Wow Bao

Wow Bao is an innovative, small footprint restaurant. Based in Chicago, the menu focuses on hot asian steamed buns, potstickers, and rice & noodle bowls.

7 / 10
121
ratings
  • Phone

    (312) 226-2299

  • Website

    wowbao.com

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  • Type

    Dumpling Restaurant

Address

225 N Michigan Ave (at Lake St.) Chicago , IL 60601 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Wi-Fi Free
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Comments / 32


Keywords:

quinoa bowl good service chicken great value breakfast food good for a quick meal steamed buns spicy food casual restaurants lunch summer rolls clean fruit
Abdulrahman Almunayes ????????

Smart Restaurant , order, pay & collect your food by your self. Delicious Asian Food . Try the Vegetarian Rice Meal & Ginger with Lemon Juice . Very unique technological environment. Very recommended.

Nicholas Brichetto

Thank you for supporting 4sqr and rewarding your customers through it. This place is great. The dumpling soup has an awesome heat to it plus the dumplings are tasty!

Myra Rubin

Addicted. Thai curry chxn bao + Spicy Mongolian beef bao . Yummmmmm. Staff nice + will steam these in the morning although breakfast menu is out.

Time Out Chicago

Pot stickers are fine; better to go with the Thai curry-chicken rice bowl with its yellow curry . Or just stick with the bao , steamed buns stuffed with fillings such as slightly spicy kung pao chicken .

Serious Eats

The BBQ pork bao is filled with small chunks of sweet and savory Chinese-style barbecue pork with a flavor similar to teryaki.

Kurt Vanderah

If they have a season Bao for sale, get it. You'll be glad you did, and you'll be sorry when it's gone (especially if it has "banana " in its name).

Time Out Chicago

The fifth location of this minichain puts Lettuce Entertain You's stuffed Asian buns within walking distance of Millennium Park . Read more

Jared Rauh

Wow! Dumplings and buns were amazing! Very fast service too.

Nelson

Not quite as cheap or steamy fresh as the real stuff in Hong Kong but oh so close. Couldn't find egg custard bao on the menu which was a real disappointment. Overall, very delicious.

Social News Network

BBQ pork bao is the way to go. Also the staff is incredibly nice here.

BaoMouth

The menu at Wow Bao 225 N Michigan doesn't list steamed dumplings , but if you're willing to wait, and ask nice, we'll make 'em for you

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C Enid

The Chicken Pot Stickers are fantastic!

Tom Wolf

If they have a seasonal bao (e.g. pumpkin in the fall), go for it!

Jason Dazey

Ordered online; quick service-no waiting. I would recommend this location.

Paul Rho

The new quinoa bowls are great! I don't feel over stuffed like usual.

Steve Ziemba

Large coffee (e.g. Grande) is only a$1.76 (w/ tax). Get the dark roast .

Lettuce Entertain You

The chicken summers rolls are so fresh and delicious!

Linlin Laing

Teriyaki chicken bao ! Awesome

Colin Lee

The initial concept is unique but the food is mediocre

Jeff Beck

Chocolate bao is sooo good

Marguerite sacredtherapyspa.com

Love the curry chicken rice bowl .

Christopher Wiksten

Try the coconut bao

Terrence

Try the Ginger Ale w/passion fruit .

Gerhart Hauptman-Diaz

First time I've had a Bao and boy are they good!

Brad Kleinman

Check in... Get BOGO. Awesome.

sophie m

The food is excellent, as always, but it's way too loud in here.

Farah Aleem

The service

Mac P.

Quinoa bowl with Kung Pao Chicken

Rich Floyd

Friendliest Staff

M

Stick to potstickers . Everything else is garbage. Unless you are a fan of cold noodles and such.

Kim Brownawell

Veggie rice bowl = yuck. Too much cilantro . All I could taste.

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