Din Tai Fung – Costa Mesa, CA – Steamed Soup Dumplings at its finest.

Din Tai Fung has specialized in Xia Long Bao (Steamed Soup Dumplings) in Asia since the 1980’s. They have been named Top 10 restaurants in the world by New York Times and two of their restaurants have received a Michelin Star. They recently opened a restaurant in South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. If you haven’t experienced a soup dumpling before, head over to Din Tai Fung stat. A good Xia Long Bao is a perfect comfort food consisting of a delicately and expertly pleated dough skin filed with pork, shrimp or vegetables with steaming soup inside. Each Xia Long Bao is hand made by an expert who has to go through a rigorous training process just to be certified to pleat and fold the dumplings. Not only does Din Tai Fung have the best Xia Long Bao on the westcoast they also offer a variety of noodles, soups, vegetable dishes, rice dishes and boba tea drinks. The must try dishes when visiting are Juicy Pork Dumplings, Noodle with Sesame Sauce, Shrimp and Pork Wonton in Spicy Sauce and Fried Pork Chop. At the Costa Mesa location expect a long wait so put your name in and you can shop while waiting, they will send you a text when your table is ready. Love, peace and Dumpling grease!