Xlb Dumpling - Walnut

The new staff are not properly trained on how to prepare the Galaxy drink. They added too much sugar and forgot the jelly. When I called to speak with the manager, he seemed to have an attitude. I've been a customer for two years, and this experience was disappointing and unnecessary. Take care. Rating: Food 1/5

I'm really disappointed to write this review, but the quality of the food and beverages has taken a significant downturn. I've always loved the vegetarian dumplings and the Thai tea with cheese foam from here; they were the best I've ever had. However, my experience tonight was quite different. I even reordered, thinking it might have been a one-time mistake since it was so much worse than usual. The tea was overly watery, and there was no cheese foam—just milk that mixed with the tea instead of sitting on top like it usually does. The vegetarian dumplings were also unexpectedly spicy, even though there were no spicy ingredients listed in the description. It's incredibly disappointing and felt like a waste of money. I really hope they can return to the high-quality food and drinks I've enjoyed in the past.

I ordered takeout from the restaurant and got chashu bao and pork mushroom wontons. The steamed wontons were served in a delicious sauce and truly satisfied my cravings. However, the baos were a bit soggy by the time I got home, though they were still tasty. I’ve realized that it’s probably better to dine in rather than get takeout, as the food sat in my car for about 30 minutes on the drive back. Overall, everything was delicious, and I'm glad I gave it a try. Next time, I’d love to sample the noodles and other dumplings. I really appreciate being able to see them make the dumplings in the kitchen. I did visit their website and attempted to place an order, but the prices weren’t updated and it said the restaurant was closed. However, I found their hours on Yelp and saw they were open. I drove over, placed my order, and only waited about 10 minutes for my food, which was great for a Saturday around 5:30 PM.

A chill restaurant with decent XLB. A long dining room where you order at the counter and they serve it to you when ready. Service was quick and the staff were friendly. Additionally the food was of reasonable quality for the price (quality and flavor like an okay dim sum restaurant). Ordered one pork xlb, one shrimp pork dumplings, one shrimp pork sui mai, and one cheese burger bao which all costed about 32.50 before tax and tip (40.46 after tax and tip). For two people this wasn't enough for me so I ended up ordering a creamy roasted sesame noodle with braised chicken which ended up being too much for me (I could order this on it's own and be satisfied). The pork xlb dough wasn't too thick nor was it too thin and the broth was tasty but not memorable. The shrimp and pork dumplings had nice sized shrimp pieces in the filling and it was wrapped in pink dough. When it came to the sui mai it wasn't my favorite but it did the job. The cheese burger bao was interesting as it tasted like an In n Out burger inside a soft bao. My only qualm was with the sesame noodles as the noodles came a little too clumped for my liking and the braised chicken flavor didn't blend well with the sesame sauce.Is the food out of this world? No, but it is decent and I left satisfied.

XLB needs more soup, dumplings need more flavor, cheeseburger bao was tasty