Rainbow Soup Dumplings Xiao Long Bao from Paradise Dynasty - Costa Mesa, CA

After scrolling through moutherwatering over mouthwatering posts of these multi-colored xiao long bao - soup dumplings for a couple weeks, WE FINALLY SCORED THE RAINBOW soup dumplings!!! We stopped in during the soft opening period, and at the time, it was worth the hour or so wait cause this birthday girl (back in August) needed to get her feast on since I was craving xiao long bao, and we wanted to be able to say that we at least tried the place. Get this set of 8 flavors (all with kurobuta pork), or any of the single flavors in 6 or 10 pieces. 🥟

Fave flavor? Actually fois gras (brown), I didn’t want to like it due to the way in which fois gras is obtained (unless there’s something I don’t know?), so I would not order on its own again, but coming in second would be the signature original (white)!

Least fave is cheese (yellow), I just wasn’t into the cheese taste (surprisingly, since I’m usually such a cheese lover). Then menu included the order of colors in which to consume each dumpling. If you like trying new things and you like dumplings or soup dumplings, I think this is a fun way to try all the offerings. But you know Scott kept it classic with a basket of the signature original, and there’s nothing wrong with that!

Tip on the weekend (lunch, I’m not sure on dinner hours), getting in line 1 hr before opening and you’ll most likely get first seating. We arrived 30min before, and when we made it to the front, we still had to add our name to the waitlist (which we couldn’t do this through the Yelp app), so it was another 30 minutes or so from there. So it IS quite a wait, and overall we are glad that we tried Paradise Dynasty at least once, but would probably opt to do Din Tai Fung in the future, or some place without such a long wait. (even though Din Tai Fung can be a long wait, we can at least make reservations now but it does seem to be booked out far in advance - so pick up is another option to satisfy a soup dumpling craving).

📍Paradise Dynasty #樂天皇朝 at the Collage Culinary Experience in Bloomingdales at South Coast Plaza

3333 Bristol St Suite A
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Open 11am to 9pm daily

ABOUT PARADISE DYNASTY

Singapore’s Paradise Dynasty brings its intricate xiao long bao (soup dumplings) from Asia to the U.S. Along with its vibrantly hued eight-flavor soup dumplings, Paradise Dynasty takes guests on a culinary journey with bold flavors from across eight regions of China.