We swung by to grab some takeaway bao and dumplings, and the service was impressively quick, friendly, and patient. While waiting to cash out, my little niece spotted a furry pink bunny stuck to the metal shelf, and the staff kindly offered it to her, which was part of their Chinese decorations. She was super happy, and I greatly appreciated the kindness. The food was delicious, but what really stood out was the exceptional customer service--the active listening and thoughtfulness made our first visit memorable. We're already looking forward to returning to this tiny, causal take-out location with no seating. They're situated in a parking plaza with free parking, though it's not extensive. We didn't encounter any issues with parking during our visit. read more

Could be not my lucky day but I didn't have a good experience with this place. Baozi was cold, dry and tasteless I'm not sure if it's fresh or not but it's very cold and the flavor is off even though I ate right away after bought it. Definitely need more seasoning. The dough need a but sugar and salt to enhance the flavor. It could be good price but not quality. Also the service is not so nice. You have to ask for the chili sauce since they don't include it in the orders. Take out only! No from me and I won't be back! read more

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3.5 STARS Props to the young male cashier for holding it down! I was waiting in line when this lady in back of the line started yelling her order to the cashier. Some of us turned around to give her the evil eye but she kept going. She then managed to get her order BEFORE another customer and myself who ordered the same baozi...because she was on the cashier's nuts the entire time. Rude and no chill. And, he handled it well...you can't win with people like that. Just get them out ASAP which is what he did. Not only did the cashier have to deal with this difficult customer but he was busting his behind, wearing multiple hats - taking orders, running around putting together orders, packing them, and cashiering. Poor guy; blame it on labor shortage. Now, let's talk Baozi! Danacious Dumpling's specialty is Baozi, Northern steamed buns with savory fillings. They're open for takeout and limited indoor dining. They're not on any American delivery apps; maybe they're on Fantuan, HungryPanda, and ChowBus? M E N U * Baozi (8-12 pc for $14), Cold Noodles ($12-$14), and Jiaozi frozen dumplings and wontons ($22-$26). Baozi fillings: pork & green onion, pork & mushroom, pork & sour peppers, pork & cabbage, pork & tofu, egg & chives, etc. Most of the baozi are pre-made, packed, and sitting on the counter. But, they were very busy when I visited around 1 pm. The counter was pretty bare so the cashier was running around trying to pack the baozi. If you visit when they're busy, you may be able to get freshly steamed baozi. To drink, they have housemade soymilk w/ dates ($4). Visa and MC accepted only but with a high $30 minimum. B A O Z I * 猪肉大葱小包 Pork & Green Onion Baozi (12 pc - $14): https://tinyurl.com/4vf498rv The baozi tops was excellent - so fluffy soft and light but the bottoms were rolled too thin so they were soggy/wet. The pork & green onion filling was savory, moist, and flavorful but there were sizeable air pockets. Comparing my batch of baozi to earlier ones posted on yelp, it seems the pork filling has shrunk in size. Shrinkflation? Since the baozi are small, you'll probably need at least 6-8 pieces for a meal. I asked for a side of their housemade chili oil and was given a tiny 1 ounce container that was half filled. The chili oil was fragrant and mildly spicy (prefer it hotter) but there was only enough for several baozi. S E R V I C E All business. There was a 7 minute wait for my order that was still in the steamers. A M B I A N C E Clean and modern compact shop. You can see the aunties making the baozi and jiaozi in front. There's several tables pushed against the wall so you can dine-in. Kinda awkward when it's busy with a long line so probably best to take to-go. P A R K I N G Tight parking at the front of Saratoga Plaza but there's a large parking lot in back. Overall, tasty baozi but needs a better filling to bao ratio; unless it was an off-batch? Jenny's Kitchen aside that sells a myraid of Northern Chinese and Taiwanese items, I believe Danacious Dumpling is the only shop specializing in baozi in the South Bay so rounding up to 4 stars. read more

Danacious Dumpling - 猪肉大葱小包 Pork & green onion baozi dipped in their house chili sauce | 12 pc - $14 (CC's accepted w/ $30 min) - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

The reviews for this place were very good so I decided to try it out. Sorry for the late review because I did not try the dumplings until today. Firstly the pork and green onion buns are very good. The meat to dough ratio is good though I would have liked a little more meat. The pork mix was quite delicious and not over salted. Each box comes with 12 bite size buns (well 4 bites). The dough was not too thick only at the top as expected. The shrimp/pork/chives dumplings come frozen in a bag of 30. They were pretty good though I did not get to taste the shrimp. The skin was a little thicker than the Cantonese shrimp dumplings but it wasn't too bad. It also was not overly salted. I wonder if I can heat them up like gyozas??? Hmmm??? While visiting the newish store, there were two nice mommy-like ladies making the dumplings by hand. That is what you want to see. I will definitely go back for the buns and will continue to try cooking the dumplings in various ways. read more

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Our family go to takeout place in the area, as we all including the kids Love medium and small baos, as well as the dumplings but do know the dumplings Do take 10 minutes to heat up if you're eating outside for takeout. The celery cabbage pork buns are our favorite. read more

Love the baos here! Tried the pork and green onion, pork and mushroom, and egg and chive baozi. The pork and green onion was my favorite, the filling is really well done. Pork and mushroom was also good, egg and chive felt a little heavy on the chives. The portions are good for the price, one box of 12 bao is a pretty filling. The chili oil that accompanied the baozi was also really good. For dessert, I ordered a date cake which was delicious. It reminds me of banana bread with a lighter and airier flavor and subtle date taste, it wasn't too sweet! The restaurant is pretty small and seemed to be mostly pickup. They asked if I wanted the baozi hot or cold, definitely get it hot! read more

Danacious Dumpling - Pork and green onion - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

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Seen this place all the time so I decided to stop by since it was one of the only places that open this early for food. It's roughly $14 for each of these tray. I walked in and seen about 6 ladies making these all by hand right in front so you know it's legit. Waited about 20 minutes but it was well worth the wait and price. The mini baos were my favorite, they were so soft and packed full of pork and mushrooms. You get about 12 for $14. It can be overwhelming when walking in as a lot of the menu is in another language but if you pay attention there's a small English description on the bottom. Give it a try you won't regret it! read more

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Good food very tasty you will not be disappointed. Not a seat down restaurant it is for take out only. However I never able to resist so I start eating my dumplings in the car. read more

Food is awesome! Service is good. Preparing table is very clean. Will come back...Sometime there will be a line waiting, but don't have to wait too much time. read more

Best pork buns in the bay area! So I am from Tianjin, home of the famous gobuli pork buns. I am a total dumpling snob, and this is the one bay area restaurant that I approve of for authentic, freshly made pork buns. Come early in the day to get these warm and fresh (though they freshen up well with a quick minute in the microwave). I recommend getting the pork and green onion baos and get frozen dumplings to go (having them cook it for you takes 15m and makes you look like a bit of a loser while you wait for your dumplings and everyone else is getting their buns right away!!) everything is so tasty, so you won't want to wait! read more

Drove by this spot today and decided to try it! Cozy inside! We ordered the pork and green onion bao and shumai! My daughter liked the bao, and i loved the shumai, very tasty! The person at the cashier was very friendly and explained the menu to us! Will definitely come to get the shumai again and try something else next time! read more

Danacious Dumpling - Shumai - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

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Danacious Dumpling is fairly well known for making a different version of bao than what you're probably used to. They're like a mix between a regular bao and a soup dumpling. The outside is soft and fluffy while the inside is porky and juicy. This is actually my favorite style because it combines the best of both worlds. There's really nothing else like it in the Bay Area. We know this because we've been actively searching for something like this forever before discovering Danacious. The service is meh and the ambience is negligible. I don't think the staff speaks English. Exactly what I expect from a top tier Chinese quick serve restaurant. I give this place 5 stars because it's worth going out of your way to try. The Bao here is simply delicious. read more

Danacious Dumpling - Pork and Green Onion Bao - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

pork xiao long bao were bursting with hot soup and the wrappers were so thin. our server checked on us twice and brought extra ginger without asking. read more

We ordered a variety of baozi to go. Everyone in the group had a different favorite. The small and medium bao were larger than in the pics from other reviews so we had too much for a box per person. Not a worry, they should be good as leftovers! The bao were well balanced between the bao and the filling. Not too much of one or the other. There isn't anywhere to sit but plenty of parking because the strip mall isn't fully occupied. so we pulled out the folding chairs and had party in the parking lot! read more

Won ton soup was good. We enjoyed the dumplings. The bao es just okay. Service was quick. The store is small, but they can get it done.

Damn good Bao's.. sesame noodles were definitely distinct but pretty darn good too. Will definitely return read more

Food is good but they don't have the noodle that we want. My favorite is the dim sum. Line is very long and unfortunately they weren't able to heat up the food for us because of the long line. Parking is difficult. read more

Danacious Dumpling - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

A little shop where you order baos to go. I liked that the size was smaller than others that I have had. I had the ground pork with green onions. The outside was soft and fluffy. I also tried ground pork tofu which was a bit spicy and not my favorite. read more

Danacious Dumpling - Ground pork and green onion - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

Summary: Fresh bao to go. Creative idea! They have some fresh in stock and you don't have to wait. Don't get intimated by the Chinese menu. There are tiny translation on the side. :) Value $14 ish for a box of 8. The bao is small but 1 order is good for 1-2 ppl snack. cc, Apple pay accepted Taste: Fresh and soft breading but the filling was a little salty. Seating: Not much. this is more a to go place. Parking: Easy lot parking read more

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eh it's okay. i did not like the noodles at all. it was like kind of a latiao tofu type of noodle?! it was not real noodle which i did not like. then the buns were just alright. read more

Danacious Dumpling - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

The small baos are tasty. Price is ok for the value. I would rate higher except for the one time they gave me food poisoning. I've visited 3 times and only got food poisoning once though, so maybe it was just that one time read more

Overall delicious dishes that keep me coming back. Price is getting more expensive lately which is disappointing. Food can be a bit oily sometimes but flavors are on point. read more

3.5 stars but rounding up for their friendly staff and great homemade chili oil. Danacious Dumpling is located in the same strip mall as 7 Leaves and Angry Chickz. I liked seeing the aunties freshly stuffing the baos in the restuarant. They weren't busy when I stopped by around 5:15pm on a Thursday. Their baos were pre-made, and you can grab and go and re-heat them at home. I ended up trying: -Pork & Green Onion Bao ($14, https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=FQ6Lb_t3WyuLMKeCiXWPNw&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg): I don't see Northern style baozi at many places, and this was flavorful, but a little bready. I would have preferred a pan seared bao, but this was still good, especially when eaten with their homemade hot chili oil. -Homemade Hot Chili Oil ($2.99): Yum! I wished they gave you small containers to go with your order instead of having to purchase separately, but at least their hot chili oil was very aromatic. It just needs to be spicier! -Green Onion Steamed Bun (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=hvDXN2hWUhWkLFcRlLxklQ&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg): Just ok, and slightly on the bland side. I did appreciate the buns were fluffy though. -Soy Milk w/Date ($4, https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=WsC-Wuu6JCK7ERZRsLQSmg&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg): The owner(?) was super nice and added this to my order to try on the house. I've never had date soy milk before, and it was very light and had a subtle date flavor. It would separate easily though, so make sure you mix it before drinking! I appreciated that it wasn't too sweet, but I prefer regular soy milk. I would come back to try their noodles and other bao flavors. Some staff were wearing masks. Only indoor seating was available. Parking was easy to find at the time since there were plenty of spots in this lot. read more

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Probably the most authentic Bao Zi in the Bay Area. My favorite is the pork green onion Bao Zi. If you order take out, I highly recommend re-steam them before serving (don't use microwave since it will ruin the taste of the skin). read more

Danacious Dumpling - Menu part 2 - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

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This place used to be run out of a back parking lot elsewhere in Cupertino. They finally have opened their own store now at the former Raman Halu (RIP) space. Their specialty is a traditional northern Chinese dumplings called Baozi, the smaller version: aka 山東小籠包. The name is Shandong style (or Norther Chinese style) Xiao Long Bao - no, not the Shanghai style soup dumpling but the original Shandong style small baozi. Think of it as a smaller version of the more common 肉包子 meat buns found elsewhere. The skin is fluffier, dry and thicker as opposed to thin and wet like the Shanghainese XLB. The Shanghainese version is often called XLTB - Xiao Long Tang Bao or 小籠湯包 to distinguish it from the northern non-soupy filling version. Back to the restaurant, they make one of the better 小籠肉包子 that I've had in the USA. May they have a long and prosperous business. read more

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I was looking forward to try this place for their northern style baozi, we got several items to go since seating area seemed limited: Pork and green onion bao: did not disappoint at all, was everything I remembered from childhood. The skin is fluffy and the filling is juicy and flavorful. Cold noodle with sesame sauce: the noodle has an interesting, almost gluten-ish texture; sauce was tasty too. A little pricey for what it is ($6-$8 would be more reasonable). Soy milk with date(complementary): thick and taste healthy. Shrimp and pork wonton(frozen): to be cooked. Will come back to try more baozi and dumplings! read more

Updating review based on more visits. Unfortunately, I'm either missing the right timing when the dumplings exit their steam or they're made earlier in advance to beat lines. That first time was magical as they were piping hot. But the last few have been barely warm. I'd gladly wait for a fresh batch but hesitant to go again for room temp dumplings. read more

Danacious Dumpling - Bao Menu - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

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Ordered the pork and green onion bao and they were so good! The bao was soft and fluffy and the pork and green onion filling was perfectly seasoned. The baos are a little larger than xiao long baos so it's easy to eat a lot of them. I definitely will be back to try other food. read more

Danacious Dumpling - Pork and green onion bao - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

First time here, I arrived at around 1030am Friday, I asked the cashier if they have any onion pork and mushroom pork baozi which is still hot/warm that I can eat right away, she gave me two boxes of warm baozi, I also bought a box of sticky rice siu mai but it's not that warm anymore so she heat it up with microwave for me. The baozi was as warm as body temperature, I could comfortably eat them. Fresh! I like the onion and pork baozi more because it has more flavor and the filling is way better than the mushroom pork baozi. The sticky rice is good, doesn't taste like artificial flavors, they definitely make them by themselves. The mushroom pork is lack of flavor and the filling easily fell apart. These baozi reminds me the ones that I used to eat when I was in middle school in China. This unique type of skin is called 油皮, it is very soft and fluffy, well mixed, thin but won't be broken easily, very good! read more

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Yummy Takeout worth a quick stop! We like their soft dough and minced pork baos best. Sometimes we get the chives veggie bao and those do run out fast. The shiitake mushroom and pork baos are quite Dana-licious too! read more

Danacious Dumpling - Shiitake mushroom and minced pork baos - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

I tried two of the vegan offerings, the cold noodle salad and the vegetarian bao, and both were tasty and well made. (They helpfully answered my food questions. There are other veg options that include eggs, which I did not try.) This place is mainly for carry out, and has prepackaged refrigerated and frozen items. I walked in and placed my small order, and they kindly warmed the baos for me. So hungry I ate it in the car! Will try more dishes the next time I'm in the area. read more

Really yummy! It looks just for takeout but they let us eat there. I thought the cold noodles were gonna be like liangpi but they were also like wheat gluten - so chewy and good! I also liked the buns! They had the buns and noodles already made - fast! read more

Danacious Dumpling - Cold sesame noodles - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

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Not a review on food but more of a PSA on their insufficient and inconsistent labling. The sauce of their sesame sauce noodles contain chicken seasoning, but on their chinese listing it's labeled vegetarian. On their veggie buns, they list egg as an ingredient in the English label but not in the Chinese label. When I called and asked them in Chinese, they claim the veggie buns don't contain eggs. read more

The steamed bun is very authentic! Recommend the string beans, tofu and chives one! The only bad thing about this place is that it's only to go. read more

Danacious Dumpling - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

One of my new favorite places to go for a take out. The baos are so good. Buy a few boxes to munch on the road or eat at home. Friendly staff too. read more

Pleasantly surprised by this place. Small place, you likely wont find a place to sit but the food is tasty. Great bao zi's with generous fillings and the fluffiest bao. Eat it while it's hot! read more

I work nearby & I've been going to this spot for almost 3 years now. Could not recommend more highly. Staff is incredibly kind & bao is the best I've ever had. If you're unsure of what to get, I'd recommend the pork & green onion or egg & chive bao. read more

Danacious Dumpling - Noodles Near Me - San Jose, California

My husband and I love our takeout from here when we are in the area. A bit expensive but you get a good portion of each order. My favorites so far are the baos and dumplings! Pork and chives dumpling or bao are always solid orders, but we recently tried the minced pork & tofu bao and I enjoyed it. The pork, shrimp and chives is also a delicious combo. Not enough meat ratio to tofu but the flavor is good. The dumplings with rice and mushroom inside is also not bad too. Their in-house chili oil has a kick of spice but good with the dumplings. Would recommend as an authentic dumpling shop :) read more

This was an interesting find. This is an order out restaurant. Very easy menu so you can make your choices quickly and be on your way. Ambiance: It is clean and very organized. They are very efficient in taking your order and fulling it. I enjoyed the food. It was very tasty and enough to share with others. A great dish to take over for potluck. read more

Great place for dumplings I will definitely be back Yummy dumplings with some spicy sauce too I will recommend to check it out Great service too read more