Tom's BaoBao explained

Tom's BaoBao was a fast casual restaurant specializing in traditional hand-made bao. It was a subsidiary of Ganqishi, and opened its first location in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

History

Tom's BaoBao Harvard Square is the first international location of the Chinese fast-casual bao restaurant, Ganqishi and was founded in 2009.^{[1] [2]} Boston was partly chosen as the site of the first location because it is a sister city to Hangzhou, the hometown of Ganqishi founder Tom Tong.^[3] A second location opened in Providence, Rhode Island on October 15, 2016.^[4] It closed its Providence location three years later, in August 2019.^[5] Its Harvard Square location closed in January 2020.^[6]

Menu

The restaurant was known for serving baozi with a variety of fillings, including meat, vegetables, seafood, cheese and other ingredients.^[7] It offered a variety of specialty types, including dessert bao, vegan bao, and holiday-themed flavors like turkey pot pie.

It also served drinks such as Oolong tea, coffee, soy milk and juices.

See also

• List of Chinese restaurants

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hatic . Dana . Tom's BaoBao Set to Join Boston's Food Truck Club – Eater Boston . Boston.eater.com . December 14, 2015 . April 2, 2016.
2. Web site: Nanos . Janelle . Tired of burgers? How about a bao? . The Boston Globe . July 1, 2016 . July 11, 2016.
3. Web site: Smart . Catherine . Tom's BaoBao: Doing one thing well . 2022-05-12 . The Boston Globe . en-US.
4. News: Tom's BaoBao opens Saturday in Providence with Chinese steamed buns . Ciampa . Gail . providencejournal.com . December 21, 2016.
5. Web site: Ciampa . Gail . Tom's BaoBao closes Providence restaurant . 2022-05-12 . The Providence Journal . en-US.
6. Web site: Tom's BaoBao Bows Out of Harvard Square . 2022-05-12 . The Harvard Crimson.
7. Web site: Kara Baskin . August 11, 2016 . It's all bao, all the time, at Tom's BaoBao in Harvard Square . 2022-05-12 . The Boston Globe . en-US.