Bao Noodles
(212) 725-7770
391 2nd Ave
New York,
NY
10010
40.7376
-73.9813
Neighborhoods: Midtown, Gramercy Park
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In Short
The interior features flickering candles in white paper lanterns, hand-painted murals on distressed brick and oversized wood booths. Vietnamese dishes include quick-seared flank steak, tangled with garlicky watercress; crispy calamari, enlivened with jalapeno slivers; and chicken curry with daikon and handfuls of fresh herbs. Some standards, like shrimp spring rolls and noodle soups are popular.
User Reviews
sakeman2009
January 22, 2009
This has been a topic of great debate here, over the Pho at Bao Noodles. Having had hundreds of bowls of pho as well, I would have to disagree with the last persons review. I eat here quite often and the pho has intense flavors of cinnamon, star anise and clove, followed with a well balanced beef broth. I dont understand how one can say that the pho has no flavor. Not traditional is hard to understand when the guy behind the soup station is Vietnamese and so is the manager as well as the wait staff. When I asked them they al seemed to agree that the food was based on traditional recipes and I tend to trust their opinions. As to the other dishes, I had a Tamarind Snapper that was fantastic, The Chicken salad was great and they even had a pigs head salad(I am pretty sure that is traditional cause I had not had that before) and certainly not something the ordinary american customer would order. I like this place and will keep coming back no matter what people write.
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noodleman1111
January 13, 2009
We don't like Chef Michael Bao's cooking. Our mexican chef can cook better vietnamese food than Vietnamese chef. Our food even much better than long before when Michael was here.. Come here and try a lot of delicous items from our Closed Bao 111.. Please come agian to Bao Noodles... please please
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January 12, 2009
This is a conveniently located restaurant for my husband and me, so we really wanted to like this place. We ordered the vermicelli noodles w/grilled pork and pho - the beef noodle soup. The vermicelli was decent. The fish sauce was good, but the pork was way too salty and totaly dried out. It didn't taste very fresh. Nevertheless, it was OK enough for us to recommend it. However, the pho was truly the worst we'd ever tasted. It was utterly bland, and the beef slices were way too thick. They should be tender and thinly sliced. After hundreds of bowls (not an exaggeration), I can say that this was the worst bowl I've ever had - unequivocally. It's rather sad that I can be this certain. When I told the manager what I thought - in an effort to encourage the restaurant to do better - all he could muster was "people say they like our pho." This is in no way an authentic restaurant, and that need not prevent a recommendation. It's really the taste and quality of the food and lack of service. Do yourself a favor and go elsewhere. You can get much better food for half the price at a place in Chinatown. Some other reviewers liked the atmosphere - I suppose if you're in the area, want something Vietnamese-y, and a full bar - maybe you can find some things to nibble. However, if what you want is Vietnamese food - no, just plain good food - this is not the place
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