Top Leaf has some new competition just down the street and Westwood is *finally* getting some good food. Northern Cafe’s marketing needs some help and their service could be more polished but I want to return at least 5 times so I can try all the things on the menu. Speaking of which, I couldn’t find one online, so I posted it to Twitter. My 3 followers will be ecstatic. We ordered their xiao long bao, beef roll, and sides of potato and pickled cucumber. I was still hingry so we ordered their Fennel and Pork Dumplings. Turns out, these are dill and pork dumplings. Like I said, there are some QA issues that need to be resolved. 

I can tell the dumplings are homemade because of the soft, pillowy dough and rough, non-uniform appearance. And they crack in the same place as pierogies do. 

Next time, the hand grab roll, beef noodle soup, dan dan noodles and fried rice. Actually, m wants the pork and chive, the fish, and the lamb. I said, “Don’t you want to try the noodles?” “Yeah…”