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Bao 111

Critics' Pick

111 Ave. C, New York, NY 10009
nr. 7th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-254-7773 Send to Phone

Critics' Rating: Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
6.9 out of 10

10 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Vietnamese

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Nearby Subway Stops

6 at Astor Pl.; F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.

Prices

$13-$27

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Good for Groups
Hot Spot
Late-Night Dining

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

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This venue is closed.

Don't let the gangly young models and their scruffy escorts deter you. Even these diet-dazed divas can't resist what emerges from chef Michael Huynh's Vietnamese kitchen: Exceedingly fresh, Hulk-size summer rolls. Plump chicken wings that come with a Scotch-bonnet dipping sauce that elicits a warning from the waiter. And grilled short ribs skewered onto lemongrass stalks—a highbrow steak-on-a-stick that may make you wonder whether Jean-Georges has a moonlighting gig. Fusiony entrées creep past the $20 barrier, but the noodle and "traditional style" portions of the menu fall well beneath the mark (try the sputtering ironpot chicken). And save room for sublime desserts like black-sticky-rice pudding, just like the models do. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Summer rolls, $7; grilled short ribs on lemongrass skewers, $12; steamed black rice pudding, $6

Reader Ratings

6.9

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

This Should Be Your Regular

MarcusMaso from 10002 | Posted on 9/13/07

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	10
Service:	10

Décor:	10

Value:	10

The food is fantastic, the service is great and the atmosphere is definitely there for any type of night out. This should be a regular for everyone.

great place...

theKfactor from 10305 | Posted on 5/21/07

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)


Food:	7
Service:	8

Décor:	7

Value:	9

I picked Bao 111 after reading through all the other reviews. I took my girlfriend there for our one year anniversary before hitting the town. I was seated promptly (I had a reservation) and the waiters were VERY attentive, the drinks...Read More