With below quoting and executing update-grub afterwards, it is passed to linux kernel as expected.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=" foo=\\\"bar baz\\\" " -- bvk-chaitanya -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org