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    BaoBao

    4.2 (47 reviews)
    ModerateNoodles, Dumplings
    Open 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Soup Dumpling
    Anna H.

    Nothing like a good review to break the ice Hey? I mean, who knew that all it took was soup coming out of buns to get me out of hiding. As far as my comeback goes, Who knew that all Edmonton needed was a new addition to bring back the love of classic Shanghai street dishes. As an Edmontonian, we all know there is nothing like reverting to a nice and steamy hot bowl of -insert comfort food- , amiright? Well, for me that's anything soup. More specifically pork bone soup. Pork broth just has an impressive way of tasting rich and comforting without being too heavy, with the added flavors of the Asian Classics - Chinese pork broth is all sorts of home for me. So, as soon as we saw the storefront pop up, I wasted no time to stalk until opening. Bao Bao sits right on Jasper Ave, sharing the split level building with some of my other favorites, I was beyond my wits as we walked up for dinner. Interior hasn't changed very much from the former Watari. Menu is not very extensive but comes with a lot of variety. Traditional Pan Fried Bao - $5.99 - Flavor bomb to the MAX. The outer layer is the perfect balance of crispy and soft, having an amazing golden colored crust. As soon as you take a bite, hot steamy broth comes out each one of these babies. Not only were they a great portion size, each one had a consistent amount of broth and filling. Definitely recommend this dish! Pork Soup Dumpling - $8.99 - The classic soup and ground meat mix blanketed together in a thin dumpling skin, steamed and served immediately: Results, 2 bite wonders! 2 bites, because we all know you've learned the lesson of trying to one bite soup dumplings. Overall BaoBao does it pretty well, Each dumpling was consistent with the amount of soup and filling, tasty but nothing memorable. Spring Scallion Mixed Dry Noodles - $7.69 - As terrible as this sounds, this reminds me of the adult grown up version of MeGoreng, the pungent aroma of garlic immediately hits you as the dish arrivies. Nothing but the perfect balance of soy and spring onion oil mixed, this was hearty but so very addictive. Service was fast, and prompt. Everything is cooked fresh in the kitchen, the steaming, the pan frying, all of it. So be mindful that you're going to be waiting for the soupy goodness to get from kitchen to tummy. Really enjoyed each dish and would recommend coming and getting the Pan Fried Baos for sure! Siu Mai and the Pork + Crab Dumpling was sold out this visit but I'm already anticipating my next visit to try more!

    Fried tofu bao
    Violet P.

    Heard good things about BaoBao so met a friend for lunch here. Since I heard there's not a lot of seating inside, I called to see if they would take a reservation and they happily did. We also came early in case it would be busy and we would be waiting. At 11:30AM there was just one person in the restaurant eating and one there to order take out. I was seated promptly at a table for 4. There were a few tables for 2 but I appreciated she seated us at the larger table. While I waited for my friend, the server came to ask if I wanted a drink and I asked for hot water. Instead of a mug or teacup, she bought it in a glass which was a bit hot to hold. My friend arrived and the server told us they don't have the Xiaolong soup dumplings until after 2PM so we were a bit disappointed but we found other items we wanted to try. We shared the traditional pan friend baos (4 for $5.99) and cucumber salad ($4.29) with sauce on the side was it's spicy and I wasn't sure if I could handle the heat. We each ordered a bao, mine was the classic with braised pork ($6.99) and my friend got the fried tofu bao ($5.99). The cucumber salad arrived quickly and I dipped it in the sauce and my friend poured it on top of hers. That worked as I got the flavour without it being too spicy for me to eat. The individual baos arrived next. I wasn't sure if mine would be fatty but I found it wasn't and flavourful. The bao was fresh and fluffy. Next they bought sauces for our pan fried baos and when they brought them to the table, they told us to be careful with the hot soup inside. After dipping it in sauce, I bit into mine and some of the liquid came flying out! Oops, the following bites I was more cautious to not spray the food all over. Both of us enjoyed the pan fried ones and they were my favourite of the food we had. Our bill was around $23 which was very reasonable. I was impressed with the attentive service to bring our food, refill our water, and the speed of the food. I'll definitely return after 2PM to try the Xiaolong dumplings!

    Menu
    Rose W.

    There's not many places in Edmonton that serve Xialongbao Soup Dumplings so I was very excited to try this place when I heard about it. If you haven't tried soup dumplings before, you're definitely missing out! It's a normal dumpling but there's soup inside when you bite in it. This place is not too big and has around 11-16 tables. It was fairly busy when I came at 6pm on a Saturday night. Service was friendly and welcoming. We ordered: -Pork Soup Dumplings $8.99 (6 pieces): lots of soup and full of flavour. They make the dumplings in house so we had to wait 20 minutes before they were ready -Panfried Bao $5.99 (4 pieces): it has soup like a normal soup dumpling except that it's fried. Super tasty as well. -Icecream Fried Bao $4.79: I was blown away by this dessert! It was amazing. It was a deep fried bun with condensed milk with icecream. Such a goood combination! Overall food here was delicious. My only concern is that it's a bit pricey for what you get. I feel like it would be cheaper in bigger cities but unfortunately this is Edmonton pricing. Note that I mentioned this to them and they said that the reason is because they make all their meat stuffing , soup and dumplings out of scratch. The soup takes 6hrs to make.

    Maggie Y.

    This place was a wonderful surprise! I was craving Asian food more specifically noodles! It's 30C here in Edmonton so def did not want my usual pho or soup noodles! Found this place on Yelp not too far from where I'm staying, and decided to give this a try! When I had seen it popup on Yelp on my previous trips in town I had thought this was one of those Asian fusion places but nope, it was legit full on OG XLB along with Panfried soup dumplings also! There was a lady handwrapping the little soup dumplings! I have never been so pleasantly surprised! As there is nothing I love more than good old Shanghainese soup dumplings! I got the Pan Fried Baos (Shen Jian Bao) $6.99 for 4pcs (coming from Toronto these are a little bit pricier than back home buttttt the lady wraps them right there, so def very legit!) as well as fried Spring Scallion Dry Noodles It was do fragrant. If I sat down and dined in I would have had ordered more! I got it to go as the there was limited tables and there was a lineup for a table, so I grabbed it to go and sat outside to enjoy my oh so delicious dumplings and noodles in the sunshine! I will def be back next time I'm in town. Best part about this place I didn't have to watch through the sketchy part of town into Chinatown for them! They also do steam baos wrapped with stuff.

    Spicy pork soup dumplings
    Emily T.

    I discovered this downtown dumpling place due to Downtown Dining Week and wow, I had no idea what to expect but I am a complete fan. I'd give it 6 stars if I could. Their specialty is the soup-filled dumplings that are exactly what they sound like: little dumplings filled with a bit of meat and a burst of delicious warm pork broth. The regular pork soup dumplings are smaller and easy to pop in your mouth, but the pan-fried pork or shrimp and pork dumplings are larger so it's a bit more challenging to figure out how to eat these without getting soup all over you! (Maybe those of you with bigger mouths can eat them in one, but I sure can't.) In terms of flavour I personally prefer the pork and shrimp, because I'm a big shrimp fan, but they're all delicious. In addition to their soup dumplings, they do the sandwich style bao buns: a sweet steamed bun filled with fried chicken, or fried tofu, or pork - all these are delicious also, but probably similar bao can be obtained in other places in Edmonton (such as 99St Kanto) whereas as far as I know, the soup dumplings are a specialty that only BaoBao makes like this. Their spicy wontons were pretty delicious too. Basically, I've been going here at least once a week since discovering it ... so if you haven't tried this place out yet, please do! One caution: due to popularity, their soup dumplings do sell out. So, safer to stop by for lunch if you absolutely must try them, or call to check in advance.

    So cool!
    Jodie B.

    I love dumplings! I could eat them every day. So, as soon as I heard about this place popping up on Jasper, I knew I had to go. I visited Bao Bao first for dinner, and the second time for lunch. Lunch service was very fast and efficient, doable on my break! In addition to their pan fried shrimp dumplings, I also enjoyed a simple but flavourful wonton soup, a crispy chicken bao sandwich, and a fresh cucumber salad. I've visited twice so far, and I've tried a total of four fishes. All were piping hot, freshly made and delicious. You can actually watch the dumplings being made! I found the prices extremely reasonable! My only request is a steamed shrimp and coriander dumpling! :) Very happy to have this amazing new Bao and dumpling restaurant downtown!

    Alisha K.

    So glad to have a place downtown that serves Xiao long bao! BaoBao is right in the middle of Jasper Ave, less a 2 min walk away from the Corona LRT station. Their menu is pretty simple and fits on one page which I truly appreciate because choosing what to eat from large menus is hard! We ordered the traditional pan fried baos to share, along with the classic bao and the sweet and sour pork ribs dry noodles. Everything was really delicious, but my favourite were definitely the pan fried baos! They were a perfect combo of crispy fried exterior with a soupy chewy filling. The dry noodles were quite delicious too and very well seasoned. I am a huge fan of the sesame chilli oil that they serve. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is because it is a little pricey for me, but it's not a deal breaker. I look forward to going back here to try the Xiao long bao! The service was very good and fast, especially considering it was lunch time downtown.

    Bao dumplings filled with soup
    Keegan G.

    Really excellent food! It has a distinctly east going environment that is filled with reasonably priced and delicious food. I loved the dumplings filled with soup, they're delicious and something I'd never tried before! Highly recommended.

    Perfect for 2persons

    Everything. Various food will be good for you. Delicious and clean. It is truly Chinese snacks.

    Soup dumplings (left) and pan fried dumplings (right)
    Michaella X.

    Love it. This place takes me back to the motherland, when I used to rush into a dumpling shop for some lunch. Soup dumplings skin is thin, and the hot soup inside explodes in your mouth and tastes amazing. I obviously recommend the soup and pan-fried dumplings, specifically the pork/crab/shrimp ones because they're the most traditional. I'm sure the other ones are good, but they're probably in-store creations. The noodles were good too, but you're coming for the dumplings. Prices are exactly what you'd expect from any restaurant downtown.

    2021 Downtown dining week lunch special option 3.
    Cheryl C.

    Ok. This was not actually on my hit list for downtown dining week, but fortunately the place I was planning to go to wasn't open for lunch as advertised. I guess the stars aligned that day and I came in on a whim since Baobao is next door to farrow sandwiches and I was looking for lunch for myself. They have a great selection for downtown dining week and all options have at least one popular item from their menu. I don't like spicy heat so the 3rd option is what I went with. They have limited seating for takeout waiting, so they do take your phone number to call you when pickup is ready. I think the food is made to order, which takes a long time, so I highly recommend calling in advance to place an order... it was about 45 minutes before I got my order. I have no regrets waiting after trying their food. There is a lot of food for what I paid for, I feel like I made out like a bandit! The soup dumplings are definitely worth trying, I'd come back if they reopen to dine in just to try fresh & hot soup dumplings, or re-steam my takeout for the flavour burst of warm soup with the first bite like how they are meant to be. The dry noodles don't look like anything fancy, but the crispy onions they give you to add on is what makes that dish great. There's also limited street parking in the front or around the area. This place is definitely on my list of places to revisit.

    Crisp chicken bao, fried tofu bao, pan fried bao, pork soup dumplings, spring scallion mixed dry noodles

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    The food was exceptional and the service could not have been better. I loved this new BaoBao experience and would recommend it for lunch.

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    Such a calming ambiance with such hearty foods. Good little place come by when I'm hungry and it's Very affordable too

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    Excellent food, we order fried dumplings and fried chop, green bean noodle. All good choices! Friendly service. Will visit again!

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    Just ok. I've been here twice now and unfortunately the food just lacks authenticity and lustre. I was hoping for real dumplings.

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    Food was AMAZING! Got various items, they were ALL Great! Highly recommend! The Staff is Friendly as well

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    It is a fairly simple restaurant in terms of ambiance. However it is clean and quite full. They…read morefocus on noodles, particularly noodle soup. What I love is that they make their noodles by hand and you can watch them pull them from the window. They also have some side dishes as well. Service is prompt but not what I would say is friendly. We decided to share a few things. - Handmade Noodle with Beef Braised Sauce ( Spicy) -Thin round noodle shape. Hand-pulled noodle, braised beef sauce, and sliced. That was my husband's choice. I chose the Handmade Noodle with Spring Onion. Thin-round noodle shape. Hand-pulled noodles, scallion oil, sliced carrots, and sliced cucumber. We also shared the Wonton in ChilI Oil Sauce - Spicy Tender wontons in a spicy chili oil sauce. As well as the shredded potatoes. Food was fresh and delicous. Everything was good I don't think i could pick a favourite. Next time I will have to try the soup.

    Watching them make the noodles from the street (you can see them through the main front window)…read morebrought us in. Parking as always a challenge near Whyte Ave, but it is quite cheap on Saturday mornings. ~$1.00/2 hours street parking. Single stall gender neutral bathroom available. Love that you are given water immediately. Waitress was very kind and patient. Boyfriend got the Lan Beef Noodle soup: 6/10. He reports it was okay but not anything exciting. I found the noodles too al dente for me. Beef was very fatty. I tried the "dry noodle" chicken. 6/10. Only green onions and hardly any mushroom as a vegetable (I gave the green onion to boyfriend). Chicken was fine. Noodles were super fresh. Sauce was really only the chicken's grease which was tasty but just greasy. Felt like eating just one big bowl of greasy noodles. Overall the noodles are definitely fresh, but texture was lacking.

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    Dagu Rice Noodle is a noodle soup restaurant chain that was founded in 2010 in Shanghai, China…read more Today they have locations all over China, in the USA, and in Canada. One of these locations can be found right here in Downtown Edmonton. In all honestly, the concept of this restaurant was a little bit over my head. I'm very familiar with noodle soups such as ramen and pho but this rice noodle soup was a whole new experience for me. I credit the Edmonton Food Faves We Crave 2022 list for naming Dagu as their Favourite Soup, which put this new-to-me restaurant experience on my radar. I visited on a Saturday evening and I had made a reservation in advance because I wasn't sure how busy they tend to get. It turned out that the reservation probably wasn't necessary, however the restaurant was consistently bustling with customers. The location itself is right on Jasper Ave, right in the heart of the city. 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