Because there’s way more to Chinese food than the nearest grease-joint that delivers, we’re rounding up six delivery-free Chinese places that’re actually worth putting on pants (and a shirt, and shoes, maybe even socks, ooooooh and a belt) for, including a brand-spanking-new one in Glendale.
Din Tai Fung
Glendale
The original strip-mall location of this mini-chain’s been lauded forever for its soup dumplings — fragile, tender noodles wrapped around broth and crab/pork meatballs — which you can now get at this more-accessible, far-nicer new location at the Americana at Brand, which’s decidedly less strip-mall-y, thanks to a designer interior, the addition of truffle dumplings, and a full bar with specialty cocktails.