Din Tai Fung is a world-renowned Chinese restaurant originating in Taiwan that specializes in soup dumplings and noodles. Ori ... ginally founded as a cooking oil retail business in 1958, Din Tai Fung was reestablished as a restaurant in 1972. Since its founding, Din Tai Fung has focused on achieving steady improvement in quality, standardization, and service. In 1996, the first international location opened in Tokyo, and the first location in North America opened in Arcadia, California in 2000. Din Tai Fung now has 7 locations in California, 5 locations in the Pacific NorthWest, 1 location in Nevada, and more than 170 restaurants in 13 countries worldwide. read more