BAO

Handmade Chinese cuisine featuring fresh dim sum, bao buns, and dumplings made to order daily.

BAO in Redwood City centers on the steamed bun, described on its site as soft, fluffy dough steamed around a filling. Top-rated dishes include the crab xiao long bao, baked curry chicken puff, pork and shrimp shumai, shrimp dumplings, macadamia black pepper beef cubes, pine nut chicken lettuce wraps, and double crispy noodles. The restaurant says it treats the dining room atmosphere as seriously as the menu.