The dumplings here are so fresh that you can watch them being crafted by the dozen in the makeshift kitchen set up by the restaurant's front door. But not only are they fresh, they are incredibly cheap - for $25 you will be rolling out of Juicy Bao's doors (and did I mention that it was BYO!).
On this occasion we ordered the pork and prawn wontons with chilli and peanuts ($9.80), the stir fried noodles with seafood and XO sauce ($14.80) and the vegetarian Xiao long bao ($11.80). The pork and prawn wontons were the dish of the night - offering a suite of spice, flavours and textures - I'd highly recommend ordering this dish!
Busting with flavour, the stir fried noodles came a close second (and would have come a clear number 1 if the seafood tasted just a touch fresher).
We couldn't go to Juicy Bao and not try their bao, so the vegetarian Xiao long bao were added to our list. For me, I found them to be a touch boring as they were filled only with spinach. Whereas my friend (who is vegetarian, so one could say is an expert on the matter) absolutely loved them and said that they were some of the best veggie dumplings she's ever had.
With its great food, value and service, Juicy Bao is definitely on my recommendation list for dumpling houses in Melbourne.
Food: 4/5
Venue: 3.5/5
Service: 3.5/5
Total: 11/15
Verdict: love - get around to trying it soon
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