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"Located at the Fareground food hall, Golden Boy is a counter-service restaurant specializing in bao buns, bowls, and salads. Stop by for a quick lunch of steamed baos with braised beef with gochujang the next time you find yourself Downtown." - nicolai mccrary, matthew jacobs
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"Chef Nick Middleton and the team behind Y Comida opened this project in the Fareground food hall on Congress this March. Golden Boy focuses on bao, bowls, and salads. Find tempting dishes like gochujang beef bao, miso butter salmon bowls, and a Buffalo chicken salad. But note the hours: Golden Boy is only open for lunch, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily." - Courtney E. Smith
"Chef Nick Middleton and the team behind Y Comida opened this project in the Fareground food hall on Congress this March. Golden Boy focuses on bao, bowls, and salads. Find tempting dishes like gochujang beef bao, miso butter salmon bowls, and a Buffalo chicken salad. Golden Boy is only from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily." - Darcie Duttweiler
Wow! Really great flavor combinations on the Baos, I had the beef and pork which had completely different flavor profiles and fresh flavors on a tender bun. Cucumber salad with Gochuhlgaru, herbs and peanuts was an excellent foil to the rich buns.
sammy abdullah
Google
Whenever I'm in Downtown Austin this is my go-to. The salmon bowl is incredible and just feels so healthy. The food here could easily rival that of any tier one sit-down restaurant. You can tell this is a chef driven menu, and Austin is lucky to have a lunch spot like this that is fast and to-go friendly. Please open one in Houston.
Jimmy
Google
If you’ve ever watched a Food Network show and thought “that looks so good”, then this is where you can go to turn those dreams into reality. The Miso Butter Salmon was exactly the experience I thought I’d get if one of those plates hopped out of my TV and into my mouth.
I gotta come back to try the bao and desserts, but they’ve set the bar quite high at this point. Looking forward to the next visit!
farris refai
Google
Golden Boy brought a lot of life back into the downtown Austin food scene. The menu selection is super unique and tasty. I normally feel sluggish after lunch, but their salmon bowl fueled me up for the rest of my work day and I felt like I was at 110%! Definitely have to come back and try the rest of the menu items!
Doug Dyer
Google
Best food and vibes in ATX! I've been there 10 times already and am taking the whole family there later this week! I love their bowls (salmon and chicken), pork belly bao, salads. Everything is so flavorful and well-done - highly recommend checking out!
Walker McCandrew
Google
Quite literally the best food and friendliest staff + chef in Austin. That buffalo chicken bao is my kryptonite and the bowls are amazing too! If they have an espresso cookie available it's a must try.
Rad Wood
Google
The tastiest lunch I’ve had in a long time. Their Bao’s are unique and delicious and their salads and bowls are fresh, filling and full of flavor. Honestly, you can’t go wrong with any of the options. Also, try the desnudo cookies!
Daniela Charry Segura
Google
Absolutely love this spot for lunch! The bowls are packed with flavor, and the baos? Unreal and totally addictive. On top of that, the people here are the absolute best :)