Din Tai Fung temporarily closes original shop in the SGV, opens flagship in the Westfield Santa Anita mall

I was, I confess, expecting to see a lot of mournful faces in the line outside the original U.S. Din Tai Fung in Arcadia last weekend, only a few hours before

Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • July 14, 2016

I was, I confess, expecting to see a lot of mournful faces in the line outside the original U.S. Din Tai Fung in Arcadia last weekend, only a few hours before it was scheduled to shut down for a remodel. The faded strip-mall restaurant may not...

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Irvine’s Paper Lantern Dumpling House Takes on Xiao Long Bao Champ Din Tai Fung

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • November 16, 2017

Ah, the xiao long bao. Shanghainese in origin, these diminutive dumplings begin life as balls of raw, minced pork embedded with bits of aspic. The pork morsels are then carefully wrapped around flattened rounds of dough, their tops pleated into...

At Din Tai Fung, the Waiting is the Hardest Part

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • September 3, 2014

It was 7:30 on a Saturday night. I was in a line of people that stretched from Sears to the Carousel Court–spanning an entire wing of South Coast Plaza. From one end to the other, it would be a two-and-a-half-hour wait. But this was only half of...

JA Jiaozi in Irvine Stands Up to Inevitable Comparisons to Din Tai Fung

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • July 19, 2018

Photo by @ocwmktgdirector It’s hard to talk about JA Jiaozi without comparing it to Din Tai Fung. Outwardly, there are obvious similarities. Both give you a paper checklist onto which you scribble your order. Both focus on handmade dumplings,...

2. Tofu Puffs and Glass Noodle Soup at Din Tai Fung

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • October 22, 2015

We're reaching the end of 100 Favorite Dishes countdown! Every day until the publication of our fantabulous Best Of Issue, we'll list our favorite meals this year in descending order. Enjoy, pass it on, and tune in daily! By now you know the...

Popping Blood Orange Boba Martini at Din Tai Fung, Our Drink of The Week

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • February 26, 2016

There are currently four Din Tai Fungs in California. Only two have liquor licenses. One of them is the Din Tai Fung at South Coast Plaza, which also happens to be the only Din Tai Fung in Orange County. Apart from the option of having something...