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Old Apr 19, 2016, 1:24 pm
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Din Tai Fung Opening Soon in San Jose
Will open in SJ (Valley Fair Mall) in a few weeks. FINALLY! It's about time the Bay Area gets one!
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^^^ I'm not in San Francisco, just equally happy California is getting another DTF!
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I found this Yelp page and was confused until I realized the "reviews" are actually ad placements for nearby restaurants.

But it also says "Today 10:00 am - 9:30 pm Open now" Also "$$$$ Price range Above $61" uh yeah. Are these just Yelp bugs when a place hasn't opened yet?

http://www.yelp.com/biz/din-tai-fung-santa-clara
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Originally Posted by Zorak
I found this Yelp page and was confused until I realized the "reviews" are actually ad placements for nearby restaurants.

But it also says "Today 10:00 am - 9:30 pm Open now" Also "$$$$ Price range Above $61" uh yeah. Are these just Yelp bugs when a place hasn't opened yet?

http://www.yelp.com/biz/din-tai-fung-santa-clara
If you look at the pictures, you will see signs that say "Winter 2015" (opening) but then also "Spring 2016." There seem to have been delays in the opening, and maybe they jumped the gun when they edited their profile.
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Will open in SJ (Valley Fair Mall) in a few weeks. FINALLY! It's about time the Bay Area gets one!
Just a warning that they use American pork.
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Old Apr 25, 2016, 10:55 am
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Just a warning that they use American pork.
I know...
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Old May 10, 2016, 11:23 am
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According to Yelp, looks like they've had a soft opening and people have eaten there already.
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and now its reservations only
due to huge crowds....
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due to huge crowds....
There is a very small bar whose seats cannot be reserved, for use by walk-ins. However, I'm sure those will be filled very quickly.
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What is this and why do we care?
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World famous restaurant, previously named top ten restaurant in the world by NY Times.
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Originally Posted by returnoftheyeti
What is this and why do we care?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=din+tai+fung

You might be interested if you like Chinese food and specifically xiao long bao aka "soup dumplings", otherwise you probably don't care
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If it weren't an hour+ drive each way and insanely crowded, I might go.

I've been to one in Singapore (twice) and Sydney. Somehow more appealing when you're already traveling. There's also one in Arcadia (SoCal) and I'm in that area fairly often, but no....
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Old May 19, 2016, 12:08 pm
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Originally Posted by KathyWdrf
If it weren't an hour+ drive each way and insanely crowded, I might go.

I've been to one in Singapore (twice) and Sydney. Somehow more appealing when you're already traveling. There's also one in Arcadia (SoCal) and I'm in that area fairly often, but no....
If you ever have the chance, try the original one in Taipei.
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