I saw Instagram reels about the shengjianbao here, and knew I had to try it. The price is indeed good -- 8 for $10 -- but it was pretty clear that these are machine made and likely purchased frozen. They taste a bit bready but do have some nice soup and flavor inside.
We tried a few things from their hot bar. The mapo tofu was nothing special. The egg and tomato had a strong sweet ketchup flavor and I thought the egg was quite tough, but my friend really liked this dish. The spicy chicken was pretty good.
We also got the beef malatang and it was pretty good! The tofu skin was a bit undercooked, but otherwise the ingredients were good and the soup had good flavor. It's not the best malatang you'll have, but at $12, it's probably one of the cheapest.
Overall this place is great value, but I would personally rather pay more for food that I like more.
The Renaissarian
Oh I Love a HotBar and Sure Was Glad I Rolled Upon This One... Got A 3 Entree w White Rice for $10 Bucks Cash and It Came w/ a Seaweed Soup That Was Good... Theres ABout 12 Items to Choose... Only White Rice Available But Whose Complaining for $10 Bucks Offering 3 Entrees... I Ate It the Next Day and Still Was Satisfied... Would Of Been Even More If I Ate It Fresh... Its a Cubby Hole on a Side Street So Its Easy to Miss... But Dont Miss It... Its Worth the $10 Bucks...
许雪英
Affordable, fresh meals and a friendly vibe—perfect for a quick and tasty meal!
alicia
Great prices, tasty food, and friendly service; the eggplant combo plate I had was amazing, and the location is perfect for a quick bite near Boston Common.
Kaxiang Chai
I love the customization options here, and the beef offal bowl with spicy broth was delicious—definitely a spot to check out!
Q Z
Great flavors, unbeatable prices, and super kind staff—don’t judge it by the outside, this spot is a true hidden gem worth supporting!
yusin sea
Incredible value with huge portions, fresh food, and a great variety of options — plus, it’s just a short walk from Boston Common!
Miumiu Zhang
I ordered sliced lamb pot with sweet potato noodles, but probably left most of the lamb untouched - the lamb smells very suspicious, like anything but lamb and I tasted bitter in the second bite. The noodles smells weird too. Yes the price is good but I still doubt what ingredients I ate and did it worth to put my health at risk.
Edit according to the owner’s reply below: let me emphasize it: it has NOTHING to do with the tastes or style of the cooking as the owner explained, the ingredients are not authentic nor fresh, period. Thanks for taking time to reply me, but you basically offered nothing to solve the issue.
psycho cooc
Affordable, fresh meals and a friendly vibe—perfect for a quick and tasty meal!
Ying H
The exterior is a little sketchy, shengjian bao is great, malatang is ok. I will come back for breakfast baos. Price really good.
The food is not as good as it was a few months ago, the taste is the same and the price is affordable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
yuci yu
Today, the menu has changed, so I ordered ramen... So I decided to order volcano ramen takeout (noodle soup is packaged separately)... In the end, I don't know what I ate. The noodles were not ramen, they were clumpy and I couldn't pick them up with chopsticks. The soup was sour, and I couldn't taste the essence of Japanese ramen soup base at all (the waiter said that this was a lot of ingredients that had been boiled for a long time, anyway, it was sour and spicy and I didn't know what I was drinking). The chili oil simply tasted like chili powder, and the side dishes were normal, but they added a few more pieces of fish tofu in a weird way... I originally wanted to give the boss some friendly advice, hoping that they would pay attention to it in the future. The boss was refuse to answer the phone call, and just asked the waiter to answer it for me. Who knew that I was ridiculed and said, "This is fusion, the whole United States is doing fusion, if you want to eat authentic ramen, go to Japan."... In short, for this price, the portion is okay, and the rest is forgettable. I hope everyone doesn't step on the thunder!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Kaitlin
We got some rice noodles, mild spice. It was very good!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason Carlos Cardona
This place is awesome. 9 bucks for a combo plate which comes with white rice and your choice of 3 entrees. They have a wide selection to choose from. I was going to choose something but she told me the vegetable in it has a strong bitter taste and I probably wouldn't like it, so I went with something else. I love eggplant and the eggplant was really good. Great price, great location, good fresh food, good portions, very friendly service. And it's down the street from Boston Common. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rong Zhao
Friendly people and great food remind my hometown in China.
I saw Instagram reels about the shengjianbao here, and knew I had to try it. The price is indeed good -- 8 for $10 -- but it was pretty clear that these are machine made and likely purchased frozen. They taste a bit bready but do have some nice soup and flavor inside.
We tried a few things from their hot bar. The mapo tofu was nothing special. The egg and tomato had a strong sweet ketchup flavor and I thought the egg was quite tough, but my friend really liked this dish. The spicy chicken was pretty good.
We also got the beef malatang and it was pretty good! The tofu skin was a bit undercooked, but otherwise the ingredients were good and the soup had good flavor. It's not the best malatang you'll have, but at $12, it's probably one of the cheapest.
Overall this place is great value, but I would personally rather pay more for food that I like more.
Oh I Love a HotBar and Sure Was Glad I Rolled Upon This One... Got A 3 Entree w White Rice for $10 Bucks Cash and It Came w/ a Seaweed Soup That Was Good... Theres ABout 12 Items to Choose... Only White Rice Available But Whose Complaining for $10 Bucks Offering 3 Entrees... I Ate It the Next Day and Still Was Satisfied... Would Of Been Even More If I Ate It Fresh... Its a Cubby Hole on a Side Street So Its Easy to Miss... But Dont Miss It... Its Worth the $10 Bucks...
Affordable, fresh meals and a friendly vibe—perfect for a quick and tasty meal!
Great prices, tasty food, and friendly service; the eggplant combo plate I had was amazing, and the location is perfect for a quick bite near Boston Common.
I love the customization options here, and the beef offal bowl with spicy broth was delicious—definitely a spot to check out!
Great flavors, unbeatable prices, and super kind staff—don’t judge it by the outside, this spot is a true hidden gem worth supporting!
Incredible value with huge portions, fresh food, and a great variety of options — plus, it’s just a short walk from Boston Common!
I ordered sliced lamb pot with sweet potato noodles, but probably left most of the lamb untouched - the lamb smells very suspicious, like anything but lamb and I tasted bitter in the second bite. The noodles smells weird too. Yes the price is good but I still doubt what ingredients I ate and did it worth to put my health at risk.
Edit according to the owner’s reply below: let me emphasize it: it has NOTHING to do with the tastes or style of the cooking as the owner explained, the ingredients are not authentic nor fresh, period. Thanks for taking time to reply me, but you basically offered nothing to solve the issue.
Affordable, fresh meals and a friendly vibe—perfect for a quick and tasty meal!
The exterior is a little sketchy, shengjian bao is great, malatang is ok. I will come back for breakfast baos. Price really good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
The food is not as good as it was a few months ago, the taste is the same and the price is affordable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Today, the menu has changed, so I ordered ramen... So I decided to order volcano ramen takeout (noodle soup is packaged separately)... In the end, I don't know what I ate. The noodles were not ramen, they were clumpy and I couldn't pick them up with chopsticks. The soup was sour, and I couldn't taste the essence of Japanese ramen soup base at all (the waiter said that this was a lot of ingredients that had been boiled for a long time, anyway, it was sour and spicy and I didn't know what I was drinking). The chili oil simply tasted like chili powder, and the side dishes were normal, but they added a few more pieces of fish tofu in a weird way... I originally wanted to give the boss some friendly advice, hoping that they would pay attention to it in the future. The boss was refuse to answer the phone call, and just asked the waiter to answer it for me. Who knew that I was ridiculed and said, "This is fusion, the whole United States is doing fusion, if you want to eat authentic ramen, go to Japan."... In short, for this price, the portion is okay, and the rest is forgettable. I hope everyone doesn't step on the thunder!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We got some rice noodles, mild spice. It was very good!
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is awesome. 9 bucks for a combo plate which comes with white rice and your choice of 3 entrees. They have a wide selection to choose from. I was going to choose something but she told me the vegetable in it has a strong bitter taste and I probably wouldn't like it, so I went with something else. I love eggplant and the eggplant was really good. Great price, great location, good fresh food, good portions, very friendly service. And it's down the street from Boston Common. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Friendly people and great food remind my hometown in China.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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