From the original post
The photo note
#小籠包！#好好味！#好食 #好吃 #xiaolongbao #dumplinginn #sandiegofoodie
Looking back
The SD Foodie take
Editorial commentary written from Roger’s original photograph and caption. Roger’s own words are the quoted photo note above.
The close-up makes the dumplings' construction the entire story. The wrappers look thin enough to show their folds and soft enough to sag around the filling, while still holding together on the plate.
That balance is the practical test for xiaolongbao: delicate without bursting before the first bite. Roger's emphatic original caption supplies the enthusiasm, and the image explains why this became part of the early SD Foodie archive.
The quick critique
What stood out
- Thin, neatly folded wrappers
- An intact soup-filled structure
- An early San Diego dumpling benchmark
Bottom line
Archive verdict
A focused dumpling memory that captures the technical appeal of xiaolongbao without needing a crowded table around it.