Wow, double wow. Why did i wait so long to try this place? Hesitation can turn chances into regrets. I chose beef noodle soup, medium spice and a lively wontons in chili oil. What a treat. Authentic, perfectly spiced hot, satisfying and oh so tasty. Large portions. I made a late New Year's resolution to hesitate no More. Go here, you're welcome. read more

Wow what a hokey place.A group came in and the girls moved tables all over in front of us.After seating myself and getting a menu the large group of young children were yelling and parents ignored them talking with friends. This was my time to go to desk and order my food to go. I took it home it was awful! Shrimp chow Mein Had "3" shrimp smaller than my thumb . Tons of noodles no flavor what so ever!!! The floor was sticky and table dirty but did not stay took it home . The won ton soup was not made by anyone that can cook this soup ! The soup had large one tons no flavor again. No vegetables do anymore . It was bad food and I'm sorry to say this but so true. Go to Oakland or Dublin San Francisco and try the food . This place is doomed. Very expensive for terrible food!!!!Will not return . read more

I've eaten in the restaurant as well as ordered takeout and the food is always delicious and service is friendly. Some favorites are the cucumber salad, crab and pork XiaoLongBao, beef rolls, lumpia, and pork XiaoLongBao read more

Great customer service, take out food was on time. I especially love the wonton, very unique and different but delicious. Definitely will order again and recommend to others. read more

Food is well cooked and tasty with large portions, and the servers were very nice towards us.

Instant greetings when we walked in. Came here a few times. Everything seemed the same as my last visit. It's nice and clean. You can see the kitchen through the windows. There's a self service water dispenser by the counter. The prices seemed like it got a bit expensive, but the quality of food was still delicious. Our server was nice. This place had workers that speak mandarin and Cantonese. We still love the mango sago drink! It's perfect for this hot weather. The pork buns were good. The wonton in chili oil is amazing! Lumpia was ok. read more

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Wanted to update my review as we continue to come here. It's always a pleasant experience and the food always hits the spot. The service is amazing and they're so fast. As soon as the first dish arrives, you can expect the rest to follow immediately. Same feedback on the A/C blasting but didn't affect the temp of our food this time around. We will continue to come back. read more

Food was tasty! Service was good! Ambiance is relaxing! Very clean! Enjoyed my lunch. Restroom is clean

Today was my first time visiting 88 Bao Bao with my daughter--she had her heart set on pork buns, and we were so excited to see them on the menu. We ordered the BBQ pork buns, pork lumpia, and stir fry rice noodles with chicken, and everything was delicious! The pork buns were fresh and super yummy, the lumpia was perfectly crispy, and the noodles were spot on in flavor and texture. The portion size for the noodles was huge--definitely enough for dinner tonight and probably lunch tomorrow too, which is a win in my book! The staff was friendly and welcoming, and one of the highlights was being able to watch the dumplings being made through the clear glass window into the kitchen. It added such a fun touch to the dining experience. We'll definitely be back! read more

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Food is not good , service is bad . I don'tt recommend this place at all! Over all experience is BAD . Not going back !

Too pricey for amount of food you gets. Tried steamed pork bun, it comes in 3, inside is like a table spoon ball of bamboo shoots, black mushroom and about 2-3 very mini cubes of very dark pork. I also ordered th pork bbq bun, tasty but its about half teaspoon of filling thats more sauce than pork, thich dough for mini fillings. Tasty too but not worth the price. They added soy sauce and sweet and sour sauce instead if chili oil in my to go bag. Will try other food next time but will definitely not order the above items again. Other places have better pork and bbq buns and will cost better. read more

I love this place! I've been to two different locations, different set up, but the food is amazing!! Huge portion sizes for a reasonable price! read more

If you need a tasty quick fix and it's dim sum and then sum, 88 Bao Bao is your boy. I toggle between this one on Brentwood or the one in Dublin. Weird for me to say this but the Dublin has bomb Shrimp Fried Rice. Why the difference? I dunno. Whenever I start a low carb diet, I get weak willed the next day and head to 88 Bao. One recommendation, get the Pork Buns. Eat this while listening to 88 Rising channel on YouTube. You so cray cray read more

88 Bao Bao - Pork Buns. Or this is a scene from Aliens. Delicious aliens tho, yup - Dim Sum Near Me - Brentwood, California

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88 Bao Bao is the place to go if you like soup dumplings. Their sticky rice is my favorite dish and a must try and a must have. Friendly staff and quick to your attention for anything. The place is well kept, organized and clean. Oh, and the fermented cucumbers are great as well. read more

88 Bao Bao - BBQ Pork Bun - Dim Sum Near Me - Brentwood, California

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Waited about 10 minutes for har gao ~ 10 pieces $13. Def a nice add to the location but a little pricey. Would come again to dine in and explore what else is on the menu. Things are a little pricey compared to driving out but I'd def give it another try. Har gao shrimp was 10/10 tho! read more

5/5! I always come here for their pork xiao long baos! I usually get chicken chow mein and green beans. They have a great air conditioning system and it keeps everything cool inside. The staff are always nice and quick making the food. I love this place! read more

88 Bao Bao - Pork XiaoLongBao (8) - Dim Sum Near Me - Brentwood, California

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This place is incredible. I can't believe I'm just barely trying it for the first time. My wife and I just had dinner here earlier today and we had an awesome experience. The place is clean and spotless. The table has chili oil, vinegar and a sweet soy sauce. Through the large glass window you can see the chef cooking up chow mein, fried rice and more. A woman is also molding the dumpling and shuimai while another person is cooking up other entree items. It's a great view for everyone to watch. We enjoyed their chili oil won tons; hints of peanut butter and chili oil with an authentic tasting won ton. The numbing sauce is just enough and very faint. We loved their Shanghai style chow mein; it's sweet with a smoky taste too. The shumai pieces are delicious and served in 8. The xiaolongbao is served fresh as well with a nice gingery broth inside. I love soaking these in vinegar! I can't wait to come back again and try more dishes like their popcorn chicken and fried rice! This is by far THE BEST Chinese dim sum and bao spot in the area. It's authentic, everything made fresh from scratch, and the taste of each dish is delicious. I already want to go back!! Coming back soon again! read more

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I gave it 2 stars for the soup dumplings ( ok only) the rest of the times were either cold or too oily. The beef pancake rolls were cold. I watched the cook make the roll through the glass window and saw something I couldn't unsee. The pancakes were not made fresh and he attempted to warm it up but was served semi cold inside. The pork buns pulled out from a frozen bag and placed in the steamer. I am so disappointed that they were not made in house. The vermicelli noodles were tasty but the noodles were broken up and some parts did not have flavor. The shrimps were generous but small. The garlic noodles were so oily we brought it home to remove some of the oil. The pork buns tasted like frozen buns and confirmed by what I saw. Overall, a disappointing view and the bill was close to $100 with tips. I don't have pictures of the bun. I do not think it is ethical to steam frozen buns from a bag that from Ranch 99 and serving it. I believe this is a chain store and only this location does it. read more

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I love love love their dumplings!! They were door dashed to my home and still were steaming hot!!

I took a nice drive out to Brentwood to meet some good friends and I wanted to meet at 88 Bao Bao. Their menu looked really good and their high yelp reviews made it quite appealing. Well, I couldn't find the place even with the help of Waze. It turns out it is two doors to the right of Trader Joe's so hope that will be a helpful tip for you. The interior is smallish and the people are really sweet. The food is A+. We ordered a nice variety of dishes, ALL extraordinary: sautéed green beans, beef roll, pork xiao long bao, popcorn chicken, pan-fried pork buns. I can't imagine the food being any better. Be careful when you bite into the pan-fried pork bun. It has a lot of yummy juice inside and it will squirt you or whoever is sitting next to you! The green beans were cooked perfectly. Everything was super delicious. We loved all the dishes we ordered, and the odd thing is it wasn't busy on this Sunday afternoon. There were a few diners eating inside, but it wasn't crowded as I would have expected. I would eat here regularly if I lived closer. Parking is a breeze. There is a huge parking lot shared with other businesses. read more

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The food was average, the popcorn chicken with flavor completely plain. Paid $28 for chicken popcorn and bao really bad flavors.

I'd definitely come back for the soup dumplings! Food came out fast & the servers were quick and friendly. We ordered the pan fried buns, pork soup dumplings, and beef roll. I'd recommend skipping the beef roll since it barely has beef and tastes mostly like hoisin sauce. The filling of the pan fried buns & soup dumplings are very similar/likely the same so either get one or the other if you're getting pork dumplings. read more

We've been craving dumplings and found this on Yelp. Thank you Yelp! What a great place with good food. We ordered the chicken fried rice. It was light, seasoned well and not greasy or oily at all. There were plenty of chicken and it was tender. We also ordered the popcorn chicken. It was lightly breaded, seasoned well, tender and served in a descent portion. The pan fried pot stickers were good! The outsell was lightly fried and very tasty. The meat inside was tender and seasoned well. The pork buns were ok. The bun was thick doughy or dry and the meat inside was ok too (unfortunately, I was expecting it to taste similar to the pork bbq bun or siopao that I've tasted at Filipino restaurants). The workers were very friendly and welcomed us right away. Though it was packed and they didn't have a lot of seating, they promptly cleaned the tables as soon as guests left so it would be available. There was plenty of parking but it could be difficult to find a space because of all the other businesses. We can't wait to come back to try other menu items. We recommended this place. read more

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My 1st visit to 88Bao. Food was good but not the greatest. Dimsum's are ok. Pork sui mai are tiny compared to a teahouse. Chow mien, pork pot stickers was good n juicy. Skin a bit thick. BaoBao are ok at restaurant but next day leftovers BaoBao's are hard as a rock if microwaved. Overall i would come back for other pan dishes to try instead of Dimsum. read more

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Wontons in Chili Oil & Chicken Chow Mein are awesome ! Always fast and ready to go quick. The cashiers are always friendly. read more

88 Bao Bao - Wontons in Chili Oil - Dim Sum Near Me - Brentwood, California

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Pretty good - not worth making a special trip to Brentwood (or their other location in Castro Valley I think), but if you're in the area, this is a great place to grab food. I would say that the XiaoLongBao and the shaomai are both very authentic (southerner style, like Shanghai), but but just ever so slightly under flavored. Still hit the spot tho. read more

88 Bao Bao - Dim Sum Near Me - Brentwood, California

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Don't order the general chicken. It's all batter 60% batter 40% chicken. we didn't hardly eat any. We told the waitress and they still charge us for it. Left it all on the table. The rest of the food was good. Maybe we should've just stuck to the things we know that's good there. read more

It was my first time eating at 88 Bao Bao. We dined in before closing and was not rushed at the end of the night. They had great customer service. I will definitely be back and recommend checking it out. Shanghai Style Chowmein: It is a 7/10 but the portions are huge and amazing! Pan Fried Pork Buns: They come in 6 but we were excited and tried it before I got a picture. The beef roll is a 10/10 and the spicy chili wonton is a 9/10. The wonton was packed with meat & flavorful. read more

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Service was fast and friendly. The location itself want too big. Bonus that Trader Joe's is located next door. Plenty of parking on a weekday night. Boiled pork dumplings were plump and juicy. The squid was a little chewier than we would like. The sauce was also a little sweet. Cucumber salad and greens were well seasoned. I wouldn't order the chili oil dumplings again. The sauce was too thick and left a weird aftertaste. Overall, it was a good dining experience. read more

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We've ordered here a few times. Each time things are forgotten or wrong items. Everything still tastes good just things are often wrong. My kids get disappointed when they get the wrong steam buns. Double check your items before leaving. read more

You order in the front, take a number, place it on your table, and wah lah! Here comes your food~ We didn't order too much this time. We got a regular xiao long bao, crab & pork xiao long bao, and my favorite cucumber salad. The xiao long baos were piping hot with lots of soup inside. I wasn't a fan of the crab one, but can't tell you why exactly. Maybe I'm just not a fan of crab. The regular pork one was delicious though. The cucumber salad was bomb! The right amount of everything. I almost wanted to drink the leftover sauce. That's how yummy it was! read more

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Ngl bro this place was lowkey buns. The squid please for the sake of your toilet don't order it. It smells horrible and taste just like it smells. Only thing I recommend is the dumplings they were bomb read more

Stopped by recently with a work associate to grab a meal after a busy day. We saw the dim sum signs and knew where we were headed. Traditional walk up counter service, we grabbed a couple menus went outside and open found a table and fill out the order form, trying a variety of items - back inside paid at the register and got a number. It was a night afternoon and sitting outsise was an ideal spot - within ten minutes the first of our orders started to appear at our table. First the steamed BBQ Pork Buns a nice pillowy bun with well seasoned pork, a little to much bun to meat but still good. Next the Green beans, they were a standout. A nice serving of succulent beans just the right amount of seasoning and fresh - enough to split for sure and we ate every one. Within another two to three minutes our first dumplings and the chowmein appeared. The Vegetable Chowmein is a huge portion, more than enough to share and we could not finish it. The noodle were good but a little dense, the flavor good and seasoning on point - good but my least favorite of all the dishes we tried. Also arriving with the noodles, the first of our dumplings, the Steamed Pork. Very good, large full dumplings with tasty pork a broth, the dumpling firm and full all in all a good choice. Last but definitely not least to make their way to us, the Shrimp dumplings an order of eight beautiful dumplings a bit smaller than the pork - stuffed with nice sweet shrimp also a very nice dumpling and a good choice. The meal overall was good, not Chinatown in the city but good - when the Green beans are the standout at a dim sum place - it is what it is. 3.5 Stars - rounded up for the quick, professional friendly service and servers. 00815 read more

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Brentwood does not have good Chinese food. But this place. It's not bad, decent good. The only dish I would write home about is their rice noodle dish. There stir fried rice noodle (vegetable) is one of my favorite dishes here. Perfectly seasoned reminds me of Singapore rice noodles but no curry powder tasting. The taste is very familiar to what I'm used to. All my friends enjoyed the vegetable stir fried rice noodle the most. I hope they don't Americanize their dish too much. read more

The restaurant is small, but the dumplings are big! We went there twice in two days. It's cool to see the chefs working behind the glass partition cooking and wrapping dumplings. The employees are very friendly, too. Day One pork xiao long bao - Juicy, but dough was a tad thick beef roll - Not bad, but I've had better. The wrap had a "thick" texture and could've been more flaky. garlic green beans - We really liked this one, and they gave a lot! grilled squid - This was pretty good, too. It was a big squid! Sauce was a tad sweet for out liking, though. Day Two won ton soup - These were not your typical small won tons; they were basically dumpling size. The dough was basically dumpling dough (i.e., thick). The broth could've had more flavor though. pan-fried pork buns - These were good! Great crunch on the outside and flavorful stuffing. leek and pork steamed dumplings - Again, thick dough, but not bad. We really liked the chili sauce as it was made from szechaun (numbing) peppercorns, which is different from many other places. read more

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I wanted to try this place out, I love dim sum and i heard this was really good. The service was good I called in my order and picked up. The ambiance is very casual, we ordered take out so we ate at home. I was so impressed. Everything was so delicious!! I will come back and try other items on the menu and give my review. read more

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OMG they win for the best homemade chili paste I've had! can you believe that? I seriously research this topic and tried chili paste all over the bay area and not only is this one the best they are so generous with it l!! trust me that is rare most restaurants do not have chili paste because they say they don't have the employees or the money to make it I love this restaurant just for that reason also their chow mein is the best!! thank you 88 Bao Bao you are the winner in my book!! As a vegan they also have an option for me which is the rice noodles thank you read more

88 Bao Bao - The best chili paste and chow mein! - Dim Sum Near Me - Brentwood, California

Our order: pork and crab roe XLB, wonton soup, stir fry vermicelli with chicken, steamed pork and chive dumplings Previously dined at their Dublin location (and trying to not compare the two!). The stir fry vermicelli is a must here, it has that wok-on-open fire taste and fragrance that feels like streets of night markets. Every dumpling was filled to the brim. The XLB filling was a little on a saltier side and the broth wasn't as clear as I would've liked, so there is a bit of a lingering grease in my mouth. I think the owners of this particular store are Cantonese and added their flare because I do taste and see the increased use of dark soy sauce in the fillings. The skin of the steamed dumplings was supple and soft. The menu here is adapted for the Asian demographics of the area. They serve a few Cantonese dim sum classics, and even lumpia. The restaurants sells frozen dumplings that you can take home and DIY. We purchased a bag of their frozen XLB and will write an updated review once we've tried them out! Always happy to see more East Asian presence in the restaurant scene in Brentwood and Contra Costa and will be back to support them. read more

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Small little sit down spot, you can definitely take it to go if you wanted to... there was a good amount of seating available for the time we went. I do have to say... it's a little pricey for dim sum... I think automatically I was comparing this place to Din Tai Fung... A lot of the spice flavor comes from the schezuan peppercorn, which has a tingly/numbing sensation on the tongue. Overall, the food is good, and great size or portions, we weren't able to finish all our food so we took home leftovers. There is a bunch of parking available in this shopping center just depends what time you go and how busy it is..we were able to get parking right in front of 88 Bao bao :) read more

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Good food, and fast service, definitely reliable. If you have enough people to feed, I'd definitely recommended you give this place a shot.