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We absolutely love this restaurant.
Make sure to make a reservation so you don't have to wait 3 hours. We have brought everyone in our family and all of them feel the same. My 2 favorites are the garlic green beans and the chocolate and Carmel dumplings. So delicious.
I came to din tai fung for dinner and ordered 12 dishes for
I came to din tai fung for dinner and ordered 12 dishes for us to share family style. Everything was delicious and the service was very attentive in checking in on us and clearing dishes to make room on the table. I highly recommend making a reservat
Always the best place to be when I visit town.
Come here every time. I LOVE THIS PLACE. The service is so great, the staff make every experience special and are so great with my allergies. It feels like a fancy night out in there :) Soup dumplings are amazing as always, they were out of the chi
Great food and service, when you finally get seated.
Takes at least an hour if you're lucky, to get a table.
Always luv a good bamboo steamer reveal of dumplings.
Nice selection of veggie options as well. The tender dumpling dough is a perfect bite with various fillings. Luv the julienned ginger to cleanse the palate. The mango shaved ice is a delicious treat to end the meal. It's a wonderful experience a
Food service and ambiance were amazing.
Server helped choose what we liked and guided us how to eat certain items. Loved the experience.
It's crazy how there's a Din Tai Fung at so many shopping
It's crazy how there's a Din Tai Fung at so many shopping malls in SoCal. Each mall I went to had one whereas back home in NorCal, we only have the Valley Fair location. I knew the drill on what to order. Two of my friends had never dined
Shoutout to the service team able to accommodate to change
Shoutout to the service team able to accommodate to change my reservation to an hour later than the original time because I was stuck in traffic due to an accident even though all reservations are booked up for the rest of the weekend. If you'
I've been here several times over the years with groups of
I've been here several times over the years with groups of family/friends) and I still don't understand what all the hype is about. Their food is good, but I've had better food elsewhere without the long wait time.
Wait list times will be long but it's all worth it for this
Wait list times will be long but it's all worth it for this incredible high quality food! We ordered the cucumber salad, pork bao, spicy noodles, mushroom and chicken steam buns, spicy wontons, and finished off with chocolate bao with the sea sa
All was great but someone added way too much salt to the
All was great but someone added way too much salt to the salted cream in our dessert. It was not editable.
Din Tai Fung is an amazing restaurant that takes dining to
Din Tai Fung is an amazing restaurant that takes dining to the next level. The food is always fresh, beautifully made, and full of flavor. Their famous soup dumplings (xiao long bao) are absolutely perfect and are definitely one of my favorites. The
Food and service was equally amazing.
Highly recommend. Each dish was better the next. My server was so helpful too. Made a great experience that much better!
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A staple dim sum location located in South Coast Plaza.
The quality and ambiance is great, with locations in many high traffic areas around OC, and this one did not disappoint. Although I enjoy smaller dim sum options around the area, I definitely still enjoyed trying everything here as well. The service
Excellent food and customer service! Peter was an amazing
Excellent food and customer service! Peter was an amazing waiter. He was super friendly and patient and was constantly passing by making sure we were doing well and not missing anything. Will be coming back!
We've been craving for good Xia Long Bao so our first
We've been craving for good Xia Long Bao so our first option is Din Tai Fung. The wait is more than two hours but that is expected. We decided bar seating so they were ableb to seat us. I agree that price is high, but the quality is really good.
I was picking up a order right now and all I did was ask
I was picking up a order right now and all I did was ask why there honey lemonade would take 5 minutes when the rest of the order was already ready, instead of being polite like I was being Kristina and another workers with died blonde short hair wer
Great food and extremely good attentive service.
The wait was long, but we went shopping while we waited. They have it very organized and time it well as to when put your name in as far as how long you'll have to wait.
Great food and ambiance but a bit noisy in the restaurant.
Other than that it's a great place to eat there. Service is always the best there !
We had the sweetest server ever! Her name was Liz & she was
We had the sweetest server ever! Her name was Liz & she was definitely super attentive and informative. My partner & I have been plenty of times but we took our family & she explained the food & best options super well & they LOVE
I've been sick for probably two weeks and the only thing
I've been sick for probably two weeks and the only thing that I've been able to eat is Din Tai Fung's wonton soup. The broth is exceptional and so is everything else. Today I ordered a soup again and somehow things got mixed up and ins
Great food had a great time with friends.
Loved how nice the employees were and the are was very clean
We came to the South Coast Plaza location of Din Tai Fung
We came to the South Coast Plaza location of Din Tai Fung this past weekend and overall, while the food was reasonably good and the service was excellent (and extremely efficient), the queue to be seated was excessively long and it wasn't easy b
I love shopping I love Tแบกi Din Fung I will come again
I love shopping I love Tแบกi Din Fung I will come again So yummy So clean this place Good service
Probably the DTF location I go to the most.
Faves are the potstickers, XLB, spicy wontons, and noodles with peanut sauce. The flavor for all their dishes are always very consistent I don't think there's a bad item on the menu. They take reservations and also have a yelp check in. Tim
Great food.
Excellent lunch. Friendly service. Enjoyed the dumplings and especially the shaved mango ice dessert.
Over hyped.
Good food and everything but the wait is terrible and the front end staff are worse than airport security
I've been to various Din Tai Fung's throughout Asia (even
I've been to various Din Tai Fung's throughout Asia (even the original in Taipei!), so honestly, my expectations were pretty high. I was also bringing my boyfriend who has never been before. The food was decent, but the pork chop could'
When I first arrived to the place, my first thought was
When I first arrived to the place, my first thought was "holy gentrification." I could smell the disdemocrification in our holy Asian cuisine. It was, genuinely, revolting. Asian cuisine is supposed to be authentic, true, and affordable. Th
Good service and food.
Relatively expensive. Based on the mall. Nice place overall. Liked the dumpling the most.
Amazing oh my God everything was delicious from main
Amazing oh my God everything was delicious from main course, appetizer, and desert! Almost everything is steamed and dumpling style. Our server was wonderful too. The only negative is that even though you have a reservation you have to go stand in
Dumpling heaven exists.
Address: Din Tai Fung South Coast Plaza! The famous soup dumplings called "xiao long bao" (XLB) are a MUST and the cucumber salad is a refreshing appetizer. Can you figure out how the soup gets inside the dumplings without looking it
New to me, favorite place.
Even though the wait can be extensive, somehow the waitlist seems to move impressively fast. Their service system is efficient and impressively professional. Have been there three times in the recent month and it's been consistent every time.
I would recommend joining the waitlist before coming.
The wait is so much shorter on weekday compared to weekend, only 15-30 minutes. They have both indoor and patio seating, they allow dogs in the patio. I ordered the spicy wontons, soup dumplings, cucumber, chicken soup, and honey green tea. Everyth
I am originally from Taiwan and have been in the LA area
I am originally from Taiwan and have been in the LA area for 25 years eating at all the Chinese and Taiwanese restaurants. Any random Chinese restaurant is better than this. The food has no soul and tastes like it came straight out of the Panda Expr
My family and I usually come to DTF once and week and we
My family and I usually come to DTF once and week and we really enjoy everything. From the dumplings, to the noodles, and desserts, everything is absolutely wonderful and makes every Friday night special!
Food was so so so delicious.
I highly recommend everyone to go at least once. Everything was a 10/10 except for the cucumber salad, that was a 7/10. All of the servers were very attentive, and nice. The restaurant is really clean. It is nice to see how they make the dumplings an
Great dumplings and sauces.
Spicy chicken wontons are a must! You have to have a reservation or you won't get in
Food is excellent!! Fun environment! And great service!
Food is excellent!! Fun environment! And great service! I've also ordered food to be delivered and it was excellent often times when you have food delivered from a restaurant it's not the same but with this restaurant it was!
Don't go here. Go somewhere your money and time is appreciated
Don't go to this place. Don't waste your time and money. Check in process was horrible to began with. Made a online reservation 11:13 am and received the notice to check in at 12:17 pm. We had 15 minutes to check in. At 12:30 got to the res
Worth the wait in the end!
This is a popular spot for lunch or dinner so expect a long wait time. Reservations are a must, but if too close to the timing, I did the waitlist approach and it took about an hour. However the good thing is that it is in the mall and you can shop w
Tasty Dumplings and Buns which are Pure Comfort Food
For a global chain restaurant this remains consistent and faithful to its Taiwanese cuisine no matter where you are. They have the routine down pat even in this crowded popular mall. They can handle non-reservations with aplomb with the waitlist syst
Excellent!
I love Din Tai Fung and take every opportunity to eat there. However, I havenโt eaten at this location until now! It didnโt disappoint me. I think the quality was quite close to the places I had in Taipei and Shanghai. If you havenโt tried it,
I live in Las Vegas and I've been wanting to try the Din
I live in Las Vegas and I've been wanting to try the Din Tai Fung that we have at the Aria casino but I haven't gotten around to it. Came to California for a little mini vacation and decided to try it here for my first time. This Din Tai Fung is loca
Always experience great customer service and food never
Always experience great customer service and food never disappoints. Din Tai Fung is a must try! Best to plan getting reservations ahead of time.
First off amazing service as soon as we walked in the whole
First off amazing service as soon as we walked in the whole staff was so friendly and welcoming. Food was amazing it was our first time having soup dumplings and it was to die for. I definitely would recommend if you're in the area and want somethi
Not a lot to say but they do what they do better than
Not a lot to say but they do what they do better than anyone else. I was visiting LA for my daughter and this was a "to-do" on our list and it never disappoints. Food is perfect, there is nothing better than their spicy dumplings. Service i
Delicious! Green beans, dumplings, noodles, cocktails.
..would recommend everything 10/10
Our food was amazing and Forrest our server was awesome! So
Our food was amazing and Forrest our server was awesome! So worth the wait! Use the yelp check in feature for fastest and most efficient reservation
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