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D.T.F. Pacific Place opens today at 10 a.m.
The hot sensation of juicy pork dumplings finally opens in downtown Seattle at the Pacific Place making it the third location in the Pacific Northwest, with Southcenter trailing right behind. The new Din Tai Fung will cover over 9,000 square feet on the fourth floor of the shopping center.
Xiao long bao in Chinese or XLB for short comes with a cult-like following that are irresistible to local’s for its soup explosion in your mouth that is held by a thin wrapper, pleated with delicate hand folds by dumpling experts. Seattle’s increasing Chinese influence is bringing an influx in Shanghaiese culture like 85 Degree Bakery which opened recently at Southcenter.