens. No apologies and no explanations on why good was delayed. Their Peking duck was sold out along with fried calamari. To makes matters worse, they charged us for 1 dish that came out and had the nerves to include auto gratuity because were 4 adults and 2 children. Other guests said food was average at best. Plenty of better option in Katy Asia town read more

Had lunch and restaurant was still in their soft opening. Setting was beautiful, food and service were excellent. Had the won ton soup and hot and sour soup were very good, as were the couple of dim sum bao we had. Highly recommended. read more

yum very good had a great time , very yummy , enjoyable , delicious, excellent service by staff