LOC Noodle& Dumpling Bar

We had the stir fried string bean。They are really tough and not edible。Mentioned that to the young cashier and she just apologized and not offer any cancellation or replacement。

Also，the issue with the stir fried green bean complaint happened at the end of January，2026。

Food: 1

It’s always closed now! I used to like it a lot but it seems to have been closed for weeks - plus it allows you to order online and then cancels it an hour later…

Love the dumplings and hot & sour soup is my favorite!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Live the authentic Chinese cuisine.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very good Chinese restaurant

Love coming here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My husband and I were headed back home from a long day out and wanted quick food we hadn't tried before. We walked in around 7pm this past Sunday and the employees were hanging around the table chatting. We ordered the custard buns, garlic beef dumplings and spicy chicken entree and then went outside to wait 10m because it was dead inside and we felt like they were trying to close up. After 15m we checked on our food that was sitting there. Dumplings were great. Custard buns (3 for $11) were ok. Spicy chicken was awful. Tiny bits of dry seasoned chicken overly fried and breaded with equally bad fries. We were too hungry to actually read everything and didn't know it came with fries. $20 for an entree with no noodles/rice/veggies. The portion was small and of what we received we ate half because we couldn't stomach the dried bits. Since the only experience that was great was the dumplings we probably won't be back because there wasnt enough enjoyment in the rest of the food.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Great food at a great price

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

We had take out. It was prepared quickly and ready to go when we showed up. We were feeding six so we had a good selection of food to share. Everything was great and servings were generous so we will be enjoying leftovers for a while. We will be back next time we are in California.

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is the best! They have incredible food, wonderful service, and clean environment. The green beans are to die for. You’re missing out if you haven’t tried LOC

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Traditional noodle spot, loved the cumin beef. Spectacular flavors with a bit of heat

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

After my daughter’s basketball game, we were all ready for dinner—and LOC Noodle & Dumpling Bar was just an 8-minute drive away.

The restaurant is clean and family-friendly. We had five people at our table and ordered the following:

• Signature Juicy Pork Xiao Long Bao（招牌鮮肉小籠包）– $13.75

• Signature Pan-Fried Xiao Long Bao（招牌生煎包）-$14.5

• Spicy Wontons（紅油抄手）– $13.75

• Beef Roll（牛肉捲餅）– $12.99

• Beef Noodle Soup（清湯牛肉麵）– $14.75

• Beef Fried Noodle（牛肉炒麵）– $14.75

My son especially liked the beef noodle soup, and the spicy wontons weren’t spicy—so everyone could enjoy them. Other food items were just fine.

Just give it a try if you’re nearby.

Food was average, my issue was no one cleaned any of the tables next to us. It wasn't busy just us and one other person

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 2

Great place for dumplings and Chinese dishes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nothing says welcome more than a dirty unserviced grease trap which smells like rotten eggs. That’s the smell that greeted us as we arrived. They did leave the doors open and that did reduce the smell. We figured we’d driven a long way to try this restaurant based on the rosy reviews we read but we should have run away at first whiff. We tried their signature soup dumplings which were ok but not anything amazing. Their take on the classic shumai relaxing the pork with rice and mushrooms was an insult to this iconic dim sum item. We decided we’d had enough and before we left we visited the restrooms. Overflowing trash can and. Dirty commodes in both the women’s and men’s restrooms told us all we needed to know about this grossly overrated nightmare. Orange County has many top tier Asian restaurants. This is not one of them.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1