San Gabriel Valley : PIGMON's Xiao Long Bao Odyssey Pt. 3

Our third stop of the day was virtually next door to Mei Long Village, at...


...j&j restaurant...


...also known as "jin jian restaurant"


braised beef soup


close-up


crab meat & pork dumplings (xlb)


close-up

Dumpling Notes: Rustic, robust pork/crab mixture and “juice.”

Other: I was quite keen on the beef soup which preceeded the xiao long bao. It was salty, sweet, and rich yet light, with several succulent chunks of long-cooked beef.

"'Xiao Long Bao' Journey to J&J" [meetin.org]

"Dumplings APB" [Chowhound]

J&J Recommendations [Frank's Favorite Restaurants]

"Foodventure #23: J&J Restaurant (San Gabriel)" [L.A. & O.C. Foodventures]

J&J Restaurant Review [LATimes calendarlive.com]

J&J Restaurant (a.k.a. "Jin Jian Restaurant")
301 W. Valley Blvd., Ste. 109
San Gabriel, CA 91776
626.308.9238

PIGMON'S XLB ODYSSEY PART 4

E.M.

That beef soup looks so rich and flavorful that I could almost taste it just by looking at the picture.