Went here for a late lunch Friday afternoon. Had the duck bao, pork bao, and the grilled cheese. We wanted to try the bone marrow but they were 86ed. Both the duck and pork bao were delicious. All the ingredients were super fresh and you could tell there was a lot of love putting them together. The meats were juicy and perfectly cooked. There was delicious duck fat dribbling down my arm when I took the first bite. YUM! The pork fat was melt in your mouth good. \nThe short rib grilled cheese on the other hand, was disappointing. The menu said cheddar cheese but to us, it really tasted like Kraft American slices. I'm pretty sure I can distinguish the difference between cheddar and American. Onion jam you say? What onion jam? Couldn't taste it. The tomato dip on the side should be renamed \"warm jarred marinara\" as that's exactly what it tasted like. I thought since there was so much TLC poured into the baos that maybe the owners would have done something unique for their fries. But nope, they're just mass produced, store bought, frozen. \n\nService was fine, I was expecting to have to wait for a long time after reading others' reviews, but maybe it was because there were only 2 other tables in the restaurant when we were there. \n\nThe ambiance and location SUCKED!! The restaurant is located in the Eureka Casino and it's an open door leading into the restaurant - It was seriously like sitting in an ashtray while trying to eat. The smoke was overwhelming and it was hard to enjoy our meal. \n\nI'm not sure if I will be back - don't get me wrong.. the bao were sooo good! But being a non-smoker, I'm not sure I can handle sitting in a gross old building with second hand smoke as my complimentary side.
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