Wow Bao
Finding it
Wow Bao is in Concourse M, Concourse M in Terminal 5 near Near Gate M16 at O'Hare International Airport. It is airside, past the security checkpoint, so allow for the queue before you count on it.
- Nearest gates
- Near Gate M16
Terminal 5 has 16 places to eat and 9 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 12am.
Hours against the security queue
Wow Bao opens at 10am and closes at 9pm. FlyIndex's wait-time data puts the typical ORD checkpoint queue at 15 minutes around 10am.
Across the week, ORD security runs longest around 4am at a median of 27 minutes, and lightest around 2am at 1 minute. The queue is typically building before this location opens.
Queue figures are medians from FlyIndex's ORD wait-time record, not a live reading.
About this location
The fourth stop at Gate M16, Wow Bao keeps the same 10am-to-9pm window as Urban Olive next door and, like it, serves no alcohol. Between the two counter-service options here and the later-closing, bar-equipped HUB51 and RJ Grunts sharing the same gate, this is the faster of the four when the goal is food without a wait for a table, and it closes an hour before the two sit-down kitchens at M16 do.
Other options in Terminal 5
All past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.
Sources
- Wow Bao | O'Hare International Airport | Concourse M near Gate M16 — Chicago Department of Aviation, checked 2026-09-04
- Eat | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) — Chicago Department of Aviation, checked 2026-09-09
Official Travel Resources
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