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2014-06-02
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Little Bao has been making a very awesome name for itself. I've heard both good and bad things about this eatery. But the long wait has dissuaded me to go try it...until NOW. We had a plan to get there early: so at 6:20pm I staggered hungrily to Little Bao...hoping to get one of the seats!!! But lo and behold- they were completely full and already having a wait list!!!! They reassured me it would be about 30-45 minutes and I hustled to Yardbird first to grab a drink, stay away from the heat and
LITTLE BAO-ing it!! (Well...before this happens...) OH! Btw...we had 3 of their Little Baos....this one is the Fish Tempura one...which I accidentally deleted on my phone! :/
About 45 minutes...we were seated against the bar. The space is small....And we started with Yuzu Leaf: Bourbon, yuzu, maple and lemon ($82)..the drink was nice and refreshing! A great precursor to the rest of the night!...Deliciousness up ahead. I oohed and ahhed at the menu...before finally anxiously awaiting for our Bao-licious dishes. And don't be alarmed...because they do have things other than baos! Just wait and see/read!
Clams, Bacon, Potato: White Pepper Miso Broth, Cilantro, Toasted Miso-Butter Baos ($128)...I don't know if its because I was really hungry or what? But these baby clams were delicious! The soup broth was soooo flavourful. I didn't want to be rude...But I definitely could have slurped EVERYTHING UP...in the end, I decided against doing that....but did use their toasted miso-butter baos to quench the soup base as well as the empty clam shells!
Orange Chicken: Fried Running Chicken, Salty Egg Yolk, Honey Glaze, Orange Zest ($98)....OMG...I LOVED THIS!....the fried outer coating was a delicious salty egg yolk and honey sauce batter and then drizzled with orange zest! It was amazing. I loved the crispy yet juicy sweet and salty coating. Everything about this dish was perfection!! Hot, moist, saucy, flavoursome and deep fried! YUM
"Mac & Cheese" Steamed Rice Rolls, Menataiko Cheese Sauce ($108)....Wow...I just realized I found a new sauce that I really like. Had noooo idea I liked this cheesy menataiko sauce- its slightly sweet yet sharp and blended in perfectly blanketing the smooth steamed rice rolls. WE gobbled this up...at this point, my stomach was filling up....but I knew we had the signatures for last....THE BAOS!!!!!We had 3 salty Baos, 2 sweet baos! But I mistakenly deleted the fish tempura bao picture fresh market fish, tamarind palm sugar glaze, pickled lemongrass fennel salad ($78). Alright lets get to the baos!.... DROOL WORTHY Baos! Remember Little Bao has a strict 'No Bao Cutting' Rule...so go with someone(s) you don't mind sharing with OR...just eat the whole thing......;) Whatever you fancy.
Fried Chicken Bao: Tartar sauce, with a juicy crispy fried chicken filet ($78)...Okay...so this fried chicken is off menu...and I know why it was...It was amazing. Super juicy, crispy and the meat stayed succulent and intact the entire way!
Pork Belly Bao: Slow braised pork belly, leak and shiso red onion salad, sesame dressing, hoisin, ketchup ($78)...the pork belly had the best mix of fatty pork and lean pork, drenched in a gorgeous sweet sesame dressing and a salty hoisin sauce, topped with leeks, and a bit of that shisho red onion salad mix. I loveeeeeed this. I had the majority of this one. Thank you...for letting me be greedy! Cause I realllllllly like pork belly! And this little bao was sublime.
Little Bao Ice Cream Sandwich: Deep Fried Bao, Salted Caramel.... ($48) A lot of people told me they loveeeed this one! But for me, I preferred their original sweet bao. Perhaps I was also ridiculously full at this point....but don't get wrong. Its worth a try!
Little Bao Ice Cream Sandwich: Deep Fried Bao, Green Tea Ice Cream, Condensed Milk ($48)....NOM NOM NOM!! Sometimes, you just need a sweet ending. I was beyond full at this point...but the glistening deep fried sugared bao and sweet cold green tea ice cream....was beyond resisting. I devoured it all. Wishing I didn't waste all that dripping condensed milk...PS: Use the paper wrap they give you with it...I didn't (hehe) and my hands were a mess!
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