4/5 Andrew L. 6 months ago on Google
Background:
I'm
Taiwanese,
and
I've
been
to
many
DTF
locations,
including
the
original
location
in
Taiwan,
one
in
Malaysia,
and
multiple
in
the
US.
The
food
in
Taiwan
is
slightly
better,
but
the
US
locations
still
have
excellent
quality
and
service,
including
this
Glendale
location.
I
came
with
my
wife
for
an
early
birthday
celebration
on
Friday
evening
around
5pm.
They
said
30-45
min
wait,
but
they
texted
me
less
than
20
min
later
to
return
for
check
in.
The
restaurant
is
pretty
small
(could
be
why
they're
opening
a
different
location
at
the
Galleria
across
the
street),
and
we
had
to
sit
next
to
the
walkway.
Our
server
Ari
was
super
friendly
and
helpful.
Upon
request,
she
brought
us
a
hot
water
jug
along
with
two
cups
with
lemon
slices
in
them,
and
a
cold
water
jug
with
two
cups
of
cold
water.
We
ordered
the
crab
and
pork
XLB.
It
was
my
wife's
first
time
trying
it,
and
she
loved
it.
Her
favorite
is
the
chili
oil
wontons
(shrimp
and
pork),
and
it
did
not
disappoint.
Personally
I
found
it
a
bit
too
sweet,
but
still
tasty.
The
string
beans
were
cooked
well
and
had
lots
of
garlic
but
were
a
tad
too
salty.
My
favorite
thing
was
the
chicken
soup
appetizer.
The
meat
was
fall-off-the-bone
tender,
and
the
soup
was
rich
like
my
mom
makes
it.
Very
simple
but
tasty
soup
-
I
kept
coming
back
to
it
throughout
the
meal.
The
red
bean
sticky
rice
dessert
is
a
粽子
(Chinese
tamale)
where
they
remove
the
leaf
for
you.
It
hit
the
spot.
I
wish
they
came
by
to
wipe
our
table
between
the
main
meal
and
dessert.
Overall,
I
was
very
happy
with
dinner.
I
can't
wait
until
they
open
the
new
location
in
the
Glendale
Galleria
in
Fall
2023
-
I
expect
the
ambiance
to
be
much
nicer.
I'm
sure
we'll
be
back
soon.
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