79542 Sun Mar 12 18:22:34 -0800 2006 10 2 Los Angeles Area 0 439478 I would like to try some good xiao long bao, the "pork soup dumplings" that come up here occasionally. I'd prefer not to have to go to some place like Din Tai Fung in Alhambra. If anyone knows of a decent place in Chinatown or downtowb L.A., that would be appreciated thx. Even Burbank? Sun Mar 12 18:22:34 -0800 2006 0 Andrew Gore 1 439518 The xiaolong bao at Mandarin Shanghai Restaurant in Chinatown are good. I never see the restaurant mentioned, but they have fairly decent Shanghai food. Get the Lion's Head Meatballs (shizi tou) and stir-fried rice cakes (nian gao). 970 N. Broadway (just behind Batavia Restaurant) Sun Mar 12 21:38:01 -0800 2006 439478 0 Hailyn 2 439522 Sounds good, I'll try it! Sun Mar 12 22:31:36 -0800 2006 439518 0 Andrew Gore 2 439816 actually another place that's really good is on Valley Blvd Dragon Mark 301 W. Valley Blvd., San Gabriel and they're open until 3am!! Mon Mar 13 22:25:52 -0800 2006 439518 0 drewjay79 3 439896 I like Dragon Mark, same mall as homestyle and meilong but i've preferred the regular noodle dishes, not the xlb there. Giang-nan, JZ, Meilong village, heck, try Lake Spring Garden and Merrylin (if they're still open). Addresses at lapublichealth.org/rating G'luck. Tue Mar 14 02:15:48 -0800 2006 439816 0 Jerome 1 439527 Mei Long Village. Sun Mar 12 23:15:30 -0800 2006 439478 0 ipse dixit 2 439533 Or the place two doors away from Mei Long, J&J. So much XLB goodness in one strip mall. Mon Mar 13 00:18:51 -0800 2006 439527 0 MPKen 2 439695 Can you tell us where this is? Thanks! Mon Mar 13 18:46:38 -0800 2006 439527 0 Jake Roac 3 439700 Mei Long Village (626) 284-4769 (626) 274-4769 301 W Valley Blvd # 112 San Gabriel, CA 91776 Click below for a map. Link: http://www.google.com/local?hl=en&lr=&q=mei+long+village&near=Los+Angeles,+CA&sa=X&oi=locald&radius=0.0&latlng=34052222,-118242778,1109901710473132174 Mon Mar 13 18:50:14 -0800 2006 439695 0 rabo encendido 1 439677 it is defintiely worth the extra 10-15mins to drive out to the SGV for xiao long bao's. the stuff in chinatown just doest't cut it. Mon Mar 13 17:45:32 -0800 2006 439478 0 wilafur 2 439681 I agree, to the extent that Chinatown restaurants are mostly Cantonese -- but Mandarin Shanghai is really truly Shanghainese. We live in SGV and used to drive out with Shanghainese-speaking relatives for a change for our usual SGV haunts. Mon Mar 13 18:10:36 -0800 2006 439677 0 Hailyn