I love Xiao long bao, there's not much better than Ding Tai Fung, other than the long waits and crowds but when there's an option to check out another establishment that does xlb and give DTF a run for its money, I had to check it out. We had the pork xlb; excellent, thin skinned and flavorful broth, shrimp pork spicy wonton, shrimp and pork pot stickers, and Shanghai rice cake with pork, and vegetarian dumplings. Overall, Jia Yan had excellent xlb and dumplings, rivaling DTF, the Shanghai rice cake with awesome, large portions and I think even better than DTF's. The restaurant is located in a small strip mall area with plenty of parking. Glad to be be able to check out another great dumpling eats. Well done! read more

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Jia Yan Dumpling House is a pretty solid choice if you're craving dumplings and happen to be in Glendora. Being in the SGV, there's definitely no shortage of dumpling spots around, but this place covers the basics: pork XLB, garlic string beans, fried rice, noodles, and a few other classics. My family and I went for lunch on a Saturday, and it was actually pretty quiet, just a couple of other tables were occupied. Service was super quick and friendly, and our food came out in less than 10 minutes, which was nice. Overall, everything tasted good. A few dishes were on the saltier side, but honestly, I'd rather that than something bland. It's tucked away in a random shopping center, but at least parking isn't a headache. read more

We had a party of 8 and as soon as we arrived we were promptly seated. There was a good amount of choices to choose from. We ordered soup dumplings, spicy wontons, beef udon noodles, stir fried beef, vegetable dumplings, pork and shrimp dumplings, garlic green beans, broccoli stir fried, beef noodle soup, and pork chop fried rice. The food was delicious but the portions were too small. The beef was a bit chewy as well. If you go be prepared to order more than usual. read more

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Well this was unexpected in our little city. The food was piping hot and fresh. I really loved the seaweed salad with bean curd. We also got the shrimp w/rice cakes, the sauce was amazing. The chicken dumplings were basic but very good. Will def be going back to try other dishes. I felt sad that the restaurant was so empty! Please go support them. They are all very nice and service was prompt. The restaurant is big enough for groups of 10+ read more

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Came here after my nieces graduation ceremony and the food was delicious! Portions are on the smaller end if you are sharing with a large group. Service was good, they were tentative even though they got a little busy during lunch time. Hot and sour soup: needs more flavor and depth. Once you added more black vinegar it gave it more of a pungent flavor Xiao long Bao: just like all the rest of the other dumpling places haha Shanghai rice cake: one of my fave dish Garlic string beans: definitely have enough flavor, it was slightly undercooked.. like maybe needed 40 more seconds but still great Beef noodle soup: really great broth flavor I would definitely come back again :) read more

My husband and I tried this place on a whim and we were so happy we did! The food was delicious! We ordered: - Beef Dumplings - Chicken XLB - Beef Tenderloin Udon w/ Black Pepper The noodles were so flavorful and was my favorite dish. The service was also great! We definitely will be coming back! :) read more

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I'd give this place a high 3 star to a low 4 star. Came in with a coworker and got some stuff to go to take back to the office. We got an order of the pot stickers, the pork xlb, chicken xlb, and the braised beef noodle soup. The food all tasted pretty good. The beef noodle soup was pretty spicy, but it was still pretty good and the noodles were nice and chewy. The beef was also very tender. The xlb and potstickers were also not bad. My only complaint with all of the foods is that the portions are extremely tiny. The bowl of beef noodle soup was pretty small and these were some of the smallest xlb I have had. The 5 small potstickers for $10 is also pretty steep. Total was around $60 for the 4 items, so it is pretty expensive and I was still pretty hungry after eating. read more

Everything here was so delicious truly a hidden gem, the xiao long bao as well as the shrimp and pork wontons tasted similar if not better than din tai fung. The fried rice tasted exactly like the din tai fung as well, the dumplings were so good we bought a second one. The service was pretty good with the waitress being nice and it felt like any other restaurant but I enjoyed how it wasn't too crowded. My hot take is that for the price and taste this place is better than din tai fung especially with how good the sauces are. read more

Been here a few times. The place is getting better with the decorations and pictures. But since it has no effect on the food, it's fine. The servers are quick and attentive. The food is really tasty. The soup dumplings are good and in comparison to din tai fung, the same. The rest of the dishes are delicious too. The garlic vegetables are all good. They don't really have desserts but since I'm so full, it's fine. Definitely go here to save money but know the dishes are all worth it! read more

The house special spicy dumplings were balanced nicely with a really flavorful chili oil sauce. I also ordered the molten lava mochi cakes and they were incredibly sweet and warm inside. read more

This restaurant has opened just recently and we have only been once. Boy, were we surprised and stoked to have this gem in our hood! While the interior is pretty basic, the food is absolutely top notch! Authentic, fresh, hearty, warm, and absolutely delicious! We have tried a few kinds of noodles, fried rice and their signature dumplings. None of it disappointed! This is definitely going to become one of our favorite spots. And we already saw quite a few people doing take out. Solid dumplings house and a great addition to Glendora! read more

HORRIBLE SERVICE! Very mediocre food at best! We got there at 4pm for an early dinner. We were the only ones in the restaurant. She gave us one menu for 5 people. I asked for another menu and she handed me one without pictures. When I asked for one with pictures she rudely dropped it at the table. She only bought ginger for 3 of us so we asked for more. She gave the two more and I said can we get extra we all like ginger. She gave me one more dish. We had to practically yell for extra napkins because she ignored us even though she could hear us. Because we asked for napkins and she pretended not to hear, then my daughter walked up to grab them herself and she handed them to her as she was walking up. Now to the food. It was definitely not even close to din Thai fung AT ALL! everything was mediocre but because of the service I would never ever give them my money. What a disappointment! read more

The food is good, but I'm giving only one star because the take-out staff was quite unreasonable. My husband ordered three noodle soups and a string bean dish, and I went to pick it up. I gave the cashier my phone number, showed her the text message confirming the order, and told her exactly what my husband had ordered. She insisted there was another item in the order. When I couldn't tell her what that extra item was, she seemed to doubt the order was mine--even though it had already been fully paid--and I felt like she was refusing to give me the food. I called my husband, and he confirmed that the order was exactly what I had told her. The staff member kept insisting there was one more item but wouldn't tell me what it was at first. After going back and forth for a while, she finally said there was an extra order of plain noodles. I checked again with my husband, and he said yes, he had ordered extra noodles for one of the noodle soup. But that "extra noodles" was listed under the options section of the noodle on menu, like extra beef, extra this and extra that for additional charge. Who would think of that as a separate dish? Because of that confusion, she almost refused to give me the order after I told her my phone number, my confirmation text. Honestly, it was absolutely ridiculous. read more

Food was decent enough I guess, but not worth the price in my opinion. And service was really horrible during my visit. Definitely will not be returning. read more

Delicious dumplings, reminds my companion of food they ate in Taiwan. Service professional, and friendly. We got food to go, but lots of people eating in, it's a large cheerful place, good for families or groups. read more

Jia Yan Dumpling House - Beef dumplings and Pork Bao - Shanghainese Near Me - Glendora, California

I saw that there was a new dumpling spot in Glendora and made my way to try it. So far, I've visited twice. The restaurant is recently remodeled. They have multiple tables to seat different sized parties. The staff is friendly and tries to seat you as soon as you walk in. So far I have tried: shumai, xiao long bao, spicy shrimp and pork wontons, and their shrimp and pork dumplings. Everything has been tasty, in particular the spicy shrimp and pork wontons. Their amount of filling is generous! Overall, it is a must try if you want to get your dumpling fix! read more

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The food is amazing. The service needs alot of improvement. The dine in servers are not friendly nor do they wanna help you explain the food and the phone is never picked up for to go orders. read more

Heard there is a new-ish dim sum xiao long bao place (newly opened or changed owner) in the inland empire. As a xiao long bao connoisseur, I immediately took my girl along for a try. The flavor of the xiao long bao is about 70% authentic and 30% sesame oil modification. You know that the kitchen put a long of heart into making the dumpling wraps. Xiao long bao: 3.7 star out of 5 for taste Potstickers: we ordered both of the potstickers on the menu. Highly highly recommend! 5 out of 5 star on taste. I might be a little harsh on the xiao long bao cuz I grew up with one of the award winning xiao long bao chef. The favor is not unique and authentic enough to be on my top 5 list but the potsticker is. Don't get the noodles. Not as good. Easy parking. Good spot for lunch. read more

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Food was really fresh and flavorful - fast service and great experience - only negative may be that the portion size is more normal - most Asian restaurants give extra large portions - we had lots of dumplings - shrimp fried rice, orange chicken and sesame noodles - all was great! Inside is pretty simple decorations read more

Great place for fresh food. First time eating here at Jai Yan with friends. Tried several items- dumplings, fried rice, bbq ribs, even the won tong soup. Everything tasted great! Didn't take pictures but will do next time. read more

What? Darn good dumplings a mile from home?! My wife and I found a new spot in town that took over the old Pho restaurant. The word on the street is that someone from DTF might work there. IDK, but I do know it was pretty great - hot soupy dumplings (pork or chicken) - we had the chicken ones and they were delicious. Extremely hot just like I like it and bursting with dumpling goodness! We also had the pork buns, spring rolls, and egg-fried rice, all of which were spot on. The rice was an unexpected great. It was just the right fluffy and buttery texture. Only downside was we were the first ones there but by the time we left it was filling up! I guess we brought the party. Also, plastic cup for my Sapporo which is kind of lame. It's in a junky strip mall in G-town that seriously needs to be redone, but these old property owners love to let their buildings get rundown, which is too bad as it's across from the Glendora Village. There's also a nice view of the mountains if you don't mind looking over the cars in the parking lot. The waitress was attentive, friendly, and helpful and the food came out fast. So, a clear 5 from me and my wife, Gwen, agrees! We'll be back soon! read more

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Glad we stopped in! I have to say I'm surprised there's actually a dumpling place this far up in the neighborhood. I was keeping my expectations low. How can this compare to don tai fung and thumbling? It's not quite up there but it's pretty good. The endamame is lightly salted and not soggy; ribs were the favorite with its tangerine like sweet and sour sauce ( if these were full ribs it would be the only thing I have to eat!); green beans had that light garlic taste not enough to kill a vampire; shumai was ok since it was tiny bit of meat in the dumpling itself - that was 5 pieces; the pork xl xiao long bao was 1/2 the size of of what you'd have at dinner tai fung and thumbling, just a tad of juice not 100% juicy, you may not be impressed - this was 10 pieces. Everything we ordered was yummy, just hoping the size of the dumplings are or become larger on the future or maybe not if this is their jam. Restaurant is clean, service can be a bit slow but I think they're tryin for sort it all out. As we were eating the service improved. No empty water cup! Parking lot out front so shouldn't be a problem finding a spot. Definitely will return to try other dishes on the menu. read more

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I'm so happy to have a delicious new dumpling house in Glendora! We usually go to Thumbling, and the wait is sometimes frustrating, but it's worth the wait. Looks like Thumbling has some great competition because the food here is delicious, with tons of flavor! I absolutely loved the soup dumplings, peanut sesame noodles, and the refreshing cucumber salad. The hot & sour had a tasty broth, but it wasn't as vinegary as I would like it, but they do have vinegar on the table to dress it up. Service was great, and our food was prepared and served quickly. Our water was refilled often. The decor is new and bare, but the food is delicious, and it was lovely to see other diners and return customers already. I hope they'll stay awhile, it's a refreshing change for Glendora for food options! Can't wait for the rainy days to enjoy the soup menu and special dish items! read more

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Came here for their soft opening and inside was super clean! Plate settings are unique and branded with their logo. We ordered: - Shredded pork fried noodles - Noodles w/ sesame sauce (coloring was a bit off, not what I'm used to, to flavor is all there!) - Pork XLB (pretty juicy!) - Sesame XLB (black sesame) this was bomb It is really good for their price and location - great quality! We will definitely come back for as long as we can! Please have patience as we only saw 3 people working all positions in the front of house from waiting tables, bussing tables, register, and taking orders!! read more

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First time here and ordered to go. Hot and sour soup was oily and watery compared to other places where it's thick. 6/10 6/10 Pork fried rice was kinda bland and lacked flavor. 7/10 Veggie udon was good but a bit oily and not enough udon noodle for the price you pay. 8/10 Pork dumplings were small and not as juicy like Ding Tai Fung but still good. 8/10 Overall, not worth getting it To Go.... Very pricy for the amount of food you get. read more

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Delicious braised beef noodle soup! Shrimp and pork dumplings are out of this world! Friendly service and not long wait times, so glad to have this gem so close to home. I have eaten here three times and it never disappoints. Dumplings are yummy, garlic green beans are good, pan fried noodles with pork also tasty but the soup today was by far the best! read more

Jia Yan Dumpling House - Braised Beef Noodle Soup - Shanghainese Near Me - Glendora, California

I cannot believe it was my second time here at Jia Yan Dumpling in almost two weeks! I am really impressed with their fresh dumplings. The restaurant is located in the neighborhood, so I don't have to drive far when I am craving dumplings. Although the restaurant was super busy, but we were greeted and seated right away. The restaurant was very clean. The staff were working in harmony . They cleaned the tables promptly, once the customer was done to prepare the table for the coming one. It was really a busy night. We ordered many delicious dishes; -Cucumber salad -Vegan Dumpling -Shrimp and pork Dumpling -Seafood Dumplings -Shrimp and Pork Shumi -chicken & mushroom bun - pork bun -Pork Xiao Long Bao -Vegetables fried Noodles For desert; we got two of chocolate XLB. Everything had perfect texture, very juicy, flavorful and fresh. Honestly, I enjoyed every single bite. Then chocolate XLB was the delicious finale. It's a must try if you are a chocolate lover. We spent a great time. The service was top notch! The staff was very friendly and genuinely warm. Jia Yan Dumpling is my new dumpling restaurant for sure. read more

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If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. I ordered the Black Pepper Beef Filet after confirming it's like steak bites. When it came out, I tried a small piece and it tasted like liver. I quickly let the server, Cici, know that this isn't good and if I could please get a refund or a replacement as I hate liver and can't eat it. The server, Cici, took the plate and then came back and said there's nothing they can do. They won't comp any part of my meal or replace any item. I had to pay $20 for a plate that I didn't eat, that they threw away. I asked to speak to a manager and the server, Cici, said they're busy. I asked what's the name of the manager, and as a worker at this establishment, Cici said she didn't know. Overall the worse experience I've had at a place and also terrible customer service and hospitality. read more

Food is great. They need to spread people around The restaurant. We don't like to eat there because they pack everyone to one side and it feels like you are crowded. read more

Love that place so clean and service lady is very nice and friendly.Foods are very tasty. Me and my daughter went last week and I am taking my husband go with me again. read more

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Takeout service was timely - purchased through DoorDash. Food was: 1.) Beef Pot Stickers - overall taste was mediocre at best; you can probably get better in the frozen food section at Trader Joe's. Dumplings did not have that crispy, tasty, stuck to the bottom of the pan crunch that you expect, although some had slight browning on the bottom - but that was about it. Score: 3/10 2.) Steamed buns, both beef and chicken. Filling flavor was OK at best, but seemed a bit dry... missing any kind of tasty liquid that accompanied the filling and helped flavor the bun, etc. Bun material overall a bit gummy, lacking any fluffy steamed texture. score: 4/10. Price: given the overall quality, $20 for 5 dumplings and two steamed buns felt a bit on the high side, but nowadays... I think 3 stars overall is very generous. read more

I've been to this restaurant four times this week, and that alone should tell you how amazing the food is! Every visit has been consistently delicious. My go-to orders are the vegan rice cakes (an absolute favorite for everyone), garlic string beans, and seaweed salad. We also love getting the vegan dumplings for myself and my boyfriend sometimes add some buns to the mix. The service is quick the staff attends to you without long waits, and the food comes out sporadically, so there's always something to enjoy while you're there. The restaurant itself is spacious, clean, and has plenty of seating. My only small complaint is that they don't add ice when refilling water, so by the end of the meal, you're left drinking room-temperature water. Other than that, this place is a must-visit! Highly recommend for anyone looking for delicious, well-made Chinese food, especially with great vegan options. read more

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If you have been to Din Tai Fung, no comparison. The food here is okay. Problem is they are sloppy with their food. For example you might have a green bean laying in your Xiao Long Bao. Service is meh! They don't attend to you consistently and stand around the cash register yapping to each other. Water cup never was refilled or offered. Value wise, price is okay. If you can tolerate poor customer service and sloppy chefs then this is an okay dumpling spot. Like I said, it's no Din Tai Fung. read more

Not impressed. Got the mushroom fried rice and it had slivers of mushroom so small it did not require chewing. Very small portions. If you want to get full order protein. The dumplings were good. Couldn't tell if they were frozen or not. Nothing to write home about. Better off in San Gabriel Valley for bigger portions and lower prices. Two of us was 60 plus dollars. We left hungry. read more

Really enjoyed this place and glad there is finally a decent Taiwanese restaurant closer to home. The spicy wontons are comparable to DTF, and likely a more affordable option. Beef noodle soup is also really good.. the beef is very soft! Definitely coming back for more :) read more

First of all, it's great to have this in Glendora! Look at us bringing in the variety. The parking lot was easily accessible, we went on a Sunday evening and were able to get seated on the spot. Service was fast, easy and friendly. Restaurant isn't big but not tiny. They can seat a big party if necessary. The food was all pretty good. Now that we know, when we go back I'm willing to try all of their dishes to find my favorite. You can take a walk downtown to walk off your food after and enjoy the Christmas season! read more

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Finally an authentic Chinese establishment in this area. In the past, I would have to drive 20+mins to find authentic XLB and steamed dumplings but not anymore! Jia Yan's XLB had thin skin that keeps the filling and soup intact. Even the steam dumplings had the same delectable skin. The flavor is on the lighter side which suggests they use natural ingredients. Hot and sour soup had really good ingredients as well. Can't wait to revisit to try other items as well! read more

Jia Yan Dumpling House - Pork and shrimp dumplings - Shanghainese Near Me - Glendora, California

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Amazing!!!Dumplings, Wontons, cucumber salad, pork chop fried rice and let's not forget the Chocolate dumplings for dessert YUM! Service is good, can get busy later in evening. They are attentive. My go to for sure. read more

Great service, great food. Also, incredibly affordable. I have been here about 4 or 5x since summer. I love their 6 piece red bean XLB. You have to try it. read more

Jia Yan Dumpling House - Pork XLB - Shanghainese Near Me - Glendora, California

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I've only had the shrimp fried rice and porkchop on the side, absolutely delicious, fresh and hot, Place is nice and clean, quiet place to enjoy your meal The girls taking the orders are nice and polite, love this place read more