Bao'd Up - Riverside

"Employee was helpful and quick, food was amazing. The bbq bao was my fave. The strawberry tea with boba was wonderful! Must try if you haven’t"

"First time at Bao'd Up, and I liked it. It was not amazing, but it was not terrible. We had ordered 2 pork bao, 1 terriyaki chicken bao (orange bao), 1 egg custard bao (pink bao), and soup dumplings. Here are my thoughts: Pros: 1. Nice selection of foods. There were not too many options, and there were pictures provided for the different bao options. 2. Pricing was decent. 3. The flavor for all items was good. The favorite out of all the items was the soup dumplings. Not lacking in flavor. 4. Good amount of filling inside the baos. It's not a small amount that some asian fusion locations would have. 5. Staff is friendly. Decor is aesthetic. 6. Bf liked the baos and how they are. 7. Soup dumplings had a tasty broth, and the pork filling was cooked all the way. Cons: 1. Although food was flavorful, it was not the most amazing. The baos had a good filling, but it did have a lot of moisture, which made the baos soggy on the inside. The sogginess made the bao too mushy to enjoy. 2. Bao bun is not as fluffy. 3. Pork bao was good, but the teriyaki chicken did not taste like chicken at first. I got tired of the chicken bao pretty quickly, so I didn't finish it. 3. Soup dumplings were small for the price. I wished the dumplings were a bigger size. The wrapping was very fragile. It ripped after trying to lift it to eat, which usually means it's overcooked. 4. Baos came with 2 sauces. One was a bbq sauce, and the other was like a burger sauce. It felt unnecessary to have these sauces. 5. No soy sauce or vinegar were available for the soup dumplings. Bonus: 1. Friends had the DanDan noodles, which included friend chicken. The fried chicken was placed inside the bowl, which made parts of the chicken soggy, so it lost some of the crispness. The sauce for the noodles was more like a broth, so it was not like traditional DanDan noodles. Despite that fact, the noodles themselves were actually pretty flavorful and tasted good. It was, however, salty, which made it a little hard to fully enjoy. 2. Friends also got the brown sugar milk tea and Thai milk tea. Brown sugar milk tea with boba was pretty good. The boba had an actual brown sugar taste and not a caramel taste. Thai tea was very milky, and it tasted more like cookie. It did not have enough tea flavor, so it was not steeped long enough. Overall, Bao'd Up was alright. It is called a modern Asian fusion, so the flavor profiles catered more towards American tastes. It did not hold a lot of traditional features for Chinese food. I would not come back for another time."

"I am from out of town but visit Austin on a monthly basis and this is officially my favorite place to stop by. The food is delicious. The staff is friendly. The space is warm and modern. My staple is the crispy chicken bao/bun and teriyaki chicken bao with the Asian salad. If you feel like splurging, order the Szechuan fries. To drink, I have only ordered the Austin Sunset but I might venture out into the strawberry green tea on my next visit. I hope this place franchises out into Houston soon! Make a stop and ask for Julian. He will take care of you!"

"I placed an order for delivery. It was quick and the food was still hot. Everything looked freshly made. One of the buns was overcooked, which made the bread tuff on the top. I tore it off and kept going. Everything else had good flavor and was neatly packaged with labels."

"Really great style for the restaurant! Super yummy food and awesome drinks. I had the pork combo which tasted amazing and was super interesting. The Szechuan fries were a bit too spicy for me but still tasted great! My husband had 8pc fried wonton plate and it was very good. We both had drinks I got the Austin Sunrise which is a serious treat so definitely try that and my husband got the Dragon Juice. Overall great environment and a personal greeting from the general manager Gabby and I would assume the owner."