dan modern chinese – santa monica Menu – Santa Monica, CA

Type : Chinese restaurant

Location : Santa Monica, CA

Relaxed hangout with wood accents prepping Chinese plates using handmade noodles & dumplings. Based on 188 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

dan modern chinese - santa monica 90401

Address:
1403 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Phone: (424) 322-8000

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Hours

Friday 11:30 AM–9 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM–9 PM
Sunday 11:30 AM–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 11:30 AM–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11:30 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM–9 PM

Menu

xiao long bao (soup dumplings)
Pork Xiao Long Bao
five (5) pieces of pork xiao long bao. served with ginger and vinegar
(handmade and delicately thin-skinned, these steamed “XLB” dumplings are filled with juicy, savory broth and filing)		 $9.30
Pork & Dungeness Crab Xiao Long Bao
five (5) pork and fresh dungeness crab xiao long bao. served with ginger and vinegar.		 $11.70
Pork & Shrimp Xiao Long Bao
five (5) pieces of pork and shrimp xiao long bao. served with ginger and vinegar
(handmade and delicately thin-skinned, these steamed “XLB” dumplings are filled with juicy, savory broth and filing)		 $10.50
Spicy Pork Xiao Long Bao
five (5) pieces of pork xiao long bao. served with ginger and vinegar.
(handmade and delicately thin-skinned, these steamed “XLB” dumplings are filled with juicy, savory broth and filing)		 $10.50
Chicken Xiao Long Bao
five (5) pieces of chicken xiao long bao. served with ginger and vinegar.
(handmade and delicately thin-skinned, these steamed “XLB” dumplings are filled with juicy, savory broth and filing)		 $9.30
Chicken & Shrimp Xiao Long Bao
five (5) pieces of chicken and shrimp xiao long bao. served with ginger and vinegar.
(handmade and delicately thin-skinned, these steamed “XLB” dumplings are filled with juicy, savory broth and filing)		 $10.50
pan fried dumplings
Pan Fried Pork Dumpling
five (5) pieces of pan fried pork dumpling served with stir fry sriracha sauce		 $10.50
Pan Fried Pork & Shrimp Dumpling
five (5) pieces of pan fried pork & shrimp dumpling served with stir fry sriracha sauce		 $11.70
Pan Fried Chicken Dumpling
five (5) pieces of pan fried chicken dumpling served with stir fry sriracha sauce		 $10.50
Pan Fried Vegetable Dumpling
five (5) pieces of pan fried vegetable dumpling served with stir fry sriracha sauce
all vegetable dumplings are filled with spinach, glass noodle, mushroom, and tofu		 $10.50
steamed dumplings
Steamed Pork Dumpling
five (5) pieces of pork steamed dumpling

(ginger, black vinegar, or soy sauce available upon request)

 $9.30
Steamed Pork & Shrimp Dumpling
five (5) pieces of pork and shrimp steamed dumpling

(ginger, black vinegar, or soy sauce available upon request)

 $10.50
Steamed Chicken Dumpling
five (5) pieces of chicken steamed dumpling

(ginger, black vinegar, or soy sauce available upon request)

 $9.30
Steamed Vegetable Dumpling
five (5) pieces of steamed vegetable dumpling
all vegetable dumplings are filled with spinach, glass noodle, mushroom, and tofu
(ginger, black vinegar, or soy sauce available upon request)		 $9.30
small plates
Scallion Pancake
scallion pancake. served with a soy ginger sauce **must have**		 $9.30
Pickled Cucumber
pickled with ginger, mild chili		 $9.00
Salt & Pepper Tofu
crispy tofu with toasted garlic, green onions, & cilantro served with sriracha aioli.		 $9.00
Popcorn Chicken
crispy bites of chicken with toasted garlic, green onions, & cilantro. served with sriracha aioli		 $12.60
Popcorn Shrimp
crispy bites of shrimp with toasted garlic, green onions, & cilantro served with sriracha aioli.		 $16.20
Beef Roll
scallion pancake wrapped with oxtail beef, cucumbers, green onions, & cilantro. served with hoisin and sriracha sauce		 $18.60
large plates
Three Cup Chicken
juicy chicken thigh with red onions, garlic, and thai basil in a sweet, slightly spicy three cup sauce

***DOES NOT INCLUDE RICE***

 $21.90
Shrimp With Crab Sauce
shrimp, crab, garlic, ginger, green onions

***DOES NOT INCLUDE RICE***

 $24.30
Shrimp & Shishito Peppers
shrimp, shishito peppers, garlic

***DOES NOT INCLUDE RICE***

 $23.10
Mapo Tofu With Crab
spicy, silky tofu, crab, chili, garlic, ginger, green onions

***DOES NOT INCLUDE RICE***

 $22.50
Mapo Tofu With Pork
spicy, silky tofu, pork, chili, garlic, ginger, green onions

***DOES NOT INCLUDE RICE***

 $17.70
Mapo Tofu
spicy, silky tofu, shitake mushrooms, chili, garlic, ginger, green onions

***DOES NOT INCLUDE RICE***

 $15.30
soups
Chicken Noodle Soup
fresh chicken soup with handmade noodles.		 $15.00
Oxtail Beef Noodle Soup
tender oxtail beef with handmade noodles in tasty beef broth		 $19.80
Spicy Oxtail Beef Noodle Soup
spicy oxtail beef soup with handmade noodles topped with leeks , green onions and served with mustard greens on the side.		 $19.80
noodles
Short Rib Dan Mein Noodles
handmade thick noodles with short rib , snow pea leaves, shitake mushrooms, garlic and our signature sauce.		 $25.80
Shrimp Dan Mein Noodles
handmade thick noodles with shrimp , snow pea leaves, shitake mushrooms, garlic and our signature sauce.		 $22.20
Chicken Dan Mein Noodles
handmade thick noodles with chicken , snow pea leaves, shitake mushrooms, garlic and our signature sauce.		 $18.60
Vegetable Dan Mein Noodles
handmade thick noodles with broccoli, snow pea leaves, shitake mushrooms, garlic and our signature sauce.		 $18.60
rice
Fresh Dungeness Crab Fried Rice
fresh dungeness crab fried rice with garlic , egg and green onions
**popular**		 $25.80
Short Rib Fried Rice
short rib fried rice with egg, bean sprouts and green onions		 $25.80
Shrimp Fried Rice
shrimp fried rice with egg and green onions		 $22.20
Chicken Fried Rice
chicken fried rice with egg and green onions		 $18.60
Vegetable Fried Rice
vegetable fried rice with egg, spinach, broccoli, and green onions		 $18.60
White Rice
side of white rice		 $3.00
Brown Rice
side of brown rice		 $3.00
vegetables
Sautéed String Beans With Garlic
string beans sautéed with garlic
**popular**		 $16.80
Sautéed Snow Pea Leaves With Garlic
snow pea leaves sautéed with garlic and topped with sliced garlic crisp		 $18.00
Sautéed Pea Sprout With Garlic
sauteed pea sprout with garlic		 $18.00
Sautéed Baby Bok Choy With Garlic
baby bok choy sautéed with garlic.		 $15.60
Sautéed Broccoli With Garlic
broccoli sautéed with garlic and topped with sliced garlic crisp		 $15.60
Sautéed Spinach With Garlic
spinach sautéed with garlic and topped with sliced garlic crisp		 $13.20
beverages
Coke $4.20
Diet Coke $4.20
Sprite $4.20
Gingerale $4.20
Voss Still Water
voss still water – 500 ml		 $5.40
Pellegrino Sparkling Water
16.9 oz bottle		 $5.40
extras
Add Chopsticks $0.00
Add Forks $0.00
Add Spoons $0.00
Add Paper Plates $0.00
Add Napkins $0.00
Add Chili Oil $0.00
Add Hot Mustard $0.00
Add Soy Sauce $0.00
Add Black Vinegar $0.00
Add Fresh Sliced Ginger $0.00

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Reviews

Christian Sanchez
Absolutely blown away by dan. From attentive and friendly staff to phenomenal flavors, dan is an absolute treat. Highly recommend the chicken dumplings, though pretty much anything is a good choice here. Can’t wait to return soon to check out more dishes.

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eriko p
Very tasty food, but the prices are a bit on the higher end. We shared food. We enjoyed the crispy pork dumplings, because I was curious. They were hard to eat, but tasty. It comes with a hoison dipping sauce. I will not order these again because they were not THAT DELICIOUS and the presentation was not appealing. The shrimp fried noodles were bland so we asked for condiments and were brought chili oil. The noodles were flavorful! We would order these again. Overall the food was okay.

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Andy Milne
Tasty dumplings! This is a fantastic lunch time spot. Soup dumplings are amazing and the noodles with short rib are delicious. Sizes are on the small side though so you’ll need to order a few if your hungry

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Albert Wu
Prices are ok but food quality is below average. The service needs to improve too.

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Weiwei Ting
It’s a very bad experience. Salty and cold food with “slow” service. Especially that waitress. Every single dish was provided over5-10 minutes when the food is cold enough……. She was on the phone all the time ….. it’s the first time I had Cold Chinese food. Everyone love Chinese food should know how it tastes when it’s cold….

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Nicholas Lee
Absolutely wonderful food and service! We ordered a second round of shrimp fried rice (perfectly balanced taste and very fresh shrimps) and some garlic Bak Choy but the Bak Choy took a little long to arrive (20 mins?) we only made one reminder as it was a full house but the staff were extremely apologetic and waived the price of the dish! This is unheard of where I come from (Singapore) and was just incredible service recovery. Well done Dan Modern Chinese! Also, the garlic Bak Choy was possibly the best I’ve ever tasted!

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Agustina Devetac
Good food and the service was great! It was my first time eating here and I really enjoy it. I love the variety of food.

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Mauricio Gomez Franco
I ordered three dishes. It was enough for two people. The food was excellent. Unfortunately, the takeout service was not good. When I ordered the food, the restaurant was almost empty. However, people who arrived and ordered much later than I were served first. The staff was nice though and apologized and offered us free drinks while we waited. I would go back, but probably to eat in, not take out.

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Ella Abe
Food was delicious! Got the scallion pancake as an appetizer which was okay! i also got the chicken soup dumplings, which I was SOOOO HAPPY to have found (since normally soup dumplings have pork in it)! It was really good and flavorful. The short rib and crab fried rice were both really good as well! Would definitely recommend the short rib fried rice and the chicken soup dumplings! The aesthetics were also so cute! Will definitely come back for more!

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Winnie Xu
The soup dumps were pretty solid in terms of execution, but flavor lacked. The crab meat variant was not super flavorful and just tasted like pork. Skins were the right type of thick though. The veggies were overly starchy, the cucumber salad very refreshing. Pan fried dumplings would be a pass for me next time, veggie filling wasn’t bad. The Dan Dan noods were too sweet and saucy, I was expecting more spicy.

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