ROC Kitchen

What’s the one staple Asian food missing from Sawtelle? Dumplings! That is where ROC Kitchen (2049 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles) steps in. ROC, standing for Republic Of China, is a stark, Taiwanese dumpling concept. You will notices the dangling fixtures that look sorta like Koosh balls, but more importantly, the menu has delicious dim sum, from Dungeness crab soup dumplings and pork-scallion pancakes, to filet mignon pepper-beef and a chicken-spinach rice cake. Go for it, you’ll roll out as full as one of the dumplings you just had!