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Bao's Cafe

3.8 (244 reviews)
ModerateChinese
Closed • 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
Updated a few days ago

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Quiet
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Hoy and sour soup
Ana L. G.

Finally tried Bao's Café after passing it a few times, glad I did! The place has a nice, easy vibe and quick service. Staff were focused and efficient, and the food came out fast. We enjoyed the Orange Chicken and Mongolian Beef lunch specials, both tasty and served with rice and soup. Great little spot for a satisfying meal.

Fast, decent food. Nothing amazing but not bad. Service is okay at best- not very communicative, no suggestions just order taker

Sesame chicken
Kat L.

Ended up here on a Thursday dinner. We ran out of options and we just pulled in H-E-B and saw this cafe and decided to give it a try. I had the salted pepper prawns and shrimp fried rice & hubby had the sesame chicken it was good. I was so thrilled as the serving was plenty Service was good and ambiance was great! I recommend this place-

Chicken curry
Jasmine T.

My first time at this place walked in for a to go order. The young lady who took my order very unpleasant didn't smile. When I said hello she stated what can I get you. I ordered the chicken curry. It wasn't good what so ever. The curry looked more like a gravy and the chicken was soft. Definitely will not be returning

Found not one but TWO staples in my food. After calling to complain, they first offered to bring me a cash refund for half the meal and said I would have to leave the rest of the food on the porch for them to pick it up.. what's actually hilarious is when I checked the reviews there have already been people who've found STAPLES in their food as well. Seems like something you'd heavily avoid but clearly it's not a big issue for them. Food was great besides the metal office supplies of course.

Jessica N.

My cousin just moved into the area and wanted to try this restaurant. We got the jalenpeno chicken, magnolia beef, shrimp lomein and egg roll (sorry for the misspelling ) Everything was absolutely yummy and fresh. The egg roll was literally filled with cabbage wasn't bad tho. The lomein was on the ginger side 7/10 but the shrimp size is big! Service was good- it is cold in there so bring a jacket. It's also very reasonable pricing

Orange chicken with large chunks!!

This is the only place I know of outside of a restaurant in Austin that closed, that actually has chicken pieces in their orange chicken! Will be a staple in my house now

Pork fried rice (*roast pork, not bbq pork)
Marie B.

Quaint, modest Asian cafe with a convenient location to serve East Spring. The menu is pretty basic but offers familiar staples for Chinese-American fare, and the service is prompt & friendly. The food isn't extraordinary, but it's made with quality ingredients. Flavors & textures are subtle; nothing is too spicy, too salty, not too oily/greasy. Personally, I prefer my food this way - easy to digest & not offensive to the taste buds. A good balance. Favorite dishes are the fried rice (lightly seasoned, cooked only with egg & onion) and the boneless bbq pork (a 1-lb, portion of sliced Char Siu that's served with sauce on the side). One of my go-to's for speedy & reliable takeout or delivery in the area.

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I made an order on line and on line the Combination Lo Mein said it comes with fried rice. So i order ordered it and then it didn't come with it. When i called and asked about the issues, i was told that they tell people it does not come that way. I asked for the manager and manger was not in and they didn't know when they would be in. Horrible customer service, sounded like Cindy care. She told me she was just a cashier.

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Susan P.

This is a great place for some traditional, basic Chinese food. Nothing unique but they use quality ingredients and large portions to draw you back. Also know that iced tea is free with your meal if you dine in. If you like your shrimp big and plentiful their shrimp rice and noodle dishes don't hold back! I had a great waitress yesterday. I asked her opinion on the level of spice in the Mongolian Beef lunch special and not only was she accurate but she came back to the table to see if I agreed after my meal was cooked. Great service!

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Bad food quality and food just doesn't taste good. Pad Thai noodle was too hard and shrimp had bad taste

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One of my favorite Chinese places in spring. Good portions & lunch specials even on the weekends. .

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This place is amazing! Always delicious. It will forever be a place I go to for this type of food.

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I love this place. Probably only been inside once to sit and eat. If not I always order to go or…read moredelivery. There used to be a lady that answered the phone that was scary with delivery orders but that has changed. Now I can make easy orders over the phone. I love their food! The kung pao chicken is so good but not too spicy. I sometimes like to ask for extra spicy if you like a little more kick. They have really good crab ragons, and the portion size for what you order alot! I like the spring rolls, but the one with cabbage in them. And we always get the chicken lo mein or the combination lo mein. Delivery is always pretty fast. I haven't had an issue with the delivery yet.

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I can't wait until the next time I try this place. My two friends and I decided to do a family…read morestyle dinner so we got an orange chicken, hot honey chicken, crispy beef, 2 small rices and a tikka masala chicken. It was all AMAZINGGGG The small rice is way bigger than we expected, so glad we only got 2. The hot honey chicken was my fave with the crispy beef being a close second. The portions were huge despite two of the things we got being appetizers. We did an order to go and it was ready within 15-20 minutes.

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