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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Dallas

   105 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   105 reviews

   Dined today

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   We loved secret bao. The food was fantastic ! I had the hamachi collar and my husband had the duck fired rice ! We started with the soft shell crab bao and gyosa . Every thing was delicious. Our server was delightful .

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2. RR

   RobynR

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   We love this place. It has become a restaurant that we look forward to eating at when we’re in Santa Barbara. The staff is friendly and inviting and knowledgeable and the food is absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to come back!

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   abrahamyule

   Central Coast

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on August 1, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Good food, nice environment, and quality service. Highly recommended.

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4. HM

   HectorM

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on July 30, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Very professional and friendly staff. Food was amazing and the prices are great.

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   ashleyp

   Las Vegas

   19 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined on July 30, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great service and the duck confit fried rice is the bomb!!

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   Gourmetgirl

   San Francisco

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on July 29, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   We loved it! The food was exceptional and we’re already planning to return. We definitely recommend making a reservation because this place gets BUSY!!

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7. PC

   PhillyCream

   Los Angeles

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on July 29, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   What we had tasted awesome. We ordered the KFC Bao, Brussel Sprouts and the Crab Noodles. The were amazing.

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8. AP

   AlexP

   Central Coast

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on July 25, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   This will become an SB favorite for you. The menu is dynamic and exciting, you won't be disappointed.

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9. SE

   SarahE

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on July 23, 2022

   overall4food5service3ambience4

   food delivered quickly but took very long to get check

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    luvgreatfood

    Central Coast

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Secret Bao never disappoints. Inventive seasonal menu and friendly helpful staff.

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11. EB

    ElliBTru

    Austria

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on July 21, 2022

    overall4food3service5ambience4

    Dishes were hit and miss in flavor profile- a little overboard in the fusion attempt with some. Overall, a great adventure.

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12. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 11, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience4

    Everything was very salty

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    sandymv

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Love this restaurant! The food is superb and the server we had (and have had before) is excellent!

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    Cliff

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Their hamachi shoulder is super excellent! But, it is often in short supply so order in advance, if possible.

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15. AC

    AlanC

    Los Angeles

    22 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on July 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    Great service! The food was tasty

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16. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food came out super fast and was delicious. Our server was super friendly and warm. Only complaint is that the food was a little expensive for the size/proportion.

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    AustinH

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 4, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Love this place more than any other place.

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18. CW

    CharlieWeddle

    Central Coast

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 2, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    great food and friendly service. Not to fancy or expensive.

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19. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food and service

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    eatsoutalot

    Central Coast

    11 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on July 1, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience3

    First rate and innovative Asian cuisine. In a town filled with relatively boring (and hardly any edible Asian) food, Secret Bao shines. Very casual but good service at night, mostly self-service at lunch.

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    tomandtol

    Central Coast

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on June 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This is one of our very very favorite restaurants in SB. We love the casual atmosphere and the creativity of the food. We have been there many times and it never disappoints.

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22. LM

    LaurieM

    Louisville

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on June 25, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Food was fabulous. Waitress was a little off but not in a way that we wouldn’t come back. Just not super helpful in ordering.

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23. WF

    WestsideFoodie

    Los Angeles

    26 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on June 24, 2022

    overall3food5service3ambience4

    While I wasn’t happy that I had to wait 30 minutes for our reservation, it wasn’t tragic. The hostess did her best to communicate with us, and offered us some Champagne which we declined. We eventually sat down after they literally put the entire staff onto turning the table like a pit stop. I actually appreciated that. After we ordered our food, they showed up with an appetizer on the house. It was a nice gesture but I didn’t love the fact that they waited until after we ordered and they secured the check size. I get the business angle on that but the goodwill gesture loses most of its meaning and kind of goes the other way. The food was fantastic and served at a nice pace. But somewhere along the way my wife points out that the last dish we ordered was never going to arrive. I thought she was a little premature. When they started clearing our dishes the person clearing was sharper than the average bear (our server had not been by in quite some time) and asked if we were waiting on more food. I told her “I’m not sure.” She was clearly clever and read that signal and must have found the server and raised the concern. Soon the server came over to tell us “sorry, we are working on your noodles now.” I asked her point blank, “did they forget?” Her answer was a half truth - “they’re working on it.” Really, don’t lie. Just tell the truth: “The kitchen failed to do their job and lost the order- would you still like it?” At that point after the long wait for the table and the long wait to not get the last dish, I was done and just told them to kill it. This is a good restaurant with generally good and well intentioned people. But I hope the feedback helps them learn how to really recover from a service failure. It was still a nice Birthday dinner but I probably wont trust them for future celebrations or time compressed meals.

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24. V

    Victorianchick

    Central Coast

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Secret Bao lives up to the height. Burrata peach tomato appetizer OFF the hook. Minty savory Indian sauce with papadum incredible. The potato dumplings are transcendent. Just incredible. But TERRIBLE Cab (thankful they let me try): Tooth and Nail horrible. Also that syrah. Get the STORM Sauvignon. My new favorite Sauv.

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    Annie

    Baltimore

    38 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Great selection of food with excellent advice from our server.

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26. RF

    RebeccaF

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 16, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Secret Bao is my new favorite spot in Santa Barbara. Pricing is fairly reasonable and the taste is amazing. Have loved everything I’ve ordered here. Servers are super friendly and polite. I’ve been three times and it’s been consistently great, can’t recommend enough. One thing: not a ton of vegan options.

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27. CS

    CarolSB

    Los Angeles

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on June 13, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience3

    The food was excellent. Service was decent.

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had a wonderful experience. The food was great, fresh and quality ingredients. Our server was wonderful and attentive. The parking garage is right next door which makes such a difference downtown. The place was packed at 6:00, so reservations were a must! We are already looking forward to our next visit!

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29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food. Great flavors. Highly recommend. Staff was great.

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30. K

    Keegan

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Date night

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31. ES

    EdwardS

    New Orleans

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 4, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    This place is awesome and doesn't suffer in comparison to more famous places in LA and New York working in the modern Asian idiom. Really delicious inventive food, especially the buns, udon, bolognese, galbi, and crudos. The dessert were also awesome, especially the bing soo and butter mochi. Highly recommend.

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32. C

    Chloe

    San Diego

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food was amazing and our waitress was sooo accommodating and kind!

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    sygyzy

    Central Coast

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 30, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Food and service was excellent as always but we found hairs in two of our dishes. This is not a big deal but quite unsanitary. I understand mistakes happen but maybe it's time for better inspection at the pass or hairnets?

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    FlowerPower

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We ate at Secret Bao on recommendation from friends. It was delicious! Our server was very attentive, enthusiastic, and compassionate about answering all our questions on ingredients and preparation. We will be happy to go again.

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35. K

    K7539

    Denver

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Everything was wonderful. Drinks were excellent. Food delish!

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36. EM

    EMMAW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Such a great experience. The space is beautiful and the food was incredible. The waiters were extremely nice and attentive. Would highly recommend.

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37. SB

    SantaBarbaraNative

    Central Coast

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on May 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great casual dining spot. Fun atmosphere and the food is delicious, with many dishes that are great for sharing. Highly recommended.

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38. L

    Lola

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 7, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    The food is amazing and comes out quickly. The only negative is that they are always out of something we want to order, but the food and service is so great we keep coming back!

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39. BF

    BudFood

    Los Angeles

    22 reviews

    5.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on May 7, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience3

    Nice vibe. Excellent food. Ok service. Beer and wine only.

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on May 6, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Flavors are outstanding! One of our favorite places in SB.

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