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    Xiao Chi Jie

    3.9 (467 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
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    Sheng Jian bao
    Tiffany T.

    Very casual, it's in like a food hall with other stalls and seating around. You order on a kiosk and seems like it's freshly made to order since we did wait a bit and it was super hot when we got it! Sheng jian bao (Pork) - very juicy and tasty! 4/5 Jianbing (Chinese sausage + Medium Spicy) - I feel like it's a bit carb heavy with the wrap and the you tiao inside. It's still tasty with the sauce and sausage but I don't think I'd order it again 2.5/5

    Bliss Bento - Szechuan pepper style hand shredded chicken with cumin tofu and white rice
    Allie S.

    I went to XCJ for the first time in years to check out the Bliss Bento popup -- I tried the Szechuan pepper style hand shredded chicken dish and it was a treat! The service was very prompt and the food was very well seasoned, came with large portions and it was a really great deal for the DT Bellevue area -- I'll definitely be adding this to my lunch rotation!

    Caili C.

    I saw this XLB spot on Yelp and came by but didn't realize they sell Mila dumplings primarily. This shop is located in a food court but after trying Mila at home I didn't really want the dumplings from a snack shop and ended up getting the Jian Bing. Ordering is easy and quick from a kiosk and the Jian Bing was really in 5 min. I got the original without any meat and while the youtiao and crispy layers were yummy and fresh, I wish the spicy sauce was more spread out. Eventually I got to the sauce and flavor at the bottom but the first half was fairly bland. Would try again with a meat fillings just to satisfy my Jian Bing cravings when they happen!

    Alice X.

    Mila = Xiao Chi Jie This place is located in a food court and that makes it a very easy dining experience. You'll need to order from a kiosk and you'll get a text message when your food is ready. Everything is packed in take out containers. This place doesn't look much but man oh man! Their sheng jian baos are outta this world! I've never had anything like it and am still dreaming about it's texture, consistency and it's delicious taste! The juiciness is what sold me. Definitely the best sheng jian baos ever! Don't be like me and bite into the dough and ended up squirting majority of the soup juices out and ended creating a giant mess on the table. Thank god the juices didn't end up on my clothes. Xiao Chi Jie's highlight is suppose to their xiao long baos but I find that the skin of the dumpling isn't as thin as I like it to be. Also, I don't think their soup dumpling is as juicy as I want it to be. This is completely my honest opinion. They also sell their frozen soup dumplings at Costco with the brand Mila. I also tried their jian bing (chinese crepe). It's good as long as you it eat fresh, before it gets soggy. Their dan dan noodle's flavoring is pretty good. This is something worth ordering. I think it's way better than Ding Tai Fung and Dough Zone's version. Their parking lot allows 2 hours of free parking.

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    Shin S.

    I ordered the ru Rou fan, ground pork in lard and mixed in soy sauce and rice. The price was cheap for downtown, around $13, and came with pickled radish and two bok choys. The portions were reasonable for the location and price point. The dining area was really roomy and spacious. The food came out very fast, just like how they did in Taiwan, except it was much more sanitary because they used plastic containers instead of reusable dishes.

    Sheng jian bao
    Joy Q.

    The fried soup dumplings were very satisfying on a cold winter day but it was not as good as the first time that I was here. Good portion

    Pho XLB dumplings & Jian Bing
    Dena F.

    Even though I often will order my XCJ (Mila) dumplings to make at home, I still love visiting XCJ tofor dine in or take out. For this visit, I ordered the Pho Beef XLB, which I've been wanting to try ever since Mila first offered it as a special order item. So when I saw I could order Pho XLB from the XCJ menu, I couldn't wait to drive there and order some. My first thought was the soup flavor was delicious - all the right spices exactly like a good Pho. The beef tasted great as well. My only thought was in my dumplings the meat was a little bit broken up -not as together as the pork filling in their standard pork XLB & I think I would have liked the filling better if it the meat was together more like a Pho meat ball. The Jian Bing was a great accompaniment.

    Jianbing
    Jeremiah M.

    I stopped by here for lunch yesterday afternoon as I've been meaning to try Xiao Chi Jie for a long LONG while now. They're known for selling Chinese street foods, and they also sold one of my favourite dishes, the Jianbing! There isn't much service to go through since it's all through a screen where you select the items yourself. It was simple though, and food came out surprisingly quick after. I ordered two items: the Jianbing and their pan fried soup dumplings. For the Jianbing I will have to be honest, it was very bland compared to other ones I've had before. I admit I didn't add any meats or other toppings as I wanted to have the original taste, but there wasn't much taste to begin with. I've had traditional jianbings in other places and they had much more flavour than this one. If I try XCJ's Jianbing again I'd have to add more to see if it's better. Their Pan Fried Soup Dumplings was pretty good though. I love soup dumplings, and got a huge surprise (I got soup all over my shirt) by the amount of soup that was juicing inside the dumpling. Regardless the soup was tasty and so was the pork inside! Some of these other places that sell soup dumplings never put enough soup inside, but XCJ was on top of it for this item. Not much to say about ambiance as it was located in a small food court below the high rise. They also have parking below too and I believe they validate parking. I plan to come back again soon since there are other items I would like to try out from them, it's worth giving this place a chance.

    Spam jian bing
    Megan S.

    We came here for a quick bite, but it took a surprisingly long time for the food to come out. Since this isn't an actual restaurant (you submit your order at the kiosk and wait to receive it at the counter), I would have expected it to come out faster. We ordered the jian bing with spam, shen jian bao with pork, and xiao long bao with pork (not pictured). The shen jian bao was super juicy, like it exploded everywhere when we took a bite xD and I liked it almost as much as my mom's! The xiao long bao was not the best, but I totally get that because they're frozen and sell them frozen by the bag. I regret getting them -- definitely better to splurge at a real restaurant that makes them fresh. The jian bing was surprisingly good. Spam is probably not the right choice of meat here but I was REALLY craving it! It's crunchy, chewy, and very juicy too! One comment is that the cucumber side is NOT worth it. It was like $4 and it comes in a tiny cup. You can definitely make it yourself with some garlic and sesame oil.

    Sheng jian bao, side cucumber ($16 total) with side of chili oil and vinegar
    Leilani Q.

    One of my favorite spots in Bellevue to grab some quick food solo or with some friends. There's some street parking and they also have a parking garage (I haven't parked in the garage so I'm not sure how much it costs or if they validate?). Sheng Jian bao ($14.48): juicy, juicy, juicyyyyy. You gotta develop some kind of procedure to eat these without squirting yourself or your neighbors with hot soup. My steps include biting the top off to let the steam escape, sipping some soup, halving the meat inside to let the steam out of that, pour some chili oil and vinegar in the middle, then trying your best to take a bite without messing up the whole thing. I was 4 for 5 this time. Solid score! Garlic cucumber ($1.49): I needed some kind of cool refreshing side for these hot baos. This is my favorite side for them! Crunchy, garlicky, cold. Although I wish I got more for the extra amount paid. Not quite enough for me.

    Lilian X.

    Pregnancy Craving for Shanghainese comfort food-pan fried dumplings and this hits the spot! I also tried the milk tea and pho xiao long bao. Both super yummy!!

    Sheng jian bao
    Brittany D.

    I've been here a few times before and only get the Sheng Jian Bao now because it's too good to pass up on. The service is generally pretty quick, and it's very casual dining, which I think is perfect to get these delicious dumplings and devour them. The dumplings are a little pricey, but there are five of them and they're bigger than xiao long baos. Be careful when you take your first bite because there is hot soup inside each of the dumplings. It's possible to actually spray yourself with the hot soup if you're not careful (and also very possible if you are careful). I like to take a tiny bite of the dumpling, drink some of the soup to see how hot it is, and then slowly eat the rest of the dumpling.

    Soup dumplings,  Sheng jian bao, Dan Dan noodles
    Maxine L.

    Xiao Chi Jie is in a pretty small food court on the outskirts of downtown Bellevue. It was pretty empty when I went on a Saturday afternoon. We ordered their soup dumplings, their pan fried baos, and Dan Dan noodles. Their soup dumplings were pretty good, pretty sure they just reheat the frozen mila dumplings, but delicious all the same. Weird thing is they only provide vinegar and chili oil, no soy sauce. The pan fried baos were okay, the dough was dense but thin (I prefer soft and fluffy). The soup and filling were good and flavorful though. Be careful when eating these! The soup will shoot out everywhere lol. Dan Dan noodles were okay as well. Spicy and good flavor, but the noodles had a weird texture... kinda like they were stale? Overall, would only come again for the soup dumplings. Everything else is just okay at best.

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    The pan fried buns are pretty tasty and juicy. But I really miss the egg pocket they used to serve. Not a fan of the current jianbing at all

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    Ask the Community - Xiao Chi Jie

    Do you sell the chili oil or any of the other sauces at this location?

    You can place an order for pick up on their website, so you can get what you want.

    Is outdoor seating available?

    Yes!

    What is the parking situation? Free? Validated?

    The automated kiosk is near the elevator. You need to take a ticket from the kiosk and display it in your car. Otherwise the fine is $56.

    Hi, I am wondering where is the restaurant locate? I didn't find :(

    It is located in the complex where Fog rose and Just Poke are. You can also put the location of Fika House Kafe. It will be right next to it. At the top there is La bu la Restayrant and a fitness. You can park your car at the complex and get… 

    What are the soft opening hours and when/what will the regular hours be?

    Hi Thao! Our soft open hours right now are: 11-2pm on Monday- Thursday 11-2pm and 530-8pm on Friday… 

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    $$

    Beware automatic 18% service charge for dine-in no matter how many people in your party. Great…read moreservice however. The crispy duck platter is the best peking duck experience I've ever had but for a more affordable price. That beings stated it is by no mean cheap. Highly recommended.

    We walked into Peony Kitchen for a Sunday lunch after a friend recommended the place. I went in not…read moreknowing anything about the restaurant at all (I hadn't even glanced at the menu), other than the promising statement that it was always full of Chinese people chowing down on great Chinese food. When we got there at noon, the place was completely barren, nary a customer in sight. Not promising. Service at Peony is not good. While a couple of other parties walked in during our visit, the dining room was never particularly busy and the single waiter on staff could easily have taken care of all of us. First strike - one person in our party asked for no ice in their soda. Guess what appeared? A cup full of ice. Second strike - water refills were never delivered during the entire meal. It's literally a carafe, not even individual water cups. Third strike - we sat close to 20 minutes after finishing our meal waiting for the check. Not a single employee was seen in the dining room during this entire time span. The food at Peony is just as poor as the service. Chicken Chow Fun ($25) - This is the saucy and wet type of chow fun, smothered in a Chop Suey-style brown goop gravy that looks downright unappealing after congealing into a wet puddle underneath the noodles. Depending on brand/type, the wide rice noodles used for Chow Fun can come stacked. The cook separates them out and cuts to size for service. In Peony's case, the cook was so lazy that they didn't even perform the basic separation step, resulting in large mounds of noodles, several 3 or 4 thick, glued together in a gloopy mess. Even with all the noodle overlap, somehow they are completely overcooked to the point of being mush. The dish in general is unbalanced. The focus on the dish should be on the noodles and the flavor of the wok hei (which, to their credit, is there). The meat is essentially an accompaniment to add spice and variety. This dish, on the other hand, has far too much meat, with the chicken adding up to perhaps 75% the mass of the dish as a whole. The meat is cut into uneven chunks and is lazily thick cut into large pieces. The one positive is that the chicken is tender. (1/5) Beef Chow Fun ($25) - This dish is somehow worse than the chicken despite the only change being a difference in protein. The chef was even lazier with this dish, with the noodles in almost all cases being 6 or even 7 layers thick. Seriously just take a look at my photo. This is by far the worst rendition of beef chow fun I've ever eaten. (1/5) Bacon with Chinese Cauliflower ($25) - As with the above two, this dish is extremely sloppy. The cut on the cauliflower isn't made with any particular care. It's like they just randomly started chopping the head up, creating pieces that most Chinese restaurants would be embarrassed to serve to guests. Throughout the dish, we found cauliflower pieces where the delicate top florets were hacked off, leaving only the woody stem and the branching connections. The cauliflower itself is somewhat (but not severely) undercooked leaving some thicker pieces to a hard crisp snap. It's mixed with pieces of both Chinese sausage and Chinese bacon, but neither are wok seared or crisped up in any fashion. If I had to guess, I'd say they were steamed until soft and tender, which is not enjoyable in this dish. The cauliflower is then doused in the same brown goop that infests the chow fun. (2/5) Firecracker Tofu ($26) - They use extra firm tofu for this dish and don't cook it long enough, leaving the cubes mealy, crumbly, and dry on the interior. The fry is decent, giving a somewhat crisp skin but the interior texture is not good. It's not spicy despite the name. (2/5) Spicy Crispy Fish Fillet ($30) - This was the only dish without any deep technical issues. They use the same batter as the tofu and then fry. The fish is actually tender and moist on the inside, although there's a slight fishy taste. The fish is dressed with fried crunchy bits, but they seem to have been sitting for a while given the soggy texture. (4/5) Peony Kitchen's slogan is plastered all over their takeout bags: "The Best Chinese Restaurant in Bellevue™" (They seriously trademarked this). I beg to differ. Not only is Peony not the best Chinese restaurant in Bellevue, it's not even the best Chinese restaurant on the block. I'd pick Dough Zone across the street 10 out of 10 times. Maybe the mention of Dough Zone isn't fair since Peony is an Americanized Chinese restaurant. But I don't have a problem with American Chinese food. I have a problem with food using piss poor preparation and technique (not to mention severely overpriced), and that is exactly what Peony serves. Bathrooms - Two unisex rooms down a dark hallway. During initial service the lights were turned off and I had to use my phone flashlight to locate the switch. Note: Peony Kitchen has an 18% service charge. This is disclosed on the menu. Food: [2/5] Service: [--] Other: [-] Final Rating: 2/5

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    Peony Kitchen - Interior

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    Xiao Chi Jie - shanghainese - Updated September 2026

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