Bao Bao Cafe

214 W 39th St Retail 101, New York, NY 10018, USA 4.8 Stars on Google
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Thursday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Friday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Saturday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Sunday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
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4.1Concerns reported

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5 Relevant Reviews
Latest: a week ago

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Analyzed 5 reviews, including 5 Google Users and 0 WiseBites Members. Reviewers reported that the restaurant offers gluten‑free noodle dishes such as the Little Hot Pot Noodles and other gluten‑free options, and noted that the glass noodles were described as gluten‑free. Other reviewers reported a cross‑contamination incident where a soup marked gluten‑free contained wheat noodles boiled in the same pot, and expressed concerns about unclear gluten‑free labeling and staff communication regarding safe protein additions.

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Mentioned Reviews From Google

"I visited this restaurant looking for a safe gluten-free meal after seeing a gluten-free option marked online. Unfortunately, my experience here was…"

Shannon O.
a week ago

"I ordered a gluten free soup (it was marked GF) and when I got to the bottom of the bowl there were several wheat noodles! When I asked them what it…"

Noa H.
a year ago

"There's all of one entree item that is vegetarian/vegan, which thankfully is also gluten-free - the Little Hot Pot Noodles. It came with glass…"

Barbara C.
4 years ago
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