Look for Xiao Bao’s debut Nashville in late 2021/early 2022. Nashville was the best natural fit for our next move - something about the time and the place just felt right.” said Walker. “We wanted to go to a bigger city, but some place that we felt a vibe with. Walker hopes they’ll work in a functional space to host private events as well. Walker says the Nashville location of Xiao Bao is larger than the Charleston one - clocking in at around 2,200-square-feet - with a much larger lot primed for outdoor dining and plenty of parking (an added bonus in that part of town). Chef Thomas will join as partner in the new Nashville location. Inspired by travels through Asia with his wife Walker-Li, Walker, Xiao’s Bao Biscuit’s chef, put together a menu of comfort food dishes from China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Owned by husband-and-wife duo Duolan Li and Josh Walker alongside Joey Ryan, XBB first opened in a former gas station in Charleston back in 2012. Walker says with the pandemic downtime, he and Thomas have had lots of time to play with R&D, adding more focus on southeast Asian and Singaporean dishes including hand-pulled noodles and more. Thomas been with the team for many years and has a resume that includes Momofuku Noodle Bar and Del Posto in New York, as well as working alongside chef Stephanie Izard at her restaurants Duck Duck Goat & Cabra in Chicago. Owner Josh Walker also says to look for fun new additions from XBB chef de cuisine chef Vann Thomas, who will move to Nashville after opening the new Xiao Bao in Charlotte. The name is shortened to Xiao Bao with the expansion (as they did for a new Charlotte, NC location in food hall Optimist Hall), but Nashville diners can expect the same menu of rotating specials and crowd favorites like okonomiyaki crowned with pork candy, pad kra pow, and mapo tofu. Set for 830 Meridian Street, just across from Roxy Theater and just a stone’s throw away from East Nashville favorites Folk, Redheaded Stranger, and Sean Brock’s upcoming restaurant Audrey, Xiao Bao hopes to open later this year or early 2022. For the record, the server took this very seriously and checked with the kitchen staff and then the manager before he felt comfortable placing my order so I appreciated his attentiveness.In some much-needed good news for Nashville, Charleston-favorite Xiao Bao Biscuit is headed for Nashville (East Nashville, specifically). In addition, their menu also says they cannot do any substitutions, and this limited some of my choices as I am allergic to shellfish. My husband and my daughter had a hard time with the heat, however, so I would not recommend this spot for young children or those who need to avoid spicy foods. We OFFER one booking per night for large (8-10) Parties at 6:00pm or 8:30pm, It’s a Set dinner menu designed to be shared, 65 per person - all checks split evenly (up to 6 ways) - email us. Fresh ingredients, inventive spins on old favorites, and new flavors really made me (and my palate!) excited. Jewel toned twinkle lights and fabrics really set the tone for what was going on in the kitchen - a blending of things you wouldn't necessarily expect. Xiao Bao is located in an old gas station, so the restaurant has industrial bones, concrete floors, but is infused with a bit of a bohemian vibe. I went to Xiao Bao Biscuit with my husband and my daughter for a dinner a little bit different than the norm, and boy did they deliver! First off, I must preface this review by saying that my husband is a "meat and potatoes" guy and is NOT an adventurous eater. As I said in my first review of this restaurant 2 years ago, if we lived in Charleston area, we’d eat here weekly. Delivery & Pickup Options - 742 reviews of Xiao Bao Biscuit 'Xiao Bao Biscuit is what Charleston has been waiting for, whether Charleston knew it or not. I really enjoyed my Passport cocktails too. Still a standard! We shared Rendang (Indonesian chicken curry) with outstanding sticky rice which offered complexity and flavor. In fact, we needn't have arrived early at all, despite the converted gas station having minimal seating at tables rather than bar stools (uncomfortable to geezers like us.) As alway, we started with Som Tum, a delicious, spicy green papaya salad, which has become the standard by which we measure all other Som Tum salads. Instead of eating here on Saturday night, we ate instead on Monday and found that our normal arrival time 15-20 minutes before opening was unnecessary. Xiao Bao Biscuit: Okonomiyaki The star of this tasty eating adventure - See 397 traveler reviews, 114 candid photos, and great deals for Charleston, SC, at Tripadvisor. Nonetheless, the staff and clientele have been very friendly during each of our annual visits, the most recent being earlier this month. I suspect we are not the typical diners at Xaio Bao Biscuit. Since my wife and I are tourists and each 70 years of age.
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