Juicy Dumpling Factory — Restaurant in Huntington Beach

Xiao long bao or steamed dumplings are decent. Not going to knock Ding Tai Fung or Long Xing Ji off the map, but their taste is ok. Most likely because I didn't get a great reading off today's order because it came almost lukewarm. Not even as hot as a hot Starbucks coffee, which everyone knows isn't even steaming hot like Long Xing Ji's dumplings that are fresh out of the steamer. So halfway through eating them, the remaining were cold, unsatisfying. Chinese pancakes are thin, unlike fatter ones from Peking Restaurant or AJ. Up to you which style. My first bite's impression was that of a burnt pan, so that wasn't as enjoyable as the other two sources where it doesn't come with that taste. No salt on the table, so bland by itself imo. Their chili on the table was good in boosting its flavor. Don't go to a dumpling restaurant for fried noodles. It's got spinach, soy(?) beans, chicken for the vegi+ chicken order. Foodservice chicken, bland sauce, forgettable. ..... Overall, target market seems to be those that don't want food that's too salty, overly flavored, etc. So what you get is edible, filling, but imo, not exciting. Which is probably good for nearby workers who don't want to feel blah after a too salty, too geasy meal. .... Compared to other dumpling/xiao long bao restaurants in the LA/OC area, there's better, imo. .... As for service, non-attentive after they've dropped off your plates. You gotta call them over because they're focused on to-go orders, take-outs, etc. rather than on attending the the basics. So more like a...

There was a waited in the car there's really no place to sit inside or out, there's no later service you can mark your own food down then somebody puts the order at so there's really no table service a drop off a single water and some glasses but they don't come back or anything they just dropped the food so that's a no service, so your tip should be very minimal because there is no service. The dumplings were good the chicken once needed a little more soup but they were good, pork ones did not have flavor, the chicken noodle chow mein the noodles are huge they need to be cut in half, it was okay a little doughy, The chicken fried rice was very good, The orange chicken was very good too. Spring rolls na would not order with them again. We would definitely come back. It would be nice if they had straws because they give you metal cups to...

Had an incredibly disappointing experience here. Came in with a party of 8 when the restaurant just opened and was nearly empty, except two separate parties of 4 were both seated at their large tables.

The two people working asked us for our party number, waited for the ENTIRE restaurant to fill up, and then told us to put our name down on a waitlist. There was more than enough space to fit our group, but they couldn't be bothered to move seats or even acknowledge us. We were one of the first customers. They bumped our wait time to an hour to wait for everyone else to finish their food.

Not sure if they were worried that a party of 8 would be too hectic, but it just didn't make any sense to do this.

What a waste of time. Wouldn't recommend...