Din Tai Fung

"The original landing spot in North America for this Taiwan-based chain, Din Tai Fung has relocated to inside the Westfield Santa Anita serving Shanghai-influenced xiao long bao and other stir-fried fare. In addition to dumplings, try the refreshing cold cucumber appetizer and comforting pan-fried rice cakes. There are other mall locations in Century City, the Glendale Galleria, and Torrance." - Eater Staff, Matthew Kang

"Din Tai Fung always has a line of eager dumpling-goers snaking out its doors, so plan ahead especially during peak dining hours and on the weekends. The soup dumplings are a must, as are the spicy wontons and expertly made fried rice." - Cathy Chaplin

"You don’t need us to tell you about Din Tai Fung. It’s the dumpling place your mom discovered at the Americana and won’t stop talking about. Basically, you line up, you wait a long time, you eat soup dumplings. We’ve had better soup dumplings (with much shorter waits), but what we’re here for are the far superior spicy shrimp and pork wontons. This location is much like the Glendale one, off-menu chocolate XLB dumplings you will be ordering for dessert included. Unless you’ve got your heart set on the Din Tai Fung experience, there are way better dumpling houses in the area than this one." - Jess Basser Sanders

"Pat M., a mother of five, recently had her first pandemic dining meal at Din Tai Fung to celebrate her 36th wedding anniversary." - Kristie Hang

"More recently the restaurant worked to create a new flagship location at the nearby Westfield Santa Anita mall, a showy affair with dim lighting and lots of dark wood. The Santa Anita location will remain open, as will others across greater Los Angeles." - Farley Elliott