Boy, how I miss these dumplings! Last month, while visiting the Bay Area, my family and I came upon the Kingdom of Dumpling (a.k.a. Asian American Food Company) and became converts at first bite! During our short visit, we made the hour-long drive to this dear little factory on 3 separate occasions to purchase bags and bags of shui jiao (boiled dumpling) and xiao long bao (steamed soup dumpling). We ate our way through half the menu. It was some happy times!Now, I find myself in a sad predicament, writing this review following a dinner of my dear mother's homemade shui jiao, in order to reminisce but mostly to stave off pangs of Kindgdom of Dumpling withdrawal. It's... read full review
December 2015
I was a client of Edward's over 12 years ago... and he was phenomenal. He was more than just a massage therapist... very intuitive. I stopped seeing him because I moved into the city and he was at a spa out in the suburbs and I simply didn't make the time to continue seeing him. Huge loss, because now 12+ years later when I am having health problems and believe that he could help, I go online to find him and see that he has relocated to LA (sad face). I recommend Edward. There is so much more to massage therapy than what most get from your average massage therapist. Edward has genuine passion for helping his clients and in treating the whole person, and in order... read full review
October 2014
I'm posting this because I'm surprised the other reviewers didn't mention it, and I think I would've liked to know before I went to see Mr. Miagyi. If you are used to going to an establishment and receive your appointed amount of massage, you should read this so you are prepared for everything. I found this place through Yelp, due to the rave reviews (even thought only 4) and how close it is to my house, I decided to give it a try. I called in the afternoon to book an evening appointment. On the website, it says he charges $65/hr. When I called, I mentioned I wanted a one hour massage and we booked a 7pm appointment. The only thing the woman mentioned... read full review
Boy, how I miss these dumplings! Last month, while visiting the Bay Area, my family and I came upon the Kingdom of Dumpling (a.k.a. Asian American Food Company) and became converts at first bite! During our short visit, we made the hour-long drive to this dear little factory on 3 separate occasions to purchase bags and bags of shui jiao (boiled dumpling) and xiao long bao (steamed soup dumpling). We ate our way through half the menu. It was some happy times!Now, I find myself in a sad predicament, writing this review following a dinner of my dear mother's homemade shui jiao, in order to reminisce but mostly to stave off pangs of Kindgdom of Dumpling withdrawal. It's... read full review
I was a client of Edward's over 12 years ago... and he was phenomenal. He was more than just a massage therapist... very intuitive. I stopped seeing him because I moved into the city and he was at a spa out in the suburbs and I simply didn't make the time to continue seeing him. Huge loss, because now 12+ years later when I am having health problems and believe that he could help, I go online to find him and see that he has relocated to LA (sad face). I recommend Edward. There is so much more to massage therapy than what most get from your average massage therapist. Edward has genuine passion for helping his clients and in treating the whole person, and in order... read full review
I'm posting this because I'm surprised the other reviewers didn't mention it, and I think I would've liked to know before I went to see Mr. Miagyi. If you are used to going to an establishment and receive your appointed amount of massage, you should read this so you are prepared for everything. I found this place through Yelp, due to the rave reviews (even thought only 4) and how close it is to my house, I decided to give it a try. I called in the afternoon to book an evening appointment. On the website, it says he charges $65/hr. When I called, I mentioned I wanted a one hour massage and we booked a 7pm appointment. The only thing the woman mentioned... read full review