Iron Teapot Dim Sum & Bar (CLOSED)

To be frank, your mileage may vary service-wise at Iron Teapot Dim Sum in Palms. It’s a scrappy first-time restaurant venture by owner Sally Chan, a San Gabriel Valley native who hopes to make high-quality dim sum a regular fixture of the Westside’s Chinese food scene. Despite the kitchen’s inconsistent pacing, several dim sum dishes at Iron Teapot still manage to impress, including a yuzukosho siu mai and a charcoal and squid ink-dyed xiaolongbao with Sichuan chili oil-infused pork inside. Unlike other dim restaurants, Iron Teapot also offers several kinds of vegan dim sum, including a lor mai gai (sticky rice) made with vegan chicken and shiitake mushrooms, and sells boba, wine, beer, and cocktails.