Bao Bao Dimsum

What is Bao Bao Dimsum? Set inside the Village by the Grange food hall at 109 McCaul Street across from OCAD, Bao Bao Dim Sum (operating as Bao Bao Dim Sum Express) was a no-frills counter dispensing Cantonese dim sum staples. The subterranean room relied on communal food-court laminate tables and plastic chairs rather than ceremonial tea service. It catered primarily to art students, hospital staff, and downtowners grabbing hot bamboo-steamer bites on the fly.

Bao Bao Dimsum Menu & What to Order The kitchen focused on high-turnover classics, with translucent shrimp har gow and savory pork-and-shrimp siu mai leading the trays. Fluffy steamed char siu bao offered a sweet, five-spice barbecue pork core, while pan-fried pork dumplings provided a satisfying golden sear. Crispy vegetable spring rolls and steamed xiao long bao rounded out modest multi-item lunch combos paired with iced tea.

Know Before You Go Bao Bao Dim Sum Express at 109 McCaul Street is permanently closed. Diners craving Cantonese dim sum in the area should head two blocks west along Dundas into Chinatown for sit-down institutions like Rol San. St Patrick subway station sits a short three-minute walk to the east.