Les Cousins Competitors

Din Tai Fung (DTF), a globally acclaimed culinary icon renowned for the art of Xiao Long Bao, is on a mission to create first-class dining experiences through its unwavering commitment to excellence in food, service and ambiance. Originally founded as a cooking oil retail business in Taiwan in 1958 by Bing-Yi Yang and his wife, Pen-Mei Lai, DTF was reborn into a humble dumpling and noodle shop in 1972. Today, the Michelin-recognized restaurant brand continues to be family-owned and passed down through generations, with more than 170 locations in 13 countries worldwide. Since its founding, DTF has become synonymous with quality and consistency and known for its warm hospitality and delicacies with authentic flavors. Entering the North America market in 2000, the restaurant brand opened its first U.S. location in Arcadia, California and has 14 locations to-date, offering an upscale yet inviting cultural dining experience. With each restaurant, each interaction, and each bite, DTF aims to bring people together to inspire appreciation of culture.

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop was born from the idea that “Everything’s Better in a Dumpling.” The company is a pioneering Asian-inspired fast-casual brand offering distinct menu items in our shops, in the frozen aisle and at home and venues of any kind. Having opened our first shop in 2021, our brand reimagines favorite fusion flavors into delicious chef-curated dumpling creations, alongside bowls, bites and boba, with a spirit of hospitality at the forefront. At 22 shop and counting across the US & Canada, we are rapidly expanding through corporate and franchised shops, while establishing a growing presence of our full-flavor fusion dumplings in over 500 retail doors & counting, including distribution in KeHE, UNFI and C&S, Wakefern, Stew Leonard's and many others. We are also now available at event venues, including Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden, and online sales of our distinct line of fusion dumplings.

Leave happy and come back hungry. Zhen and Rick opened Mothers Dumplings on Huron Street in 2005. Actually, Zhen opened while Rick was teaching ESL in China. Zhen worked full time at another job while she cooked and made dumplings. She got to sleep a few hours, sometimes. In 2010 we moved to 421 Spadina Avenue with the help of our daughter Catherine.