text: So I was really excited Because Dao Xiao Mian is possibly my favorite food EVER Which is maybe why I was so disappointed I just saw the window with dao xiao mian and dragged my friends in right away I was starving too I was born in Beijing and coming from San Francisco which is dominated by sichuan and cantonese style Chinese food I was really excited to eat northern chinese food againyes I know dao xiao mian is not only served in Northern China but that is where I have had the best miannnThe mian was alright it was not great but the large price tagonly tomatoes and eggs and the knowledge of how much it costs in China just did not sit well with me The dumplings are just average and they had the premade frozen taste to them They taste like what I make and really that is not good for a restaurant with real chefs The Xiao long bao was just average again though I am probably spoiled as I am used to the crab meat and roe ones from Shanghais Cheng Huang MiaonnTo be completely fair though I was comparing the prices to what I would get in Beijing for a little bit of homesickness it was disappointing nonethelessnnAlso fish tanks were kind of weird for me Dead fish floating in there