I am loving everything on Spring Mtn road and this place is between a shopping center and car shop so be ready to turn in to its own lot. This is one of my mom's favorite place. Lots of red flowers and red colored seats, very unique dining decoration that she loves lol and what we had was the crystal dumpling.
Crystal dumpling (w meat) is from north China. XLB (Xiao long bao) is from Shanghai. These dumplings were like pan fried so they were gooey on the inside and crispy on the outside (my most fav texture ever) with juice! Like xlb it squirted across the table, which surprised me! So pretty too! They are encased with lattice (say it with French accent) that tasted a little acidic and like those shrimp chips we all love growing up. Even my mom loved the lattice! (She pointed and laughed to a piece that sadly fell onto the table.) We must have something like this in the bay area??
One dish per person, or one for two people and get a veggie dish too. We wanted mung bean noodle, which is what my mom wanted to introduce me to also, but they said they were out of it! And must order in advance! Only two tables were occupied for lunch... Curious, but ok. Will do for next time. One star less for that inconvenience and for a waitress that stood so close to our table almost the entire time.