We walked around deciding where to eat. My sister saw their menu and was craving chicken rice and also decided to get a lychee iced tea. The cashier was very patient and friendly. My sister got her food pretty quick. But when removed the lid from her food and nice presentation in a styrofoam container. But my sister was a bit bummed because it looked more like chicken satay than a chicken rice dish. She was wanting more of a Chinese dish than Thai at a place called bao bun. But she did enjoy her lychee iced tea with the jelly and one lychee in it. read more

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Food and price here are great. The Shumai and dumplings here have great flavor along with the dipping sauce. The pork belly rice plate was good too with the peanut dipping sauce. I totally would recommend to try this place out if you like dumpling and pork. read more

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Meat was dry and tastes like cleaning products, potions were incredibly small and very false advertised, barbecue bun tasted starchy, bread coats entire mouth can't even taste the meant, not coming back read more

Our daughter's absolute favorite, she requests buns from here every time we go to Liberty Station and they are always delicious! read more

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I'm leaving this review for both Bao Bar and Mamamade as I'm not sure what part of our food came from which entity. We ordered food to go. It's located inside Liberty Station and the vibe is pretty nice. Surprised I hadn't explored these restaurants before. We got the fried rice, the basil noodles and the bbq bao. The bbq bao was super interesting! I liked it. It's filled with a bbq sauce based filling likely made of potatoes and maybe meat. I would've liked more filling to go with the size of the bao. The fried rice was just ok and a little bit dry and bland. The basil noodles definitely took the top prize among the 3 as they were delicious, spicy and very flavorful. I also got a honey dew boba tea, which was delicious!! I will be back to try out some of their other stuff. read more

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If you're looking for a snack in Liberty Public Market, try a bao bun! Got two pork bao buns and it hit the spot. The pork was lean and wished they had used pork belly, but it was still good! If you want to try different things from Liberty Public Market and looking for items to try, definitely get their bao bun. read more

Bao Bar - Pork bao buns - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

Very appealing store in the Liberty Public Market in San Diego. Service is very quick and you wonder how much of the items are freshly prepared. i liked the look and the toppings. The bao bun was okay. What was disappointing was the chicken itself. This seemed to be a boiled or sauteed small pieces of chicken. Lacked the warmth. Either way, it lacked flavor. This item can jump the ratings if the chicken is kept as one whole piece, breaded, and fried crisp. That will change everything. read more

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Excellent food and service! The owner was very attentive and made sure that we had what we needed. It was also a great value for the price!

I did not get their boba so if that is what you want, feel free to try. The literally microwave their food... who does that?? I would rather pay a few bucks extra for fresh food than pay what you pay here for shitty microwaved food.. sucks cause we were really looking forward to trying this place just to be disappointed. Since they microwave their dumplings, by the time we made it outside to eat there was paper from the bowl stuck to the bottom of each dumpling. read more

Bao Bar - Dumplings with paper from the bowl stuck to the bottom - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

Maybe I came in an off day or maybe I ordered the wrong thing, but I really couldn't find any flavoring in the bao buns I ordered. I know they usually don't have a whole lot of flavor, but I really couldn't taste anything in mine. The chicken had minimal seasoning, but, it lacked flavoring and seasoning as a whole. I had to add sriracha and soy sauce to make it have flavor. I'll still definitely try this place again and maybe grab something else to try it. The prices were quite fair too so I'll definitely come back. read more

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The bao buns weren't steamed and the flavor was lack luster. The pork and the chicken weren't seasoned therefore I had to add hoisin sauce to give it some flavor. read more

Bao Bar - Pork Bao - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

The service was good. The food was inedible. I thought the picture they had with pork belly over rice is what I would get and the bun I would get would be a steamed bun. I received dry roast pork over hard rice and a dry pork bun, which they tried to revive with relish and sauce. When I tasted it. I had to spit it out. I do not recommend them. read more

Bao Bar - Pork over rice and their take of a pork bao...not good - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

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Fantastic boba. Their lychee & peach is a little sweet, but their boba is chewy in the best way read more

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This place is inside liberty Station which is a very nice place to spend the day. Their smootheis are really good, my husband didn't like their boba tea (Daboba is his favorite so far). My sister ordered their chicken bowl and the chicken were undercooked. Overall, it's a nice place for some cold drinks but not for food. read more

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I stopped in the Bao Bar for a light lunch, so I ordered the grilled chicken rice paper roll, which was essentially one large cut in half for $7, if I remember correctly. The rolls were a-okay and came with a lot of lettuce and veggies. On that note, I would of like more chicken. The chicken that did come in the roll was tasty but unfortunately it was a little on the dry side. More tender and juicy chicken please. All the veggies in the roll were great. I did have a little issue was the rice paper roll. It was a lot more stickier than it should of been and kept sticking to the surface. Also, the peanut sauce, although flavorful, its viscosity was to thick and needed to be more creamier. The ladies who took my order and made my rolls were nice. read more

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Another good meal out of Liberty public mark. I had the bao buns and the pork rice bowl. The highlight was the bao buns with all around fresh ingredients with rich flavors from the slaw and pickled onions. I would definitely order those again! read more

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The food is pre made and microwaved in plastic bags and the meat is rubbery. It's not good.

Bao Bar is a newly opened stall at Liberty Public Market. The owner is the same as that of Mama Made Thai just around the corner. The menu was very simple with two steps. The first was to select a wrap which was either a bao bun ($4) - steamed wheat bread bun or a fresh roll ($7) - steamed white rice sheet. The second was to pick a protein from either pork, chicken, or tofu. I chose a bao bun with pork which was slow cooked and marinated with a set of spices that included star anise, cinnamon, pepper, and cloves. The bun was quite soft, and the meat was flavorful. The price was expensive for the size and contents though. They also had a selection of beverages on the menu from two types of milk teas ($4), three different fruit iced teas ($4), and three choices of smoothies ($7). For an extra $0.50 each, the following could be added to the drink: boba, lychee jelly, mango popping boba, or strawberry popping boba. I asked for a strawberry iced tea with boba. The fruit flavor was good, but the boba pearls were much chewier than what I have been accustomed to. They needed to be boiled longer for better softness before serving. Overall, I gave Bao Bar a 3.5 star rating for my experience. read more

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I finally got the chance to try Bao Bar this Monday and oh my god, they did not disappoint. It had been such a hot day and I really needed something refreshing so I got a lychee iced tea, for an extra 50 cents I added lychee jelly. The owner Samantha was really nice and made everything on the spot. The tea wasn't overly sweet and she packed on so much jelly I was so excited, super refreshing. I also got their beef bao which I kid you not was so delicious, the beef is so tender, juicy and flavorful, I wish I had 4 more! The bao bun was so soft and pillowy really a good vessel for the beef. As an extra little treat she added a taro bun, which really reminded me of my childhood. I told Samantha when I come back I'll have to try the pork plate, I love pork so I cannot wait to get that in my mouth soon. If you're in the market drop by and get a bao you won't regret it. read more

Pretty nice Bao place. I saw it's over there for a long time and finally got a chance to try it out. The taste is decent, I won't say it's authentic because I originally come from China. But they taste fine. The rice wrap is my favorite. The roasted pork over rice is delicious too. I don't really recommend the bbq bun, it's too pricey comparing to the size and taste. read more

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Very fresh food, the spring roll so crispy and vegetables were very fresh and the chicken was just the right ratio of meat. The bao ban was soft and the flavorer's were very delicious to with the sauce and pork great bao..We find this best spot by accident and must keep going to help the small business. I'm so happy with dinner. read more

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Second time eating here. First time I got one of their baos (which was very tasty) from what I remembered. Their menu has since expanded since they've opened and this time decided to order one of their rice plates. My friend ordered the chicken skewers plate and i had the roast pork. Both came with a side of kale/lettuce salad and two scoops of rice. I loved the lime vinaigrette dressing and thought it was refreshing. We both thought our protein (chicken and pork) were a little dry and lacked flavor. The lychee tea with boba was good. Next time I'll stick to their baos. read more

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2 bao for $7 Pork bao - shredded pork, a little dry. Would have preferred pork belly slices. Chicken bao - good! I loved all the toppings on the bao, the bun was super fluffy. Flavors were good. read more

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I love bao bar and what buns they carry I got the pork Bao and shrimp bao and also got the fresh spring roll with Chicken, they also have wonderful drinks and is sooo refreshing I tried the tarp smoothie and also the fresh tea with strawberries, the staff is nice and they practice social distancing, will definately come back to support. They are located in liberty market. read more

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We ordered the 2 baos for $10. You can pick chicken, pork, or tofu. Shrimp was .50 extra. We went with one chicken and one pork. As I waited for my food, I watched food being prepared in the microwave and frozen baos taken out of the freezer and placed into the steamer. I thought the food would be made from scratch. I was surprised the woman wasn't more stealth about putting the frozen baos into the steamer. The baos were OK. The chicken had a curry flavor and the pork was like pulled pork. The toppings were the same for both - kale, pickled onions, carrots, and peanuts. It came with one hoisin and one siracha packet. I won't be back. read more

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So my daughter loved the tofu bao and the lychee tea. She really enjoyed the type of tofu they used and the garnish. She loved the crunch and the flavor. For me I wasn't impressed. I could swear I tasted frostbite on the bao. Plus the pearls in the tea were severely undercooked. You're surrounded by amazing food vendors. If you want to survive you need to step up your quality! We're rooting for you! read more

The pork buns were satisfyingly filled with plenty of marinated meat. The buns were hefty and soft. The spring rolls were huge and plentiful. I also ordered a real fruit smoothie with just fruit and almond milk (no syrup). It was nice and fresh and not sugary. read more

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The pork bao's are delicious! Best I've had in San Diego. Love this spot! The food was out in less than 10 minutes and the flavors are just great. You can't miss with this spot! read more

Mmmmm we love their buns here. You can't go wrong with any of their choices. Super authentic and such friendly staff. read more

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They only have pork bao that is closed otherwise it is basically a bun sandwich for any other type of meat. The bao still opened up on top. The food was still good. The staff is wearing masks but they are also wearing gloves that they handle the register and food with. One of the places without a long line read more

Bao Bar - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

After dinner at Stone...we walked back to our car, which was parked in front of Bao Bar. I guess boba is all the rage with teens these days and my kids instantly started begging to get boba. sure...why not? i sat in the car and they ran in to get their after dinner treat. They came back with the biggest smiles on their faces! They told me that the staff was super friendly and helpful. I thought it was very reasonably priced. ..i was actually thinking that it would be pricier since we were in liberty station. i tasted the kids beverages and they were delish! Next time I'm in Liberty station, I imagine the kids will be begging to come here again. read more

Grabbed the chicken and tofu bao buns Tofu: slices of firm tofu in a BBQ sauce, topped with kale, pickled radish, carrots, and cilantro. It kinda tasted like a salad between the buns. When eating with the toppings, the tofu gets lost because the pickled-ness of the veggies is SO powerful. By itself the tofu was fine! Chicken: This was inedible. The chicken was a curry chicken that looked like it had been sitting out for a while. You know how old chicken somtimes gets so dried out it looks plastic-y? Yeah....that is what this chicken looked like. After one bite, we could not eat any more. The old chicken left a gross aftertaste in my mouth that I can still remember....ew. It. had the same strong pickled veggies as the tofu one, so all these (not pleasant) strong flavors competing resulted in a really disappointing meal. read more

Bao Bar - Tofu and Chicken bao - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Diego, California

I've had Bao Bar bookmarked for a few months and I was finally able to try it out yesterday. Bao Bar is located inside Liberty Public Market. Their menu is simple and you can choose from either a bao or a spring roll. Their protein options are pork, chicken or tofu. I ordered 2 pork baos for $7. It tasted pretty good, the pork wasn't bad and it had decent flavor. There was a point in time when I was obsessed with bao buns particularly the ones from Ramen Yamadaya in Clairemont which has now closed. These baos from Bao Bar are pretty good too and they satisfy the cravings. The only thing is I wish they had the Asian kewpie mayo, I love that as topping on baos, at least they had hoisin sauce here. read more

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I walked into liberty station market wanting to find a quick rice bowl, so I chose bao bar. I literally came from the suicide prevention walk that was in the park and was wearing a shirt dedicated to a passed love one. The woman making the food decides to ask me why am I wearing the shirt and who is it? I told her it was cousin who committed suicide, and she rudely said oh why did he do that? Did he jump in the water? Is he crazy in the head? How old is he? He's so handsome why he do that. It's very inconsiderate to ask that.. on top of that she threw all my food in the microwave and tossed my food at me at the end. Idk what crawled up her ass, but I'll pray for her. read more

This was my first time purchasing from here. The staff was very friendly. I ordered 1 barbecue Bao and the fresh spring rolls. Both items were delicious I would definitely purchase from them again. read more

I've never had a bao bun and actually had to google it but they looked good so we stopped and tried a chicken and pork at the recommendation of the girl who was working. She was very nice and explained what it was and how to properly pronounce Bao. Both were really good but the pork was sweeter. The meat was tender, moist and very flavorful. The buns were doughy yet light and the pickled cabbage, carrots and kale slaw was really good. The fried garlic on the top added crunch and garlicky flavor which was super duper delish. We liked it so much we had it again before we flew out of San Diego and will definitely eat Bao Buns again and hopefully they will measure up to the ones we had at Bao Bar. read more

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Awesome bao! I tried the chicken and the tofu. They are both really good with a slight preference for the chicken bao. read more

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If it tells you anything, I stop here every time no matter how full I am for a pork bao bun. It is the perfect mix of textures and flavors and everything together is so good: the staff is so kind and the service is quick. By far one of my favorite spots in the market. read more

Simply put, the food was not good, super overpriced for the portions, and the service was rude (coming from a New Yorker, that's saying a lot). I felt plain awkward ordering, like I was intruding or something. Also, it's really weird to watch someone take your food out of a freezer and microwave it before giving it to you. Unless of course you're at home, not paying restaurant prices.... The location is awesome (Liberty Station), but I definitely won't be eating here again. read more

Their baos are delicious! The meat is tender, juicy, and very well seasoned. The bao itself is so fresh and soft. I have tried baos where it was on the dry side, and this place def knows how to make their baos soft and delicious! The tofu kind of threw me off, it was my least favorite, the flavoring and texture just wasn't for me. But all the meat baos were delicious and I enjoyed it. read more