
Happy Baos was founded by Chef Mei, who grew up in Northern China, where making hand-made dishes from fresh dough was just as much part of the culture as it was his family tradition. Every recipe at Happy Baos is carefully curated and created by Chef Mei, just the way he remembers them as a kid.
Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8:30 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 66 S Dobson Rd STE 112, Mesa, AZ 85202
Phone: (480) 912-1207
Website: http://www.happybaos.com/
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Reviews
Food? I don’t like seafood or onions, so it’s sometimes a challenge for me to eat at Asian restaurants. Luckily, I was able to enjoy some tasty items from Happy Bao’s. The food came out hot, it was extremely colorful, and everything was delicious.
Service? It’s a very small place inside the restaurant (if you suffer from claustrophobia, think twice), but there was a small table or two immediately outside their door. It’s in the Mekong Market so if you’ve been there, you know there’s a pretty large dining area located in the food court. The few staff we spoke with were polite & quick.
Ambiance? Nice. They had some cute decor on the walls, though I will say the floor near our table was a bit sticky. Considering the amount of traffic (a lot of customers were simply picking up orders) — plus how full & busy it was — I imagine it’s difficult to find the time to clean the floors.
I would totally visit Happy Bao’s again, though probably for take out vs dine in.
My partner and I both agreed the honey ribs and the fried rice were the best dishes out of this combo. The ribs were soft, flavorful, and I honestly wish I had more for the price. But with it being part of the combo, it was fine. The fried rice is huge (see picture), and is actually pretty good. Not just “soy sauce” flavor you might taste at some other restaurants. It paired well with the rest of the dishes.
Our next favorites were the XLB and the wontons. The XLB came out hot/fresh, and the soup/meat inside were flavorful. We paired it with both the XLB and the other dipping sauce they provide. We both felt the XLB sauce was way more vinegar-y than we liked, but the other sauce was more better balanced. The wontons (the ones with the yellow wrap) were much better flavored than the dumplings (the ones with more pinkish wrap).
The dumplings were probably our least favorite. It didn’t have that much flavor and lukewarm at best when we ate it.
Of note, both the wontons and dumplings come with chili oil all over. As someone who likes spicy food, this definitely can be spicy for people, so be careful! It paired nice with the fried rice in this regard.
Lastly we got Pork Sheng Jian Baos as part of the combo. The bottom is nicely crispy and pan fried, which was a nice change of texture. The bread itself is kind of bland (tastes like pan fried bread), but the meat inside is flavorful. I liked eating a bit of bread with the fried rice and some of the chilli oil or ribs to make a more well-rounded bite.
All that to say, if we were to come back, I think the only things we’d for sure try again are the fried rice, the honey ribs, and MAYBE the XLB. I think the combo is still worth it to try if you’re curious about the menu and want to make your own decision for it.
We have been here a couple of times. Often stop when we drop by Mengkong supermarket.
This is a great little restaurant serving fresh made dumplings, soups, noodle & rice dishes as well as Bao (steamed and fried).
Once you eat one dumpling it’s hard not to eat 10 more.
We suggest going with 4 or more people. Order a variety of dishes and eat family style. The xiao long bao (soup dumplings) are worth a try. We also like the bok Choi and Choi sum.
Well. We like everything on the menu. Wish I had four stomach’s so I could eat more!
It’s a great restaurant serving authentic Chinese (not American Chinese).
We lived in Asia (hong Kong and singapore) for 22 years and we miss the food greatly.
Happy Bao does a great job of replicating the real thing. And it’s clean, has friendly and attentive service and is in a comfortable environment.