One XLB to Rule Them All

Looking at this picture as I was about to post it made my tummy grumble. These xiao long bao are amazing. They're from Dean Sin World in Monterey Park. This is a tiny place that is labeled bakery that no one really knows about on the corner of Garfield and Garvey (well, one plaza up on Garfield). There is a craptastic XLB place that has 5x the Yelp reviews and the same rating of four stars down on Garvey that is DISGUSTING in comparison. More people should eat at Dean Sin World and realize that Mama Lu's Dumpling House is garbage. Garbage that will make you puke your insides out at that and emit weird gasses. Mama Lu's also costs more and has a longer wait. Logic clearly points to Dean Sin World.



The woh teep (fried dumplings) here are also out of this world. Oh man, this is seriously causing immense tummy grumbling and I'm pretty sure I'm still digesting dinner. I've also heard that Din Tai Fung is the shit, but, it also costs more and I'm sure it's not as tasty as Dean Sin World (I read many Yelp reviews!). I hear the original DSW in Taiwan is amazing but it doesn't translate as well over here. This is a ridiculous plug for Dean Sin World but that's how strongly I feel about this place. I even dragged my grandpa out of Chinatown and over to Monterey Park to eat here. He's 94 and the most bad ass Chinese man ever. He had to experience this food. And he did. Now, you need to too. (HAHA, tutu. Once I wore a tutu to a stupid roller rink Halloween thing my mom made me go to where I knew no one and I awkwardly and clumsily was forced to skate as weird music played and my tutu got caught in my skate and ripped. Sigh.)