88BaoBao

3945 Brodhead Rd, Monaca
(724) 233-8888

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Ruth Chace Martinez

Everything was delicious. The staff was very friendly. The restaurant was very clean.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daniel Grubbs

I agree with the surprise from another about the number of impressive reviews. We ordered the General Tso's, and sweet and sour chicken. The portions were much smaller than I expected for the price (half to 2/3 what I would've thought reasonable). More individual servings than the family style I expected.
The General Tso's had decent flavor, but nothing special, and had no heat for being labeled a spicy dish. There were a few pieces of broccoli, but I can't say that's abnormal for this dish.
The sweet and sour was like large chicken nuggets with sauce on the side for dipping, as opposed to being cooked in the sauce; and without any vegetables as I'd normally expect.
I don't have complaints about service, though it was just take-out. It did seem like a nice place to dine in, though for the price on top of mediocre food, I won't be doing so.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Julie Curry

I’m surprised at the glowing reviews of this place. Aside from our kid not getting her food with the rest of ours (and not until we asked for it), the food was mediocre at best. The ramen bowls were served lukewarm, with tough meat and broken noodles. The hot and sour beef was the same broth as the chasu pork bowl, no difference. I truly believe it’s worth a drive into the city or to your favorite ramen spot elsewhere. The crab rangoon was good, at least… so was our water. And our server was pleasant. We won’t be back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

Trish S

This is such a great addition to the area. The ramen and soup dumplings are fantastic. The service was friendly and quick and they are one of the few places in the area with Sesame Balls (yay)!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matthew Nitkiewicz

Excellent food, quick service, must eat.

My wife and I have been wanting to try this place since it opened as we love Ramen and Dim Sum. We had the wonton ramen and chasu ramen.

The broth was rich and tasty, noodles were just the right amount of chew, the chasu was tender and the wontons were so tasty. The spice levels for the broth are definitely for those without a spice tolerance so if you're used to spicy food definitely order up on the spice level. They have delicious chili oil on the table to spice it up as well that we loved.

The crab rangoons were honestly some of the best we've had in the area. I could eat my body weight in them.

Service was super fast and on top of it. All the prices were super reasonable for the portions. We'll definitely be back again to try the Dim Sum and for more ramen.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Simone Temple

I have been waiting for this place to open for months. I can’t say how happy I am that they are here in Beaver County and so close to home. I had the pork soup dumplings and the wonton noodle soup. The only reason why I give it four stars right now is that the pork soup dumplings did not have much soup in them, I did not have one of the ceramic spoons (although later I saw that they had them out on other tables), and I didn’t have a little sauce dish to mix my vinegar and soy sauce for my soup dumplings. The wonton noodle soup was pretty good, except my one complaint where that my noodles were all broken apart into tiny little bits. I will continue to go back to this place regularly though and will update my review as they've only been open a week.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Danielle

Seriously one of the best noodle bowls I've had, and I've had a few from the Burg that were more expensive, and none of them tasted as good as the Shrimp Noodle bowl I got here. It was so good, we went back the next day for take out! The take out bowls are nice, and so are the portion sizes. We will definitely be frequenting this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joe Brewer

Very good. Good service. Be returning!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lexy Wright

This restaurant JUST opened and they are absolutely slammed - so take reviews for the next few weeks with a grain of salt. One thing to note: if you get takeout, don’t leave without checking your bag to make sure everything is in there. We got home and had to return to the restaurant because half of our order was missed.

We had two ramen soups in our order. The amount of noodles and toppings received was NOT equal to the price. $16 for a bowl of vegetable ramen and you don’t even get a full bowl. The only difference between the vegetable ramen and the shrimp ramen you ask? One has shrimp, and one has 6 pieces of broccoli. A plus: the broth is actually quite flavorful.

Part of this was our mistake, but we are vegetarians and ordered the MaPo Tofu, thinking it’s tofu! This dish is apparently tofu + meat. Not exactly what we had in mind. We’re not familiar enough with Asian cuisine to have known there would be meat in the dish, however if their website actually had descriptions of the food, this could have been avoided.

The crab Rangoon's were stuffed full and the spring rolls are good. Fried rice was tasty.

I’m sure they’ll get their footing as the get a few more weeks of operation under their belts. Don’t judge them too harshly for longer waits right now.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Penny Fox

This was their first Saturday being open and they were a little overwhelmed by how business they were. The service was good and the food was great.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kristina Lynn

Was very excited to see 88BaoBao coming to monaca as their are not many restaurants like it in this area. I thoroughly enjoyed my chasu ramen and crab rangoon my boyfriend also enjoyed his sweet and sour chicken meal. Our waitress was very attentive. We went on the first friday. Very nice inside and clean.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Frontier Jazz

Recently had a Ma Po Tofu and fried buns here. I don't know much about Ma Po (this was the first time I had it), but what I do know is that after eating it my drive home was very happy and I was very satisfied. I'm a sucker for almost any dish with sauce over rice, and I really fell in love with the flavor, the soft texture, and subtle heat.

Chinese food, real, good Chinese food is an enigma in Beaver County and this place is already doing amazing business. If I was in a family group, it would have taken some time to even be seated after 7 o' clock. But you can order take out and it was highly efficient, despite the full house, and I got my plastic silverware and chopsticks and ate at the park.

Front staff at least was friendly and efficient and I got my order as soon as the fried buns could come off the stove. But the entire place is mostly seating to its credit. It felt barebones aside from the logo projector on the wall. The kind of get in get out seating you'd find at a pancake joint. This place isn't fancy, but it doesn't have to be, watch the crowds but highest recommend.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Diana Rice

Excellent food and good service. We were here on one of their first Friday nights so there was a crowd. Definitely worth the wait!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vanessa Van Tassel

Excellent service, delicious food, and clean! There is nothing like this in beaver county, I can’t wait to go back!!

Erin Mullins

Excitedly tried this on a weekday dinner hour. We got there around 5:30 with plenty of seating and by the time we left most tables were full. Service was excellent.

We moved from California to the area and have lamented no close ramen/dumpling restaurants nearby.
Tried the beef roll and pork and vegtable dumplings to share these were both 10/10.
I ordered the chasu noodle mild and my husband ordered the amazing chicken with fried rice.
The noodle soup had great cuts of meat and a rich flavor only note I could really make would be the mushrooms left a slight earthy taste at the tail end of a sip which I'm not used to with mushrooms in other ramen. 9.5/10. I would happily order again.
The amazing chicken was great but the fried rice was just okay. I think we would try the noodles next time as the side to switch it up.
We overall loved the place and are excited to come back again and try more options.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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