New Bao-Obsessed Restaurant Opens in West Campus

Bao Opening
Fast-casual Chinese restaurant Bao’d Up opened up its second location in West Campus on Rio Grande Street in mid-June. The menu remains the same: various bao filled with savory or sweet ingredients, from barbecue pork to sausage/cheese to red beans, as well as Taiwanese hamburgers, snacks like Sichuan fries and fried bao stocks, and rice bowls. Next up is its Sunset Valley location on Brodie Lane.

Barbecue Bracket Winner
The winner of Texas Monthly’s barbecue bracket, which was selected by readers, is Snow’s BBQ out in Lexington. The final round pit the #1 Texas Monthly barbecue joint (editorially speaking) against Brett’s Backyard Bar-B-Que in Rockdale.

Asian Cocktail Pop-Up Crowdfunding Campaign
Asian cocktail pop-up Daijoubu is raising money through Kickstarter to help fund a tour through Texas. It’s looking to raise $10,000 to cover the costs of bar equipment, a vehicle, decorations etc. Co-founders Sharon Yeung and Caer Maiko seek to explore the different flavors and ingredients behind Asian fare and drinking through inventive cocktails. They recently held their second pop-up at Nickel City.

Vacation Closure
East Sixth Tex-Mex restaurant Tamale House East has been closed for a brief vacation running from Monday, July 8 through Friday July 19.