Emily H.
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Paradise Dynasty! They are finally in LA!
This location is located at the Glendale Americana shopping center, and right next to Bourbon Steak House. Although this location used to be DTF, I feel Paradise Dynasty is a level up from DTF.
Parking - They are not currently validating parking from the Americana structures yet. But we parked at the Glendale Galleria Parking structure B and walked over. Galleria Parking is free, and there is parking structure A and B near by.
Seating - We had a reservation on a Tuesday lunch for a party of 8, and we got in right away. The hostess were telling me that reservation is recommended, especially on weekends as they get packed and wait time can get up to 1.5 hours.
Food -
Specialty Dynasty Xiao Long Bao (Rainbow colored with 8 different flavors): All their colorings are from natural ingredients like beets, spinach, and squid ink. Each XLB have different flavors. They are original pork, cheese, garlic, crab, black truffle, Szechuan, and kimchi. They even have a flavoring guide to guide you to eat from light flavors to heavy flavors, taking you to a platte flavoring tour. While all flavors are delicious, my favorites are definitely the cheese, truffle, and the garlic flavors.
Radish Pastry: This is a buttery flaky pastry filled with savory radish threads. Perfectly seasoned, deliciousness in every bite. However, quantities are limited, we were told they only make so many a day to ensure freshness.
Stir-fried Taiwanese Cabbage with Garlic: Perfectly wok tossed, with right amount of seasoning. Not overly salty or oily. This dish was cooked skillfully to highlight the sweetness of the Taiwanese cabbage, while keeping it's natural crunch.
Stir-fried Black Pepper Angus Beef with Basil: Tender beef wok tossed in savory peppery sauce. Heavier flavor, definitely recommend eating it with a bowl of white rice.
Fried Rice with Shrimp: Another perfectly wok fried dish. One of the best fried rice I've had in LA. It can come hand in hand to be first with the Royal Crown Fried Rice from Star Leaf. You can definitely taste the wok hei from this fried rice.
Panda Chocolate Lava Buns: Cute little panda buns, over flowing with high quality chocolate. A great dessert to finish a meal
Taro Xiao Long Baos: Each little tiny XLB were filled with an abundant of taro paste it made a taro lover as myself felt happiness in a mouth full.
I love this place have a picture menu and an allergen list via QR code. My friend who has a dairy allergy and another fried that is vegetarian can easily select dishes to their dietary needs.
They have a lot of tables that can accommodate parties larger parties of 8-12 guests, definitely recommend for a family gathering. They even provided my toddler kids bowl and and kids utensils. Upon sitting, the hostess also asked if we prefer a high chair or booster seat, very child friendly.
I'm sad I wasn't able to photo all dishes I had, given I had a young toddler. But I was able to capture some.
Thank you for the delicious meal, until next time!