Following up on yesterday’s LA Eater story I stopped by the newly opened Dumpling Monster in West Hollywood, which seems to be located quite close to the physical spot occupied by Canton Restaurant for decades in the previous incarnation of that real estate development. Things were a little chaotic with confusion with orders and they even had to temporarily stop taking orders around 1 pm because they were falling behind. I only had the chicken dumplings, something which is seldom seen in the San Gabriel Valley and they were decently done.
I’m not sure I would advise visiting Dumpling Monster until things calm down, but certainly this dumpling option just a few blocks west of La Brea is something I would never have dreamed about even three or four years ago.