Din Tai Fung - Bellevue (WA)

4 /5 KKCHLOE W: Din Tai Fung has always been one of my favorite restaurants. I first tried it over ten years ago, and during this trip back to Seattle, I was happy to find that the quality is just as good as it was back then. The dishes came out quickly. My favorite is the spicy wontons (with fresh pork and shrimp) — they’re flavorful with just the right hint of sweetness. I also love the braised beef noodle soup — the beef is tender and in large chunks, and the broth is rich and hearty. These two are my top picks. However, the service still needs improvement. The server brought dishes over my child’s head, which was quite dangerous. In addition, our server only took our order and didn’t provide any other service — our water was never refilled.

5 /5 Pooja Chaudhary: TLDR; Never had a less than great experience here. One of the best Asian restaurants (especially if you’re vegetarian!) We had reservations and so got a table almost right away. To be honest, the waits at Din Tai Fung are so long that I never go without a reservation. We ordered the pork xiao long bao, the vegan buns, vegan spicy wontons, noodles in sesame sauce and the chocolate buns between the two of us. I can’t say anything that hasn’t been said before - the flavors are absolutely amazing, everything felt warm and hearty. The spicy wontons are my all time favorite and the left over sauce from it makes such a good dip for the vegan buns (which can feel a bit plain). The chocolate buns feel so rich without feeling heavy - almost like an Asian version of chocolate lava cake but somehow better? Service here has always been nice - the hosts are always pleasant, the waiters are always helpful and kind.

5 /5 Khanh Vo: It was a relatively short wait to be seated (joined waitlist on yelp, ~20mins @ 1pm). We came on New Year’s Eve (12/31/25), and our waitress Lena gave us excellent service. They were filling in for our other server while on break, but served us our entire stay. They checked in on us multiple times throughout our meal to refill water, bring bowls, just to check in, and even brought us limes for our braised beef noodle soup to try which we ent up enjoying and will be ordering from now on.

5 /5 Christina O: Amazing soup dumplings I prefer pork and kids prefer the chicken. Really can’t go wrong! Vegetable noodles from the wok are wonderful love the thickness of the noodles. Garlicky green beans are so good. My kids don’t like green beans and they love these. Not a fan of the spicy wonton flavor, but just personal preference. Chocolate filled mochi dessert is so decadent and rich. I always get some to go and reheat well!! Great service and food comes out family style and it just keeps coming. Love the darker ambiance but the tables are lit well.