Tom's BaoBao

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Tom's BaoBao
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry Restaurants
Founded2016 (2016) in Boston, Massachusetts
Founder Tom Tong
Defunct2020;4 years ago (2020)
Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts, US
Number of locations
2
Area served
Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Parent GanQiShi
Website www.tomsbaobao.com
Tom's BaoBao, Harvard Square, Boston, MA - 2016 Tomsbaobao harvardsquare.jpg
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.

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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]

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Bao
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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.

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References

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