All of them?
I know the one on sawtelle closed
I know the one by Beverly Center closed.
The Sawtelle location got replaced by āDan,ā which serves a similar menu but is nowhere near as good.
Thatās too bad, I did like Roc and have seen Dan but havenāt tried it
Dan is sadly no bueno.
Itās Westside Acceptable 
Agree itās not close to ROC.
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Stiff (and superior) competition from Northern Cafe and Din Tai Fung Century City, just to name a few.
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Iāve had dan modern chinese a couple times. Itās very clearly trying to emulate Din Tai Fung. The menu reads almost like a copy and paste. It never reaches the heights of DTF, itās a level or two down for sure, the flavors arenāt quite as refined. But itās generally tasty and the food has been very consistent, so they nailed that one aspect of DTF. For when I donāt feel like paying for delivery or trekking over to Century City, dan is a decent alternative that has yet to disappoint.
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I would suggest Tasty Noodle House as an ROC alternative in Sawtelle. The sheng jian bao is great along with most other dishes. Not sure why I havenāt tried their xiao long bao yet.
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Where can I get bomb soup dumplings?
On the west side orā¦?
anywhere. 10 miles or less preferably! Iām in mid-city.
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Northern Cafe on Hollywood Blvd
Din Tai Fung Century City should be w/i your radius.
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If itās the same as Irvine TNH the XLB are thick skin, not soupy, with sesame oil/soy flavor style. Very good I thought, among my favorites really, but not as good as the shen jian bao.
The seaweed fried fish is really good, too
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The man has spoken. will try it. Thanks
ROC didnāt last long and closed a couple of years ago. We had stopped going but I was surprised because it usually looked pretty busy. It was nice having a dumpling spot in our āhood. I liked the variety of fillings (lots of chicken & non-porky stuff) and the sauces, but the last couple of times we went the wrappers were dry like they were undercooked or had been left out in the air too long. 
Question @chandavkl - Is Northern Cafe - Hollywood Blvd better than Beverly Blvd. and are dumplings the only thing to get at all NC locales? We had entrees (not dumplings) recently and it was a disappointing, salty experience.
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I stick to Northern Cafe dumplings, small plates etc. However you have to look at the community served. Definitely wouldnāt try an entree in Hollywood, but I was fine in Hacienda Heights.
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