[Arcadia] [Chinese] 頤豐園 Dumpling House

Dumpling House
頤豐園
921 S Baldwin Ave #A
Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 445-2755

My mom absolutely loves the prime rib from Black Angus.  We went to Black Angus on Tuesday for lunch, and found the door locked.  What?  They don't serve lunch anymore?  We went there for lunch before and really enjoyed their lunch special menu.  Could it be bad economy = bad business = no more lunch hour?  Oh well.  So we started driving toward Arcadia.  Dad mentioned he felt like having some noodle.  We passed by Dumpling House and decided it would our randomly picked lunch spot.



I remember this place used to be a Yuen Nan noodle place before.  But that was a long long time ago.  The restuarant had pretty good business for lunch.  Restaurant was 90% full and a few people came in to get to-go.




Restaurant was small, but very clean.  Only one waiter was working the entire restaurant.  The food came out slow, but the waiter was fast at doing everything else.  Mom liked the unique art pieces on the wall.


三鮮餃子 Chive, Egg, Pork & Shrimp Dumplings (12) ($5.95)

We got the Chive, Egg, Pork & Shrimp Dumplings.  12 dumplings in one order.  In Chinese it is called "3 items dumplings".  At other restaurants, the 3 items usually mean pork, shrimp, and sea cucumber.  But here it was actually 4 items, no sea cucumber but chive and egg.



The dumpling skin was light.  As for the filling, I only tasted the strong flavor of chive.  This did not taste like the "3 itmes dumplings" that I like.  Parents liked it, but I thought it was just alright.


韭菜盒子 Chive Pan Cake (3) ($4.99)

One order of Chive Pan Cake came with 3 of them.  It was fried, but not oily at all.



There were chive, egg, and tiny shrimp inside.  This was pretty good.  But I think it would be even better if there was glass noodle in it.


紅燒牛肉麵 Flavors Stewed Beef Noodle Soup ($5.59)

We got the Stewed Beef Noodle Soup that dad wanted.  Portion was pretty big.  But I didn't like the noodle soup at all.



First, they used thick udon noodle, which I thought was strange.  Then the undon noodle was undercooked so it was hard and not chewy like how udon noodle should be.  Also the broth tasted a bit watery.  The only good thing was the beef.  It was very very soft and tender.  But I wouldn't order this noodle soup again.



Lunch for 3 for $20.  We were full, and the price was reasonable.  But food really was just alright here.  I didn't feel quite satisfied, so we moved on to lunch part 2....  (Post tomorrow.  ^^)

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