Chinese food in Los Angeles splits into LA Chinatown on North Broadway and the San Gabriel Valley (Monterey Park, Alhambra, Arcadia, Rowland Heights), where most of the regional cooking is. This shortlist has seven restaurants with menus checked on 2026-09-29.
7 restaurants · 3 list delivery · checked September 29, 2026
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Dim sum lunch in Monterey Park
Arrive between 8 AM and 3 PM when dim sum is served and order har gow, siu mai, a rice noodle wrap and a baked BBQ pork bun. If the table wants a heavier plate, add the Barbecued Pork at $19.88 from the menu page.
Call ahead: the menu asks for the Peking Duck to be ordered 1 hour in advance. Order the whole duck at $79.95, choose a two-way version for the stir-fry, and add Angel Hair Shrimp and Kung Pao Chicken.
Reserve through OpenTable and order one Miao Sour Soup for the table. Add Golden-Braised Lamb, Mapo Tofu and Sauteed Mixed Mushrooms. Use the rooftop or rear parking the site describes, not the plaza next door.
This is the Arcadia branch inside The Shops at Santa Anita. It is the pick for a dumpling-centered meal with a large printed menu, a reservation link and a vegan dumpling on the list.
Build an order. Start with Kurobuta Pork Xiao Long Bao (10 each) and add Chicken Dumplings or Vegan Dumplings (10 each). Add Cucumber Salad or Shrimp & Kurobuta Pork Spicy Wontons, then Fried Rice with Pork Chop and String Beans with Garlic, both listed under Most Popular. A vegetarian Hot & Sour Soup is on the ordering menu.
Before you go. Hours: Mon-Thu 11 AM-9:30 PM, Fri 11 AM-10 PM, Sat 10 AM-10 PM, Sun 10 AM-9:30 PM. Reservations go through a Yelp Reservations link on the location page. Pickup ordering and Uber Eats buttons are on the same page. Private dining is listed Monday-Thursday: half room up to 15 guests, full room up to 30, start times 11 AM, 2 PM or 5:30 PM.
Kurobuta Pork Xiao Long Bao (10 each) $16.50 · Vegan Dumplings (10 each) $16.00 · Cucumber Salad $8.50
Operator's pickup ordering page (order.dtf.com), read 2026-09-29. Dine-in and Uber Eats prices may differ. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
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Operator information checked September 29, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
NBC lists dim sum every day from 8 AM to 3 PM and a full Cantonese barbecue and seafood menu after that. Pick it for a big table where you want both dim sum plates and roast meats.
Build an order. For dim sum, the site lists Steamed Shrimp Har Gow, Steamed Pork Siu Mai, Shrimp Rice Noodle Wrap, Baked BBQ Pork Bun, Sticky Rice Wrapped in Lotus Leaf, Baked Egg Custard and Pan-fried Turnip Cake. For dinner, build around Peking Duck or Roasted Duck plus Barbecued Pork, and add the Chiu Chow-style Deep Fried Prawn and Crab Balls from the Chef's Special list.
Before you go. Open Mon-Sun 8:00 AM-9:00 PM. Dim sum is served every day 8 AM-3 PM. The contact page invites comments and reservations by phone. The family menu page lists eight set menus; the first three, $338, $368 and $398, are marked lunch only.
Operator's menu page (menu.html), read 2026-09-29. The dim sum page lists items without prices. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked September 29, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Duck House has served Peking duck since 2003 and the menu is built around it. Go with three or four people so the whole duck and a couple of side dishes make one meal.
Build an order. Order the Peking Duck (whole duck with 10 pancakes, scallion and cucumber), or the two-way or three-way version that adds a bean sprout and duck stir-fry, duck bone soup or cumin duck bone. Add Angel Hair Shrimp, Spicy Konnyaku Salad and Kung Pao Chicken.
Before you go. Open 7 days, lunch 11:30 AM-3:00 PM and dinner 5:00 PM-9:30 PM. The menu marks the Peking Duck as order 1 hour in advance and the Buddha Jumped Over the Wall soup as order 1 day in advance.
Operator's menu page, read 2026-09-29; the page does not say which channel the prices apply to. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked September 29, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Yum Long is built around xiao long bao, one bamboo basket per order, with eight fillings on the ordering menu. Pick it for a fast dumpling and noodle lunch.
Build an order. Get the Signature Pork Xiao Long Bao (6) and a second flavor such as Pork & Shrimp or Crab & Pork. Add Scallion Oil Tossed Noodles or Dan Dan Noodles W/ Minced Pork. The Steamed Vegetable Dumpling (6) is the vegetable option; the Mixed Mushroom & Vegetable Noodle Soup is listed without a broth description, so ask.
Before you go. The ordering page showed Tuesday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM and 5:00 PM-9:00 PM and a mid-afternoon break; other days' hours were not on the fetched pages, so confirm by phone. Ordering there is pickup, and the page advertises a 5% discount for ordering direct.
Signature Pork Xiao Long Bao (6) $8.99 · Steamed Vegetable Dumpling (6) $10.99 · Scallion Oil Tossed Noodles $9.99
Operator's Chowbus pickup ordering page, read 2026-09-29. Dine-in and third-party prices may differ. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked September 29, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Hengry cooks Guizhou food. Its menu has Miao sour soups and chili oil dishes next to a Sichuan section, so it works for a group that wants something other than the usual Sichuan order.
Build an order. Order one Miao Sour Soup (fish fillets, mixed mushrooms, bullfrog or offal) as the center, then Golden-Braised Lamb, Pearl Meatballs and Fried Stuffed Eggplant With Shrimp Paste. Add Mapo Tofu and Sauteed Mixed Mushrooms With Bell Peppers. Blanched Pea Shoots is marked vegetarian.
Before you go. Opening hours are not published on the operator's site pages read. Reservations are through OpenTable or Yelp. The site says free parking is shared with Omeo Suites behind the restaurant, including the rooftop of the parking structure, and asks guests not to park in the plaza next door because cars may be towed. The site also lists catering and private events.
Operator's Chowbus online ordering page, read 2026-09-29. The operator's dine-in menu PDF (uploaded September 2025) lists Miao sour soup with fish fillets at $28.00 and Sichuan beef & tripe at $19.00 versus $20.00 online. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked September 29, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Northern Cafe's site describes Lanzhou-style halal beef noodle soup with noodles pulled to order in four thicknesses. It is the noodle stop on this list.
Build an order. Order House Special Beef & Tendon Noodle Soup or Braised Lamb Noodle Soup and pick a noodle thickness. Add Green Onion w. Pork Tianjin Buns (4) or Pork Pan Fried Buns (6), and a Cold Dishes Combo (Three Vege) for something cold. The menu also lists pork dishes, so the noodle soup description is the halal claim, not the whole menu.
Before you go. Open Mon-Sun 11 AM-9 PM. The ordering page shows pickup with a 5-20 minute estimate.
House Special Beef Noodle Soup $14.50 · Braised Lamb Noodle Soup $14.99 · Green Onion w. Pork Tianjin Buns (4) $9.50
Operator's Menusifu pickup ordering page, read 2026-09-29. Dine-in prices are not published there. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked September 29, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Yang Chow opened in 1977 in Chinatown beneath the Bing Wong Hotel, per its own history page, and its Slippery Shrimp is the dish the restaurant is known for. Go for a table of shared banquet-style plates, not a regional specialty meal.
Build an order. Order the Slippery Shrimp with Kung Pao Chicken and Yang Chow Juicy Steamed Dumplings (8), then Dry Sauteed Vegetable Delights or Eggplant with Hot Spicy Garlic Sauce. Vegetable Steamed Dumplings (8) are on the appetizer list. Add rice or a noodle dish to finish.
Before you go. The ordering page showed hours of 11:30 AM-8:30 PM, pickup at 20-30 minutes and delivery at 30-40 minutes. Use the Chinatown branch at 819 N Broadway; the site also lists a Pasadena location at 3777 E Colorado Blvd.
Slippery Shrimp $24.50 · Yang Chow Juicy Steamed Dumplings (8) $12.95 · Kung Pao Chicken $20.25
Operator's online ordering menu for the Chinatown branch, read 2026-09-29. Dine-in prices are not published there and may differ. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked September 29, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Atlantic Boulevard holds the three Monterey Park picks: a Cantonese dim sum hall (NBC Seafood), a Peking duck house (Duck House) and a soup dumpling shop (Yum Long). Go here for dim sum and duck.
West Valley Boulevard is the Alhambra strip. The pick here is Hengry, a Guizhou restaurant that also cooks Sichuan dishes. Reservations are through OpenTable or Yelp.
Din Tai Fung sits inside The Shops at Santa Anita on South Baldwin Avenue. It is a dumpling and noodle meal, not cart dim sum, and it takes reservations.
Colima Road is the Rowland Heights corridor. Northern Cafe cooks Lanzhou-style hand-pulled noodles and dumplings, a northern counterpart to the Cantonese and Sichuan places nearer Monterey Park.
Chinatown is the downtown district on North Broadway. Yang Chow, on the shortlist, has been there since 1977 and cooks American-Chinese banquet plates, which is a different meal from the specialist shops in the San Gabriel Valley.
Where is Chinatown in Los Angeles, and how is it different from the San Gabriel Valley?
LA Chinatown is the downtown district on North Broadway; Yang Chow at 819 N Broadway has been there since 1977 and serves Mandarin and Szechuan American-Chinese plates. The San Gabriel Valley (Monterey Park, Alhambra, Arcadia, Rowland Heights) is where this shortlist finds the specialist places: dim sum on Atlantic Boulevard in Monterey Park, Guizhou food on West Valley Boulevard in Alhambra, dumplings at The Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia and Lanzhou noodles on Colima Road in Rowland Heights.
Where can I get dim sum in Los Angeles?
NBC Seafood at 404 S Atlantic Blvd in Monterey Park lists dim sum every day from 8 AM to 3 PM on its own site, with Steamed Shrimp Har Gow, Steamed Pork Siu Mai and Baked BBQ Pork Bun. Yum Long, also in Monterey Park, sells dim sum plates for pickup, such as BBQ Pork Bun (3) at $5.99. Din Tai Fung in Arcadia is a dumpling and noodle restaurant, not a cart dim sum hall.
Where can I find Sichuan and other regional Chinese food in the San Gabriel Valley?
Hengry in Alhambra cooks Guizhou dishes and has a Sichuan section with Mapo Tofu at $16 on its online menu. Northern Cafe in Rowland Heights makes Lanzhou-style hand-pulled noodles, Duck House in Monterey Park cooks Beijing-style Peking duck, and Din Tai Fung in Arcadia cooks Shanghainese-style dishes such as fried rice with a pork cutlet.
Do menu prices differ between dine-in, pickup and delivery in Los Angeles restaurants?
They can. Hengry's dine-in menu PDF (uploaded September 2025) lists Miao sour soup with fish fillets at $28.00, while its Chowbus online menu lists it at $35.00 on 2026-09-29. Din Tai Fung's prices in this guide are from its pickup ordering page, and Yang Chow's are from its online ordering menu, so check the channel you plan to use.
Which of these Los Angeles restaurants take reservations or deliver?
Din Tai Fung Arcadia links to Yelp Reservations and lists Uber Eats. Hengry links to OpenTable and Yelp for reservations and offers delivery and pickup through Chowbus. Yang Chow's ordering page lists both pickup and delivery. Yum Long and Northern Cafe list pickup only on their ordering pages. NBC Seafood and Duck House list no delivery on their sites; NBC's contact page invites reservations by phone.
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We selected 7 Los Angeles restaurants for different meals. This is not a numerical ranking or a record of dining visits. We checked operator menus, exact locations, delivery options and practical constraints on September 29, 2026, and left out places we could not verify.
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