Jian Bao

I didn’t like the food we got but service is really nice - tomato and cheese dumpling was ok but the dough was delicious so I’d imagine their regular dumplings are solid - spicy XLB tasted like hot pot but of just the spice that I don’t like. It kind of reminded me of leftover hot pot not the starting broth - pan fried pork bao, the filling was delicious but the skin was too dry Chili sauce is delicious

Phenomenally delicious braised beef noodle soup! I’m Chinese and just got back last week from a trip to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Taiwan. I tried many top spots for braised beef noodle soup in different styles (across the range of clear broth to brown broth). This place honestly bats with the best of them: fragrant, complex, earthy, very rich broth. And the braised beef was so tender too! Surprised you can get such delicious noodle soup in such a large portion for $16 in SF

Summary: the food was good, but not sure I'd come back. + Their signature pan fried pork baos are delicious - perfectly fried exterior and sizeable filling of pork and soup. My only criticism is the price - at $15.50 it's $2-3 more than other restaurants I've been to. ± The braised beef noodle soup was good, nothing special but the beef was tender and noodles chewy (although a little too soft personally). ± Xiao long baos were okay - wouldn't get them again. They are dim-sum style in aluminum cups, which isn't my preference. - Service was meh - only ever checked on when we ordered and when we wanted the check. The restaurant wasn't even half-filled, but the waitress seemed to be busy talking to customers she was acquainted with. I guess you don't come to a Chinese restaurant for the service, but worth noting. - Tipping: please be aware the custom tip option is in Chinese. The lowest auto-tip option is 18%, which I think is ridiculous considering service was meh.

One of the pork/beef burger is made the authentic way as in China. The best I had in America. (肉夹馍) Noodle and bao are also great. All hand made.

Been here several times with my family, and it’s a new neighborhood favorite for all of us! They are very sweet with the kids and everything is super flavorful. We’ve gotten the beef noodles soup, dumplings, xlb, braised pork ribs, big chicken plate, and pan fried buns. Highly recommend!

So thrilled Jian Bao has joined the neighborhood. Our favorites are obviously the Jian Bao, which literally explode when you bite into them. Other delicious items include: - Beef or Wonton Noodle soups - Xiao Long Baos - Kalbi Ribs (I know, Korean and not Chinese) The regular dumplings are kind of meh. The frozen one sold in bulk at Yummy Dumplings down the street are in the same ballpark and can be made at home. Anyways, we have already ordered from here like 3 times in the past 6 weeks. Love them!

A true gem…the braised beef noodle soup, cucumber salad and lotus root salad, and especially the sichuan wontons are favorites. Service and staff are amazing as well. Same owners as Mini Potstickers further down Irving St, but this spot has even more menu options. A must visit in the sunset!!

Braised beef noodle is so delicious! I highly recommend it Broth are flavorful and beef is so tender I’ll come back there for sure