Mama Lu's Dumpling House - Chinese restaurant in Monterey Park - 501 W Garvey Ave, USA

Everything about this restaurant (in THIS specific location, I haven't tried any of their other locations) is special and cooked uniquely. This is truly authentic Chinese food, so don't come expecting the 19 oz of sugar per family-style portion of food or the MSG. The food is exotic and unique. The presentation is great. The service is fast and efficient, and the place is always brimming with people so make sure to either reserve in advance or plan ahead for some wait times.

Average Chinese food. Came for the dumplings which are pretty average. There's a beef egg drop soup which is pretty good. Good thing they provide plenty of vinegar to help with the grease that comes with soup dumplings. They can definitely cut back on the grease used in the special pancakes (have no idea what they're called in English). For the price point, this is a decent place. However, if you're from China and have eaten plenty of Chinese food already there's nothing special here that will seem better than authentic Chinese food. But it's good enough to get a good preview of soup dumplings. Just wish it didn't taste like literally every other soup dumpling place I've been to. This place probably gets full as well during busy hours - was almost full on a Sunday night so plan ahead.

There are two locations on the same street so super convenient and easy to get the table. This place is a dupe for DTF 😉 and worth every penny. Sweet and efficient staff, our foods served real fast 💨 . It's not even pricey if you see the portion size 😳. We were so full and still lots of leftover food.

On our way from Universal..we were craving Dumplings so ended up yelping this place .the looks can be deceptive but nice flavourful Chinese sit down place..chicken Dumplings..pork and coconut bread was my fav.

Drove 2 hrs to try this spot and it did not disappoint. Everything we had was delicious 😋 10/10 amazing job. Strongly recommend try this spot out you will not be disappointed. I will drive back and crush this menu 😋 🤣 for sure.

Looking for something simple, I got the yang chow fried rice, which was pretty good, and the crispy fried coconut bread. Compared to the other location, this restaurant put little effort into presentation. See my before and after photos 😂. I haven’t been to this location in a while and it’s definitely less busy than it used to be. I came on a Tuesday night and the restaurant was nearly empty. There’s a lot of tables here and there is parking outside and underground.

A safe option if you're craving for reliable and quality Chinese food. The huge menu is flooded with items, so we gambled a bit with what to order. We ordered seaweed fish, egg white and dried scallop stir-fried rice, beef wrap, house stir-fried udon, west lake beef soup, and French style tenderloin. All of them came in pretty decent portions. The best item and also a must try is the seaweed fish. It's incredible technique to be able to craft such crispy and large fish pieces. The lemon salt and pepper dipping goes compliment it so well. I really like the beef wrap and tenderloin. A tad salty but well seasoned. The tenderloin is tender and full of flavors. The egg white and scallop stir fried rice is awesome. The egg white is silky. A little more dried scallop would be nice, but it's a pricey ingredient so I get it. I tried the truffle soup dumpling. It was soupy, meat was soft, and tasted great. I tasted the subtle hint of truffle. The only caveat is the price, you only get 6 pieces for 15 bucks.

Great food and atmosphere, the pork dumplings are divine! If you’re ordering online pay attention to the address, they have another Mama Lu’s less than half a mile away. Decent amount of seats, laid back atmosphere and quick/friendly service. Tried the orange chicken and pork dumplings this time, as well as the sautéed vegetables. Veggies were not worth the price but the other two dishes were great. Other location had good quality too. Definitely recommend!