Bao Bun Bowl

This pretty much instantly became one of my favorite restaurants in the entire greater city area. Hand pulled noodles - on site - very genuine flavor and quality ingredients. The neighboring restaurant seems to be owned by the same family and is clearly Sichuan, but the actual menu for this place seems to be more Lanzhou. To my knowledge this makes it unique until you start getting up north closer to Dayton. More importantly, the flavors and textures are completely on point. This restaurant not only individually is excellent, It also fills what I considered to be a gaping hole in the local food scene. It's a must visit if you enjoy or are curious about Chinese cuisine.

Edit for quarantine: they have a very clean, safe set up for pick-up with plexi glass and plastic, and a box with two openings to pay and retrieve your order. The food was still delicious (just be sure to get shaved noodles for the time being if you want them made in restaurant since the person who hand pulls the noodles is not currently working to reduce the number of employees in the restaurant). I work in a hospital and I was so impressed by their safety measures. This place is a must visit if you enjoy any form of Asian cuisine! They have so many options and everything is made from scratch and done extremely well. I especially love the ramen and bao buns. I have tried several flavors of each and haven’t had anything less than delicious every time. I have always been able to get two meals out of the ramen (it reheats well!) and everything is fairly priced. Definitely check it out if you haven’t!

This unassuming little restaurant is smack in the middle of a strip mall and you'd never know it was there unless you were looking for it. And you should definitely look for it. The kitchen is open to the dining room, so you can see your dumplings and noodles being made fresh while you wait. My dumplings and bao came out steaming hot, and were delicious. Perfect for cool nights or any time when you need to warm up.

Everything I've tried here is phenomenal. The special tea egg is a must. The spicy beef honeycomb tripe is also a really good starter. The pork and shrimp bao are a safe choice for anyone who doesn't like spice or anything too adventurous. I highly recommend getting the noodle pork intestine bowl or the long bean bao