Dean Sin World

i got the frozen dumplings at dean sin world and they were amazing REPLY (47 Replies) (by echoparkdirt, created February 22, 2011)

»Dean Sin World: Definitely Recommended

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Dean Sin World is a sort of hole-in-the-wall Chinese spot in a Monterey Park strip mall specializing mainly in baked goods and dumplings. I wouldn’t say it’s yet in the collective conscience, but is well-known among food bloggers and Yelp.

The first dish of our dishes that came out was this spicy wonton. This is the same wonton that is...+READ http://darindines.com/2010/04/11/dean-sin-world-41010/

Dean Sin World is a sort of hole-in-the-wall Chinese spot in a Monterey Park strip mall specializing mainly in baked goods and dumplings. I wouldn’t say it’s yet in the collective conscience, but is well-known among food bloggers and Yelp.

The first dish of our dishes that came out was this spicy wonton. This is the same wonton that is served in their ge-chai wonton soup, but served with a chili oil instead. I wouldn’t call this spicy, but the chili oil provided some nice flavor.

The next has to be one of their most popular items, the xiao long bao. These juicy pork dumplings are quite delicious, and quite a bargain at 10 for $5.

Another popular dish is their beef noodle soup. It’s a heaping bowl of egg-y noodles in a very rich beefy broth. A generous portion of tender braised beef shank is added atop.

The bowl is filled pretty much to the brim with a lot of noodles. I tend to prefer the noodles a bit more al dente here, but they’re good nonetheless, and held up well even when sitting in the soup for a while. I tend to prefer brisket in my beef noodle soup, as the meat is easier to separate from the tendon (with shank, the tendon is interspersed throughout the meat).

Next was the pancake with beef - This is a crispy pancake/crepe wrapped around layers of beef and greens. Pretty good.

This was my third trip here, and it was as satisfying as the last couple. There’s some really great food here, comforting to the soul. The owners are very warm and hospitable, and the prices can’t be beat. I’m surprised this restaurant has not really caught on yet, but I figure it’s only a matter of time until this small restaurant has lines out the door.-COLLAPSE (by DarinDines, created January 25, 2011)

We went to Dean Sin World yesterday at about 12:00. Knowing it is small, I was banking on the fact that it was Sunday and everyone else would be having dim sum. Thank goodness because the place is all of 9 tables and 2 of them were covered with buns! It is obvious that they do a lot of wholesale business. Anyway, it was delicious even if everything was served on Styrofoam. The peanut appetizer...+READ We went to Dean Sin World yesterday at about 12:00. Knowing it is small, I was banking on the fact that it was Sunday and everyone else would be having dim sum. Thank goodness because the place is all of 9 tables and 2 of them were covered with buns! It is obvious that they do a lot of wholesale business. Anyway, it was delicious even if everything was served on Styrofoam. The peanut appetizer alone was worth the chance. (They sell them.) We only speak English so it was a little amusing trying to convey what we wanted. Next time, I'm going to bring friends who hopefully speak the same dialect. I even approached a father and son who were eating and asked if they could ask what was in the buns. The son asked but it was even hard for him to translate. The lady was more than accommodating. She came and gave me one that was filled with red bean paste. The pastry was so flaky. Yum! I'm glad they have pictures on the walls but I also try to be adventurous and point to things that sound interesting on the menu. The ladies working there were very sweet and really tried to be helpful. Besides the juicy dumplings, we had pan fried pot stickers, scallion pancakes and something that had chopped leaks inside. We ordered what we thought were har gow like dumplings that turned out to be soup with dumplings. The broth was wonderful. Rich with a light ginger taste. The dumplings were delicious as well. I tried to order something on the menu that had rice cake but she shook her head and smiled. I'm guessing that there are limits as to what is available based on what is going on in the kitchen. I would say this was just as good as the old Mandarin Noodle Deli but just different enough for me to still miss it! I don't suppose they have the pickled veggies-cucumber, seaweed or tofu? I will come back though. At the very least to get stuff to go! Thank you ipsedixit!-COLLAPSE / REPLY (10 Replies) (by Fru, created October 4, 2010)