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| - My adventure bug hit one slow afternoon at work, and I was determined to try something completely new for dinner. So I perused my trusty friend, Yelp, for some ideas and that's when I came across The Great Bao. They offered a veg-friendly bao, was located right near where I worked, AND it was in a beauty salon! I just had to go! So at 5 o'clock I hopped in the car with the husband and was off to an adventure.
"It's in a salon," I said. "What do you mean *in* a salon?" asked the husband. I responded, "I mean, you go inside a salon and it's supposedly somewhere in there." "That doesn't make sense." No it really doesn't make sense, but you have to trust me- there is a large beauty salon with a small nail salon right next to it. Do not peek your head in the nail salon like I did; this is not correct. Go through the beauty salon, walk past the nail polish, and find the literal hole in the wall.
We were greeted by Jenny and Chef Sheridan who were both very friendly and happy to answer my questions. We ended up ordering a bao combo (all tofu) with the mango passionfruit iced tea. We also ordered the sesame noodles. The tea was refreshing and not too sweet and went really well with the tofu bao. The sesame noodles were flavorful and topped with little slices of raw tofu, cilantro, and green onion. The dish had a nice little spicy bite to it without being overpowering. My husband and I both really enjoyed it.
But to the star of the show: the great bao! Now I used to be lame in my younger days and wasn't too adventurous with my eats. I never had Chinese buns before let alone a bao, so this was my first go at anything like it. Holy crap it was amazing! I loved the taste and texture of the bao and it worked so well with the tofu and mushrooms. There were a variety of mushrooms, including some adorable tiny ones, and they were very fresh. The sauce was fantastic.
I went to bed that night with dreams of bao in my head and wound up stopping back a couple days later. I wanted to dine in, but didn't have a lot of time. So I called before we left and they graciously made the order ahead for me. I got to The Great Bao a few minutes later and everything was ready to go and just as delicious as the first time!
If I could make any suggestions it would be to maybe marinate the tofu to give it a little more flavor (yes, yes I know...it's tofu...please no smart comments). Also, more veggie bao options for me to devour, please!
Give yourself a little adventure and hit up The Great Bao -that way you can say you ate at a restaurant inside of a beauty salon. And do it soon because I have a feeling they'll be getting a bigger place any day now!
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