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Came here the first time and the baos were soggy. Came here w second tome and mentioned it and bam. Delicious. They have. A good deal where you can get 4 baos for around $22 . They're a good portion size and definitely enough for a lunch. I had the yvr, the pork belly, the spicy chicken one (sorry can't remember the name!) and the bao chicka bao bao. My favourite  was definitely the latter. Good sized crispy meat and the bao was super light fluffy and sweet. More...

Reviewed on Yelp

I usually do take-away...but when I eat in....its an awesome experience!!! Great ambiance! And vibe....plus its close to work

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We highly recommend this resto. Good tasty food. Great service. Love the rustic casual vibe too!

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I love eating here! Great food, nice interior, and there’s always something new to try!

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Stopped by here while visiting some family and enjoyed all the food! I had a sampler of 3 different baos and loved each one, although the vegan one was by far my favorite. I tried some of my husband's longasilog plate and loved that they toasted the pandesal. I would love to come back here to try more of their selection the next time I'm in town! More...

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Bomb ass food!! We had the kamayan, chicken bao, and pork bao, and everything was delicious! There were 7 people in my party, but we couldn't finish the food. It was definitely a lot! So be sure to come hungry. Out of all the selections on the kamayan, my favorite was the pad thai. Definitely coming back here and bringing other friends and family here! More...

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Terrible service; had to wait a long time in between drink orders, food orders and server even walked away before I could say how I wanted the bill split. She forgot to put in my order and didn’t offer to comp anything. The food was actually great but this is the 2nd time I’ve been with very poor service. The place was not busy and we were very forgiving overall. More...

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Actually this is the second time I can here for their Happy Hour menu. So far their local oysters have been fresh and delicious! At $1.49 each, definitely will be back! This time somehow the computer charged my oysters at regular price and when I told the manager, they apologized and said next time the one dozen will be on the house. Let's see if they uphold this next time.... More...

Reviewed on Yelp

Came here with a party of six during their happy hour around 3 so we all got a variety of dishes I was able to try from. In my opinion the food was very delicious and our waitress, I dont recall her name but she had an accent, was very nice. I also enjoyed the decor of the place. The only complaints I have is that the limes in their dishes were all bad (3 dishes with limes) and I'm pretty sure the oil they used to fry their chips was bad judging by the smell and taste. It also took a while for our food to come out even though the place was pretty dead. If they could fix these things it would easily be a five stars. More...

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This is a review of their happy hour. Generous pours and good food! We had an assortment of their baos, shrimp, and their kimchi fries, all were tasty and satisfying. Can't remember all the baos we had ordered but I remember liking them all. Definitely worth a repeat visit. More...

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The patio is super nice and has a lot of plants. Very relaxing and beautiful place to sit. We shared 4 bao's between 2 people and also ordered the Hawaiian Tuna Poke. We tried the YVR, VeVO 90210, Jaws and 2 worlds collide! I really liked their baos but I wished the bao itself was warmer but it was soft and still very good. My really enjoyed the jaws and 2 worlds collide. The poke was very flavourful and seasoned well while not being overly salty which was nice. I really enjoyed the corn chips that came with it and how it was eaten and the server even offered to give us more. It was very good and what I expected. I would definitely come back to check out some of their dinner foods. I really like how their menu incorporates so much variety and is very multi-cultural. More...

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Well how depressing is that. Used to be one of my favourite places to eat just went there and stood at the door for almost 10 mins with servers looking at me, place not even busy. Not once did they even acknowledge me to say someone would be right with me, so I left. Wow no more business from me so many other great places to eat in the Olympic Village. More...

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Absolutely terrible. The servers were lovely, but the food was below mediocre. They were out of the ahi poke ( one of the few dishes that that aren’t uber heavy and fried ), and we had to return our kale salad as the dressing tasted like pure liquid sugar ( what? ). With $17 per glass basic wines, we ended up spending over $100 for two people .... leaving us still hungry and unsatisfied. If you want fancy prices, you better bring the goods. ESP is a foodie town like Van. This place definitely left the goods, and cooking talent somewhere in the back alley. Barf. More...

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Great place to hang out at the bar. The restaurant was packed but the servers were fantastic! They were running their asses off! Happy Hour is from 3-6. Lots of selection and buck fiddy local oysters on the half shell �. The menu is full of big bold flavours from the Philippines with a fresh Van City Style. It's one of a kind and a must see! More...

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We used to like coming here. Wednesday Wine is 1/2 priced bottles, food was really good and the buck/shuck awesome but quality has dropped. Truffle fries we received was a joke. All end pieces about a third of the sized pieces as a table two away from ya. I complained to no avail. The two best or favorite baos had tasteless, watered down daikon (Japanese radish) and the brusselsprouts were overly fried More...

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Food was very good. Lumpia, dumplings, oysters, firecracker shrimp, and chicken curry. Service was excellent, we sat at the bar. Music was decent. Beer selection sub-par though, in my opinion. A little pricey, but it's Vancouver. More...

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Got charged for $6 for a small bowl of garlic rice. Customer beware! Pricing is so ridiculous. Lunch menu is terrible compared to dinner menu. Sold out of many items. The chicken bao has barely anything in it. The service is great! More...

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Went here for some food and drinks after our engagement! We received amazing service and he food is awesome.

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36 minutes and no bao. The restaurant was maybe 40% full. It is a steam bun with some toppings. Get it together

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I went with friends for dinner and ordered the baos, chicken and waffle, fly rice and parmesan fries. We also had the sangria and calamansita cocktails. Food and drinks were amazing -- service was great too! More...

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Sat at the bar for happy hour - super friendly and helpful staff. Great food and drinks!

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On an errand run downtown, Mother deer and I drove past Bao Down so I jumped at the opportunity to give it a try since I've been eyeing the place ever since it opened a long while back. I was expecting a menu of only baos but much more than that was offered as the had rice and noodle bowls, desserts, and side dishes too! We ordered the empanada baos and a mongo bowl to try. As expected, the bao was nice and fluffy and jam packed full of bold flavors from the generous fillings. We could hardly pick the baos up because they were so packed! Then came our mongo bowl. I was really looking forward to this because I've heard about the use of jackfruit in a savory preparation but have never tried it myself and there was a surprsingly "meaty" element to it. I would definitely try it again. The thing that surprised me the most about bao down was how dietary friendly they were! There were so many vegan and gluten free options! eatmunchlove.com More...

Reviewed on Zomato

great food, great ambiance! will definitely going back here!

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Pork belly on pan de sal ��� excellent culinary experience�

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Great restaurant, food, location, reasonable price!

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Great portions, awesome food and great friendly service... Jody was amazing...ordered the luau and chicken wings. Wings was tasty and garlic rice was awesome...

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One ofvthe best places in town for food and beers!! Aweome lineup of appetizers and their main courses are delish! Will definitely come in again!!!

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Food is delicious and fresh. Excellent staff and great service! Highly recommend. Keep it up!

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