Reviews & Ratings for Din Tai Fung Dumpling House

01/08/12

No doubt the best dumpling. Willing to

by bubblekou

No doubt the best dumpling. Willing to share table with others can get you seated faster. The bakery opposite to it across plaza is good too

10/07/11

Great place

by DougG2490

This is a great place for Dumplings! Honestly this is world famous

06/21/11

What's all the fuss

by catholmes

Ok, I had to wait 45-50 minutes to get seated. I had some difficulty understanding the waitress. I did get my food right away. It tasted good, but not fantastic. I liked the food, but wasn't floored. Maybe expectations were too high going in. A couple of my friends ordered the noodle dishes. Not great. I guess that's why they're really known for their dumplings.

06/17/11

Best restaurant in the area for dumplingds and more

by jeffbills

Great restaurant, great food. Been here a few times and I really like it.

09/06/10

Ridiculous Inconsistent Service

by tcko1012

We are a fan of this yummy Din Tai Fung and been going there for for 8 years, even we have to wait for long lines to be seated and many times of sharing table did not bother us, the worst is when we tried their new location which is on the other side of the plaza where Wells Fargo Bank, the quality of food was worst, dry and smaller and salty. We taught new openings, their still getting trained; later they have improved to the same quality as the original location.

But this time, it was so worst and unorganized we have ordered total of 4 hsiao long bao and we have to complained and follow-up so many times and still did not get our food according to time and turn. We have to waited for 40 minutes to get our 1st hsio long bao and the 2nd hsiao long bao have to wait for another 30 minutes while we keep seeing several tables who came later than us get all their 2-3 orders of hsia long bao completely done and are checking out.

Please make note, they have ordered same thing all hsiao long bao as we saw what was being put to their mouth. Do not get fooled by the waitress saying it might be other types like dumpling or shaio mai. We were seating there observing all our surrounding tables because we do not get our food accordingly.

Even one table who was behind us originally ordered 2 have finished and added another extra orders and have received the added order right away and even worst is the other table who was behind us for 1 hours get their 2 orders of hsiao long bao within 15-20 minutes when the couple seated, they have not even finished the 1st half and they get their 2nd while we have kids who need to go to school tomorrow and still seating there until one of my kid fall asleep. I was so disapointed afterall when i saw that table get the 2nd when they are not finished on their first one and was behind us for 1 hours and we have been seating there for almost 1 1/2 hours waiting for the 3rd one to come. I told them to cancel my other 2 as i cannot afford to sit there for another 1 hours just to get the balance 2 order especially my youngest one fall asleep and both kids have school tomorrow, my eldest keep nagging that he is hungry. I was told that it will be another 1 minute and we should be able to get our 3rd order and asked us to wait... if you were on my position will you wait??? this is so ridiculous when we all are happy coming to eat this place even we know its pricey but in turn this is what we get we have to eat 2-3 small hsiao long bao and wait 30 minutes to get to eat another 2-3 hsiao lng bao...

03/11/10

Great Dumplings

by syee932

The best XLB in town!

• Pros: Best dumplings
• Cons: Price

03/08/10

Yum!

Contributor

My husband and I decided to come on a Saturday afternoon. I knew that this restaurant was legendary for having long lines, so I called to find out about the wait. They told me there would be a 5-10 minutes wait, but when we got here, we were able to sit right away though we did see a line. Those that waited on our table were courteous and made good recommendations for us. The place was clean for the most part, and the food was delish! This is definitely a place I would come back to again. We recommend it if you want yummy dumplings!

02/01/09

Expensive

by buckwheat22

Was curious why such long lines. I counted up to 100 people waiting in line one Sat. 30 min.before they opened. WOW! Visited the following Sat. and I am still wondering ...did I miss something? Five of us. We ate decently but it cost us $25 each (included tip) HUH? For what? Each type of dumpling seemed to have the same taste. Yes...juicy, but he same taste? The best item was the flat noodles and the red bean dessert dumpling. For the cost and quality, I wouldn't go back again. Not worth it. Service also seemed rushed. Had to chase someone down several times to get water refills for the table.

• Pros: Flat noodles, red bean dumpling
• Cons: expensive, every "type" of dumpling had the same flavor

12/04/08

yummy food

by thebiggerhalf

the dumplings are great! very tasty and juicy and it goes great with the vinegar sauce

however, the waiting is really extensive and sometimes you have to share a table with others. the price is pretty expensive for dumplings

• Pros: great food
• Cons: expensive! long wait

11/26/08

Dumplings worth the Walk

by unimaster

The best dumpling house in LA. Too bad the other reviews can not walk a block or two. This is not McDonalds or even Panda Express. Please enjoy the great dumplings, vegetables, chicken soup and then enjoy a brisk walk afterwards.

• Pros: Everthing
• Cons: None