Din Tai Fung ★★★ 1/2

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Juice Pork Dumpling ($7.75)

Pork Fried Rice ($6.50)  

Shrimp & Pork Shao Mai ($9.50)

Rice Cake with Shrimp ($9.00)

This is the busiest and most popular Dumpling House in California. There is always a line!

[PARKING] - Parking here can be challenging almost all the time.  Park near the east west bank where you more than likely have a better shot finding a spot than you would in the 1108 location.

[DÉCOR] - Modern looking interior but nothing really stands out; they have wood tables and chairs.

[SERVICE] - Despite the fact that this is considered an upscale Chinese restaurant service was very slow and I had to raise my hand several times to ask for a menu and refill my tea.

[FOOD] - We ordered 4 dishes total which took a long time to come out especially the rice cake.

Juice Pork Dumpling ($7.75) - One of the best pork dumplings I've tasted, but there was a piece there that was clearly dry and out of shape.

Shrimp & Pork Shao Mai ($9.50) - Sounded and looked like the Cantonese version of Shumai, but looks better, however the quality isn't as good especially when compared to high end Dim Sum places like King Hua or Sea Harbour.  The shrimp was basically just at the top of the pork and wasn't mixed together like Shumai. 

Pork Fried Rice ($6.50) - Small portion, but the fried rice was not bad at all and tasted similar to Newport Fried Rice, but their portion is like twice as big for the same price as lunch.

Rice Cake with Shrimp ($9.00) - Tiny portion just like the fried rice but the quality wasn't that good; the rice cake is disappointing due to lack of flavor.

Bottom line is this is a place to go if you want the best pork dumpling in town, you will pay more and expect a long wait, but for any other dish it is simply not worth it and overpriced for the quality and quantity.  Service definitely needs to improve.