Din Tai Fung Dumpling House

Dumpling…Dumpling…Dumpling…

There’s something about dumpling that amazes me, it’s probably the fact that how can something so little and yet can be so satisfying. With that being said, it bring us back to why I set this website up in the first place, for the sole reason of hunting down quality food. I’ve wanted to try this restaurant out for the longest time, this past Friday I finally had the opportunity to do so. We got to the place at around 7pm, pretty busy and crowded, as I would expect it to be. We waited for roughly 5 to 10 minutes and were seated, which was not a bad wait time. Right after we were seated, we got right on to the typical Chinese mark-your-order sheet. We ordered the Roast Beef Noodle Soup ($7.25), juicy pork dumpling ($7.25), shrimp & pork shiaomai ($9.00), and red bean dumpling ($5.00). The Roast Beef Noodle Soup was the first to arrive at our table. It looked like a very simple dish, and indeed it was simple. The beef tasted pretty dry, the broth was just decent, nothing exceptional about this dish. Then came the pork dumpling and the shiaomai, I was very excited about this duo, for shiaomai is one of my favorite. The pork and shrimp shiaomai looked very nice and unique but the taste was not up to par for me. I’ve had better shiaomai, and this one was just decent. The juicy pork dumpling was very different. Man, when they say, “juicy” they do mean juicy. Holding the dumpling up with the chopstick, felt like holding a sack of broth. I have to admit the dumpling was the highlight of the place; it tasted very different, in a good way of course. After all, the name of the place is Dumpling House. The final course that came out was the red bean dumpling. It tasted pretty good, perfect for a light dessert. Overall, this place is worth a try. I mean I wouldn’t go out of my way just to come back and dine here. I guess after reading about the restaurant’s history and all the hypes that people speak of, I came to this restaurant with very high expectations, but sadly it didn’t quite match-up to my expectation.

1108 South Baldwin Avenue

Arcadia, Ca 91007

626.574.7068

M-F: 11- 2:30PM, & 5PM - 9:30PM

Sat: 10:30AM-2:30PM, & 5PM - 9:30PM

Sun: 10:30AM-2:30PM, & 5PM - 9:00PM

Shrimp Shiaomai

Pork Dumpling

Red Bean Dumpling

Roast Beef Noodle Soup