My go to lunch is their 4 bao for $15, everything is super delicious and fresh, the perfect bite!
Annie Ramsey-Shearer
I would say that the food was delicious however very, very small. Not sure if it’s just because I’m from the US and our portions are huge or if others would agree. We got 4 baos and ramen, easily could’ve eaten 2x what we ordered. The Bao was delicious, however smaller than my hand. Ramen was also delicious but 5 bites and it’s gone. I would come back just with the expectation of spending a lot more money to get full
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Janna
It was delicious!! There are always long queues to enter, but it's worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Megan Miao
for an asian fusion restaurant run primarily by white people, they popped tf off on the bao. I got the taiwanese classic which in my opinion was very good; perfect balance of sweet, salty and crispy. tried the buttermilk chicken bao and didn’t quite like it. The buttermilk fried chicken wasn’t crispy enough and it lacked balance in its flavour profile as it had sour and salty but not enough sweetness. asian food typically tends to be on the sweeter side so it was really missing that element. as for the pork belly ramen, i was really excited because i saw so many reviews saying that it was really flavourful and salty. safe to say, i was absolutely disappointed. super duper bland. lacked that umami saltiness that ramen neeeeeds. i was desperate for more flavour. it was just a strange combination of flavours as the mushrooms by far packed the biggest punch because they were very sour. all in all, overrated. not bad but overrated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Taiwanese Classic Bao
Cyril Nuere
The ambiance is cozy and the vibe is perfect. Food is good, just needed my noodles a little less soggy and would have been a 5 stars but the flavours were
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tan Tan Men Ramen, Truffle Ramen
Double Butter
Curry was good but ramen was unnecessarily so salty :( My sister and I were excited to try their ramen since Google reviews are saying they're good, but we couldn't even finish our dish. You don't need that much salt in a bowl of ramen lol
Marc Laurent
Great food. The 2 egg bibimbap was great. Perfectly cooked eggs and delicious pork.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bibimbap
Rob Scott
Dietary restrictions: Great celiac options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Kayleigh Martin
Easily one of the best local restaurants in Victoria. My family and I have been eating here for years and it never disappoints.Whenever we have family visiting from out of town we make sure to take them here. 10/10!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jenn Farries
Very busy but the food was outstanding! Well worth the
Small venue , make sure your entire group is present, or you won't be seated.Usually, busy.Food prepared as orders come in by chefs working the kitchen. You can see whipping up dishes. Working their Woks. LolWe came for the Bao.Tried Vietnamese coffee , liked it , be aware condensed milk is very sweet.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Taiwanese Classic Bao
mi crash (crashmi)
Too salty and too little
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Emily
bao has good and convenient food, however, i called on saturday evening (Family Day long weekend) to inquire if they had space for 5, and the response was so rude it was a huge turn off. “uhhh no we have a huge line up” i say “oh that’s great for you guys!! no worries” he said “yeah. i mean its saturday?…..of the long weekend?”. with the thickly implied-eye rolling tone. like yeah. that’s why i hecking called, instead of showing up just to not be able to get a table. jusssst checking. all he had to say was “sorry!” or “goodluck” “have a good night” “hopefully some other time”. I’m a server, when a restaurant is full, i’m happy for them and will happily find somewhere else to dine, and look forward to trying again another time. left a bad taste in my mouth and won’t be coming in for awhile.Reply Edit: Definitely disappointed in the reply. Maybe you misunderstood my story. I didn’t ask for a wait, or push to know why there was no room. The conversation was over, and i had expressed genuine happiness for your success. I was given a blatant sarcastic reprimand for having been so idiotic to even ask the question in the first place. The smile literally died on my face and my stomach dropped to have the conversation flip so rudely like that. Obviously your staff member was in the weeds and not handling it well (been there), but he took it out on a customer that he conveniently didn’t have to hope for a tip from that night, and wasn’t speaking to face-to-face. In restaurants I’ve worked in, the next FOH meeting would include “hey guys, i know sometimes we get super busy and it’s stressful when people call or show up for a table we don’t have, but we should treat all potential and future customers kindly and with respect, we want them to come in in the future when we have space! so we can build our customer base.” Just admit that.Edit Edit: Thank you for adding the last sentence of your reply after my edit.
Clare Trotter
Delicious bao, savoury and sweet, great katsu too. Cosy atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chinese BBQ, Korean Fried Chicken, Taiwanese Classic Bao, Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Laksmi Dasi
Service is impeccable everyone feels like family and the space is a perfect compliment to the most amazing cuisine Victoria has to offer. I will die on this hill bao has my heart <3
My go to lunch is their 4 bao for $15, everything is super delicious and fresh, the perfect bite!
I would say that the food was delicious however very, very small. Not sure if it’s just because I’m from the US and our portions are huge or if others would agree. We got 4 baos and ramen, easily could’ve eaten 2x what we ordered. The Bao was delicious, however smaller than my hand. Ramen was also delicious but 5 bites and it’s gone. I would come back just with the expectation of spending a lot more money to get full
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
It was delicious!! There are always long queues to enter, but it's worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
for an asian fusion restaurant run primarily by white people, they popped tf off on the bao. I got the taiwanese classic which in my opinion was very good; perfect balance of sweet, salty and crispy. tried the buttermilk chicken bao and didn’t quite like it. The buttermilk fried chicken wasn’t crispy enough and it lacked balance in its flavour profile as it had sour and salty but not enough sweetness. asian food typically tends to be on the sweeter side so it was really missing that element. as for the pork belly ramen, i was really excited because i saw so many reviews saying that it was really flavourful and salty. safe to say, i was absolutely disappointed. super duper bland. lacked that umami saltiness that ramen neeeeeds. i was desperate for more flavour. it was just a strange combination of flavours as the mushrooms by far packed the biggest punch because they were very sour. all in all, overrated. not bad but overrated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Taiwanese Classic Bao
The ambiance is cozy and the vibe is perfect. Food is good, just needed my noodles a little less soggy and would have been a 5 stars but the flavours were
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tan Tan Men Ramen, Truffle Ramen
Curry was good but ramen was unnecessarily so salty :( My sister and I were excited to try their ramen since Google reviews are saying they're good, but we couldn't even finish our dish. You don't need that much salt in a bowl of ramen lol
Great food. The 2 egg bibimbap was great. Perfectly cooked eggs and delicious pork.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bibimbap
Dietary restrictions: Great celiac options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Easily one of the best local restaurants in Victoria. My family and I have been eating here for years and it never disappoints.Whenever we have family visiting from out of town we make sure to take them here. 10/10!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very busy but the food was outstanding! Well worth the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ramen
Restaurantji Recommends
Small venue , make sure your entire group is present, or you won't be seated.Usually, busy.Food prepared as orders come in by chefs working the kitchen. You can see whipping up dishes. Working their Woks. LolWe came for the Bao.Tried Vietnamese coffee , liked it , be aware condensed milk is very sweet.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Taiwanese Classic Bao
Too salty and too little
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
bao has good and convenient food, however, i called on saturday evening (Family Day long weekend) to inquire if they had space for 5, and the response was so rude it was a huge turn off. “uhhh no we have a huge line up” i say “oh that’s great for you guys!! no worries” he said “yeah. i mean its saturday?…..of the long weekend?”. with the thickly implied-eye rolling tone. like yeah. that’s why i hecking called, instead of showing up just to not be able to get a table. jusssst checking. all he had to say was “sorry!” or “goodluck” “have a good night” “hopefully some other time”. I’m a server, when a restaurant is full, i’m happy for them and will happily find somewhere else to dine, and look forward to trying again another time. left a bad taste in my mouth and won’t be coming in for awhile.Reply Edit: Definitely disappointed in the reply. Maybe you misunderstood my story. I didn’t ask for a wait, or push to know why there was no room. The conversation was over, and i had expressed genuine happiness for your success. I was given a blatant sarcastic reprimand for having been so idiotic to even ask the question in the first place. The smile literally died on my face and my stomach dropped to have the conversation flip so rudely like that. Obviously your staff member was in the weeds and not handling it well (been there), but he took it out on a customer that he conveniently didn’t have to hope for a tip from that night, and wasn’t speaking to face-to-face. In restaurants I’ve worked in, the next FOH meeting would include “hey guys, i know sometimes we get super busy and it’s stressful when people call or show up for a table we don’t have, but we should treat all potential and future customers kindly and with respect, we want them to come in in the future when we have space! so we can build our customer base.” Just admit that.Edit Edit: Thank you for adding the last sentence of your reply after my edit.
Delicious bao, savoury and sweet, great katsu too. Cosy atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chinese BBQ, Korean Fried Chicken, Taiwanese Classic Bao, Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Service is impeccable everyone feels like family and the space is a perfect compliment to the most amazing cuisine Victoria has to offer. I will die on this hill bao has my heart <3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5