Jack's Bao

Name: Jack's Bao
Address: 751 Cannery Row, Ste 121, Monterey, CA, 93940, US
Price range: $$

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751 Cannery Row, Ste 121, Monterey, CA 93940
Last verified: November 2026
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Bao: Soft, slightly sweet steamed yeast buns. Filled versions (baozi) hold barbecued pork (char siu bao), vegetables, custard or red bean; baked char siu bao has a glossy golden crust instead. Unfilled folded buns (gua bao, "lotus leaf buns") come with braised pork belly or Peking duck to stuff at the table. On this menu as: Bao · Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings) · Steamed Pork Bao.
Wonton: Small dumplings in a thin square wrapper, loosely gathered rather than pleated. Served in clear broth (wonton soup, often with egg noodles), deep-fried as an appetizer, or tossed in chili oil as a Sichuan cold plate, "red oil wontons" or hong you chao shou. On this menu as: Noodles & Wontons · Fried Wontons · Wonton Soup.
Xiao long bao: Shanghai-style "soup dumplings": a thin pleated wrapper around seasoned pork and a cube of gelatinized stock that melts into hot broth as it steams. Eat them from a spoon: bite a corner, sip the soup, then finish the dumpling with a little black vinegar and ginger. On this menu as: Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings).
Lion's head meatballs: Oversized, tender pork meatballs (the "lion's head") braised in stock with napa cabbage that stands in for the mane. A Huaiyang and Shanghai comfort dish, gently seasoned rather than spicy. On this menu as: Lion's Head Meatball Noodle Soup.
Bok choy: A mild, crunchy-stemmed Chinese cabbage. Baby and Shanghai bok choy are cooked whole or halved: stir-fried with garlic, blanched under mushrooms, or tucked into noodle soups. On this menu as: Vegetable Bao (mushroom & bok choy).
Wonton soup: Pork-and-shrimp wontons in clear broth. The Hong Kong version (wonton noodle soup) adds springy thin egg noodles and garnishes with yellow chives; takeout versions keep it to wontons, a little bok choy and scallion. On this menu as: Wonton Soup.

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Wontontypically $9.99 across 289 menus
Baotypically $8.98 across 216 menus
Wonton souptypically $9.99 across 190 menus
Xiao long baotypically $11.95 across 135 menus
Bok choytypically $14.99 across 93 menus
Lion's head meatballstypically $17.98 across 13 menus

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