Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao is one of those XLB restaurants that is not often brought up in the XLB fights because it’s not that accessible. The original location is in Flushing, so it’s a bit far from Manhattan. Many people do end up going to Joe’s Shanghai to get their fix, but fortunately now a Manhattan location of this restaurant has opened in Koreatown.

I had originally gone to the Flushing location and said the following:

This is the infamous Minetta Tavern. I had been here back in mid 2010s, and it was pretty good. Before I met my partner, I used to come here once every few months to just scarf their Black Label burger. The price for this was just barely over $20. Now in recent times post-pandemic, it’s been a bit more difficult to walk in without reservations. We were able to sit at the bar on a Friday late-afternoon around 4:55 PM without reservations.

XLB was just ok. Price was cheap.

Expensive for what it is.

Burger was OK. Very bleu cheesy. The shoestring fries were annoying to eat and overly salty.

Their burger is better than Minetta’s. Nuff said.

Got their special $68 white truffle burger. Was good, but not worth it. Don’t spend $68 for white truffles when they’ve practically lose their scent on the plane over here.

Overrated. I don’t get why people think this is good. Rather go to Shake Shack or something else.

Pretty good. I like both the fried chicken and cheeseburger. Probably wouldn’t go here again if it’s out of my way.

This is suppose to be Italian, but I ate here before they rebranded. They had the Impossible burger here, and it was surprisingly decent.

The red sauce is really good with the fries.