Save for the waiter offering a glass of white during lunch, this is the most "authentic" Chinese outside of SGV. Full stop.

The Northridge branch is related to the Monterey Park restaurant where Jonathan Gold recommends the dumpling.

JR Bistro serves up classic Cantonese cafe fares such as spicy salt calamari, chow fun, and vegeables in XO sauce. When in season, lobster can be had for cheap. Just like its SGV brethrens, every meal is served with complimentary soup, but sadly, it isn't open late like ABC/KT/JJ Cafe in SGV.

This Valley gem is possibly the only place to sample freshly wrapped xiao long bao outside of SGV. Ignore the Panda Express style combos and ask what freshly made dumplings are available for the day. Ifyou're lucky, you may also encounter some freshly wrapped chive pockets.

Located in between South side of Thai town and the Central Americanfood corridor, Tasty House takes over where BBQ Unlimited left off. Look for Cantonese char siu pork and whole roasted ducks.

This is the latest Chinese kebab restaurant in Koreatown. Dong Fang ("The Eastern Way") dishes out DIY lamb skewers just like Feng Mao, but also has a wider stir-fry, non-skewered Chinese menu. BBQ lamb? Check. Potstickers? Check.

This is a Hong Kong style BBQ house with roots in San Gabriel Valley. There is no need to question the taste here,just enjoy the roasted canard carved table-side.

Chinese dumplings made with better-than-SGV ingredients. The chef has since decamped, but it doesn’t take a CIA degree to wrap tasty dumplings.

Hop Li is a Chinese chain now with 4 branches. Just like Hop Woo, its roots can be found in the San Gabriel Valley. If Hop Woo is to be included in the best-of Westside Chinese list, so should all Hop Li’s.

Bao is the only place to get dimsum in (West) Hollywood. Opens late,serves dimsum all day, which makes it better than SGV restaurants thatonly serve dimsum on the weekend. No push carts here; every smallbasket is served fresh after ordering. Tired of lines at Sea Harbor onSundays? Bao Dim Sum wears the distinction of the only dimsum house onOpentable in LA.

The management at Moon House previously ran Hop Woo and Mandarin Kitchen, two Westside Chinese standbys. Open since Summer 2013, diners can get steamed char siu bao, cumin lamb, and even a whole Peking duck here.

Spicy Sichuan dishes at Hu's (think siang pork, and spicy lamb) actually accompany the Chinese characters on the take-out menu. 30 years of bespoken spiciness and quick deliveries have made Hu's an LA fave.