Secret Bao

Santa Barbara, CA

Secret Bao offers great dishes that can likely be made vegan. While they don't specifically accommodate vegans, potential options include the Pumpkin Dumplings and the Kung Pao Cauliflower.

Top Picks

Chinese Chopped Salad

Contains cabbage, cilantro, crispy wontons, mixed cabbages, pepitas, pickled red onion, sesame vinaigrette, and tangerines. We suggest removing the crispy wontons.

Kungpao Cauliflower

Contains cashews, cauliflower, cilantro, Japanese dried chilis, kungpao sauce, red bell peppers, red onion, and shellfish. The kungpao sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Bibimbap

Contains calrose rice, cucumbers, egg, furikake, pickled red onions, sesame oil, shiitake mushrooms, spinach, spicy marinated zucchini, sunomono, and scallions. We suggest removing the sunny side egg. The furikake or the sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Brussels Sprouts

Contains aonori, bulldog sauce, Brussels sprouts, katsuoboshi, palm sugar vinaigrette, red pickled ginger, scallions, and umami mayo. We suggest removing the bulldog sauce, the katsuoboshi, and the umami mayo.

Japchae

Contains beansprouts, caramelized onions, furikake, sesame oil, shiitake mushrooms, spinach, sweet potato noodles, and sweet sesame soy. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The furikake may contain non-vegan ingredients.

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Full Menu

Rice and Noodles

Kimchi Jjigae

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Katsu Curry

Contains caramelized onions, furikake calrose rice, Japanese curry, pork loin, scallions, and shiitake mushrooms. We don't recommend this item.

Mapo Tofu

Contains calrose rice, chili crunch, cilantro, mapo sauce, scallions, shiitake mushrooms, and soft tofu. We don't recommend this item.

Miso Glazed Salmon

Contains calrose furikake rice, miso glaze, salmon, scallions, and sesame bok choy. We don't recommend this item.

Hamachi Poke

Contains avocado puree, calrose rice, cilantro, furikake, granny smith apples, hamachi, jalapeño ponzu, pickled red onions, sunomono cucumbers, and umami mayo. We don't recommend this item.

Kalbi Bowl

Contains baechu kimchi, calrose rice, furikake, momma lee's Korean short ribs, red leaf lettuce, sesame oil, and scallions. We don't recommend this item.

Bibimbap

Contains calrose rice, cucumbers, egg, furikake, pickled red onions, sesame oil, shiitake mushrooms, spinach, spicy marinated zucchini, sunomono, and scallions. We suggest removing the sunny side egg. The furikake or the sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Garlic Noodles

Contains crispy garlic, oyster sauce, parmesan, sesame oil, scallions, and yakisoba sun noodles. We suggest removing the oyster sauce and the parmesan. The yakisoba sun noodles may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Beef Szechuan Noodles

Contains beef, beansprouts, caramelized onions, chili sauce, dried chili, Japanese basil, rice noodles, scallions, and sesame seeds. We don't recommend this item.

Pork Belly Fried Rice

Contains caramelized onions, crispy garlic, eggs, furikake, jasmine rice, kimchi, momo sauce, pork belly, scallions, and spinach. We don't recommend this item.

Japchae

Contains beansprouts, caramelized onions, furikake, sesame oil, shiitake mushrooms, spinach, sweet potato noodles, and sweet sesame soy. This item may contain seafood-based seasoning. The furikake may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Chicken Bulgogi

Contains Brussels sprouts, chicken thighs, furikake calrose rice, green onions, red pickled ginger, togarashi, and umami mayo. We don't recommend this item.

Duck Udon Noodles

Contains bok choy, crispy onions, duck confit, scallions, shoyu dashi broth, and udon noodles. We don't recommend this item.

Sweet & Sour Tamarind Ribs

Contains baby back pork ribs, broccoli, Fresno chili, Japanese eggplant, pickled shiitake mushrooms, and sweet and sour tamarind glaze. We don't recommend this item.

Eat Some Veggies

Chinese Chopped Salad

Contains cabbage, cilantro, crispy wontons, mixed cabbages, pepitas, pickled red onion, sesame vinaigrette, and tangerines. We suggest removing the crispy wontons.

Kungpao Cauliflower

Contains cashews, cauliflower, cilantro, Japanese dried chilis, kungpao sauce, red bell peppers, red onion, and shellfish. The kungpao sauce may contain non-vegan ingredients.

Lunch

Baos and dim sum.

Soy Chili Dumplings

Contains chili crunch, cilantro, crispy shallots, dumpling wrapper, glass noodles, kimchi, pork, and sesame soy sauce. We don't recommend this item.

Char Siu Mandu

Contains BBQ pork, bun, and scallions. We don't recommend this item.

K.F.C.

Contains Korean fried chicken. We don't recommend this item.

Shrimp

Contains kewpie mayo, sesame slaw, scallions, shrimp tempura, and sweet chili sauce. We don't recommend this item.

Pork Belly

Contains hoisin glaze, kewpie mayo, pork belly, sunomono, togarashi, and white bao wrapper. We don't recommend this item.

Filet-o-Fish-Bao

Contains cheddar cheese, cod, Persian cucumbers, sunomono, tempura batter, and yuzu tartar sauce. We don't recommend this item.