Xlb Dumpling - Walnut

Really sad to give this review but the food and beverages DRASTICALLY declined in quality. I get the vegetarian dumplings and Thai tea with cheese foam and in the past ordering from here these have both been the best I’ve ever had of these items, but I ordered tonight and something was very wrong. I even reordered because I thought it was just a one time mistake because it was so much worse than when I have gotten it in the past. The tea was extremely watery and there was no cheese foam, only milk that immediately mixed with the tea instead of resting on top like it usually does. The vegetarian dumplings were extremely spicy despite there being no spicy ingredients listed in the description. So disappointing and a huge waste of money ? please bring back the good quality food and drinks.

The new employees are not fully trained on how to make the galaxy drink. Added way too much sugar and forget the jelly, when I called the manager sounded like he had an attitude. Been a customer for 2 years and this unsatisfying and unnecessary. Take care.Food: 1/5

I ordered takeout and ordered chashu bao and pork mushroom wonton. The steamed wontons were in a tasty sauce and really hit the spot. The baos were a little soggy by the time I got home but still tasty. I think it's best to eat at the restaurant rather than takeout as the food won't be sitting on my 30 minute drive home. But still delicious and I'm happy to have tried it. Next time I want to try the noodles and different dumplings. I like that you can see them making the dumplings. I did look at their website and even tried to place an order but the prices are not updated and it didn't allow me to order saying the restaurant was closed. I looked on Yelp and saw their hours posted and they were open. I drove over and placed my order and only had to wait about 10min for my food and it was around 530pm on a Saturday.

A chill restaurant with decent XLB. A long dining room where you order at the counter and they serve it to you when ready. Service was quick and the staff were friendly. Additionally the food was of reasonable quality for the price (quality and flavor like an okay dim sum restaurant). Ordered one pork xlb, one shrimp pork dumplings, one shrimp pork sui mai, and one cheese burger bao which all costed about 32.50 before tax and tip (40.46 after tax and tip). For two people this wasn't enough for me so I ended up ordering a creamy roasted sesame noodle with braised chicken which ended up being too much for me (I could order this on it's own and be satisfied). The pork xlb dough wasn't too thick nor was it too thin and the broth was tasty but not memorable. The shrimp and pork dumplings had nice sized shrimp pieces in the filling and it was wrapped in pink dough. When it came to the sui mai it wasn't my favorite but it did the job. The cheese burger bao was interesting as it tasted like an In n Out burger inside a soft bao. My only qualm was with the sesame noodles as the noodles came a little too clumped for my liking and the braised chicken flavor didn't blend well with the sesame sauce.Is the food out of this world? No, but it is decent and I left satisfied.

XLB needs more soup, dumplings need more flavor, cheeseburger bao was tasty