Bao and Broth

Enjoyed Miso Ramen at Bao Both. The bowl has fresh vegetables - corn, scallions, grilled chicken and water shoots. The broth is a flavorful miso that has a hint of spicy. The service is quick for a takeout stall. This is one of my new takeout places for a grab and go meal.

Stopped by before Lamelo Ball and tried their Tofu Thai Bun.The buns were good. The flavors were solid, but I wasn't particularly wowed by anything. Just your standard bao experience you feel me? Nice to try once, but not something I'd get again type shi.Would I come back? Maybe, if I'm in the mood for buns, but I wouldn't rush back for it. It's in a food court so service was standard. The food court itself is pretty though!

So many choices for dinner in the Optimist Hall! My eye was drawn to the ramen and so this was my decision.Placing my order with a friendly young lady, my phone buzzed at me a few minutes later and I picked up my meal. A bag containing all the needed parts and I found a seat nearby to assemble. Yes, everything was ready for transport so that it would still be fresh at home so it was even better to have it immediately.Opening the bowl of noodles and fixings, I poured the broth into the noodles and dug right in. Still hot of course and so much flavor. Mushrooms, fresh sweet corn, al dente noodles. It was beyond excellent. Absolutely delicious and fun to eat![Review 2090 of 2024 - 3764 in North Carolina - 23109 overall]

Bao and Broth is one of my favorite spots to eat in CLT. I order take out from here at least once a week! The broth is so flavorful and the noodles have a great texture. It is very hard for me to pass on ramen when visiting Optimist Hall!

Bao and Broth is easily my favorite stall at Optimist Hall! The vegan ramen has onion broth as opposed to miso which I really enjoy. The service is quick and I appreciate that they text you when your order is ready so you're able to explore in the meantime. The ambiance in Optimist is so cozy, especially on a cold rainy night like yesterday.

Located inside the Optimist Hall, my daughter and I wanted to try a bunch of different things, and BAO and Broth was one of the places. I chose the belly bun and the gringo bun. They were both very delicious, and I also went with the original bun. If you're in the area, this is one of the places you want to stop by and try fresh buns so delicious; can't go wrong, and customer service was fantastic.

Cashier was friendly. Very good bao buns! The bun itself was soft and light. "The O.G." Bun was so good, very tender and well marinated. Pickled veggies and hoisin sauce complimented it well. "The KFC" bun was my favorite of the three! The chicken was nicely fried and seasoned. The sauce on it was very good in the cucumber didn't give an overpowering "cucumbery" taste.I no longer see it on the menu, but there was a bun with a small hard shell taco inside. It was very interesting, but my least favorite.

We decided to revisit since the kids love ramen, but unfortunately, they didn't care for the ramen here. They didn't even finish their food, which says a lot. The broth lacked flavor and needed more salt. We can find better ramen somewhere else .

First trip to Optimist Hall and I can't pass up ramen! This was delicious for a counter service restaurant and rivals many table service I have been to. The ramen was served quickly and staff was nice. I also ordered crispy tofu and while crispy wish it had some seasoning. Optimist Hall is great for a family to have different meals! We will be back!

Came in summer long food road trip! The venue itself is awesome. Staff friendly. Wait times super fair. Ordered the "pick 3" bao options out of about 7...(fried spam tomato egg sriracha aioli scallion), OG (5 spice pork belly pickled veggies hoisin), and falafel (seasoned cucumber cilantro tzatzik)...OG the best. Pork belly cooked to perfection but a bit over drenched with hoisin. Spam was delicious but the egg was a bit think and forgettable. Falafel was great with the tzatziki as well.