Ju Feng Yuan Dumpling Cafe

Lots of parking in the area. Easy to get to. Can get pretty busy and for good reason too. We ordered off a tablet. Food came out fast and hot. We had the green beans, pork spare ribs w sweet and sour sauce, beef chow fun, and pork XLB. Green beans (forgot to take a picture) never miss. It comes with a lot and it's super flavorful. Pork spare ribs easily falls off the bone, has a nice crunch and is still saucy at the same time! Super good. The beef chow fun was good as well. The pork XLB holds the soup well, doesn't break when you pull it out of the steamer. The table has chili oil and black vinegar. Employees are super nice and service is quick. Great food. The place is clean and spacious. I would definitely come back again!

This place was decent! We had a party of 5 and got 9 different dishes. For some of the dishes we felt like it didn't have much flavor other than pepper. The chicken wings are thickly breaded but the inside is really juicy. I enjoyed the custard buns but wish it had a little more flavor as well, my favorite thing we got was the bbq buns. Service was really fast and the servers were very nice and attentive! The restaurant had a lot of tables and ambiance was very nice inside and can cater larger parties.

Came here for dinner on a weekend with family. Hands down the best XLB in SD! The dough thickness is just right, and the ratio of dough:filling:soup is just perfect. Honestly, this place's XLB is definitely way better than DTF! (Imo DTF wrapper is too thin that doesn't have any chew, the wrapper of a xlb is supposed to have some kind of chewniess in it and thats the beauty of handmade wrapper!)We also ordered:Pickle veg beef noodle soup - 5/5. Love the texture of the noodle. The broth has the right balance of saltiness and spicyness, the pickled veg is not overly sour and the meat just has the right tenderness.Boiled chive/pork dumplings - 5/5. Again the dough has the right amount of chew, the filling is juicy, and the flavor is not too salty/bland. Slight dip of vinegar makes it even better. My senior 80 year old mom literally ate 4 pcs back to back.Piggy custard buns - 4/5. The joke where "it's not too sweet" is the highest phrasing for chinese dessert standard applies here. Lol. My toddler finished 2 by himself and that says a lot. Just wish the size is a little bigger.We also ordered garlic spare ribs (5/5), Sautee brocoli (5/5), pan fried buns (4/5, the outside was little burn), and beef chow fun (4/5). Overall we really enjoyed all the dishes and will definitely be coming back!

"Discount Din Tai Fung"I got to try this place for lunch and was interested in finding another dumpling place in my area. Immediately, noticed the decor and ambiance of the restaurant. It was set up like a trendy tea shop with lots of murals and chinese ornaments. The food was authentic and had good flavor. The dishes were all fairly priced for a local Chinese spot that does more specialty dishes. They had classics like chow fun and fried rice, but also more regional dishes like pork spare ribs and of course soup dumplings. Our dishes came out quick and hot. Overall I really enjoyed the food and appreciated the excellent decor. I think the dishes were solid but not amazing; the food has good flavor, a bit salty, but didn't have enough distinction to elevate them over other chinese restaurants. Must try dish: Soup Dumplings

Place filled up Saturday at lunch time.  I ordered the won ton soup.  You get 8 won tons with some bok choy.  Bok choy was crisp and fresh.  Loved the flavor.  Won tons were a mixture of shrimp and pork.  Loved the flavor.  Soup was seasoned just the way I like with salt and maybe some msg.I also tried the black pepper udon noodles with chicken.  Dish was bursting with black pepper flavor.  A bit too much for me.  I'd like this dish with maybe 30% of the normal amount of black pepper.  Udon noodles were soft and had a mild flavor I liked.  Chicken was tender and moist.2nd visit.  I found the downside to the online ordering.  Normally I'd ask the wait staff to make changes to my order like no garlic on my chicken wings.  With online ordering there was no option to remove the garlic.  So I figured I'd brush off the garlic when my order came out.  Sadly for me the garlic powder had adhered to the wings.  I loved the thin layer of crunchy batter and the juicy wings.  Loved the mild fried flavor.  These would be great tasting wings without the garlic powder.Pork chow mein.  Alot of the places I go to would list this dish under lo mein.  I liked the ingredients in this dish.  Mild flavored noodles.  Crunchy cabbage.  Bean sprouts with their mild flavor.  Tender pork.  What I didn't like was the heavy handed application of soy sauce.  I couldn't really taste the ingredients.  I'd probably love this dish if I could order it with 25% of the normal amount of soy sauce.  Also there wasn't enough pork as this dish was mostly noodles.Staff was nice and the won ton soup was excellent.

A delicious opportunity for late-night dim sum in Poway ! We stayed a little past closing and the staff was gracious and patient with us As soon as we ordered, food came out in batches (about 2 dishes at a time). The reason I gave a 4/5 is because I would have preferred more flavor on the Xiaolong Bao - but adding some of the chili oil from the table or the wontons was an easy fix for that! ***Shrimp fried rice was the best I've had anywhere tbh. Place was busy when we first came in, but cleared out around 7:30p (on a Monday). There is a huge bathroom in the back. Restaurant was nicely lit and family-friendly. ***NO ALCOHOL - they do not have a liquor license

Delicious food in a nice restaurant with modern service methods is a good description of Ju Feng Yuan. A slight draw back is that they do not serve adult beverages to complement their delicious dishes.

This has become one of our favorite Chinese restaurants in San Diego. The food is very delicious, the service was usually great/friendly the few times we've been here, and decor is really nice although it can get loud/echoey inside. It's usually pretty busy, but ordering is easy with the QR code. The last time we were there around noon on a weekend was very busy, and our food did come out slower than usual.We've tried the pork Xiao long bao, shrimp and pork wonton in chili oil, cumin lamb, black pepper beef fried udon, mapo tofu, beef chow fun and beef roll pancake. Our favorites have been the XLB (it had tons of soup), black pepper beef fried udon and wontons in chili oil. Everything was very flavorful, although the mapo tofu was a bit too salty. I was glad most of the dishes weren't overly spicy, and I can't tolerate too much spice. My only complaint is the prices seem a bit high given the small portion size for some of the dishes. Other than that I would definitely recommend coming here for good Chinese food!

My new favv Northern Chinese restaurant in San Diego! Where has this place been all my life?? So glad to have finally found some legitimate Chinese cuisine here in North County! This place is SUPER cutely decorated and the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. You wait to be seated and use a QR code on each table to order your food through this method. I love this method because you can scroll through all the options, see pictures to really decide what you like! I tried:- Pork Xiao Long Bao: juicy and tender!! I will say i wish it was tad more flavorful, although appreciate that it was a legit SOUP dumpling! - Dumpling soup: flavorful, clean broth with their juicy signature dumplings - Sweet & Sour Pork Spare Ribs: A MUST!!! definitely a knock off din tai fung one but i actually think it's BETTER than DTFs!- Pork fried rice: ALSO A MUST! delicious, decadent, love the wok taste of the rice & honestly this rice is crack

I came today with my friend & was so amazed by the taste of foods from appetizer to the main dish! The eggplant dish is quite different from other places I've been to. I love the chicken wings & cucumber for appetizers. The wonton with chili oil & garlic sauce is superb. Added to the tasty foods is the attentive service of the crew. We will definitely be back when we are in the area. I'll tell my friends to try this awesome Rest. Kudos to the chefs & waitstaff!