10053 Valley Blvd. Ste 2
El Monte, CA 91731
(626) 350-0188
The name sounds funny, but the food here is quite serious! I like this place, I like it a lot! As much as I have a soft side for Ding Tai Fung, I have to say, Ding Tai Fung is only worth going when you are in Taiwan. The branch here in Arcadia is a rip off, and the servers are lame. Dumpling 10053 is cheap and they have this awesome signature pumpkin shrimp dumplings!
Because my father-in-law is in town, my parents wanted to take him out to a proper Taiwanese dinner. So my parents decided to take him to a dumpling house. You must be wondering how they got the name... Its their address, yup they named the place after the address of the restaurant! I read the reviews from this one annoying Yelper... She seemed to be confused with the name of the restaurant... umm did you read the address above the door? #shutupandeatyourdumplings
My mom has a habit of ordering a bunch of food... so much food that we ran out of table space for the dishes!
You are probably wondering... what are the red and green dumplings? Well, the green dumplings are Chinese cabbage and pork dumplings and the red dumplings are goji and chicken dumplings.
These little guys are delicious! although... not as good as what we had in Taiwan, but for now, this will do!
This isn't the best dumpling restaurant ever, but if you are craving for a nice dumpling meal and you don't want to put a hole in your wallet, this is definitely the place to go!
There is NO way anyone can come visit Taiwan without getting their fix of Ding Tai Fung. We did. My aunt was able to get us pass the long waiting line into a VIP like treatment! The minute we sat down, got our Taiwan beers, we know what is going to be served!
Peek into the kitchen and you know these guys are your new best friend!
Small Steam Buns (xiaolongbao) is the signature dish!
Jealous?
Shrimp Shao Mei
If you've been to the Ding Tai Fung in Arcadia, you know that they don't have any attractive servers... and they can be quite rude at times... here in the original restaurant... there are plenty! And they served well! The "original" deserves a 5 star award for the great service all around the restaurant. If you need to use the restroom keep an eye out for a nice cleaning lady that constantly cleans the area. American branches must learn to improve on the service for sure.
more Taiwan beer please!
I took so many photos of the food! More from Din Tai Fung!
Comfort Inn offers complimentary breakfast, right? Well, the hotel we stayed at does too! But the difference is... they don't have microwaved eggs or hard bagels... instead they have a full spread of food from salad bar to gourmet Asian dishes!
here is a photo of Beth's first plate... Japanese steam egg, yam, snow peas, and marinated Shiitake mushrooms! Oh, and bacon!
On our way to the Metro station we stopped by a McCafe that actually looks like a real coffee house... they grind and brew fresh coffee beans to order! American McDonalds should be ashamed!
Right before we got to the station we got distracted by the fragrance of beef noodle soup. This is not any typical beef noodle soup... this is "hand shaved noodles". I can't really describe the deliciousness of this meal... i'll let my photos do the justice :) Enjoy! I hope you are hungry when you looked at the photos.
