dan modern chinese - manhattan beach 3160 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

"Great place to eat! I love everything here. The noodles are 5 stars. The broth has loads of MSG, which isn’t great, but i avoid it. Pretty overpriced, but expected. The pan fried gyoza is good, but the pork inside is totally frozen, and not fresh."

"Our friend selected this restaurant for it's gluten-free options. But due to her celiac disease, she couldn't have a lot of the items. The gluten-free dishes still utilized chicken bouillon which has gluten in it. The regular kitchen manager wasn't here to answer specific questions and they don't have a dedicated fryer. This would not be the place to go for celiacs. Overall the space is nice and the waiter was really trying his best to answer questions and learn. Also it would be good to have gluten-free soy sauce. That will be an easy addition to add flavor to the dishes that needed it to be full gluten-free and also see if the constarch is gluten-free as well. We were the only ones here and it also took a long time for the rest of the food to come out."

"Went there for dinner on a Thursday night at around 6pm with a group of friends. When we walked in the manager greeted us and was very welcoming. Since it was early it wasn't too busy so we were seated right away. The interior is very new with modern design and the vibe was very relaxed. There were a lot of families out to dinner with their kids. Our server Anthony was very accommodating, friendly and attentive. We ordered the XLB, short rib dan mien, dungeness crab fried rice and the 3 cup chicken dish which came with a side of rice. Since this place is a more modern and elevated approach to Chinese food I will say that the servings were smaller and more expensive then the Chinese food I am used to but I feel like it makes up for it with the service and the more careful approach they have to preparing the food. That said my favorite dish was the crab fried rice. It was delicious with many pieces of real crab in it. The dan mien was a little sweet for my taste and the XLB was good, tasted very much like crab since we got the pork and crab. Something that I would point out for improvement would be that the XLB was not really hot when it was served to us, but other than that I had a very good experience at this location. I would definitely come again!"

"This place is nice overall, but not excellent. First of all, there is no beer in this restaurant. Second, they were out of jasmine tea during our visit. Third, the cup with another tea was dirty on the outside. Lastly, oolong tea at this location tasted weird, very different from the oolong tea we are accustomed to. Since the place opened recently, their interior is very stylish and modern. They have nice take-out packages, also their dining area and entrance are separated. Food-wise this place is okay, but not the best. Shrimp da mein was delicious, the best dish here. The noodles were very well prepared. Shrimp/chicken soup dumplings were quite good, but the meat had some weird spice. Short rib fried rice was very good. Pork/shrimp crispy dumplings were served in an interesting way, but tasted worse than steamed dumplings. Chicken noodle soup was plain and could use some spices and salt. Oxtail soup was fine, but soups in general are mediocre here. The ingredients were all fresh. Overall, we have a good experience here. The manager provided some complimentary appetizers during our visit, which is a great touch for a newer restaurant. The waitress was friendly and attentive, came to our table several times."