8/31/2023 0 Comments Dim tai fung![]() This greatly transformed my perspective on chain restaurants that served East Asian cuisine: I often found more comfort in eating in smaller, cozy family-owned establishments with my own family than globally franchised ones. Growing up in the AAPI ethnic enclaves of California’s 626 zip code (San Gabriel Valley), I was surrounded by a virtually endless amount of family-owned restaurants that serve menus identical to that of Din Tai Fung for half the price and nearly no wait time. After all, not everyone has the liberty to spend $16 on a plate of garlic string beans. In addition to its unethical labor practices, Din Tai Fung only caters to a specific demographic – the people who can afford to eat there. Workers were systematically denied days off and given fake timesheets. In fact, a full-time cook in Sydney was “ underpaid $50,588” over a four-year period. Din Tai Fung locations throughout Australia were discovered to have been underpaying migrant workers and instead paying them cash incentives that in the end, did not even add up to minimum wage amounts. However, the more and more I go there as a broke college student, I’ve realized that however authentic and delicious, the food at Din Tai Fung is overpriced and not worth a two hour wait.īeyond the financial impracticality of dining at Din Tai Fung, the restaurant chain itself is not without controversy – in September of 2022, the famous dumpling house was accused of falsifying pay records to deceive immigration officials. ![]() ![]() My personal favorite is the garlic string beans and, of course, the sesame mochi XLB dessert. In fact, I’m no stranger to the Century City location, as I’ve been there a number of times with family and friends. We all know and love Din Tai Fung, the world-renowned Chinese restaurant chain famous for their 小笼包 (xiao long bao).
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