Small place that’ll fill you up with amazing flavors. They only have two options for soup (Shanghai) style dumplings, but good nonetheless. Noodles are also awesome, I prefer mine a little crispier. Mongolian beef is tender and has a nice touch of sweetness. I’d ask for it spicier next time. Got the cucumbers, which were average. Veggies dumplings are good, but feel like they’re missing a little something even with the vinegar and soy sauce. Their table side chili oil could also be a bit spicier. Would come back again!
Solid 4.5 stars!
Dumpling Kitchen offers a taste of Shanghai, with popular dishes such as the Juicy Pork Dumpling and Shanghai-style Chow Mein. The prices are reasonable, and the service is fast and efficient.
Despite a waitlist, the small and simple restaurant manages to seat guests promptly. To our surprise, the restroom is modern and well-maintained.
Furthermore, finding neighborhood parking in the Outer Sunset area proves much easier than navigating the congested city streets.
We had a lunch here on Saturday. It was hard to find parking spots in residence area. Arrived around 1:15pm and waited for 15 minutes to get a seat. Over all the food, service and cleanliness are average. Portion sizes are small. ****** Charge more if you pay for the bill by credit card. ****** (read your bills before paying)
Very good, food was outstanding and every dish had a good amount of food. Ordered six dishes for 2 people and took 40% of it home. The dumplings were fresh and flavorful, the pan fried dumplings were the best. Prices are reasonable and the service was ok, not the best but nothing to cry over. I'd tell you about the decor but nobody cares if the food is delicious. I'd advise to get there when they open up, it got full within 30 minutes.
Overall pretty solid food and place. Good place to introduce Chinese food to other people.
Well lit place with solid wood tables and chairs. As for the food, our favorite was the braised pork belly, which were tender and tasty. The Beijing noodles were more soupy than expected. The chicken and corn dumplings were good, but the corn lacked flavor. The green onion pancakes were alright.
We came in when they were very busy, and so the lack of service was understandable but disappointing. We waited about an hour to dine-in, only to find that several names after ours were already called. Food took about half an hour from ordering.
The outside of the place is not as appealing and can be a bit of an eye soar but the inside is clean and pretty specious for as busy as it is. The food was excellent, great quality, and came pretty quick. We got the Shanghai style steamed pork dumplings (these were great), the Wontons in chili oil, the Shanghai style Chow Mein (this was one of the best chow meins we've had!), we also got the Kung Pao Chicken, and Beijing beef. The food was amazing and not to mention, they were also awarded the best Asian food in the USA in 2019! As "sketchy" as the outside may be, the food was amazing! Would come back again! The one thing that was a bit annoying was the bug zapper that was really loud whenever it zapped a bug; other than that, amazing food!
Tao the server gave great recommendations, along with excellent service and was very friendly. He recommended the A01 dumplings which were spot on and Shanghai rice cakes which were also delicious. For drinks I had their Yuzu drink which was such a refreshing cocktail.
Very authentic spot with incredible service and very generous portions. Every dish is very flavorful and it has a more modern feel than some of the old time dim sum places.
Will be coming back often.
I had a nice experience at Dumpling Kitchen. The service was good and the food came out quickly. My favorite dumplings were the soup dumplings, even though they didn’t have much soup, the pan fried pork dumplings, and the shrimp dumplings.
The sticky rice roll is a must. We also like the pork and pickled greens with rice cakes. This is one of our go to places for Chinese food. Pass on the dumplings
Fresh Quality Food! Absolutely love their dim sum! Wonton soup is so clean and delicious. You can't go wrong with anything you order. We've been here several times and have never been disappointed in the food😋.
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Solid Shanghainese spot. Got seated immediately on a Sunday around 11:45am. They do have a Yelp waitlist so I've used that before for dinner to skip the queue. Restaurant tables are quite tightly packed for those not into that.
Sour spicy soup - this was both sour and spicy. I like mine with some white pepper which we asked for and got. Not bad.
Pan fried pork buns - love the soup and just a drop of soy sauce helped make this really good. Beware it's super hot inside even when I waited 5 minutes before eating.
Pan fried seafood noodles. - this was an interesting dish. Never had it before with such thick noodles but I suppose that is Shanghai style. The flavour and seafood was good. Ended up quite enjoying it.
Sweet vinegar spare ribs - flavour is really good, a good sweetness and touch of sharpness with the vinegar. I was expecting the spare ribs to be deep fried and a little crispy under the sauce but they were very soft, which was still tasty.
Xlb - kinda disappointed actually. Almost wanted some salt but the soy sauce added just that little bit more to make it tasty.
Red bean pancake - not bad, prefer ours more crispy though.
I miss dumplings and these are taste of home! The creamy custard bun is flowy and tasty. The chive dumplings are exceptional. Whilst the steam pork bun (xiaolongbao) has thicker skin than I’d prefer, they are tasty and filled with yummy soup! This restaurant knows what they are doing! 😋
Wow... I only wish I had a restaurant like this close to me.!
My dinner was fantastic the service was topnotch and love the small restaurant atmosphere. It's really nice to see them making the dumplings while you eat.. and very affordable. definitely topnotch dinner.!!!
This place is crazy! Like, crazy good!
They don’t have a huge menu, but what they do have is incredible. The staff are super friendly, and they’re open until 2am which, once again, is crazy!
I picked up both the Shanghai Steamed Vegetarian and Pork Dumplings, Vegetarian Shumai and Potstickers, Shrimp and Pork Wontons, and the steamed sweet buns.
The Shanghai Steamed Pork Dumplings are some of the best soup dumplings I’ve ever had, and the vegetarian ones were hands down the best I’ve ever had. The Shumai wasn’t my favorite, but that’s just a preference.
Give this place a shot! It’s a great deal, you won’t be disappointed.
This place is AMAZING!!! The food is tasty and it has wonderfully loving vibes!!! The owners are super friendly and kind. I feel right at home. I am from Shanghai and I approve the XLBs here lol. I am so taking my family and friends here!
This is where we always take our friends that come into town when we want dumplings. The best! The XLB are amazing, but don’t sleep on the pan fried dumplings as well.
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