Welcome to Myung In Dumplings

“ This restaurant was featured in Anthony Bourdain's show, Parts Unknown and that's what brought me here! Bittersweet... I was visiting Griffith Observatory yesterday but was bummed that the 4-hour traffic made it nearly impossible for me to stop in on the Olympic location because we had to make it back in time for our son's basketball game. Still thinking about dumplings; I decided to try this Garden Grove location today. The atmosphere of the place is small and unremarkable and there was only one other table there when we arrived. I call it an hidden gem in the heart of Korean Town Garden Grove because it's located inside of HMart Supermarket. I quickly wanted to order everything on the menu as I walked up to the counter but the friendliest cashier -her name is Phuong- told me to order a plate for each person to share so that I don't over order. I ordered some pan fried pork dumplings for my 8 years old daughter, some steamed pork dumplings for 12 years old daughter, and my husband ordered the ones that Anthony Bourdain tried on the show--huge king steamed buns filled with pork & vegetables! I also ordered some spicy pork & shrimp dumplings for my 14 years old son, who was hungry after the basketball game. The cashier assured me that it was enough food but I went ahead & added the spicy beef soup & shaomai dim sum style dumplings to satisfy my cravings. Phuong & I exchanged a short conversation before I got seated. She said that she will bring the food out to the table for me as it's ready. I learned from her that this location has been here for 8 years. It was actually the original location. 5 years ago the Chinese Korean man that we all see on Anthony Bourdain's show sold it to this current Korean lady & he moved to open the Olympic location. Phuong has been working here for 5 years. Although she's Vietnamese; she's very fluent in Korean. The owner leaves the shop for Phuong to overlook when the owner is not there. The pan fried pork dumplings were crispy on the outside & juicy inside. The steamed pork dumplings tasted the same but the texture were soft outside & juicy inside. The spicy pork & shrimp dumplings looks & taste like Vietnamese dumpling. They were long rolls of rice paper wrapped around a spicy pork & shrimp mix. This one is soft on the outside & hard inside. The king steamed buns were perfectly handmade & filled with a pork & vegetable mix behind the counter & sent to the kitchen to get steamed to perfection. The spicy beef noodle soup was just perfectly spicy with some clear glass noodles & lots of vegetables to help wash all the dumplings down. The shaomai dim sum dumplings are beautiful perfect Chinese inspired dumplings. It's very steaming hot coming out on an oversized dim sum tray but tastes so much better than dim sum. It's fresh, juicy & delicious! You can tell that it was never frozen. We spent $60 for 5 people & finished everything! I actually fell into a food coma after this hefty lunch. Everything was delicious and the serving size is generous. I think most people just order to go. Customers can also order frozen dumplings to take home and heat up. Everything appears to be made on the premises. If you like dumplings, you will like this place! ”

“ Dumplings were very good and service was pretty fast. Rather depressing, outdated surroundings in the small food court inside H Mart, but the food is worth withstanding the environment. ”

“ I've eaten here two days in a row. I wish there was one near my home!! Buns are massive and awesome! ”