We've never even heard of this place but came here on a happy accident. We are glad we did. The food was amazing and not super expensive. This is going into our restaurant rotation now for sure.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Dan Mein Noodles
Gabriela Takacova
The food - beef soup and bok choi - was amazing. 100% recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Soup, Sautéed Baby Bok Choy with Garlic
Trevor G.
gas pack, fye, heat, money move, lit, hype, super chill, cool, yum yum in my tum, slay
Robert W.
First time and haven't received first order yet will let you know more after I receive order and try the food
Kelly Q.
Pork xiao long bao: 4/5 Beef noodle soup: 4/5 Three cup chicken: 5/5 I was pleasantly surprised by dan modern chinese. We tried the classic pork xiao long bao, which were absolutely delicious - thin dumpling skin and loads of soup inside. The beef noodle soup was great as well. It's not the rich beef broth that I was expecting - it's more of a light, refreshing broth, but still very good! And finally the three cup chicken was super flavorful and delicious. Great service and a very nice ambiance.
Bella M.
My girlfriends and I were walking around Santa Monica last night and came across this spot looking for a place to eat and we are SO glad that we did! The food was insanely good and really well-priced. We also ordered the chicken soup dumplings but I forgot to take a picture and those were incredible as well. The rest of what we ordered is in the picture below! We split the four dishes and all felt very satisfied but not too full afterwards (would consider getting one more dish next time). There were three of us and we all love to eat so the four dishes might be perfectly fine for another group of three though lol! Our favorite was the short rib noodles- WOW. Our waiter was extremely nice and made us all feel very welcome and taken care of. Highly recommend this place for a quick and delicious bite when you are in the 3rd street promenade area :)
Maurice Tobon
Excellent food went back the next night.. Dan mein noodles (chicken) was the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spicy Pork
Kavan Lavy
Exceptional. The service was spot on. It was pretty affordable. The design of the building was terrific. It was inviting from the appearance and the smell. It wasn’t that busy when we got there and we became slightly worried, but there was nothing to be worried about because it was incredible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Satish Kartha
Good Cantonese style food, good portions. Marx was our server and he was very helpful and courteous. Family style eating and clean and well lit restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Dan Mein Noodles, Spicy Pork, Sauteed String Beans with Garlic, Sautéed Baby Bok Choy with Garlic
It was more delicious than I expected.Fried dumplings are more delicious than xiao long bao.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Joe “JoeColor”
Soup dumplings are some of our favourite foods so we had to check out this place! The waiter told us that they are known for their soup dumplings and hilarious asked us if we were familiar. We got our drinks then ordered everything we wanted for the evening. I was surprised when our entrees came out before the soup dumplings did. They were definitely worth the wait because the soup was just so tasty. My short rib dan mein was also incredible. Very easy to eat with chop sticks. The portions were perfect. I felt full after eating my whole dish without feeling stuffed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
David
food was served right away when was done cooked so it was very fresh, and the service was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Noodle, Shrimp Dan Mein Noodles, Spicy Pork Xiao Long Bao, Soup
Russ Frolov
When it comes to food we are really picky and this place satisfied whole family. Just don’t waist stomach space on chicken noodle soup please!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Pork Xiao Long Bao
viola c.
I'm a huge fan of their short rib rice, noodles, and garlic green beans. I decided to branch out and try the three-cup chicken. The chicken was dry, chewy, and inedible. Sadly, it ended up in the trash. It will be a while before I consider Dan Modern back in rotation.
We've never even heard of this place but came here on a happy accident. We are glad we did. The food was amazing and not super expensive. This is going into our restaurant rotation now for sure.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Dan Mein Noodles
The food - beef soup and bok choi - was amazing. 100% recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Soup, Sautéed Baby Bok Choy with Garlic
gas pack, fye, heat, money move, lit, hype, super chill, cool, yum yum in my tum, slay
First time and haven't received first order yet will let you know more after I receive order and try the food
Pork xiao long bao: 4/5 Beef noodle soup: 4/5 Three cup chicken: 5/5 I was pleasantly surprised by dan modern chinese. We tried the classic pork xiao long bao, which were absolutely delicious - thin dumpling skin and loads of soup inside. The beef noodle soup was great as well. It's not the rich beef broth that I was expecting - it's more of a light, refreshing broth, but still very good! And finally the three cup chicken was super flavorful and delicious. Great service and a very nice ambiance.
My girlfriends and I were walking around Santa Monica last night and came across this spot looking for a place to eat and we are SO glad that we did! The food was insanely good and really well-priced. We also ordered the chicken soup dumplings but I forgot to take a picture and those were incredible as well. The rest of what we ordered is in the picture below! We split the four dishes and all felt very satisfied but not too full afterwards (would consider getting one more dish next time). There were three of us and we all love to eat so the four dishes might be perfectly fine for another group of three though lol! Our favorite was the short rib noodles- WOW. Our waiter was extremely nice and made us all feel very welcome and taken care of. Highly recommend this place for a quick and delicious bite when you are in the 3rd street promenade area :)
Excellent food went back the next night.. Dan mein noodles (chicken) was the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spicy Pork
Exceptional. The service was spot on. It was pretty affordable. The design of the building was terrific. It was inviting from the appearance and the smell. It wasn’t that busy when we got there and we became slightly worried, but there was nothing to be worried about because it was incredible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good Cantonese style food, good portions. Marx was our server and he was very helpful and courteous. Family style eating and clean and well lit restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Dan Mein Noodles, Spicy Pork, Sauteed String Beans with Garlic, Sautéed Baby Bok Choy with Garlic
Food is perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
It was more delicious than I expected.Fried dumplings are more delicious than xiao long bao.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Soup dumplings are some of our favourite foods so we had to check out this place! The waiter told us that they are known for their soup dumplings and hilarious asked us if we were familiar. We got our drinks then ordered everything we wanted for the evening. I was surprised when our entrees came out before the soup dumplings did. They were definitely worth the wait because the soup was just so tasty. My short rib dan mein was also incredible. Very easy to eat with chop sticks. The portions were perfect. I felt full after eating my whole dish without feeling stuffed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
food was served right away when was done cooked so it was very fresh, and the service was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Noodle, Shrimp Dan Mein Noodles, Spicy Pork Xiao Long Bao, Soup
When it comes to food we are really picky and this place satisfied whole family. Just don’t waist stomach space on chicken noodle soup please!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Pork Xiao Long Bao
I'm a huge fan of their short rib rice, noodles, and garlic green beans. I decided to branch out and try the three-cup chicken. The chicken was dry, chewy, and inedible. Sadly, it ended up in the trash. It will be a while before I consider Dan Modern back in rotation.