A popular restaurant chain in Australia has steamed its last dumpling, with Din Tai Fung going bust in the wake of the Covid pandemic.Liquidators from Chifley Advisory Australia were been sent in last month after a sweet and sour run Down Under, The Australian reported. The dumpling downfall also comes after a 'wage theft' scandal rocked the global chain.A popular restaurant chain in Australia has steamed its last dumpling with Din Tai Fung going bust in the wake of the Covid pandemic. Pictured: Din Tai Fung Greenwood PlazaDin Tai Fung chain also collapsed following a 'wage theft' scandal just one month earlierDin Tai Fung took a major hit like all Australian hospitality business earlier this year, when restaurants were ordered to close in March in a bid by government to slow the spread of the Covid pandemic. The worldwide restaurant business which started in Taiwan in 1956, has eateries throughout Asian, the US and the UK.In Australia, director Dendy Harjanto has nine restaurants across Sydney and one in Melbourne.Din Tai Fung was a hit for passersby who could look through the window of each restaurant and see master dumpling makers hard at work.The coronavirus crisis had a major impact on trade in Australia and at its stores across the globe, but the pandemic wasn't the only factor in the demise of the dumpling chain Down Under. Din Tai Fung was a worldwide restaurant business which started in Taiwan in 1956. Pictured: Chatswood storeFour of the restaurants came under fire from the Fair Work Ombudsman In August last year for allegedly using false records and systematically underpaying employees. Pictured: Din Tai Fung's foodFour of the Din Tai Fung's restaurants came under fire from the Fair Work Ombudsman in August last year for allegedly using false records and systematically underpaying employees.Staff claim they are owed about $150,000 in unpaid wages.Mr Harjanto, along with general manager Hannah Handoko and HR co-ordinator Sinthiana Parmenas are currently being investigated for their alleged role in the scheme.The matter will go before the Federal Court in February with the restaurant chain set to face penalties of up to $630,000 per offence.Earlier reports suggested another popular dumpling chain, Lotus, had met the same fate, but it has since clarified only a defunct holding company is being liquidated.'The seven restaurants are trading as usual and are busy preparing for Lunar New Year events over the coming weeks,' Lotus told Daily Mail Australia. Din Tai Fung had nine restaurants across Sydney and one in Melbourne (pictured)