Din Tai Fung - Santa Monica

The beef is so tender in the beef noodle soup. The spicy wonton is well consistent across all their branches I have been in Dubai, Sydney, Singapore, Bangkok! The place is immaculate- a short wait but they get you seated quick without reservation!Food: 5/5

Make a reservation. Wait times can be over 2 hours. Seriously.

Loveedddd the food here. Dining and staff is 10 out of 10 for me. And you have a nice view of the buildings outside. Great experience. The chocolate dumplings with the cold foam was delicious ordering more next time for myself the dumplings are sealed so perfectly. Everything meal was packed with flavor. Along with a dipping sauce that your waiter can make for you.Kid-friendliness: High chair provided for my toddler along with a soup bowl and spoon that was used to distract him most the time.

Good food quality with fresh ingredients. Very stable food quality across the globe (been to the Din Tai Fung in Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, and many US locations). Love the food and service, but unfortunately no free parking.Parking: Surprised to find out Din Tai Fung does not provide parking validation… only 1-hour free parking.

Of all the DTF locations I have been to (7) this one ranks on the bottom in terms of quality. Everything tasted too bland compared to the other stores and we had some quality issue with the XLB. The staff was great however.I just wish the quality control was much better at this location, as I expected the typical DTF quality food from all of their restaurants, but this one is definitely below par.