Danacious Dumplings (Dana包子铺)

I am not Chinese but lived Beijing in '88-'89, while living there I would have Jingbing or Bao for breakfast (or take home to eat later). You'd think you can get the same bao anywhere in the Bay Area but no. Mostly you find a giant ball of dough with a small sausage filling inside or lame very poor dough to filling ratio of bao. Danacious makes bao the old school way like late '80's bao in Beijing. The bao is almost like a dumpling but a little thicker with an amazing texture. The pork and onion is not a sausage but more like pie filling so you get the full flavor of the meat filling with every bite. It does not need sauce or soy, it's flavor and texture stands alone. I've tried bao in the city, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Milpitas, and Fremont but nothing comes close to this. No dumpling restaurant comes close to this bao. The place is clean, the quality is high and consistent with every purchase. All the food prep is up front for all to see and typical of China the service is normal, I mean you're just buying food over the counter. They will heat it up if you want otherwise order, buy, leave, and enjoy.
Apr 7th, 2024

Apr 4th, 2024

The buns and fillings themselves taste good, but because they are not freshly steamed (they are steamed in advance, packed in boxes, and sold on the shelf), the fillings are a hard patty when you eat them. I wont go to a steamed stuffed bun shop without visible steam or baskets for a second time.
Apr 2nd, 2024

Apr 1st, 2024

The takeout service is very bad, we ordered online and then we waited for one hour and our food is still not ready. They said our food would be ready in 30 minutes but then they kept missing several items. We waited for a full hour at the restaurant after they sent us a message saying our food was ready.
Mar 31st, 2024