Bar Bao

3100 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington
(703) 600-0500

Recent Reviews

Modern Wealth

The hours online clearly state 4pm-12am, showed up at 10 pm just to see them closed on a weekday.

Flor Garcia

The manager of that place is a rude, despotic man, he shouldn't have that position, he doesn't know how to deal with customers without any explanation, he treats us badly, ah my friends and ah my, he disrespected us, I wouldn't go back to that place because of that bad moment.

Natasha Kumar

Went for trivia night in Thursday and the food was really horrible. I went with friends and we tried the baos, sushi, and dumplings. They all were the worst Asian food I’ve had in my life, this is not an exaggeration. I ordered a margarita and it tasted like Gatorade. Again, not an exaggeration. My friend got the mango margarita and she said it tasted like Gatorade with mango juice. Literally only stayed for trivia. We will not be coming back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

Loann Nguyen

Nothing exciting here. Customer service is great, food came out fast. The place is a bit dingy. The chairs are uncomfortable to sit in. The food is ok.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Ashlee A.

A place I'm always passing by; I'm glad I was able to visit this time! Decided with a friend for a late brunch and only one side of the restaurant was open as we came at an odd time around 230/3pm. We were free to sit anywhere and our waiter/bartender was patience has we couldn't decided begin the all you could eat or a la carte. Honestly, the only thing stopping us were our appetite! There were so many good options and could've easily had our monies worth + more including the 1.99 (I think) mimosas. It took a few for our food to first come out and then we went to order more but brunch was done, no heads up. We ordered a couple appetizers as the options to order were limited but we made do. The shrimp bao bun was good but the chicken dumplings were delicious! Also got the crab Rangoon but they were a hard pass -- didn't taste like a lick of crab in them. Would definitely visit again for a full on brunch moment plus they have hookah, though I'm not sure if it's only available in certain spaces like outside.

Krishna T.

Nice ambiance and interesting Asian fusion cuisine. They have trivia on Thursdays at 7pm, which can get pretty crowded so plan to get there in advance. Trivia is done via an app and can get a bit loud. Happy hour has a nice assortment of drinks and food. Side note: I think the step leading to the kitchen is a potential hazard - I think there needs to be some kind of sign there to ensure people don't fall... I'm wondering how the servers don't mind having to watch their step every time they enter the dining room?

Emily S.

Amazing brunch on Sundays! When the weather is warmer you can sit out front and enjoy the weather. They have an unlimited brunch that's a decent deal with bottomless drinks!

Mira S.

It's a great spot for happy hour and they have really good drink deals. I personally haven't tried the food but I would go back for happy hour given the good service and fun time.

Shreya Pandey

Parking: Great happy hour drinks and food. Ok atmosphere is kinda empty during happy hour. Lots of sushi options and snacks.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bar Bao Roll, Fries, JFC Bao

Karyn Lynch

Not what we expected and pleasantly surprised!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dhwani

Limited vegetarian options and very basic recipes for the price of one dish. Ambiance and location is good and Nice people!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Anahera

Decent...a bit too crowded, but nice overall.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

S K

The food was good but the music was horribly loud.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 4

Juan Almanza

Staff very unprofessional. Don't expect to be treated fairly even spending money at their establishment. Asked for managers business card and was rudely Brushed off. Spent over a thousand dollars and did not receive common professional courtesy of receiving my customer feedback through email. Would not recommend for special event. Really ruined our special event.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

PRONTOFINSERVICE LLC

Worst experience we consume worthy $1000 and the manager doesn’t care about us

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

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