OUR STORY
When the world stopped in 2020 because of COVID-19, Candace and Allan Tea got to work. As proud, established restaurant owners, they quickly brainstormed an idea to provide their restaurant workers a job to support their families. Eventually, this scrappy dumpling delivery business grew into an e-commerce empire!
Cali Dumpling was founded to bring those delicious restaurant-quality flavors to communities straight to their homes. Only using the best ingredients, we craft delicious dumplings in a variety of different flavors. These are the dumplings you grew up eating in your favorite restaurants and from your parents’ kitchens and we’re proud to offer them so that you can enjoy them in your home.
2020
Candace and allan in 2020. Check out our old logo!
once upon a time, there was a pandemic.
After welcoming a baby girl to the world in 2022, Allan felt hesitant and conflicted about feeding his daughter dumplings that contained unnatural, processed ingredients found in traditional recipes. He then realized that there was a need for dumplings that contained only the cleanest, all-natural ingredients.
From that point on, it became Allan’s mission to craft organic, non-GMO, all-natural ingredient dumplings to share with his family and other households. This is when our Organic Dumpling Line launched in 2023 in Erewhon and 99 Ranch Market across SoCal. We are proud to offer a USDA-certified Organic, non-GMO, non-MSG dumpling line made in Los Angeles, California. We improved our current recipes to maintain our great taste but made with all-natural ingredients, free from antibiotics, hormones, artificial colors, and preservatives.
2023
meet river. She loves Cali Dumpling’s organic line!
then, there was a baby.
After four years of restaurant-quality dumplings, we wanted to put this to the test. Our team sought to reinvent the dumpling landscape by experimenting with flavors from a variety of colorful cultures. Eventually, we crafted the perfect menu of saucy, delicious dumplings that we are proud to serve in our brand-new restaurant!
2024
come visit our new restaurant in orange, ca!
let’s get sauced.