ixlb Dimsum Eats

The brainchild of a longtime NYC restaurateur (who couldn’t stand retirement) and his adult daughter, ixlb Dim Sum makes all of its menu items from scratch on a daily basis, with each dish cooked to order, in a sleekly designed fast-casual setting. (The Hollywood location has a giant cartoon xiaolongbao painted on the side of the building.) Although you won’t find chicken feet on the menu, ixlb Dim Sum carries the bulk of a standard yum cha menu, including wonderfully bouncy shrimp har gow, gleaming custard-filled pineapple buns and soup dumplings individually housed in aluminum foil wrappers. Beyond dim sum, the restaurant also serves a handful of other dishes, including shrimp toast and scallion pancakes. The Westwood location offers rice and noodle bowls topped with char siu, braised pork and chicken.