Author Archives: rundlea
Izakaya Ida, New York NY
Izakaya Ida is a casual Japanese pub that opened about six months ago in Manhattan’s Upper West Side neighborhood. I went in without checking the menu and it turned out that the only dumplings they serve are Takoyaki. I tried a … Continue reading
News Round-Up
The vegetable dumplings at Xi’an Famous Foods are now listed on the menu as being vegan. Previously they were not listed as such and when I first visited the Upper West Side location the cashier told me they contained eggs … Continue reading
Return to Jing Fong, Upper West Side, Manhattan
On my first trip to Jing Fong I intended to focus on vegetable dumplings but wasn’t particularly successful, it turns out they have stopped serving steamed vegetable buns and only have one vegetable dumpling. Meat filled dumplings seem to be … Continue reading
One more stop at Great Wall, Florence, MA
Its a busy time at the day job, so this will be a quick post. I have been to Great Wall twice before (here and here), but I was looking at the menu recently and realized there was still one … Continue reading
Whole Foods gets into the Chinese veggie bun game
In New York City at least, Whole Foods’ Sushi counters recently unveiled to-go platters of Chinese veggie buns and dumplings. Thank you Jeff Bezos. The platters come with six dumplings, two veggie buns, two egg custard buns and a small packet … Continue reading
Jing Fong, Upper West Side, Manhattan
Founded in 1978, Jing Fong in Chinatown is the largest dim sum restaurant in New York City, with 20,000-square-feet of space and 800 seats. It began at 24 Elizabeth Street with 150 seats and then in 1993 it moved to the giant … Continue reading
Recipe: Vegan Beef Tips and Leek Dumplings
I think Gardein has been hitting it out of the park with their meatless products, their Meatless Meatballs are excellent with pasta or on a hoagie with red sauce and cheese. This recipe uses Gardein’s Meatless Beef Tips product with sauteed … Continue reading
Return to Panda Garden, Williamsburg, MA
Good Asian restaurants are in short supply in Western MA, so when the Chinese food cravings hit me on Boxing Day, I headed back out to Panda Garden. I had a couple of really good dishes at my last visit … Continue reading
Manhattan Valley Dumpling Tour
The Manhattan Valley neighborhood is situated between the Upper West Side and Columbia University’s Morningside Heights neighborhoods. The neighborhood has perennially been on the edge of booming or gentrifying or becoming at hot residential neighborhood, with articles going back to … Continue reading
Saki Bar Hagi and Iroha Closing
GrubStreet is reporting that two of DumplingHunter’s favorite izakaya, Sake Bar Hagi and Iroha both housed in the same building on 49th street, are closing this coming weekend. The review of Hagi is here and the review of Iroha is here. … Continue reading
The search for the world's best dumplings 