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    Wow Bao

    2.9 (353 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 5:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    Chicken Teriyaki
    Shara P.

    The food looked very unappetizing. I didn't even eat it. I didn't even ask for a refund. I just tossed it in the trash and bought something else. This was at the Regan airport location, American airlines terminal.

    2023 prices
    Michael L.

    Formerly my favorite snack but the 2023 prices have diminished the value factor. Settled for 2 pack chicken teriyaki baos for $8. Pricey for even Honolulu Chinatown. Heading to Dunkin with my continued persistent unsatisfied hunger cravings.

    Teriyaki Chicken, 2 bun combo
    Doug B.

    "Wow," what a surprise for an airport meal, really delicious. I had the combo with Teriyaki Chicken and 2 buns. It was a lot and I probably could have done with just one bun. However, since I'd never been, I wanted to try the two main options with the combo. Great flavors in the Teriyaki Chicken. Was nice to have a bun to "sop" up the juices afterwards. I mixed with the 2 buns having one pork and one beef. They were both tasty and had plenty of meat in the bun. I think I liked the pork better. Really great service, I usually get the name. They don't have table side service but do have plenty of theor own seating. The person who took my order was really helpful in helping me navigate the process and even make solid recommendations. Kudos there! Definitely check them out if you are near gate 38 with American as I was.

    terriyaki chicken bao  chicken dumpling fried rice
    Ben F.

    I got off the plane and saw someone eating a bao so I wanted to try it... mistake. It was my first ever bao so idk if i don't like bao or they aren't good at making it. The outside was almost spongy.(3 stars). The chicken dumplings were alright for airport food. The rice was wet almost like it was made in microwave. The staff was very short with me and seemed annoyed to take my order. Not worth the price at all, Try five guys next door.

    egg, spinach & mushroom and spicy mongolian beef
    Katherine G.

    Honestly, I liked this spot a lot more than I thought I would. I needed something quick and easy before my flight since I was cutting it really close on time. They were out of the bbq pork bao which I was sad about, but I opted for the egg, spinach, and mushroom as well as a spicy mongolian beef instead. Definitely not flavors I'm used to seeing in bao, but they sounded delicious anyways. The bao themselves were quite small, but actually quite good. The egg, spinach, and mushroom one was just as you'd expect -- classic breakfast flavors. The spicy mongolian beef was really interesting. It was certainly quite spicy, and there was a nice mix of meat and veggies inside. For both bao the bread was nicely soft and fluffy, and overall a solid place for a quick bite.

    Bowl
    Rachel G.

    The dumplings were DELICIOUS! The teriyaki bowl was good! A bit greasy, but overall very good for airport fast food. Bao looked and smelled good. My co worker liked them!

    $20 for a fairly small meal.
    Mark K.

    Among a cluster of decent food places at the end of Terminal C, this stood out to me. Rice bowls, bao dumplings, and potstickers, mmm. I had a combo with a bowl and 2 bao. Curry chicken bowl was tiny, and that plus 2 bao plus a canned Thai coffee was $20. But, airport prices are always silly, and I wanted something light anyway. The bowl was tasty, with perfect rice, plenty of chicken, and some veggies. I got coconut custard bao. They were fair sized, with dense dough and a nice filling. The iced coffee was good, but almost warm, so I asked for a cup of ice. All in all a good meal. Plus there are plenty of places to sit, and most have changing spots. Service was friendly and fast.

    The dry one... couldn't even finish it.
    Erin O.

    I'm so sorry to leave this review yall. I really wanted to give the place a chance. I ordered a bowl/bao combo several months ago, and was disappointed to discover I had not received the Bao. that was the whole point... the combo was simply ordered to satiate me if I didn't like the soup dumpling. honestly, I was drinking upon eating my first order so I do not actually remember the quality of the king pao dish at the first go. what I can tell you is that today I have it another go. And to my delight I did receive the two bao with my order this time. unfortunately they forgot the entire order of potstickers. as for the bso--I ordered two fillings. I got the Mongolian beef and the teriyaki chicken. The beef one was hard on the outside and dry on the inside. The teriyaki was pretty good, but the crust was a bit soggy. Seems like you have two options: too wet or too dry. The king pao chicken was edible. I added some sweet and sour and soy sauce to make the flavor somewhat worth my time. Sorry to sound pretentious but it was just that bad. I didn't see any of the typical king pao ceggies and the flavor was off. Yes it was spicy but it somehow lacked the robustness of a savory flavor and the complement of a sweet ingredient. I ate it. I'm full, and I'll die another day. But hot damn, this food is pretty bad.

    Green Vegetable Dumplings
    Steve A.

    Wow Bad. It's hard to find good airport food. Prices also are never in line with quality. Here is an example of each. The good thing is that portions are small so less food will get tossed. I had the Green Vegetable Dumplings. It's about $5 for the small portion. This is indeed quite a small portion. In the box were only a couple of modestly sized dumplings. The dumplings amazingly weren't so terrible. It was okay thanks to the side of sauce. This is where most of the flavor was. Inside of the dumplings were not much. There appeared to be tiny pieces of tofu but mostly some minced unidentifiable assorted vegetables. Outside the dumplings were dry and hard. The sauce helped kind of. This still wasn't as bad as it could be. It did have a bit of flavor. There's also places to plug in your phone and sit.

    two plastic containers of food with rice and meat
    Chun A.

    Aside from the lack of flavor, the portion size does not equate to the price. Rather spend 8.99 for a frozen meal at grocery store.

    Vegetable dumplings falling apart
    Onvara A.

    I didn't have the best impression at Wow Bao so I'm not sure I'll return next time I'm in DCA. I got their 8 piece vegetable dumplings which were around $8-9. They were literally falling apart when I got them, so it was hard to take a bite without all the filling getting out. It also did not taste great. The tables and chairs were also really dirty and not well maintained, with crumbs and crusty sauce everywhere so I ended up eating at my gate. Worst of all, I was still hungry after the dumplings so I grabbed more food elsewhere later.

    Tova B.

    reviews are right that it's expensive and the chicken teriyaki has like no chicken but the flavor was pretty good. i was hungry and it kinda hit the spot. was a little freaked out abi it airport chicken teriyaki but its kinda gas. just wish it had more chicken. can't really do much about the airport pricing though

    Marisela K.

    With my flight being delayed 4 times and being here for a while at the dca airport I got hungry and decided to give this place a shot. I ordered the combo with 3 dumplings which came out to be $16.49. I got the orange chicken with rice and the chicken dumplings, the dumplings were so delicious! But the orange chicken was not great... wasn't my cup of tea and well I ended up throwing out basically half because it just made my stomach more upset. I always read reviews on Yelp before going to a place but I decided to ignore and go ahead and try it out. Yea I've learned my lesson.

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    All of their food is heated up in boiling water. Frozen dinners are 100 times better than this food. I couldn't eat it

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