Chengdu Taste serves some incredibly spicy food, but this Szechuan spot is one of the best restaurants in Los Angeles.

This third location of Sichuan Impression in West LA has the same great Chinese food as the original, with a bigger space.

Lunasia’s Alhambra location serves the best dim sum in Los Angeles, and is always worth the hours-long wait.

Bistro Na’s is a fancy restaurant in Temple City doing Imperial Chinese food, which means it’s perfect for a special occasion meal.

Mama Lu’s in Monterey Park serves incredible fried dumplings.

Lao Xi Noodle House is a low-key Chinese spot in Arcadia that serves some of our favorite noodles in SGV.

Elite in Monterey Park is one of the best dim sum restaurants in Los Angeles.

We wouldn’t want to live at the Americana Glendale, but we’ll gladly stop in for some excellent soup dumplings at Din Tai Fung.

Szechuan Impression in Alhambra does crowd-pleasing, spicy Szechuan food in a space good for big groups.

Over-ordering at Lunasia Dim Sum House in Pasadena is not so much a problem as it is a necessity.

Tasty Noodle House is a tiny spot in San Gabriel that serves Chinese food worth the perpetual wait.

Sea Harbour is a dim sum restaurant in Rosemead with great food and great people watching.

Tasty Zone is a Sichuan restaurant in San Gabriel with deep-fried shrimp skewers you’ll be thinking about for a while.

Young King serves very good Korean-style Chinese food on Olympic in Koreatown.

Chang’s Garden is a Chinese diner in Arcadia with huge portions perfect for sharing with a group.

You don’t have to wait for dim sum to get a great breakfast in SGV. Case in point: Huge Tree Pastry in Monterey Park.