Author Archives: rundlea

Uncle Luoyang, NY, NY

Posted on December 5, 2016 by rundlea

If I had ordered three types of dumplings, I suspect Uncle Luoyang’s would have been an epic fail, but since I only got two plates of bad dumplings, they only rate as a normal fail. I had high expectations for … Continue reading →

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Grand Sichuan 74, New York, NY

Posted on November 28, 2016 by rundlea

Grand Sichuan 74 is a no ambiance joint that is part of the Grand Sichuan mini-chain in New York City. Apparently each of the Grand Sichuan restaurants has the same Sichuan style base menu but has their own executive chef that … Continue reading →

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RIP Theodore Twardzik, Pierogy Entrepreneur

Posted on November 21, 2016 by rundlea

Theodore Twardzik founded Mrs. T’s Pierogies in 1952 in Shenandoah, PA, using his mother’s family recipe.  The company has it origins in Mrs. Mary Twardizik’s small business selling homemade pierogies at church fairs. Her son, Theodore, saw the long lines … Continue reading →

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Pearls, New York City, NY

Posted on November 14, 2016 by rundlea

Manhattan’s Upper West Side is replete with Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese restaurants and I am continuing my tour of the neighborhood.  You can find spots selling home-style and regional dishes (Xi’an Famous Foods, Lava Kitchen and Sun Chan), places selling … Continue reading →

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Yaso Tangbao, Brooklyn, NY

Posted on November 7, 2016 by rundlea

I wanted to love Brooklyn’s Yaso Tangbao but their dumplings did not get me there, they were good but not great.  When it opened back in October 2015 Yaso Tangbao got a lot of good press (see here).   The articles told … Continue reading →

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Lava Kitchen, New York City, NY

Posted on October 31, 2016 by rundlea

The very recently opened Lava Kitchen is a spare, no design, stripped down casual spot serving Sichuan dishes.  The layout of the restaurant is such that every time the door opens a cold wind blows in from Broadway, luckily the … Continue reading →

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Szechuan Garden, New York, NY

Posted on October 17, 2016 by rundlea

Each table top at Szechuan Garden has a built in hot plate to power the restaurant’s signature Sichuan hot pots.  For the hot pots you choose a stock, including the option of a vegetarian broth, selections from the list of … Continue reading →

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Drunken Dumplings, New York, NY

Posted on October 12, 2016 by rundlea

Drunken Dumpling has been getting a lot of positive press since it opened a several weeks ago, particularly for its giant soup dumpling (see the NY Times piece).   I had my first giant soup dumpling about 5 years ago … Continue reading →

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Mokja Korean Cuisine, New York City, NY

Posted on October 3, 2016 by rundlea

Mokja Korean Cuisine opened recently on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and is a spin-off of Mokja Korean Eatery in Astoria.  Mokja serves traditional Korean dishes and also some mash-up fusion dishes – for instance, the Bulgogi Nachos, which are … Continue reading →

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Fourth Anniversary of Dumpling Hunter

Posted on September 30, 2016 by rundlea

Dumpling Hunter is celebrating the beginning of its fifth year in existence, having uploaded 245 posts and received over 48,000 page views.  The first post on 9/30/12 was a review of Nan Xiang Xiolong Mantou in Shanghai.  Dumplings have been … Continue reading →

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