Can you say XLB Fail! CK did not pass the Soup Dumpling standards for my first time here.
Yes it's made to order supposedly...but the XLB didn't have that piping hot soup inside when you bite into it. What!! Did the XLB Soup Nazi declare no soup for you inside your dumpling! My XLB was as dry as the AZ weather. The money shot of the ultimate XLB moment when you bite into it was not to be found....the wrap was also dry from being over steamed for a soup dumpling! I suspect it's dare I say pre made skins. Do they half ass it cause of the demographics of the area.
The beef pie was super oily....is it normally way too oily? I guess I'll never know. Cause I won't be ordering that again. Darn you CK!
Linda our server was nice and attentive and even took a seat across from us to chit chat cause it was pretty slow when we ate there. If I come back it would be look at other options on their menu.
I'm leaving it at 2 stars perhaps there is room for improvement or not. I'm going to drop by the OG Tempe location first for comparison before I fully abandon the CK ship.