Shanghainese Restaurants near Torrance, CA

“Our server, Kaitlin was really great and recommended many things for us to try. After hearing about din tai fung for months, it was worth the wait. we ordered the cucumber salad, pork soup dumplings, string beans, shrimp noodles, and spicy wontons. Everything was good but the standouts were the cucumber salad and the pork soup dumplings.“

“Good green onion pancakes. XLB is not very juicy with thick wrappers. Beef noodle got good flavors. Stinky tofu was fair n not worth getting it. Canaan special pork chops was decent n worth getting it if u like pork chops. But I would get the salt n pepper pork chops instead. Portion is smaller than I am used to at others for dinner.“

“We were excited to try out this new dumpling place and were not disappointed.Food: everything we ordered was pretty good. We ordered and tried a lot of different things so we can bring some home. Prices are slightly above average but not outrageous in today’s scales.Dumplings: we tried the surf & turf pan fried, it took a while to serve, though it was worth the wait. There were 8 (small) pieces and they tasted very good!Scallion Pan Cake: very nicely made, we liked itNoodles: braised beef noodles soup, we liked the thick al dente noodles, and I liked the thick beef (my wife would prefer them to be smaller), the preserved vegetables were excellent, and soup was fine.Beef roll: pretty tasty with a little flaky skinLettuce w/ Garlic, I loved it but not sure if people would pay $15 for a lettuce dish, ha haCucumbers had a nice presentation, crunch and fresh, with pretty good sauceThe atmosphere is nice and new, the ordering is via QR code and directly so it’s fast and efficient, and there is no need to wait for the staff.The staff is new, they were pretty focused on the basic stuff like delivering the food, getting water, etc, not so much socializing and interaction. Generally, the newer style of self ordering and minimal service which is ok with us.Parking: plenty of free parking in this good sized mall.“

“I come here a lot. I’ve been trying a wide variety of dishes, and for the most part they’re great. Grilled dumplings are excellent, as are the chow meins, particularly the black pepper sauce. Curry noodle soup is a favorite. I tried the orange chicken this week, which I usually don’t order, but it was the best I’ve had. Salt and pepper pork chops were very good. Family run.“