Dan Modern Chinese Sawtelle

With locations in Pasadena, Santa Monica, Playa Vista, Sawtelle, Manhattan Beach, Woodland Hills and Long Beach, Dan Modern Chinese provides fast-casual Chinese food with a level of consistency and convenience that’s conducive to rush hour takeout runs and third-party delivery. While not every item is a winner on the menu, a few standouts—including the xiaolongbao, the saucy, garlicky dan mein (served with your choice of protein) and the Dungeness crab fried rice keep us coming back, or at least ordering in from, Dan time and time again.