Bao - Victoria

Bao is literally the best ramen spot in town! Nothing defeats it in my personal opinion.. it’s literally a burst of flavours in your mouth.. SO DELICIOUS!Their buttermilk fried chicken bao is to die for, I could literally eat 10 of it in one go.. and my favourite ramen is the Tan Tan men ramen!!Highly recommend!!

One of the best ramen and Bao places in Victoria, I’ve never tried Ramen before and Bao was the first place I had ramen from and I fell in love. Really cute vibe!! Excellent service, great food and affordable!! Must try

The pork belly bao was phenomenal. I wish they were a bit bigger, I could eat 6 of these no problem lol I would come back to try some of the soups, the kitchen smells great upon entry. Thanks Bao

Let me preface this by saying that my partner had found Bao and wanted to try it because of all the rave reviews. We came in with an open mind as we knew this was a fusion restaurant and wouldn 't be your typical experience.We weren 't too hungry, so we unfortunately missed out on the bao, which is what they 're known for. We missed out and will likely try the bao next time.You order at the counter then get seated : I looked at the menu and IMMEDIATELY started craving katsu curry, so that 's what I ordered. I was happy with the portion size, but not so much the actual dish. I 've had a lot of katsu curry in Japan, Korea, and growing up with it but this was a unique take.I really enjoyed the chicken katsu, but there was a large amount of green onion and cabbage in the dish, which seemed a bit odd. The curry was labeled as spicy, but I didn 't feel the kick that I expect from Japanese curry, nbd, but I wanted a small burn. The oddest bit was the ginger mixed with umeboshi. One thing with Japanese curry I love is the tsukemono that comes with it, not necessarily this interesting addition.We really hope to come back to try the bao so I can revise this review :

Best Ramen I have had. In 2018 we found this restaurant and have come back ever since. My daughter loved the Ramen Tofu back then and this started her journey exploring different types of food. For Muslims: don’t let the pig on the door turn you off: the vegan vegetarian dishes are incredible. Our whole family loves the vegan/ Vegetarian Tan Tan Men. The tofu is crunchy and delicious. I wholeheartedly recommend Bao. I look forward to it all year and it is a big reason why we all love coming to Victoria so much.