Bao Bao

Restaurant · Kerns

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Portland Bun Cart Bao Bao Has Opened a Restaurant in Inner Northeast - Eater Portland

"Pork and scallion bao, juicy dumplings, and chicken congee have rolled into a new space on NE Couch. Bao Bao, the bao and dumpling cart in downtown Portland, has opened its first restaurant. In 2017, wife-husband team Sabrina Zhang and Randy Richardson opened a cart serving handmade bao, dumplings, and soups. Zhang and Richardson met in China, where he was teaching English. The two got married, and after moving to the United States, Zhang’s mother suggested the two of them open a food cart. Zhang and Richardson returned to China, where they worked at a bao restaurant and developed a menu. The cart now sells bao filled with pork, chicken curry, and sweet red bean, plus things like dumplings and soup. Years later, the two have opened their new 20-seat restaurant, which they hope to use as a commissary for a future fleet of carts and a home base for their fans. The restaurant’s menu is basically the same as the original cart, with chilled bao and dumplings for customers to make at home." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden

https://pdx.eater.com/2020/2/11/21133463/bao-bao-pdx-portland-restaurant-northeast

545 NE Couch St, Portland, OR 97232 Get directions

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