“ Great friendly staff. We tried more than we could eat but wanted leftovers. Nice location and quick service. Clearly labeled vegetarian and gluten free items. My mom was so happy to have Chinese food in the west side. ”

“ Delicious xiao long bai soup dumplings and entrees!! Our server, Javier, was attentive, friendly, and offered great recommendations for our first time here. We tried the map crab tofu spicy and short rib dan noodles meat was soft and tender. For the soup dumplings, we loved the pork and shrimp combo and their pan fried dumplings were great too just crispy enough! Great flavors all around!! Came around 430pm on July fourth no wait at that time! Thank you for serving us! ”

“ NICE PLACE! My boyfriend and I stopped by here while looking for a place to eat after going to the beach. We saw the prices were decent so we decided to give it a try. We got the chicken noodle soup, spicy oxtail beef noodle soup, and popcorn chicken. The food was more of an Americanized version of traditional Chinese food. The service was really good and the place was clean and not crowded. ”

“ Superb food quality. Dan Modern Chinese can give Din Tai Fung a run for its money. The xiao long bao and fried rice were the two items I ordered. Theyre my comfort food and the restaurant delivered perfectly. The restaurant gives a choice of lunch sizing smaller helping and its perfect for those with small appetites. Will definitely come again! ”

“ Food was delicious! Got the scallion pancake as an appetizer which was okay! i also got the chicken soup dumplings, which I was SOOOO HAPPY to have found since normally soup dumplings have pork in it! It was really good and flavorful. The short rib and crab fried rice were both really good as well! Would definitely recommend the short rib fried rice and the chicken soup dumplings! The aesthetics were also so cute! Will definitely come back for more! ”

“ What we tried Short Rib Dan Mein Soup Dumplings Three Cup Chicken Beef Roll Mapo Tofu we recently came back to Dan Modern Chinese for their Short Rib Dan Mein. This time we visited their new location in Santa Monica. Its close to Third Street Promenade Santa Monica Pier. We love their decor and wooden chandeliers. The food is good, as expected. We also got the soup dumplings and tried something new from the menu like the Beef Roll and Mapo Tofu. We recommend to eat the Mapo Tofu and the Three Cup Chicken with steamed rice so you can fully experience the flavors from each dish. It was a pleasure visit. Cant wait to go back. Enjoy our video and photos ”

“ The food here is absolutely phenomenal. The popcorn shrimp and short rib Dan mein were a person favourite! 1210! Lovely restaurant space, very clean and staff were super nice. A definite must if you are in the area! ”

“ Soup dumplings are perfect Three cup chicken is great One tip for the restaurant is to better label the vinegar and soy source on the bottle, otherwise hard to tell which is which ”