🇨🇳 Unexpected Find in St. Louis: Silky Rice Rolls

Weekend food adventure unlocked! 🥢 Found a soup dumpling spot with surprises—rice noodle rolls (cheung fun)! 📍 Tiger Soup Dumplings 13311 Manchester Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131 (Next to Trader Joe’s, 5min from Pan Asia, 20min from WashU) 🥟 TASTE TEST: 1️⃣ Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings) 🍯 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 6 per order, thin skin, juicy AF (watch them make it fresh behind glass!). Pork > chicken (chicken has black pepper—unexpected but okay). No chunky ginger/garlic—just sweet, savory broth! 2️⃣ "Sheng Jian Bao" (Pan-Fried Buns) 🍳 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basically XLB with a crispy bottom (not the thick, doughy kind). $2 more than XLB—worth it? Maybe once. 3️⃣ Cheung Fun (Rice Noodle Rolls) 🌯 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ THICK-skinned (like, very thick), barely any filling 😢. Sauce = light soy. First time seeing cheung fun in STL! (Excited even if it’s not Cantonese-level 😭). 💸 The Catch: Pricey for portions—$30 for 3 dishes, left still hungry (and I never say that!). But… Clean, modern, packed with locals (mostly non-Asian—good sign?). WAY nicer than Olive’s dumpy XLB spot 🏆. Verdict: Go for XLB, skip if you’re starving. #StLouisEats #DumplingLover #CheungFunAtLast #FoodieMissesCanton #WhySoExpensive