After doing a little shopping at the Brea mall (which looked great by the way). We checked out this little dumplings spot. It's located near the DSW and Mother's market on Imperial and Associated. We ordered the mushrooms pork dumplings, the Al pastor (yes), the pulled pork bao, bock choy and green beans with the sauce on the side. Everything was very flavorful. So good. My favorite the Al pastor dumplings. The brothers who own the biz were so sweet and really accommodating. We will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Luke Brandenburg
This is great food with great prices! We have been looking for a place like this and are so glad we found it. Great service as well. Will definitely be going back soon!
Cassandra Lomen
Everytime I come here it does not disappoint! Delicious food for a good price. They are always so friendly and fast! Great for those nights when I don't want to cook after work
Eric Simonoff
Delicious food Great customer service can't wait to come back and try more of the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Soup Dumpling, Pork
Brock Lewis
Had lunch today at XLB Dumpling Bar and was pleased with the food and service. The true test of any dumpling place is the Xiaolongbao soup dumplings. Their soup dumplings are solid and are a good pick in the area since we are pretty far from Din Tai Fung. I also ordered the braised chicken noodles which was a heaping and generous portion. It was a little bland but overall tasty. The food here is also very affordable, seemed like most dishes were $10 or under.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Edwin Laverde
Johnny and friend were great! Mom's recipes were taken to another level. It was delicious ? Highly recommended.
What we have here is solid quality food, but a lack of service. When you enter the establishment, you’ll notice a lack of patrons. But don’t let that turn you away. From baos to dumplings, you can’t go wrong with most of the menu items. If you wish to have an enjoyable experience, you should probably make the drive to their Walnut location. Their Walnut location crafts a much more welcoming atmosphere and is actually filled with patrons.
My family and I have been here several times now, and have enjoyed the experience. This is definitely a dumpling "bar" i.e. a small place with very limited seating and "take away" style service. But knowing that, We've enjoyed the offerings especially as there aren't a lot of similar options in the immediate area (Brea). We've generally had good service, and it's clear they are trying to expand their offerings. Great place for some casual xiao long bao (dumplings with soup inside) and dim sum style menu items.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tyson Reyes
A wonderful little restaurant hidden in a busy shopping center. The food is delicious, the prices are reasonable, and the staff are friendly and helpful. The food goes beyond traditional dumplings and infuses different types of food to create a truly diverse menu. Perfect for solo diners and for sharing.
Christopher Moody
I swear XLB Dumpling Bar staff is the best there is. I went in there for take out because my wife was sick and the guy helped order some tasty things and also recommended so bomb sauces. They gave me my order with a smile and made me feel like I truly mattered. Their food is great, but the people are greater. Thanks guys!
Dumplings were cold and tasted horrible. The Pork soup dumplings had meat that seemed not fresh.The Mexican fusion ones w al pastor were even more horrible. Just a really weird combination of tastes & textures.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Rayuh Shen
Owner is friendly and the food is amazing we drove up from orange county, well worth the trip! We'll be coming back. We had the Xiao Long BAO, Dan Dan noodles and sesame noodles, the pizza dumplings were great too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Soup Dumplings
E
In love with the Pork Soup Dumplings, way better than Din Tai Fung. This place has great customer service and very clean. Great for family style - affordable. Looking for something refreshing, try yogurt galaxy it’s my favorite.
Kiana Williams
Store is always clean and the service is quick. Employees are always welcoming. I wish there were a bigger variety in the dumplings, but my favorite item is the Dan Dan noodles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Burger Bao
Melissa Scorza
The gentlemen at this place were extremely welcoming and kind. They helped us with recommendations and let us know how long the wait time for food would be. They offered us complimentary drink when they noticed the food was taking a bit longer, even though we had no issues waiting. Will come back again!
After doing a little shopping at the Brea mall (which looked great by the way). We checked out this little dumplings spot. It's located near the DSW and Mother's market on Imperial and Associated. We ordered the mushrooms pork dumplings, the Al pastor (yes), the pulled pork bao, bock choy and green beans with the sauce on the side. Everything was very flavorful. So good. My favorite the Al pastor dumplings. The brothers who own the biz were so sweet and really accommodating. We will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is great food with great prices! We have been looking for a place like this and are so glad we found it. Great service as well. Will definitely be going back soon!
Everytime I come here it does not disappoint! Delicious food for a good price. They are always so friendly and fast! Great for those nights when I don't want to cook after work
Delicious food Great customer service can't wait to come back and try more of the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Soup Dumpling, Pork
Had lunch today at XLB Dumpling Bar and was pleased with the food and service. The true test of any dumpling place is the Xiaolongbao soup dumplings. Their soup dumplings are solid and are a good pick in the area since we are pretty far from Din Tai Fung. I also ordered the braised chicken noodles which was a heaping and generous portion. It was a little bland but overall tasty. The food here is also very affordable, seemed like most dishes were $10 or under.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Johnny and friend were great! Mom's recipes were taken to another level. It was delicious ? Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Braised Chicken Rice, Galaxy Yogurt Tea
What we have here is solid quality food, but a lack of service. When you enter the establishment, you’ll notice a lack of patrons. But don’t let that turn you away. From baos to dumplings, you can’t go wrong with most of the menu items. If you wish to have an enjoyable experience, you should probably make the drive to their Walnut location. Their Walnut location crafts a much more welcoming atmosphere and is actually filled with patrons.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Bao, Pizza Dumplings
My family and I have been here several times now, and have enjoyed the experience. This is definitely a dumpling "bar" i.e. a small place with very limited seating and "take away" style service. But knowing that, We've enjoyed the offerings especially as there aren't a lot of similar options in the immediate area (Brea). We've generally had good service, and it's clear they are trying to expand their offerings. Great place for some casual xiao long bao (dumplings with soup inside) and dim sum style menu items.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
A wonderful little restaurant hidden in a busy shopping center. The food is delicious, the prices are reasonable, and the staff are friendly and helpful. The food goes beyond traditional dumplings and infuses different types of food to create a truly diverse menu. Perfect for solo diners and for sharing.
I swear XLB Dumpling Bar staff is the best there is. I went in there for take out because my wife was sick and the guy helped order some tasty things and also recommended so bomb sauces. They gave me my order with a smile and made me feel like I truly mattered. Their food is great, but the people are greater. Thanks guys!
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Dumplings were cold and tasted horrible. The Pork soup dumplings had meat that seemed not fresh.The Mexican fusion ones w al pastor were even more horrible. Just a really weird combination of tastes & textures.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Owner is friendly and the food is amazing we drove up from orange county, well worth the trip! We'll be coming back. We had the Xiao Long BAO, Dan Dan noodles and sesame noodles, the pizza dumplings were great too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Soup Dumplings
In love with the Pork Soup Dumplings, way better than Din Tai Fung. This place has great customer service and very clean. Great for family style - affordable. Looking for something refreshing, try yogurt galaxy it’s my favorite.
Store is always clean and the service is quick. Employees are always welcoming. I wish there were a bigger variety in the dumplings, but my favorite item is the Dan Dan noodles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Burger Bao
The gentlemen at this place were extremely welcoming and kind. They helped us with recommendations and let us know how long the wait time for food would be. They offered us complimentary drink when they noticed the food was taking a bit longer, even though we had no issues waiting. Will come back again!
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