Xiao Chi Jie
Chinese restaurant · Bellevue
278 106th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
Highlights
Juicy pan-fried pork soup dumplings and Chinese street food crepes
Juicy pan-fried pork soup dumplings and Chinese street food 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
"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
"Frozen soup dumplings may not be a traditional holiday gift, but these dumplings are special. They’re made by a company founded by Jennifer Liao and Caleb Wang, a Bellevue couple who pandemic-pivoted their restaurant Xiao Chi Jie into an elite-tier frozen meal purveyor. As Eater’s Bettina Makalintal writes, “After these soup dumplings spend 11 minutes in a steamer, it’s hard to believe they came out of a dry-ice-filled cardboard box. The frozen balls transform into shiny, pleated pockets, plump with pork and soup.” Right now you can buy a whole 100-dumpling set — sauces and steamers included — for the sale price of $139.99." - Harry Cheadle
