I came here mid afternoon one day and might have given it five stars. This weekend's experience knocked one off...for now. I know they are new, and I'm sure they will find their groove, but gotta keep it 100... When I ate here mid afternoon, the server was so sweet. Just genuinely friendly and helpful. There were staff eating at the tables in the back even though the restaurant was open which gave it a very "authentic" and simple operation feel. Food was excellent. Hot and sour soup tasted the most homemade of any I've ever had and it's a steal. Xiaolongbao is quite good, but the pork bao and the noodles with pork and pickled vegetables were excellent. Now this time, I ordered takeout for pickup quoted 6:07 pm on a Saturday. Busy time, I know, but I arrived at 6:05, and after 30 minutes of waiting, I was told that the kitchen said my food would be done in 20 minutes. TWENTY MINUTES. That brings me to 90 minutes after I ordered my food. Chinese food. You can imagine my complete disappointment. I would have just left if I hadn't already paid for it, and I felt like cancelling the order would have caused a commotion. I'm assuming the kitchen was slammed or they forgot to put in my order. Also, as I waited, I saw a couple come in and just stand there while servers zipped over to the register by the door and didn't acknowledge them. I suppose this gives it the authentic, slightly hostile Chinese restaurant experience, but just a smile or a nod goes a long way. So again, I think they are finding their groove as a new restaurant. Definitely worth checking out for the food, but maybe dining or delivery is the way to go to avoid sitting in a restaurant waiting for your takeout. At least it was fresh? I'm glad I had a snack before I headed out. read more

Mount&Bao - Pork bao - Chinese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I went there on a Monday and I was the only one dining in. The food arrived very quickly and the portion size was huge. The pork bao and spicy chili oil wonton were delicious. read more

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I would not go to this place anymore simply because the foods they serve do not match what is shown on the menu. To me, that is deceptive and dishonest! read more

The staff was so lovely and kind! Food came out quickly and was delicious. Especially recommend the spicy tofu & green beans. Loved the vegetarian dumpling options (carrot, mushroom etc) and that we got to watch the dumplings get made by hand, while we ate!! Clean, bright, lots of seating and large portions! read more

We were looking to try new places and found Mount&Bao. When we walked in, it was crowded with people and a line had formed. Normally that's a good sign but it wasn't the case here.. We ordered the 4 dishes, the pork bao, pork dumpling, fried noodles and their chicken dish. The food was mediocre at best. I wasn't expecting something like DTF but my thought on it was that I could make better quality dumplings than the ones we ordered. The portion size was pretty good so that's a plus on it. Overall it was only okay read more

Mount&Bao - Chinese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I love their Milk Tea very much. My husband and myself are very impressed by their food and services . They even have a bottle of milk tea that super tasty with the right amount of sweetness! It is super convenient to carry the bottles of milk tea around in a sealed package . It is tasty and at the same time give me the right amount of caffeine to keep me awake for my journey! I would highly recommended it . read more

Mount&Bao - Special bottles milk tea we can't resist! Second time we ordered !! Yummy - Chinese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

A new favorite Chinese restaurant in lake city. The staff was very friendly and the food was delicious. Great portion sizes and the quality was there. There is only street parking and it's easy to miss it. The Mongolian beef was really good not too spicy. The pork soup dumplings were very good and definitely tasted homemade. My least favorite was the spicy wontons and spicy sauce because the sauce was a little too sour for my taste. I would definitely come back however the restaurant closed at 9 o'clock when the yelp said that it close around 11 so I hope they change that soon. read more

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Everything was yummy and the staff was very friendly! Prices were reasonable. I want to come back and try more dishes!

If you're in the area and have a hankering for homemade dumplings and noodles, this place will satisfy that craving. Not the best I've had, but who wants to sit in traffic for 40 minutes to get the best, when you're by good enough?! Large portions, so order accordingly. I did not. read more

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I wanted to like this place more than I did. I had seen it driving down Lake City many times and was intrigued. Finally made it in over the weekend to get a real menu - all the ones online are photos and don't make it clear what all the current options are. Anyway, got a menu and was going to order when the lady working there came and pointed to the back of the menu at the QR code to scan to order and the adjacent web address for to-go orders. No problem I thought, if it's easier for me to go through the process of signing up for a new website than processing and order in 1 minute I'll do it. 15 min later when the app was not working I called the girl over and showed her. Using her own ungloved hands (as I gasped!) she proceeded to grab my phone from me, and tap the order button on my phone (which I had been doing) and saw what I did - that indeed it was not functioning properly. Thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt that I am not technologically ignorant! Ugh. And when is it okay to ever take someone's phone from them?! I was about to just give up and leave but asked her if she could just process the order from her machine. She let out a sigh, muttered something under her breath, and then acquiesced. What a rigamarole! She said it would be 20-30 minutes so we went for a walk around the neighborhood. When we returned 30+ min later she was bagging up our order and we were on our way. I will say their choice of carryout boxes is very efficient. We were able to have 5 orders fit in one bag with no leakage on the way home. As for the food...the best items were the green beans (a generous serving full of flavor and good even two days later) as well as the pan fried carrot bao (unique and delicious). The spicy hand pulled noodles dish was very spicy and also very bland. I added my own chili crisp to it to give it some savory umami. The pan fried spinach and mushroom dumplings were okay, but nothing to write home about. Okay well I would probably write to my mom that a restaurant was making and selling dumplings that are just as ugly looking as the ones I make at home! I have always said I don't think presentation makes a meal, but in this case even pan frying the dumplings cannot mask their misshapen form, and it is laughable. Taste-wise they were fine. They have a little too much dough on top as some have mentioned (this happens when I make dumplings, too! It is not good, and is hard to avoid if you're a novice like me!) But the filling in each one is a mouthful (and probably why they were so hard to close at the top making for too much dough up there!) read more

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I dislike that I'm writing this but I have to be brutally honest. I get that they just opened and probably have a hard time keeping up with the customers. That's understandable. Unfortunately not only the service suffered today. The food kind of did too, which is so unlike the Mount&Bao I've known for a month now. The spicy wontons changed. They're not the same. I'm not sure why but they don't have the same flavor sauce which is quite disappointing because I loved the sesame seeds and oil. Seems like they catered to a specific population for taste and strayed away from their original flavor. It was so different than before. My favs this time were the Pan Fried dumplings. Which I pray stay consistent. I also had to send back the green beans bc they didnt make it spicy. It was pretty good but my second time was best. The wonton soup was pretty good... lots of sesame oil (which is refreshing) but it wasnt my favorite. All in all. I will still come back for the pan fried dumplings and to try the bao next time. read more

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We ordered the bun baos, wonton soup and beef noodle soup and all were good! Was prepared to go and nicely packaged. Would not have noticed the place unless I saw it on Yelp. read more

That's a horrible experience that when I was eating the beef noodle soup and saw the cockroach in my noodle...I didn't feel well now... read more

Mount&Bao - Did you see that? There is the cockroach in the beef noodle soup... - Chinese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Amazing spicy noodles. Ordered here (via phone): 2 orders dumplings , spicy noodle, wonton in spicy sauce, and spicy chicken wings (6). Food was ready by the time we arrived - bit of a hike so probably best if you're in the hood already. Noodles in spicy sauce were exceptional- just the right chew and flavor. The rest was good but I dunno if they're worth the drive. Similar to some other Seattle establishments. My boyfriend and I agreed we'd each get our own order of noodles next time. read more

I really love the food and it taste really great. Ordered the fried noodle, wonton in chili sauce, and xiao long bao (too much meat and dry). But the rest is very2x delicious! read more

Delicious! I order take out right before they closed and they were super nice about it. I got the pork xiao long bao, steamed char siu bao and they gave me a free cup of hot and sour soup. Highly recommend the dumplings and bao! Can't wait to go back read more

Very cheap ingredients. Usually places at least get their supplies from Cash and Carry and this place takes the cake for even cheaper ingredients, probably from some cheapie unknown vendor. Most of the sauces are just the same old pepper oil, using cheap flavorless peppers and oil, pretty limited taste palate and boring. Pictures are deceptive because you will get less than the quantity shown and less ingredients. You know you zoom in with a telephoto lens of an ant and think you are getting a mastodon. What did I buy: Pork bao: these are very small and use that bleached flour from Mars that is more like eating a stale microcellular sponge in flavor. Kimchi: I rather liked this even though it was expensive for such a small quantity, no real heat and sweet which was strange. Onion pancake: Better deal of the day, expect it to be rather hard. Pork pancake: Generous with a pork patty stuffed inside. Pan fried shrimp bun: What, not a single shrimp, just old shrimp paste? Steamed bao, mushroom/veggies: mushrooms were reconstituted from dried and still hard which means they are vintage, like 1970's, and the veggie was some bitter leaves. Very disappointing, considering they didn't have to buy expensive meat or seafood. Pan fried veggie dumplings: a big miss just like above. Shrimp fried rice: fair taste, cheap rice, definitely not like pictured on the online menu (goes for everything else), nary a carrot or pea, just some shrimp. Green beans: Yep, you get a bunch, however they will cost you a lot and are still low quality. Well cooked though. General Tso's chicken: Wow, very good outside and sauce was perfect, however the chicken was so hard I advise those to avoid feeding their dog because it might choke. Where the heck did they get these chickens? Even Costco can cook an excellent and succulent chicken for $4.99 and you get the whole bird! Was this road kill? Broccoli: usual frozen stuff, no carrots as pictured Steamed dumpling vegetarian: same quality as above. Pan fried carrot and cabbage bun: yep, carrots and cabbage. and I bought other things I forgot. Tummy feels great after 2 hours? Nope, mild upset from chemicals used. I give credit for wrapping these themselves, and I would really like to say nice things about the place, the girl at the register was very nice, however it is a profit palace serving sub par food that few people would actually buy as raw ingredients and the prices are very high for these sub par ingredients. If you like cardboard taste slathered in sweet or hot oil sauce for a hefty price, then this is your kind of place, love it, however I will leave it. read more

Food is ok. Din Tai Fung is better for the same price. The location and neighborhood is a bit sketchy.

In the restaurant that was yummy space. We enjoyed the pork soup dumplings, which were delicious. I'm looking forward to trying other menu items! read more

Had buns and dumplings during my last visit here. Very yummy and the service was great, would come again! read more

Mount&Bao - Chinese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

On Jan 2nd I found the bakery across the street closed and was on the sidewalk trying to decide what to do when I noticed the pretty pink and orange booths through the window so I went inside. I love a comfy booth by a big window. I ordered the yummy crystal shrimp and excellent scallion pancake to eat while I waited for a to-go order. To take home, I ordered the eggplant in garlic sauce, pork & fennel dumplings and Sichuan Shredded Pork w/garlic sauce. Expectations exceeded! Perfectly prepared eggplant, lovely and silky/spicy with oil and garlic. The shredded pork was delish, with lots of a kind of mushroom that I can't identify and then some kind of veggie - bamboo? - and tons of flavorful pork. The pork and fennel dumplings are unusual and fragrant with fennel. I'm so impressed with the quality; spicy and full of flavor and not gratuitously "hot". A dish of crunchy sweet/tart pickled radish was brought to the table with the pot of tea. There are the condiments on the table - soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil and siracha. I appreciated the menu that had pictures along with English and Chinese (I guess?) descriptions of the dishes. Good service, clean and cheerful decor, excellent food, prices that don't make you anxious, what a great find. read more

I ordered the Zhong Dumplings in Spicy Sauce and it did not look anything like what was in the menu. It tasted like wontons in Hot and Sour soup. The "spicy sauce" looked bizarre. When our order arrived, it did not look anything I ordered so I called the waiter and asked what dish this was and he said Zhong Dumplings in Spicy Sauce. The dish was not spicy at all and tasted like Hot and Sour soup. Here's a picture of what was on the menu and here's another picture of what I actually got. I do not recommend this place since what they have on their menu is not actually what they serve for some of their dishes. I was really disappointed since I had high expectations based on all the positive reviews. read more

Mount&Bao - Picture from the menu - Zhong Dumplings in Spicy Sauce - Chinese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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food was super good and portions were decently sized! Cucumber salad was a bit bland but still good, ditto with the green beans. I appreciated all the vegetarian/vegan options though and will definitely be ordering from here again read more

Mount&Bao - Vegetable Fried Noodles Vegetable Dumplings V2. Green Beans A3. Cucumber Salad S8. Chinese Donut - Chinese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

So sad. I ordered pan fried pork buns which comes with 6 pieces but only received 5. It was also not very crispy. The frozen soup dumplings i get at the store were better. Will not be coming back read more

I remember coming here when they opened years ago. I'm sure it's under a different ownership now. We should have walked out when we smelled mildew when we first walked in. It didn't get any better from there. We ordered the house chow mein that was supposed to have beef, chicken and shrimp but only came with some horribly textured beef that was un fit for consumption. The wontons in chili sauce was swimming in water with no chili sauce. The pan fried pork and chive dumplings were bland and took on the taste of the black vinegar and chili condiments on the table. The best part was the sesame balls. They threw in some free soup that had way too much cornstarch and zero flavor. Total waste of $50.00! Lesson learned, just stick to places I know. read more

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I was really excited to try Mount&Bao, as I've heard a lot of good things about it, but I was left feeling a little disappointed. I feel prices are a little steep & comparable to Din Tai Fung and though portions were large, the food was more oily than I would've liked. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mount&Bao is open for takeout & delivery! I placed an order over the phone and food was ready in 25 minutes. - Hand pulled noodles with spicy sauce: really delicious! It was my favorite item in my order- the bits of shredded cucumber balanced out the spicy sauce. The noodles had a great chew to them- overall, very tasty, just ignore all the oil you're eating. - Pork & pickled napa pan fried buns: also a favorite! The buns were large, juicy, and very tasty. - Wontons in spicy sauce: I really wanted to like these more but they were just all right to me. Sauce was a little spicy, which I enjoyed, but I was a little disappointed in the rest of the dish. - Garlic green beans: wow what a huge portion! The crunchy green beans were very tasty, but there were so many soggy ones full of oil (probably due to it being a takeout order). I would give Mount&Bao another try once they do open for dine-in, as I'm sure my experience with the food would be improved. read more

Mount&Bao - Pork & pickled napa pan fried buns, wontons with spicy sauce, hand pulled noodles with spicy sauce, garlic green beans - Chinese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

They refuse to honor Groupon coupon that was legitimately bought. Had not expired and bought several but they won't honor yet they still sell it on Groupon. They won't offer refund and told me to deal with Groupon directly. False advertising as they still offer on Groupon and are pocketing the money yet they don't let you use it! Extremely unprofessional and not honest business!! read more

Tried this place again and the food selection this time was not as impressed as the first time. It was sad actually. Dan dan noodle was too oily and light flavor, almost just noodle and chilli oil. They still do not use metal utensil yet and all of the plastic small togo utensil made the eating experience less enjoyable. read more

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Soooo delicious! I had Wuhan hot dry noodle, Chinese broccoli, and spinach buns and they were all fresh and perfectly prepared. My husband had the shrimp dumplings and tomato soup dumplings and love both of those as well. We ended up ordering frozen dumplings to take home we enjoyed this place so much. read more

Loved that this place makes all their food from scratch. It gives it such a homemade feel. This is the most authentic Chinese restaurant we've found. The boss is super nice! The space inside is very nice. Would recommend the 红烧肉(braised pork), steamed pork bun, noodles, egg rice desert soup! read more

Yum!!!! Wish we had found this year's ago!!! The storefront doesn't make it look like much but the food inside is crave-worthy!!! We went all out with our order, wanting to try everything that sounded good/looked good on YELP. We ordered: 1. Hand pulled fried noodles w/chicken - it was DELICIOUS! The pics make it look grey and flavorless but that us not the case at all! They remind me of proper Lomein from the Midwest, which is nearly impossible to find in Seattle. These noodles are smokey and full of delicious. 2. Spicy noodles - doesn't come with meat I guess but whatever, they were also delicious. Kinda a sezuan/chili pepper flavor. 3. Spicy wonton - the sauce is incredible!!! The wonton wrap is incredibly fresh/homemade. I didn't love the inside as much, but my partner did, he ate them all!!! 4. General Tsao Chicken - SO FREAKING GOOD!!! This may be some of the best General Tsao I've ever had. I can never oder from here again without getting it. So so so good!!! 5. Mongolian Beef - this was good but not as good as all the rest. The beef was a little crunchy for my taste but it had good flavor. Next time we will stick to the General Tsao Chicken & the noodles & spicy wonton. We ended up going back less than a week later. So happy to have found this place. OH AND the staff have been nothing but helpful and pleasant on both our visits. $$The prices are totally reasonable, especially for the large portions received. ...I'm going to eat way too many noodles this year. Haha, yay!!! read more

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Ordered takeout. Chives and egg was like deep fried, kinda wish it wasn't the only optional so the food didn't come out so oily. The filling was savory and delicious. I'd order it again if they just pan fried or steamed it. Dumplings are among the best I have had and I would hands down come here again. Be sure to order beforehand so you don't have to wait in line. They looked understaffed when we went in for dinner around 7pm on a Saturday; only 1 guy taking orders in person or on the phone and handing out people their orders. read more

We had the best experience at Mount&Bao for lunch. The food was AMAZING. The service was really good and it was really comfortable to dine in. We will be back for sure! The soup dumplings were out of this world! read more

Awesome food! Not too salty. Fresh ingredients! Love this place! Will come again and again.

The service here was great, super quick and extremely nice. The food was great, if a little on the bland side. The decor was pleasant and ambiance was pretty calm. read more

Mount&Bao - Pan fried xiao long bao - Chinese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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One of my favorite dumpling spots in Seattle and def love to support a local business, especially during Covid. The dumplings are all very tasty and handmade. I have gotten the general chicken as well and it is served with big portions and pieces. Def recommend this spot! read more

Stopped in for a meal while traveling for work. I was really happy with the amount of food for the price, I thought it might be only 2 dumplings for $9 but it was waaaay too many for me to eat! Place wasn't crowded at all on a Friday evening (only 4 people total dining in). They're doing frozen and take home dumplings! read more

Mount&Bao - Eggplant and pork steam dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Highly recommend this sweet little spot specializing in hand made noodle dishes, dumplings and bao. We tried various hand made noodle dishes and the hand made noodle soups. The meats and other fillings were very good, the noodles and broth were superlative. The people running the place are very sweet and accommodating, even to one pushy Uber Eats driver in the establishment. Please be kind to these folks - they're a year old and juggling heavy lunch time orders. They also have several "take and steam" packages of various dumplings for the busy home cook. Hope they do well and remain part of the Lake City renaissance!! read more

Really great option for Chinese food in Lake City. The green beans are the best I've probably ever had. They had my kids fighting over who got the last bites. The variety is good and it's nice to have a dumpling option that isn't a large chain. Nice vegetarian options as well. The Mapo Tofu rice bowl was excellent and the portions were enormous. Probably the best thing about this restaurant though, was the woman who was serving us. She was honestly just incredibly kind in a way we haven't experienced in ages. Highly recommend this local restaurant. read more

Setting: I have gotten food take out from here multiple times during COVID but never sat down to eat. Their to-go packing is pretty spill proof and appropriate for the type of food they serve. Food: We got: 1. Noodles with homemade sauce Awesome - we get this every time. It's on the spicier side so be ready! 2. Pork Xiao Long Bao Decent - we didn't get it again when we went again. It's difficult to do this well for take out. 3. Wonton in chili sauce Really good - also on the spicier side. Would get again. 4. Green onion pancake Standard, nothing special but hits the spot. 5. Chow mein Above average and hits the spot but nothing special. 6. Pork Bao Nice mix of soft and crispy. We get this frequently. Value: Very fairly priced with large portions! Service: They forgot to give us utensils one time when we ordered take out which created some panic. I would make sure you double check that you have utensils! Otherwise, no issues with the service. Other: It's a hidden gem in Lake City! read more