dan modern chinese
chicken dan mein – snow pea leaves, garlic sauce
scallion pancake – soy ginger dipping sauce
salt & pepper tofu – green onions, cilantro, soy ginger dipping sauce
pan-fried pork dumplings – sweet soy, sriracha
spicy pork xlb
pork xlb
chicken xlb
With five Southern California locations, and two to come, dan modern chinese offers handmade Dumplings and Noodles amidst the sort of sterile environs that will make people originally from Wisconsin or Indiana feel more comfortable than traditional spots in the SGV.
Part of an upscale shopping complex in Pasadena, with prices to match, it was after a quick vaccination card check plus sanitizer that three guests were seated, 7:00pm on New Year’s Day entirely uncrowded even though many other Restaurants were closed.
Promising “the best quality Ingredients,” a kitchen behind glass visibly crafting items to-order, it was after moments deliberation that seven items were selected, Dan Mien with Chicken arriving first beneath glossy black Sauce and followed by Scallion Pancakes cut into strips that are about as flavorful as Matzah.
Not left waiting long for more, crispy cubes of Tofu soon ready to be dipped in fragrant Soy, Pan-seared Dumplings filled with Pork were mostly under-seasoned but well-constructed and served alongside sugared Sauce swirled with Sriracha.
Perfunctory in terms of service, the front-of-house generally gathered adjacent the kitchen chatting, Xiao Long Bao prove fresh, if not exemplary, the exterior a bit too thick and insides with more Soup than many which fares better by way of Pork (or a spicy version) than it does as Chicken.
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