Heard about this place via Instagram's @atlscoop. It's Saturday night, so I expected it to be busy, and it was. I noticed two doors. One was for take-out orders, and the other is used for dine in customers. There was a wait for a table, and the waitress took my phone number, jotted it down, and told me that she'd call my phone when my table was ready. I wasn't really happy that they requested my phone number, because why should I use my phone to help their business run smoother? I also didn't like that my phone number was put on a list on a piece of unattended paper on the counter with like at least 20 other numbers. They need to come up with something better than that.Luckily, after getting seated, the sweet and hard working waitress got our food out in pretty good time and I can tell you that all 3 dishes I ordered were absolutely full of amazing flavor! Everything just blew me away. So, I forgot about random phone number list. lol I ordered pork pan fried dumplings, chicken stir fry with garlic sauce, and szechuan spicy fried fish. There was also a side of steamed rice. Plenty of food for 3 people for sure. Hands down, I will be going back to that restaurant soon. Expect a casual dining atmosphere and its not the biggest restaurant..you may have to wait outside for a table. All in all..great food and hard working and efficient employees. Loved it! By the way, you can order pick up or delivery through Google maps.
Oh man. I'm no expert, but I love Bao buns and these are the best I've had. This place is the definition of a hole in the wall. A very small space inside, but boy is it delicious. I'll definitely be back.
This is a legit hole in the side wall.We ordered hot & sour soup, Shanghai soup dumplings, garlic eggplant, pork pan fried dumplings, hot soy milk, and fried crullers.I’ve found my spot for hot & sour soup ?! My partner enjoyed their soup dumplings. Their garlic eggplant was really good, just a bit sweeter than expect but still very good!It’s a relatively small place so be patient, great food takes time.
Heard about this place via Instagram's @atlscoop. It's Saturday night, so I expected it to be busy, and it was. I noticed two doors. One was for take-out orders, and the other is used for dine in customers. There was a wait for a table, and the waitress took my phone number, jotted it down, and told me that she'd call my phone when my table was ready. I wasn't really happy that they requested my phone number, because why should I use my phone to help their business run smoother? I also didn't like that my phone number was put on a list on a piece of unattended paper on the counter with like at least 20 other numbers. They need to come up with something better than that.Luckily, after getting seated, the sweet and hard working waitress got our food out in pretty good time and I can tell you that all 3 dishes I ordered were absolutely full of amazing flavor! Everything just blew me away. So, I forgot about random phone number list. lol I ordered pork pan fried dumplings, chicken stir fry with garlic sauce, and szechuan spicy fried fish. There was also a side of steamed rice. Plenty of food for 3 people for sure. Hands down, I will be going back to that restaurant soon. Expect a casual dining atmosphere and its not the biggest restaurant..you may have to wait outside for a table. All in all..great food and hard working and efficient employees. Loved it! By the way, you can order pick up or delivery through Google maps.
Fantastic food! The soup dumplings and pan-fried pork buns are out-of-this-world good.
All their food is amazing. But the dumplings are to die for! So fantastic. I always get soup dumplings. Always burn my mouth as I can’t wait for them to cool down. It’s a very clean and simple restaurant in the basement of an optometrist. Also their mapo tofu is the best I’ve ever had. Also burn my mouth on that. Cumin lamb kabobs! Plus you can get frozen dumplings to go, all hand made in the restaurant. Service is super sweet, they are unobtrusive but wonderful. Go!
This is one of the most authentic Chinese restaurants I’ve ever been to in the United States, and I say that as a NYC resident originally from Beijing who has visited all of the major (and plenty of minor) Chinatowns, so it really is high praise. The reason I say it’s authentic is because it’s clear that the owners and staff are all from Beijing / northern China, as you can hear that they have the Beijing accent when speaking Chinese. We ordered dumplings, bao, meat pancake, and hot pot and all were delicious, well-portioned, and seasoned. The entire time we were eating there was a table of ladies making fresh dumplings in the back. Given it’s hidden location, nondescript decor, and no-nonsense service, this place has to rely on the food to make a name for itself, and I believe it definitely lives up to its name.Price-wise, it’s not super cheap at about $12 per entree but the taste and reasonable portions make up for it.
What a great experience. Food was fantastic.
I was excited to try this place out because of the soup dumplings reviews. I drove 1.5 hours in the rain and it was not worth it at all. The Soup dumplings were under cooked and had this weird taste to them. The pork buns had this same taste. I gave an extra star because our waitress was nice and attentive.
For those frequent urges to binge on dumplings, this place welcomes you. They have an assortment of different types of dumplings, from soup to fried to steamed. I found the soup dumpling wrapper to be a little thick and not as transparent as some of the northeast xio long bao places I'm used to. The fried dumplings are my favorite, especially the pork shrimp and chive.