Regina Kempel Review of Bao Dim Sum House
Crab fried rice: 3/5
Crab fried rice: 3/5
Besides the fact that they add crab meat, this dish is nothing special. But then again, most fried rice dishes taste similar. They're fairly generous with their portion sizes, as this dish can definitely be shared between 2-3 people. It's a good filler dish that pairs well with the dim sum. If you tried to get full off of just the dim sum, then the cost would be rather high (in other words, the dim sum are expensive).
Pork & Shrimp shumai: 4/5
1 order comes with 4 pieces. It's your typical dim sum, but certainly one of my faves. The quality is great and the taste is quite savory.
Shrimp hargow: 3/5
Not a huge fan of this one. 1 order also comes with 4 pieces. The texture of the dim sum is slimy (see pictures below). The skin would stick to the other dim sum and it was hard to peel it off from each other. Although it was easy to eat, I didn't like how it would just fall apart.
Ambience: 4/5
It's pretty dimly lit inside, but that is part of the charm of this restaurant. I liked the moody, yet classy vibes of this place.
Overall, with a pretty pricey menu that didn't offer much specialty, along with the difficulty in finding parking, I would probably not be back again. I'll have to stick to my regular place (Din Tai Fung) for my dim sum needs.

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