Xiao Chi Jie
Chinese restaurant · Bellevue ·
Juicy pan-fried pork buns, steamed soup dumplings, & crepes
Juicy pan-fried pork buns, steamed soup dumplings, & crepes
"This Bellevue-based brand is described as popular and will be among the food vendors at Pandafest, offering dumplings." - Harry Cheadle
"A dumplings-to-your-door operation offering a variety of handmade dumplings and sauces." - Francky Knapp
"Made in collaboration with Seattle’s first pho shop, the beef soup dumplings are ready in under 12 minutes and are filled with locally-sourced ground beef and — most importantly to the reviewer — plenty of onions and scallions. —FK" - Francky Knapp
"A small brand targeted with a cease-and-desist over use of the labels “chile crunch”/“chili crunch,” cited in reporting as one of the independent producers affected by the trademark enforcement and part of the broader debate about cultural ownership of food terms." - Bettina Makalintal
"The frozen-xiaolongbao company co-founded by Jen Liao originally launched a pantry product in 2020 as a chile crisp and later rebranded it as a Chili Crunch-style product. After receiving a cease-and-desist related to the name, the founders described the action as feeling like intimidation and opted to rebrand the product rather than engage in a costly legal fight, illustrating how small brands have been pressured over common condiment terminology." - Melissa McCart