Din Ding Dumpling House

I recently visited Din Ding Dumpling House in Union City, and it was a delightful experience! The food is absolutely delicious. We ordered the soup dumplings, noodles, green beans, and shrimp on toast, and each dish exceeded our expectations. The soup dumplings were perfectly steamed, with flavorful broth inside that made every bite a treat. The noodles had a great texture and were seasoned just right, while the green beans were crispy and had a nice balance of savory and fresh flavors. The shrimp on toast was crispy and tasty, a unique dish that stood out.One thing to note--this place gets packed on weekends, so be prepared for a wait, but it's definitely worth it. The service is friendly, and the atmosphere is cozy, making it a great spot for a casual meal with friends or family. Highly recommend!

Came in on a Saturday night with family, party of 4 and waited about 10-15 minutes to be seated.We ordered a few items off the menu and we enjoyed all that we ordered, the XLB's are huge, all tasted so good though. We enjoyed other items off the menu and got 2 desserts. The ambiance is family friendly, the food items are enough to share. Great service and delicious food! Would recommend and come again!

Got few dishes for to go. Pork and shrimp potstickers: best of all the dishes we tried. Flavorful with or without the soy sauce. Shrimp dumplings: were okay. Long mein veggie: Good. The noodles were very flavorful. Next time, we will get with meat. Chicken fried rice: typical Chinese fried rice with the right flavors. Definitely on the bland side, add Sriracha or a hot oil: it becomes really yummy. All dishes are on the bland side. But either with just soy or hot sauce, they tasted really good.

Went here on a casual Thursday night dinner with my girlfriend and her sister. We ordered quite a bit and the staff quickly brought out all the food. For starters, the beef noodle soup and dumplings here are top-notch. Very high quality and the noodles are definitely hand-pulled. Sooooo delicious and bouncy. Beef was so tender and melted in my mouth and the XLBs were bursting with flavor. My only critique is the green beans. Wished they were coated and cooked in a garlic base to give them that extra kick. Potstickers here is also a must. Overall, great quality for a decent price! Would go here again if I'm ever in the area :).

This is by far the best dumpling spot in this area. They have no wait and it's easy to get reserve even though it's so crowded. We go there at least once in a month. Their chicken corn shui Mai , port shrimp dimsum, beef spicy garlic noodles are to die for. My daughter loves their shrimp fried rice too. The ambiance is loud but tbh I don't care as I get the best food.

I think about this place often and crave it - therefore 5 stars. Do: -green beans w/pork, perfectly cooked and seasoned, generous portions and good heat -pork XLB classic, satisfying and soupy -qishan noodles with minced pork - unctuous and nice chewy noodles - yum Skip: -XLB shrimp/loofah, stick with the pig! This was like overcooked shrimp with veg in a wrapper - very plain but tasted light and healthy Servers are actually on their game here and pretty attentive and service drive for this cuisine. They work hard it's a loud and busy place.I usually feel heavy, lethargic after meals similar to this - but they don't overdo it with the MSG here.

Came here around noon on a Friday. No wait and we were seated quickly.Got the XLB , fish dumpling and beef brisket noodle.XLB had so much soup . It was flavorful. The skin was not thin but then not thick either. I think it was perfect!The noodle was good too. Not spicy. Some places are spicy, the noodles were al dente. There could be more beef briskets. And some were not as tender.Fish dumpling was just ok. We would pass it next time and try something else.

If you're ever in Union City and start craving Din Tai Fung and don't want to drive all the way to San Jose for it, try Din Ding! You'll be able to get the same or similar dishes as you would usually get at DTF. Although the quality is probably a slight notch down from DTF, the food was still satisfying. I highly recommend getting here early as the wait is probably just as bad!

Went here twice with friends and it hit both times! I just recently went to Din Tai Fung and wanted it fresh in my mind so I could compare. In both instances we all went a little later in the day (after lunch) on Saturday and Sunday and didn't wait more than 5 minutes to be seated. When we arrived they gave us a complimentary pickled cabbage with peanuts. It was delicious! I took a star off because we liked the complimentary dish so much that our group of 4 asked for another one and the guy was kind of rude about it when saying no. Weird that they give the same amount of that cabbage regardless of party size (2 people vs 4). He did recommend we order from the menu a pickled dish but the option he gave us wasn't the cabbage dish at all so that was weird. Anyway, the rest of the dining experience was good. We ordered:Sautéed string beans - $17 is a little steep for string beans but they're a safe item. It could use a little more sauce but all the other food is so flavorful you need something to break that up.zhajiang noodle - so so good. Have to eat it hot but I just love black bean noodles and the noodles are perfectly cooked.Bang bang chicken wings - also a hit. It's only 4 small chicken wings but the flavor is awesome. Reminds me of San tung fried chicken in SF. Crab XLB - so so delicious. Great flavor, thin dumpling skin and packed with hot soup.Honestly I haven't gotten anything here that we didn't like! I'd come back.

Soooooooooo crowded had to wait on a Sunday 2pm. The xiaolong bao, beef noodle soup, and the Gua Bao (Taiwanese Pork Belly Buns, 割包) were all delicious and filling. Would definitely recommend coming here for the food, especially when you see the long queue of Chinese-speaking clientele flocking here, waiting out the long wait times. You know it's authentic if you see a crowd like that!We were seated at a tiny table in the middle of the restaurant, and it was pretty hectic with people and staff constantly walking back and forth on both sides of our table in narrow spaces. I would try to avoid busy hours if I can, but I'm glad to finally try Din Ding Dumpling House.