Established in 1988, Chopsticks Inn Restaurant on La Mesa Boulevard is one of La Mesa's longest-running pan-Asian kitchens, combining Chinese wok dishes, Thai curries, Japanese bento, and a full dim sum section under one menu. The dim sum program features steamed har gow, siu mai, and baked char siu bao in both à la carte and platter formats — a Cantonese steamer program that no neighbor in the shared parking cluster, including La Mesa Bistro & Bakery next door, attempts. Bento boxes at lunch and dinner bundle an entrée with miso soup, salad, rice, and a spring roll into a single-tray format designed for weekday meals near Grossmont College. Thai red and green curries, Japanese udon noodle soups, and Chinese family platters priced per person share the dinner menu, a multi-cuisine breadth that contrasts with single-origin La Mesa Village spots like Mario's De La Mesa Restaurant. The kitchen's tableside preparation of moo shu pork — rolled in thin mandarin pancakes with julienned scallions and hoisin — applies a made-to-order finishing technique to an otherwise wok-driven line.