ILikeToEatAndDrink » Luscious http://www.iliketoeatanddrink.com Adventures in Irrepressible Gastronomy Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:41:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Dump Day! – Mama’s Lu http://www.iliketoeatanddrink.com/2009/09/16/dump-day-mama-lus/ http://www.iliketoeatanddrink.com/2009/09/16/dump-day-mama-lus/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:33:36 +0000 Canela http://www.iliketoeatanddrink.com/?p=61 Next on our weekly Wednesday tour of luscious San Gabriel Valley’s dumpling joints (aka Dump Day) is Mama’s Lu.  Sis and I immediately appreciated the clean and relatively spacious room.  Also, the clear easy to read menu was a plus; no translator needed. Overall comfortable and inviting.

We enjoyed the appropriately named Mama’s Lu; it’s like a homier version of Din Tai Fung.  Everything was very good, solid but not knock your socks off.  To be fair the competition is fierce in these parts and we have now become quite jaded.  Highlights were the String Beans and Green Onion Pancakes. Here’s what we had..

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Hot and Sour Soup- Good flavor a bit on the starchy side

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String Beans- our favorite, garlicky, salty, dried shrimpy goodness

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Green Onion Pancake- Excellent, crispy, chewy, not too oily

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Fish Dumplings-very good but we prefer Kingburgs Sole Dumplings

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Juicy Pork Dumplings- very good, thicker skin we prefer Din Tai Fungs

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Pork Fried Dumplings- My Favorite! Crispy Goodness with a sweet caramelized crust

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XLB’s thicker skin, less soupy than Din Tai Fungs

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Small Bok Choy with Oyster Sauce

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