That Time I Stumbled Across Eddie Huang's Baohaus
There is nothing I love more than accidentally finding amazing food. As Markie continues his search for the best fried chicken in L.A., we set a mission to find Howling Rays. One of the cities most beloved chicken spots with a minimum hour wait. People really line up for this shit. But we are not here to talk about the hyped up fried chicken spot that my boyfriend has been dying to try. We're here to talk about Eddie Huang's Baohaus.
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Now I don't know if this has been a "thing" everyone knows about, but I'm from the valley and ya girl just got put on. Baohaus, originally from NYC made popular by Viceland's Eddie Huang is a simple hole in the wall serving chicken, pork and tofu baos packed with flavors that blew me away.
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Everyone stares when you walk into Baohaus, people are packed in tight in a stainless steel filled room with wood planks against the wall covered in writing. A "Nardwuar vs Eddie Huang" signature sticks out to me and that was the moment I figured out this was Eddie Huang's spot.
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So I ordered a Spiceland Bao from the longhaired cashier that I'm sure was stoned and within minutes had the most beautiful Asian fried chicken sandwich I ever laid eyes on. I had doubts that the chicken would be dry but when I bit into the juicy little Bao I was stunned. I was inspired to travel more and I looked at my boyfriend like he was a completely different man. It took me at least 30 min to enjoy each bite of the smallest chicken little sandwich.
Just take a second to read the description for this one Bao: "All Natural Fried Chicken. Brined 24 hours, served with lemon-garlic aioli and an 8-ingredient Szechuan chili oil. Topped with pickled cabbage, crushed peanuts, Taiwanese red sugar, and cilantro." Like what the fuck. I was afraid it was going to be too much flavor, but no. It was amazing. I can't wait to go back and try everything else. Especially that pork Chairman Bao.
