Din Tai Fun coming to SCP!
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There are several restaurants in Irvine that serves XLB. A&J and 101 Noodle Express has them.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/a-and-j-restaurant-irvinehttp://www.101noodleexpress.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaolongbao
Care to share the restaurant names? I have eaten at MANY XLB places all around the US, China, and Taiwan and never found a XLB that is on the same level as DTF. I've had many good ones, but as far as consistency and flavor of both the thin skin and the pork filling, the DTF one is a tough one to beat.
Ding is pretty good.
I wasn't too impressed with Joe's Shanghai in NY, but that may have been with me setting expectations too high?
I do agree that DTF is very consistent with their XLB. Some of the hole in the wall places may be a bit inconsistent.
This place has had great XLB on occasions. They just added sun jian bao to their menu which makes me like this place even more. They have a good tofu appetizer along with a very good pork, chinese sausage rice in a pot that is accompanied by a soup. Spend a certain amount of money and get the rice wine dessert.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/jj-noodle-house-rowland-heights#query:jj noodle
I ate here Friday for a friend's birthday and may be driving back tonight for my sister-in-laws birthday, haha.
Just go to the one at Downtown Disney. It's a chain store.
I was at Rainforest with my kids last weekend. It's such a fun place for children to eat. For us parents, we don't have to do much to entertain our kids while eating there. It's a shame it has closed. We dine there once in a while when we are shopping at SCP. I am kinda sad, shocked actually. I will tell my kids later and I'm sure they will be shocked and sad too
SCP is trying to please the FCB shoppers! Where can we eat now? Xiaolongbao's by Din Tai Fung is overpriced, not worth it! Damn it, the FCB's are really taking over! 
We never went there because of the prices. We usually end up going to Corner Bakery or the Nordstrom Cafe.
Don't want a big gorilla hovering around my table while I'm chowing down on some dumplings... no offense IHO.
momopi
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SoCal said:
There are several restaurants in Irvine that serves XLB. A&J and 101 Noodle Express has them.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/a-and-j-restaurant-irvinehttp://www.101noodleexpress.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaolongbao
Coleman
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Regarding OP -
Hopefully the lines will be shorter than the two Arcadia locations, haha.
Regarding XLB - There are some other places with comparable XLB that offer some other great dishes. They are just a bit more hole in the wall.
I typically get my dumplings from different hole in the wall restaurants. Then, I go to Zion Market and get napa cabbage to steam my dumplings on. I just steam them with a typical revere wear steamer.
Hopefully the lines will be shorter than the two Arcadia locations, haha.
Regarding XLB - There are some other places with comparable XLB that offer some other great dishes. They are just a bit more hole in the wall.
I typically get my dumplings from different hole in the wall restaurants. Then, I go to Zion Market and get napa cabbage to steam my dumplings on. I just steam them with a typical revere wear steamer.
jamboreedude
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Overpriced dumplings and worse of all, small portions for the other dishes too! A complete rip-off if you ask me!
woodburyowner
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gwailo168 said:
Care to share the restaurant names? I have eaten at MANY XLB places all around the US, China, and Taiwan and never found a XLB that is on the same level as DTF. I've had many good ones, but as far as consistency and flavor of both the thin skin and the pork filling, the DTF one is a tough one to beat.
irvinehomeshopper
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Mama Lu on Garvey in Monterey Park, Ding in Rowland Heights, Joes Shanghai in New York Chinatown and Nan Xiang in Flushing.
woodburyowner said:
zubs
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traceimage
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Where will the DTF be in the mall? My guess is that they will close Claim Jumper and it will go there.
Coleman
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irvinehomeshopper said:
Ding is pretty good.
I wasn't too impressed with Joe's Shanghai in NY, but that may have been with me setting expectations too high?
I do agree that DTF is very consistent with their XLB. Some of the hole in the wall places may be a bit inconsistent.
This place has had great XLB on occasions. They just added sun jian bao to their menu which makes me like this place even more. They have a good tofu appetizer along with a very good pork, chinese sausage rice in a pot that is accompanied by a soup. Spend a certain amount of money and get the rice wine dessert.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/jj-noodle-house-rowland-heights#query:jj noodle
I ate here Friday for a friend's birthday and may be driving back tonight for my sister-in-laws birthday, haha.
irvinehomeshopper
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The Mexicans can mow your lawn, clean your house, baby sit your kids and consistency in making good XLB too!
gwailo168 said:
Vinster
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Set to open early next year in half of the space currently occupied by Rainforest Cafe which closed on Sunday.
http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dpt-me-0710-rainforest-cafe-20130708,0,6739804.story
http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dpt-me-0710-rainforest-cafe-20130708,0,6739804.story
irvinehomeowner
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Dang... the FCBs are really taking over. What's going to replace McDs... 85??Vinster said:
Irvinecommuter
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Starlight East said:
Just go to the one at Downtown Disney. It's a chain store.
jamboreedude
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Vinster said:
I was at Rainforest with my kids last weekend. It's such a fun place for children to eat. For us parents, we don't have to do much to entertain our kids while eating there. It's a shame it has closed. We dine there once in a while when we are shopping at SCP. I am kinda sad, shocked actually. I will tell my kids later and I'm sure they will be shocked and sad too
SCP is trying to please the FCB shoppers! Where can we eat now? Xiaolongbao's by Din Tai Fung is overpriced, not worth it! Damn it, the FCB's are really taking over!
irvinehomeowner
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My only issue with Rainforest Cafe is the food is so overpriced compared to the quality.
At first my kids were very afraid of eating there (the thunder/lightning and gorilla chest thumping can get quite loud) but as they got older, it's one of their favorite places to eat.
Maybe DTF can keep the animal-tronics around.
At first my kids were very afraid of eating there (the thunder/lightning and gorilla chest thumping can get quite loud) but as they got older, it's one of their favorite places to eat.
Maybe DTF can keep the animal-tronics around.
Irvinecommuter
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irvinehomeowner said:My only issue with Rainforest Cafe is the food is so overpriced compared to the quality.
At first my kids were very afraid of eating there (the thunder/lightning and gorilla chest thumping can get quite loud) but as they got older, it's one of their favorite places to eat.
Maybe DTF can keep the animal-tronics around.
We never went there because of the prices. We usually end up going to Corner Bakery or the Nordstrom Cafe.
homer_simpson
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irvinehomeowner said:My only issue with Rainforest Cafe is the food is so overpriced compared to the quality.
At first my kids were very afraid of eating there (the thunder/lightning and gorilla chest thumping can get quite loud) but as they got older, it's one of their favorite places to eat.
Maybe DTF can keep the animal-tronics around.
Don't want a big gorilla hovering around my table while I'm chowing down on some dumplings... no offense IHO.