633799 Fri Jul 03 16:23:28 -0700 2009 15 2 Los Angeles Area 0 4828074 I've done many steamed pork bao's and have been left unimpressed. My girlfriend says that the chicken lover in me would like chicken bao, but neither of us know where to go. I'm assuming this hunt for the best will take me from my home in the SFV to somewhere in the SGV, which I am willing to do. Any idea where to go? Fri Jul 03 16:23:28 -0700 2009 97644 ReelMike84 1 4828103 To start with you can go to BBQ Unlimited on Sherman Way between Coldwater Cyn and Ethel. Then after that, go to any of the dim sum places in the SGV. If you want takeout, 888 has takeout or go to one of the Yum Cha Cafes (http://www.yumchacafe.com) splattered around the area. Cantonese for it is "gaai bao", rhymes sort of with "why now". Fri Jul 03 16:47:08 -0700 2009 4828074 10811 Das Ubergeek 2 4828142 A gai bao is made of pork. Although "gai" mean chicken, I think they call it a chicken bun because there's 1/2 an egg in each bun. Sandwich Express and the market next door to Pho So 1 in Reseda both sell gai baos. I believe they're supplied by CBS in Chinatown. Fri Jul 03 17:12:34 -0700 2009 4828103 43023 Galen 3 4828582 I think perhaps we're thinking of different things. The gai bao I know are chicken and ginger in a bao bun. Fri Jul 03 22:06:54 -0700 2009 4828142 10811 Das Ubergeek 1 4828160 Family Pastry has them for 85 cents each and they're big enough to make a meal. Fri Jul 03 17:26:43 -0700 2009 4828074 11914 monku 1 4828312 Try Lucky Deli on N. Broadway in Chinatown. They may sell it in bulk in the refrigerated section like their steamed char siu baos. I believe I paid $3.60 for half dozen? They also have hot dim sum to go. The siu mai plates (8 pieces) were $2.80 if I remembered correctly? Fri Jul 03 19:07:03 -0700 2009 4828074 116037 Clinton 1 4828459 New Won Kok in Chinatown has them, not sure how good they are. Fri Jul 03 20:41:03 -0700 2009 4828074 11279 Burger Boy 2 4828484 The really good ones have 1/2 an egg, Chinese sausage and mushroom in them. There was a place I used to get them at in Chinatown but I never knew the name of the place. Next time I'm at Sandwich Express I'll try the ones they get from CBS for you. Fri Jul 03 21:02:44 -0700 2009 4828459 43023 Galen 3 4828669 The New Won Kok does not have egg or sausage inside as far as I know, more like a brown gravy with chicken in a Bao Fri Jul 03 23:48:25 -0700 2009 4828484 11279 Burger Boy 1 4828675 Try CBS Seafood in Chinatown. They have two sizes. The regular ones that often come in dim sum carts and a larger one with a half boiled egg and a piece of either sausage or charbroiled pork (can't remember which). They're cheap and filling. You can grab them from the takeout side of the restaurant. Fri Jul 03 23:59:14 -0700 2009 4828074 250852 taiwanesesmalleats 1 4829016 Had some recently at Top Island Restaurant on Valley and Almansor St. in Alhambra. Very popular and crowded at lunchtime. Prices are dirt cheap for dim sum. Lots of parking the shopping center lot. Sat Jul 04 07:24:41 -0700 2009 4828074 116037 Clinton 1 4829257 I happen to like the chicken bao at Empress Pavillion in Chinatown. They also have a baked chicken bun which is delicious. Sat Jul 04 09:31:31 -0700 2009 4828074 12033 Hughlipton 1 4831442 In Long Beach you can get some fresh baos at a place called Dragon Sea Restaurant. They serve a Cambodian or Lao style bun, but some of the cooks speak Chinese, so I think they are a blend. Anyways, they have both BBQ pork as well as chicken w/the chinese sausage and egg and they also have a ground pork w/the chinese sausage and egg as well. These are not like the real Chinese gai boas that you may be searching for, but they are fresh and they have it most all day long for about $1 each. They also sell fresh sui mai 2 for $1 that are pretty tasty. Dragon Sea 1239 Anaheim St Sun Jul 05 15:46:05 -0700 2009 4828074 77080 justagthing 2 4832337 If you can't find Chinese chicken buns, many Filipino markets also sell Filipino-style buns made with chicken. If not Chinese or Filipino, you could also try going to Lao markets because some of them sell Lao-style chicken buns. Vietnamese markets also sell their own Vietnamese-style chicken buns. Mon Jul 06 00:59:41 -0700 2009 4831442 252820 yummyrice 1 4831737 You can also buy some in the deli section of the Ranch 99 Market on Sepulveda Sun Jul 05 17:47:14 -0700 2009 4828074 1091102 MikeLee 1 4833168 Yum Cha Cafe has a pretty good steamed chicken bun @ only $0.99. Mon Jul 06 09:27:49 -0700 2009 4828074 11583 ipsedixit