BAO

We arrived to Victoria around dinner time so we were in search of some food places. We found this place near Chinatown. Bao is an Asian fusion place, quite hipster. We ordered the 3 for $12 baos: Taiwanese classic with grilled pork belly, peanut powder, cilantro, pickled onion and hoisin sauce, the Buttermilk fried chicken with spicy mayo, scallions, slaw and kimchi and the pork meatball banh mi with spicy nuoc (fish sauce) pickles, pork pate, slaw, cilantro and spicy mayo. The best one out of the 3 was the Taiwanese classic. The rest was too saucy, salty and overwhelming. Too much flavours going on in your mouth.  We also ordered the chicken karaage ramen with pork, chicken broth topped with chicken karaage, shredded green cabbage, pickled red ginger, scallions, fresh lemon, soy marinated egg, and togarashi. The broth was luke warm which is one of my pet peeves when it comes to soup noodles. I like my broth steaming hot. And the place itself was poorly heated. Cold and unwelcoming. At 7pm on a Saturday night this place was quite dead. Next time I need to visit a specialized Japanese ramen house to enjoy ramen.

Bao
Location: 626 Fisgard Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1R6
Rating: ☆☆/5