Tom's BaoBao
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurants
Founded2016 (2016) in Boston, Massachusetts
FounderTom Tong
Defunct2020 (2020)
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, US
Number of locations
2
Area served
Massachusetts, Rhode Island
ParentGanQiShi
Websitewww.tomsbaobao.com
Tom's BaoBao, Harvard Square, Boston, MA – 2016

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]

Bao
Bao in steamer

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.[5]

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

See also

References

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