Din Tai Fung - World Famous Soup Dumplings (aka XLB)? I think not! (Arcadia)
Outside Din Tai Fung Din Tai Fung , one of the most famous names in either side of the Pacific when the topic of Xiao Lung Bao ( XLB , soup dumplings) is mentioned. I've had it a few times in the two stores in Taipei (which has since expanded to 3 stores), and I was also dragged there a few times to the Arcadia location when I first moved to Southern California. Everytime , my reaction to eating here was a " meh ." I was never impressed, but since I never took food pictures then, I figured it was about time to try Din Tai Fung again. I joined Jackie of citynitz and her boyfriend David for some XLB , since it's been awhile since we each had DTF . "Hey Amigo!" I'm looking at you! Dining room of the new wing of DTF Workers wrapping the dumplings Similar to what Anthony Bourdain had mentioned previously in No Reservations about restaurants in New York City , the Mexicans actually dominated the kitchen at Din Tai Fung , more specifically, the wrappi...