We crave Bao Down on regular basis! Wide range of menu items, but the stars are the Baos. Baos are so tasty with lots of different ingredients. Cocktails are also fun and fresh. Good vibes all around! Great happy hour spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephen Willey
Good food and the service is always excellent. The happy hour deals are good and in general it's just a nice spot for some decent food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bao Chicka Bao Bao
Earl Flormata
Maybe it’s an off day, but the food was only mediocre during this visit. I included a picture from the last time my wife was here and the 3 little pigs came with 2 eggs instead of 1 (we got fries instead I guess?)
The spam tasted a bit off (we had just made spam at home this same week) and the batter was uneven. (Tons on one edge and nothing on the other)
Longanisa was ok but unremarkable.
The pork belly was well made and crispy.
Service was a little slow. We stood at the entrance for awhile before seeing any work staff. Granted it was self seating but seeing nobody for 5-10 minutes was a little unsettling.
There was another table there with a family of five, it looked like they grabbed their own menus from the bar.
When the waitress brought glasses over to their table - she didn’t use a tray and instead pressed all of the glasses to her chest to bring them over (a little unsanitary)
My wife was raving about this place from her last visit. (And it’s why she wanted to come back here) I’ve been to the other bao down locations previously so I had high hopes for a good experience.
I’ll try them again another time to give this location a second chance, but this one was a bust.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
dan boyer
Went with a friend who was a local to the area. Service and food was fantastic.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bao Down, Bao Chicka Bao Bao
T T
The food here is quite good, and it’s one of the few places around that offers bao, which keeps me coming back. However, the service has been consistently disappointing. The staff often seem unfriendly and confused, and there have been several issues, like closing before the posted hours on Google, serving non-vegetarian bao to a vegetarian guest, and not coming to the table to take orders. These service problems can make the dining experience quite frustrating. It’s a real shame because with better service, this place could attract many more customers. I really hope they can address these issues soon, as their food has great potential.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Ronan Joseph
A nice variety of baos! I got the 4 for $25 option, and my favourites were the YVR (ahi tuna), the MC Chx (fried chicken), and the Spammy T (panko-breaded spam). I didn't particularly like the 2 Worlds Collide (two types of pork) and the food quantity might be unfilling depending on your appetite, but overall I'd want to visit again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Dana O'Higgins
Food was basically not good, not good quality ingredients, not carefully handled (old guacamole, warm fish and rice in the poke bowl). I went in for a cold beer and some gyoza, neither were available. And what the heck kind of place is this anyhow? The only overarching theme was that there was no theme, no focus. Interesting art on the wall but then tagged with hashtags? And then there didn't seem to be any consistency in there being music. Half the time we were there no music, just awkward silence. Don't most restaurants just pay for a subscription? And what's with the menus? No presentation on the menus. Nice servers, the only redeeming quality.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Betty Anne
Love the atmosphere and happy Hour baos!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jenny Preswick
Bao Down Gastown was one of my favourite restaurants. This location is a mess. The bao had no flavour, the drinks were watery and gross. But the service was a disaster, drinks took half an hour though they were sitting on the bar for ages. They brought us the wrong order, then gave our order to the people next to us, left them sitting with it for ages, and had to start over for everyone. Never got napkins or cutlery. Took forever for damp Flavorless food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Garretty Hm
Yikes -- might be nice for happy hour drinks with friends, but very overpriced and food was unsatisfying.
Had the poke with chips ($17) that was tasty, but very small, and friend got a beast burger ($19) that came in a bright and fancy box, but the burger and fries were dry and flavourless.
Staff were friendly, though were unattentive throughout the meal, made a mistake on the order resulting in an overcharge, and amended it in a way that still resulted in an overcharge (but we just wanted to leave by this point).
Atmosphere was excellent, but experience felt like a restaurant where management focused on the looks, memes, and industry buzz, and totally forgot about the food and service.
Delicious food near Olympic Village on 2nd Ave. I had a selection of Bao Bao. Definitely unlike anything that I've had elsewhere! Patio table was enjoyable in nice weather although traffic noise and the angry ramblings of a stationary hobo made me reconsider my decision.
Parking: There is a large parking garage at Olympic Village. I found cheap street parking 1 block east.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Scrap Cars Not Kids
Awesome wings , great patio.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
kevin deng
Super mid.
It's a fusion bar menu with "fun" flavors but are definitely more for western palettes...
Might come back because the kids loves that they serve MrBeast burgers here.
Kid-friendliness: They serve MrBeast burgers and kid was just like "this is the best"
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Inthran Jey
You can literally get better food at A&W..
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Agente Paula 0050
Worst restaurant I have ever tried in Vancouver. I ordered a very expensive burger for what it was. It is better to go to McDonald's, the taste is the same and three times cheaper there than here. They bring all your food in boxes and they also made a mistake in my order, I said no pickles and it arrived with pickles. The menu is not clear, since it does not say the prices of the meals without being in a combo. Conclusion, never go here
We crave Bao Down on regular basis! Wide range of menu items, but the stars are the Baos. Baos are so tasty with lots of different ingredients. Cocktails are also fun and fresh. Good vibes all around! Great happy hour spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food and the service is always excellent.
The happy hour deals are good and in general it's just a nice spot for some decent food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bao Chicka Bao Bao
Maybe it’s an off day, but the food was only mediocre during this visit. I included a picture from the last time my wife was here and the 3 little pigs came with 2 eggs instead of 1 (we got fries instead I guess?)
The spam tasted a bit off (we had just made spam at home this same week) and the batter was uneven. (Tons on one edge and nothing on the other)
Longanisa was ok but unremarkable.
The pork belly was well made and crispy.
Service was a little slow. We stood at the entrance for awhile before seeing any work staff. Granted it was self seating but seeing nobody for 5-10 minutes was a little unsettling.
There was another table there with a family of five, it looked like they grabbed their own menus from the bar.
When the waitress brought glasses over to their table - she didn’t use a tray and instead pressed all of the glasses to her chest to bring them over (a little unsanitary)
My wife was raving about this place from her last visit. (And it’s why she wanted to come back here) I’ve been to the other bao down locations previously so I had high hopes for a good experience.
I’ll try them again another time to give this location a second chance, but this one was a bust.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Went with a friend who was a local to the area. Service and food was fantastic.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bao Down, Bao Chicka Bao Bao
The food here is quite good, and it’s one of the few places around that offers bao, which keeps me coming back. However, the service has been consistently disappointing. The staff often seem unfriendly and confused, and there have been several issues, like closing before the posted hours on Google, serving non-vegetarian bao to a vegetarian guest, and not coming to the table to take orders. These service problems can make the dining experience quite frustrating. It’s a real shame because with better service, this place could attract many more customers. I really hope they can address these issues soon, as their food has great potential.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
A nice variety of baos! I got the 4 for $25 option, and my favourites were the YVR (ahi tuna), the MC Chx (fried chicken), and the Spammy T (panko-breaded spam). I didn't particularly like the 2 Worlds Collide (two types of pork) and the food quantity might be unfilling depending on your appetite, but overall I'd want to visit again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food was basically not good, not good quality ingredients, not carefully handled (old guacamole, warm fish and rice in the poke bowl). I went in for a cold beer and some gyoza, neither were available. And what the heck kind of place is this anyhow? The only overarching theme was that there was no theme, no focus. Interesting art on the wall but then tagged with hashtags? And then there didn't seem to be any consistency in there being music. Half the time we were there no music, just awkward silence. Don't most restaurants just pay for a subscription? And what's with the menus? No presentation on the menus. Nice servers, the only redeeming quality.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Love the atmosphere and happy Hour baos!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bao Down Gastown was one of my favourite restaurants. This location is a mess. The bao had no flavour, the drinks were watery and gross. But the service was a disaster, drinks took half an hour though they were sitting on the bar for ages. They brought us the wrong order, then gave our order to the people next to us, left them sitting with it for ages, and had to start over for everyone. Never got napkins or cutlery. Took forever for damp Flavorless food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Yikes -- might be nice for happy hour drinks with friends, but very overpriced and food was unsatisfying.
Had the poke with chips ($17) that was tasty, but very small, and friend got a beast burger ($19) that came in a bright and fancy box, but the burger and fries were dry and flavourless.
Staff were friendly, though were unattentive throughout the meal, made a mistake on the order resulting in an overcharge, and amended it in a way that still resulted in an overcharge (but we just wanted to leave by this point).
Atmosphere was excellent, but experience felt like a restaurant where management focused on the looks, memes, and industry buzz, and totally forgot about the food and service.
And tipping options start at 18%. Hubris?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
Delicious food near Olympic Village on 2nd Ave. I had a selection of Bao Bao. Definitely unlike anything that I've had elsewhere! Patio table was enjoyable in nice weather although traffic noise and the angry ramblings of a stationary hobo made me reconsider my decision.
Parking: There is a large parking garage at Olympic Village. I found cheap street parking 1 block east.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Awesome wings , great patio.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Super mid.
It's a fusion bar menu with "fun" flavors but are definitely more for western palettes...
Might come back because the kids loves that they serve MrBeast burgers here.
Kid-friendliness: They serve MrBeast burgers and kid was just like "this is the best"
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
You can literally get better food at A&W..
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Worst restaurant I have ever tried in Vancouver. I ordered a very expensive burger for what it was. It is better to go to McDonald's, the taste is the same and three times cheaper there than here. They bring all your food in boxes and they also made a mistake in my order, I said no pickles and it arrived with pickles. The menu is not clear, since it does not say the prices of the meals without being in a combo. Conclusion, never go here
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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