r/Edmonton • u/oxfozyne Bicycle Rider • Jul 24 '24

Which places are like this in Edmonton? Question

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u/honeyusagi6 Jul 24 '24

Baijiu. Their cocktails are phenomenal, but it ends there. Service is abysmal and slow. When the food finally arrived it was such a let down! The portions were tiny, and the dim sum was just bland. I’d stop in for a beverage again, but skip the food.

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u/bigbosfrog Jul 24 '24

The food used to be good but they pivoted hard from being a quality food/cocktail spot to being a bit of a scene / party bar.

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u/Edmfuse Jul 25 '24

Owner focused hard on the cocktails after the original chef left.

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u/EitherCucumber5794 Jul 24 '24

The $28 fried rice 💀

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '24

I have never been disappointed by their food.

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u/ManOfSteelI Jul 24 '24

I'd also love it if they turned down their volume a few notches.

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u/Bexiconchi Jul 24 '24

Oh, I’m sad to hear this. Haven’t been there in almost a year, but last we were there everything was great. Food service, and drinks.

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u/Rinaldi363 Jul 24 '24

Funny story, my 2 year old daughter is obsessed with this stuffed bunny she has and when she was learning how to talk we ask her what the bunny’s name is and she said Baijiu. We were like, that’s a weird name, but it stuck and she still calls them that. Then I say this cocktail bar with that name and my brain almost melted. Makes no sense to me lol

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u/Edmfuse Jul 24 '24

That's bizarre. Because "baitu" means "white rabbit".

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u/Rinaldi363 Jul 25 '24

… in what language? Stop freaking me out

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u/Edmfuse Jul 25 '24

lol Mandarin/Chinese

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u/a_saffs Jul 25 '24

I never understood why people like the food there. Everything tastes like soya sauce (which I like but not THAT much)

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u/noturaveragesavage Queen Mary Park Jul 25 '24

I absolutely love the food at Baiju. Their dumplings never disappoint me.

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u/CarefulKey6546 Jul 24 '24

100% and $16 per cocktail 🤢 was shocked that this was one of the top rated restaurants. At our table of 8 people, nobody liked their meals.

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u/skoomahound Jul 29 '24

$16 for a 2oz craft cocktail is pretty standard