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    XLB Kitchen

    3.9 (759 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Kevin P.

    Good homemade Chinese food, comforting and family owned. Parking can be scarce but besides that, everything is amazing. Food portions are nice, definitely family style as per usual.

    Menu as of 2/5/26
    Ryan T.

    Always love coming here! Chongqing spicy chicken (重慶辣子雞)is what I always order when I'm here. Really crispy and the numbing flavor is on the stronger side. I also like ordering the julienned potato (土豆絲)and it's a great option if you need a veggie dish. They have a bunch of hidden gems in their menu, like the chili wontons (四川紅油抄手), so go check them out! They have an outdoor section that's mostly shaded, so it's quite nice to sit outside on a sunny day. The waitress is also really fast at getting our orders and getting our dishes!

    Spicy fried chicken
    Yvonne N.

    Updating my Yelp review - Even though we no longer live in Cupertino, we make the trek down from San Francisco to XLB Kitchen for their most amazing pork belly and glutinous rice in bamboo and the juicy pork soup dumplings. On our visit today, we also ordered the spicy fried chicken and salt and pepper tofu (off menu item) that the owner arranged. She's so amazing and we are incredibly grateful for the joy wrapped in each bite as well as the prompt and excellent service. I can't recommend XLB Kitchen enough. Make the trip to Cupertino! Get your grub on before shopping Santana Row or Westfield! LOVE LOVE LOVE XLB Kitchen!

    Smoked Duck
    Christine T.

    After shopping at Valley Fair with our pups, we were searching for a dog-friendly restaurant to eat dinner at. We were surprised this place came up, since most Chinese restaurants have indoor seating only, but they had an outdoor patio that was brightly lit with heating lamps and they could accommodate us for dinner. Service was great, they were very attentive and took our orders quickly. We ordered the following dishes: sautéed green beans, pork XLB, beef chow fun, half portion of smoked duck, and szechuan chicken. All our dishes came out relatively quickly, so we were ready to dig in. The green beans and XLBs were both solid dishes, you're getting exactly what you're expecting. The beef chow fun was good too, there was a good amount of beef in the dish and it was very tender/flavorful. I also really enjoyed the szechuan chicken, which had a decent kick, but it was more so numbing than actually spicy. The only dish that our table wasn't really a fan of was the smoked duck - we wanted to try it because we usually get Peking duck and never had smoked duck before so we thought it would be to our liking. I'm not a fan of sweet meat and it tasted very similar to smoked ham or BBQ pork, so wasn't expecting that! The skin was nice and crunchy though, just wasn't my favorite dish due to the flavor profile. Good Chinese restaurant for family-style eating. They have all the classic Chinese dishes here as well as some unique ones as well. :)

    XLB. Thicker skin and top of wrapper can be tough.
    Victor L.

    Stopped by for a quick lunch while running errands. Interior was clean and bright. Ordered XLB, cucumber salad, and half of a smoked duck. XLBs were juicy with good flavor. Though, the wrapper was a bit on the thicker side and a couple of the dumplings were hard on the top. They also could have given a bit more ginger. Cucumber salad tasted fresh and the garlic was not overpowering. The best dish was the duck. Crispy skin, nice smoky flavor, tender and juicy. No excessive pieces of fat. I would come back just for the duck.

    Yingjie H.

    My go to restaurant for soup dumplings(Xiao Long Bao)! The dishes are authentic (Shanghainese dishes!) and delicious! I especially like the outdoor seating - favorite seat is next to the little fountain - the sound of water feels very peaceful to eat to chill. Strongly recommend this place.

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    Scott F.

    3.0: XLB. soup is too sweet. pork filling is undercooked. Wrapper is OK but not QQ. Not as good as Trader Joe's frozen XLB, or the version at Dumpling House in Palo Alto. 1.0: Pan fried pork bun. It's downright bad. Very bready and tough. Very little soup inside. The filling is not impressive. Not half as good as the version at Shanghai Flavor Shop in Sunnyvale. Not sure why there are good reviews for this item.

    Lisa B.

    Sat outside. Got served water and tea. Had Dan Dan noodles, xlb, cumin beef and pea sprouts. The pea sprouts were the best. Service was good. Nice owner

    Amanda N.

    Love the food here. Every dish is a hit. My only complaint is that the glutinous rice pork dish (served in the bamboo) is very oily and can be a little much for some people. The rest were delicious though. I particularly liked the tofu dish (see picture). I hope to be back to try their Dan Dan noodles. Service was quick and the lot was large so parking wasn't an issue.

    Couple appetizer (fuqi feipian)
    Crystal H.

    We walked in at Saturday 7pm and it wasn't busy. There's indoor and outdoor seating. We chose to sit outside and saw a rat chilling at the fountain decor. Shaded outdoor patio with a roof. Fast service. The couple appetizer (Fuqi Feipian) and intestine dry pot had Mala spice and was hella salty. The rest of the dishes were good. Parking lot shared with other businesses.

    Scechuan Beef
    Jean T.

    I've been here 2x and it's definitely a place that I would return to just for their XLB's. I've come here during lunch and for dinner. XLB soup dumplings - 5/5 - would come here for these only, but the other items on their menu are also pretty tasty. Pan Fried XLB's - 3/5 - they're a bit on the thicker side with no soup inside Szechuan Dan Dan Noodles - 1/5 - it was underwhelming and wasn't as spicy as I expected it to be. It was also made with a flour noodle which was soaking up the sauce too quickly. ~~Parking: The restaurant is located at the end of a plaza so it's a shared parking lot but both of the times that I've come here I've been able to find parking, but I did arrive on the early end of lunch and the early end of dinner. ~~Service: Fair. The servers are very nice. I just wished they wrote down the items we were ordering or had a tablet to put the orders in to make sure they're correct before sending them to the kitchen. ~~Worst Part: The second time the waitress accidentally put down the wrong order for us. We had ordered the Szechuan Chicken and what had arrived was the Szechuan Beef. I was trying to understand with my very elementary chinese skills and finally understood that she had misplaced the order, which makees sense because I noticed that she was not taking note of the 4 items we had ordered. ~~Return: yes.

    Anthony S.

    I've been going here for years, and this place indisputably has the best xlb soup dumplings in the Bay Area! Why wait for an hour at Din Tai Fung, when the soup dumplings here are much larger, have more soup in them, more flavor, and have thin skin that doesn't break.

    Tessa L.

    Went on a sunday for lunch. What We ordered: *Combination fried rice, it was good and flavorful. *Xiao long bao, the taste was a bit sweet for me *Garlic Pork belly was too oily, salty and the serving was small. *Fried pork bun was too dry, oily, dough was hard and chewy. The place was a bit tight, parking is good service was ok.

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    Is there outdoor seating?

    Yes there's a really cute outdoor seating. Not too small but just right :)

    Does anyone know how many people can be seated outside? Trying to go with family!

    There are several tables in the outside garden. The bigger one could sit 6 people. 3 or 4 tables could sit for 4 people. But you better call the restaurant to confirm and make reservation before you go!

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