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| - It was about an hour before closing that we arrived, but I definitely thought it would have been more busy. We were the only ones in there! Perhaps, its the inconspicuous location that is leading to lower levels of traffic? Or maybe it was simply because everything was closing down by the time we arrived. Well it didn't matter at this point; we were definitely hungry so we ordered a few things off the menu. At first, I wasn't sure if it would be enough food, but I was definitely wrong. I was so full!
First I tried the duck confit bao ($4.99) - The confit itself was a little bit dry and not as succulent as you would expect from a confit. It was also- from what I can remember a little but unseasoned. It didn't taste like there was enough salt. What really made this bao sub-par was the dry bun. It just made everything even worse.
The Japanese fried chicken bao ($4.69) was much better. Maybe its in my head, but I feel like anything fried Japanese style tastes so good! Karaage and tempura are two must have for me at every sushi outing. It was nice to have it in the bao form. The meat was juicy and well seasoned. Unlike the duck confit bao, this one was much better which means that, yes, they can serve a moist bao.
Their Beef bulgogi banh mi ($6.89) was actually good. To be honest, my only other experience with banh mi is from foody mart, so I really have no solid baseline to compare this with. But I think if someone were hungry and they were to eat this sandwich with a bao, they would be full. What I can say about this is that it needs a more sauciness going on. Bulgogi sauce is so good so more of it in the sandwich would make it much better.
Pork belly taco ($4.69) was probably my least favourite item. The tortilla was hard, as if it was microwaved. Needless to say, it could have been better in a well steamed bao. The pork belly itself is not the usual melt-in-your- mouth pork belly as it was quite hard. The fat needs to be cooked longer in order to get that desired state.
Bulgogi kimchi fries ($6). These fries were delicious. As an added bonus, all of your concerns about satiation will be wiped out with a few bites. Even split between two people, these fries are really filling. They are saucy (which I love if you cant tell already) and the kimchi is buried beneath layer of meat. At first I was wondering why the hell there is no Kimchi in these Kimchi fries, but its there!
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