Bao Down @ Gastown
- Aaron Tong
- Apr 27, 2015
- 2 min read
Bao Down 12 Powell St, Vancouver (In Gastown) It's a couple blocks from Waterfront Station, near the statue of Gassy Jack. (778) 379 - 3611 Website links: https://instagram.com/baodowngastown/ https://www.facebook.com/baodowngastown Situated on the lively cobblestone paved Gastown, there's a new unique restaurant in town called Bao Down. Their speciality is Vietnamese Steamed Baos in an Asian Fusion styled approach. Stuffings include OceanWise Seafood, Paradise Valley Pork, and an amazing array of complimenting sauces. Baos range from $5 dollars to $7 dollars. Their Subs are $10 to $12 dollars and their Sides (ex. Kimchi fries) are $3 to $8 dollars I've been dying to try this place's creations ever since I saw it about a month before it officially opened on the last day of Spring Break in March. Fortunately, I went just a week ago with my friend, Faith. I ordered the "Jaws" Bao, which was the first one that caught my eyes on their social media pages. This Bao is a mouthwatering combination of coconut crusted Ocean Wise Vietnamese catfish, kimchi tartar sauce, Food Pedalers™ micro greens & cabbage in a Thai vinaigrette. The batter was truly amazing, and paired up with the spicy sauce, it was heavenly.
Credits to @baodowngastown for the photo I was too busy eating mine back home and forgot to take a picture haha!
Faith and I had to buy mine and head to dragon boating though haha, so I ate my Bao at home about 3 hours later. Thank goodness it was still as perfect as when I got it, probably because I held it like a baby while taking transit back and forth. The cashier heard Faith and I talking about how we might be late for dragon boating (WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN LIKE I SAID SO LOL), and the cashier helped to speed up our order! Very excellent service! I ordered to go and by the time i took it home, i was dying to eat it, squished or not. So I didn't have a chance for a great pic. But i'll go back again, don't worry!
