Isaiah E.

Such a good restaurant!! Honestly the place was setup like your average asian restaurant, however food wise they made up with the quality in taste. I personally loved the curry chicken which was sooo savory. Service wise it took some time for the waiter to check in with us despite it not being very busy but the staff was nice!

Kim V.

Came here with a few friends on a Saturday morning. They were not too busy so we got a table immediately. After reviewing the menu, we ordered: - XLB (8pc) 13.95: The wrapping was a bit dry on a few of them but they were tasty on the whole - shrimp and pork wontons in chili oil (8pc) 14.95: These were my favorite. I liked the flavor of the chili oil and used it for the other dumplings as well. - Pan fried pork and chive dumpling (8pc) 13.95: The texture of these are really nice. - Steamed pork and chive dumpling (8pc) 12.95: I enjoyed these as well. Overall, this is a solid dumpling spot. They are in a lot that has a lot of parking, the tables are well spaced, and service is just fine. When in the mood for dumplings, I will definitely come back.

David H.

Good xlb soup dumplings and chive shrimp dumplings. Inside with quality ingredients, yes you can find shrimp in their dumplings, Authentic Chinese flavor profile. Shall return

Raymond N.

Came back to the restaurant as my friends mentioned that their other dishes were worth a try. Decided to give the restaurant another try to see if it was as good as they said it was. We ordered the beef stir fried udon, mapo tofu, eggplant dish, pan fried dumplings and cucumber dish. The food was as good or better than they said it was. The mapo tofu was the highlight of the dinner. The heat was good and the numbness from the pepper corns was apparent. It was a delicious dish to have. The pan fried dumplings were more juicy than the soup dumplings I had at my first visit and would definitely recommend that over the soup dumplings. The service was good as they would occasionally check up on us to make sure nothing else was needed. The relaxed atmosphere made it more welcoming. Overall it was a vastly different experience than the first time I was here.

Jerry X.

I'm always down for some soup dumplings and wanted to try this place out. It's got a big parking lot so makes it an easy trip. We ordered the string beans, stir fried eggplant with garlic sauce, pan fried dumplings, and an assortment of xiaolong baos. The non dumpling dishes were too salty in my opinion. The xiaolong baos were solid. I liked that the skin was thin and didn't break/leak. There could have been more soup but overall I'm satisfied. We got the assortment of colorful different kinds. Our favorite was the crab one.

Janet L.

Easy to find parking, the restaurant had plenty of tables without feeling too crowded. Service was fast when we ordered with staff. We ordered xlb, beef noodle soup, chive and pork pan fried dumplings and fried lotus slices. The food was pretty good. Xlb skin wasn't the thinnest but not super thick either. Beef noodle soup was decent- the noodles were thin (not the handpulled type) but springy. We ended up getting the ube dessert dumplings which were a bit disappointing. The filling tasted more like taro than ube, and the skin was quite thick and dry. I would come again but stick to only the savory menu.

Karen P.

I'm looking for a DTF dooope and this place seemed to fit the bill! Was super hungry so ordered a good amount of food. Order came out pretty quick! 1. Popcorn chicken - 5/5 it's fried perfectly and most importantly it's also well seasoned! 2. Pan fried gyoza - 4/5. A lot of other places tasted just average. Probably something you can get at the frozen dumpling section, but nope here there's actually a difference! The filling you can tell it's made with fresh and good ingredients. Tasty and juicy! 3. Pork XLB - 3.5/5. Although the filling tasted good it was lacking the soup! That is the essence of XLB. Hence the low score. 4. Shanghai Stir Fried Rice Cakes. 4/5 the key part is the wok hay. It's definitely cooked with some fire! Not too salty and rice cakes had a good bounce.

Faye L.

We had a family lunch here some weeks ago. The location is well lit and has good air conditioning. Service was attentive (you can order from a QR code or have one of the staff take orders on their ipad). Ordering from staff was helpful as we could as for their suggestions and thoughts on certain dishes. Sis got there early as she just HAD to have the table with the electrical train-like lazy susan. Imagine the slowest kid-train at Disney slowly chugging along trying to catch up to the next slow train caboose in front. It actually drove all of us mad after awhile as the movement was SO SLOW that I jokingly asked one of the staff if they can speak it up (which they could with a remote control! - too cute). We tried: Cold cucumbers : - alot of vinegar dressing which made the veggie a bit soggy Seaweed salad: - tasted heavily of vinegar and sugar Garlic fried chicken wings ($12.95) - served piping hot and fresh. The batter was thicker but provided a nice crunch. Some pieces tasted overly fried. Expensive for six pieces. Signature XLB $19.95: - staff suggested this so we could sample 8 of their house made XLB. I thought it was expensive at $2.50/xlb . We all tried one but weren't blown away (and yes, we were comparing alot of the dishes to Din Tai Fung). The XLB was thicker and there wasn't much soup in the dumpling. Stir Fried mixed veggies: - I loved this dish. The lotus root and snow peas were delicious. There was a lot of white pepper which we really liked. Sauteed Green Beans : - you must have to love fermented black beans to order this dish. It was too much as you couldn't taste the green beans (if they were fresh or crisp, etc) Honey Walnut Shrimp : - 100% yummmm. This was my favorite dish ! The shrimp was so plump and amazing. The mayo glaze had a nice light sweetness to it. Would absolutely return for this dish alone. Dumplings : - I don't know which one we ordered and if it was steamed/boiled. Family seemed to enjoy Shrimp with Japanese Tofu $19.95 - the tofu was the best part as it was soft and silken. The shrimp wasn't good (especially compared to the Honey Walnut). Pork XLB $12.95: - eight pieces. Thicker dumpling skin and not much soup Eggplant w/ garlic sauce: - we appreciated how quickly they bring dishes to table as this one was blistering hot . Eggplant was nicely cooked Chocolate XLB $10.95: - this is their version of DTF's mochi chocolate XLB. Unfortunately, the chocolate tasted like Hershey's semi sweet. The skin was just too thick and gummy for us. Taro XLB : - two others at table said this was better then the chocolate Piggy Bun $10.95 - yes we shamefully ordered these because of the art work on buns. The four pieces were very cute. The 'creamy custard' wasn't creamy at all - maybe they steamed them too long? Overall, it was a nice family meal . The prices are high. It's hard not compare the dishes to Din Tai Fung so try to come with a different mind set so you won't be disappointed. I'd return to try more items on their menu.

Michael B.

I used to live in Carmel Creek and visited this shopping center all the time. So when I found out that there's a new dumpling restaurant here during my work trip in San Diego, I had to give it a try! Given that I was a party of 1, I had to go for the multi-color xiao long bao sampler. It was interesting to learn how they dyed all the colors of the dumpling skins. The light blue was particularly eye catching, and apparently that color was brought about using red cabbage? Anyway, all the XLB tasted good to me! My favorites were the orange crab & roe and the red spicy. My least favorite was probably the brown kbbq one. The flavors just didn't compliment well. I will say that the price for these 8 soup dumplings were quite hefty: $20. And that's not just because of the novelty. Even if you get 8 piece of a single flavor, most of them are in the $18+ range. I also got the BBQ pork buns which had a very appealing presentation. Luckily the taste matched the aesthetics! All in all, I was quite content with my meal. I recognize I only tried a couple of the items, so I'll have to try some other offerings next time I'm down in SD. Hopefully they can also work on more competitive pricing.

Sue H.

What a fun time we had with our local friends at Super Dumpling while visiting San Diego! A Sunday lunch, the restaurant was busy but not packed. This is a bright modern simple restaurant. Our server placed the order from her tablet instead of us using the QR code which likely saved us a lot of time. We all had water and intended to start with dumplings then progress through soup and entrees. But Asian kitchens are fast so it all came out in a jumbled order. The only way to avoid this would be to order only the course you want next. Although our table for four was overcrowded with all the dishes we ordered, it was a fantastic meal. First out were the the signature dumplings. Our friends ordered a sampler of multicolored soup dumplings, and my husband ordered the crab and shrimp dumplings. They raved about the gushy soup and the tasty centers. Each dumpling variety has a different color so you know which one without opening it. Being gluten and pork free I abstained. But it was a very short wait for entrees (and then soup after), and so I dug in. First was the beef chow fun. I believe this rich brown dish with firm long rice noodles was the best seasoned chow fun I have ever eaten. We devoured it, everyone sampling the tender beef and hearty dark sauce-coated noodles. While eating this, the sauteed string beans (add chicken $3) came out... and it too was one of the best seasoned orders of sauteed green beans that I have ever tasted. And the added chicken was a very generous portion for the up charge, bravo! The soup course made its way to the table, and we had chosen Hot and Sour. This soup was good, but felt lacking to me. I used the nice variety of condiments on the table to make it more hot and more sour (chili and rice vinegar). Then I loved it! Big chunks of tofu, some chicken, plenty of fungi and bamboo shoots. We would probably have had leftovers but the guys had another cup each. To avoid the separate charge for plain white steamed rice, we ordered the shrimp fried rice entree. It was probably the weakest dish on the table, a yellow rice with plentiful shrimp and a few veggies. The shrimp were plump but not cooked as firm as I would prefer. The flavor of this dish was completely absent. And why is it yellow? The servers checked on us periodically and took care of payment, but they are very busy and brief in conversation at the table. The food here speaks for itself! Anyway, I don't know the total bill because our generous friends picked up the whole tab. So we headed next door for some chocolate and I bought dessert, the least I could do.

Trinh T.

Food: shrimp & pork wonton (7/10) - big, juicy, flavorful. not a lot of chili oil but i added more from the table walnut shrimp (10/10) - very creamy, big, love the caramelized walnuts, good portion custard bun (8/10) - fluffy bun, cute presentation, sweet custard filling but overall isn't too sweet which i love signature xiao long bao (7/10) - fun trying 8 different flavors and 8 different colors. they were all decent but i wish they were a bit more soupy. loved pairing the soup dumplings with chili oil or white vinegar beef chow fun (8/10) - loved the stir-fry charred taste on the wide rice noodles. the beef was a bit salty. really good portion for sharing. overall loved the flavorful dish black pepper beef udon (7.5/10) - very unique flavor that i personally couldn't love too much but my mom loved it! love the portion and i love udon noodles. it's very unique to me because of the flavor. it was made well. Service: Nothing too personal or conversational. Very straightforward! The ordering takes place on a QR at your table and you can also tap when you want to pay! Water is also placed at your table to refill so there isn't much needed interaction with staff. Ambiance: Love the environment and decorated with Chinese decor. It's very clean, bright, and spacious inside!

Patricia C.

The restaurant is located in what looks to be a pretty new shopping center. There was plenty of easy parking available which was very pleasant and an advantage over Convoy and Din Tai Fung at UTC. Arrived as a party of 2 on a Friday around 6:40pm. Signed into the Yelp waitlist in the restaurant. It predicted the wait would be 8 to 20 minutes. It ended up being 33 minutes but it was fine. While waiting, I used their clean women-designated single person bathroom, then hung out with my son outside. There was lots of seating outside, including by a beautiful fountain in the plaza. Once seated, we enjoyed having a large pitcher of water to self serve. We ordered quickly via a QR code provided at the table. I saw others order through a server, but I figured via QR code might be easier. The food arrived gradually. First the pan fried dumplings, then the steamed dumplings, then the vegetable chow mein, and then the XLB. I liked the staggered serving of the dishes we ordered. I also liked how the sauces were delivered in tiny dishes with the dumplings. At other places they give you ingredients to create your own but the issues with that are that I might do a terrible job creating my own concoction and I don't really want to touch sticky sauce containers others have used extensively. All the food was great. I might prefer the food at Din Tai Fung more but this was very good and I thought pricing was reasonable. Service at DTF is definitely better, but it was friendly enough here. It felt a bit impersonal given the QR code ordering. I did have to ask for a fork for my son which we got quickly. I didn't get a soup spoon for my XLB which I thought was weird but I didn't bother asking for one. I got 2 to-go boxes and I scraped the leftovers in myself and put them in the to-go plastic bag they gave me. I tried to pay via the QR code but that functionality wasn't built in, so I had to get a server to help me pay. One thing that was confusing that I didn't notice till I got home was the $1 convenience fee I was charged. Not sure what that was for. The QR code ordering, the to-go boxes and plastic bag...? If it was for the QR code ordering, I think that is weird because it's actually more convenient to the servers and restaurant operations. All in all, a strong experience and conveniently located right off of the 56. I would definitely go again and maybe get on the Yelp waitlist in advance next time.

Javier B.

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