A new quaran-theme is born: foods that look good despite being haphazardly thrown on a plate.
The containers go directly into the trash to minimize potential contamination, and let’s face it, my re-plating isn’t pretty. These fluffy Bao-clouds from Nikuman-Ya survive the transfer intact, but the photo is hardly advertising. This virgin-white pork-stuffed puff is all sorts of tasty, but my picture makes it all kinds of pasty... the only thing pastier than me. Don’t let my photography deter you. The pork filling is tender and juicy every time, though I’m more seduced by the shrimpy sass of the slightly spicy seafood bao.
The Pork & Cheese Bao is a dumpling wrapper around a large Bao filling, with a crusty layer like a chicharron but it’s cheesaron. Sounds weird but it works. Get this one if you prefer, or just get the regular. One order of either is big enough to share if you’re getting other stuff.
The Pork and Takana Dumplings are a mash-up of the two. A chewy dumpling wrapper err on the side of thick and is pinched into a bucket-bag purse like a mini-bao. Same tender pork, mixed up with leafy greens, a veggie with a drier texture like chaya and a deeper flavor like the leaf of a mustard green.
Their entrees are also worth a gander. The Crab Fried Rice is firm but light, with all the crabby flavor you could ever want infused into every bite. Visible crab bits, even in this crude AF photo, highly recommend if you’re feeling fried rice.
Essence of mapo tofu. The ingredients are all there and the peppercorn numbing-burn will linger, but where Chinese food tends to shout, this one has flavors that whisper so listen up.
Close your eyes and point to something on the menu if you can’t decide. It’s going to taste great, guaranteed, and especially if it’s bao. There’s a not a lot of menus that can make that promise, but Nikuman-Ya can deliver. And if you can’t there and literally need them to deliver, don’t miss out - have Doordash do that for you.
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