Alice Wang

Review of Baohaus

If you grew up in a Chinese/Taiwanese household, y...

If you grew up in a Chinese/Taiwanese household, you probably remember these gua baos. Pork belly, cilantro, and ground peanuts sandwiched between a flat steamed bread. Very popular and cheap street food.

Eddie Huang's baos are pretty good. We ordered the Chairman Bao (braised pork belly, Haus Relish, crushed peanuts, Taiwanese red sugar, and cilantro) and the Uncle Jesse Bao (organic fried tofu, Haus Seasoning Salt, crushed peanuts, Taiwanese red sugar, cilantro, and Haus Sauce). Chairman Bao was $4.05 and Uncle Jesse Bao was $3.55. All baos range between $3.55-7.55.

Both the Chairman and Uncle Jesse Bao were tasty. I was surprised at how good the Uncle Jesse Bao was and I would recommend it to anyone who's looking for a slightly healthier option. The size of the baos, however, are very, very small in comparison to the ones you can get on the streets of China or Taiwan. It's pretty much two bites for $4.

Limited seating in the back, very narrow entry. They also offer rice bowls, fries, and various drinks. I tried the Lang Lang (half lemonade, half Ten Ren green tea) and it was pretty good.