Category Archives: Buns

Dim Sum Sam, Upper West Side, Manhattan

I will begin this review by saying that I did not enjoy my dumplings at the Upper West Side Dim Sum Sam.  This location only recently opened and hopefully it is just a matter of the staff getting the initial … Continue reading

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Tour of Cheap Dumpling Spots in Manhattan’s Chinatown

I recently Googled cheap dumplings in NYC Chinatown and put together a tour of dumpling spots for a friend and I to try out.  The Google search returned a bunch of listicles on best dumpling eating in Chinatown and that … Continue reading

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SouthGate Philadelphia, PA

After being underwhelmed by dancerobot we decided to finish a Saturday night out at the Korean-American gastropub SouthGate.  As a fusion restaurant the menu has several American dishes remixed with Korean flavors – French fries with a kimchi vinaigrette, French … Continue reading

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MoonNight, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia’s MoonNight serves Vietnamese and Japanese dishes, including Pho, Ramen, Chả Giò, Gyoza, Buns, Bánh Mì, Yakitori, Crispy Garlic Wings, and Fried Wontons. MoonNight serves several vegan options, including vegetarian spring rolls, spicy cucumber, vegie dumplings, a ramen, a Pho, … Continue reading

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Chengdu Center City, Philadelphia, PA

Su Xing House, Philadelphia’s long running vegetarian Chinese restaurant has closed and been replaced by Chengdu Center City, an outpost of University City’s Chengdu Famous Food.  Chengdu serves Sichuan style Chinese food but thankfully has kept a lot of Su … Continue reading

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DD Soup Dumplings & Hibachi

I generally avoid the Times Square area in NYC, but I needed to get A to the train after a session at Local 42, a great dive bar on 9th ave, and ended up walking along 42nd street. Thankfully I … Continue reading

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Omni Plant-Based Pork Teriyaki Bao, a frozen dumpling review

I have made a bunch of dumplings using Omni’s Pork-Style ground plant-based meat, and it has become my go to for making vegan dumplings. But it is increasingly hard to find this product, and the pork strips and luncheon slices, … Continue reading

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Pop’s Bun Shop Philadelphia PA

Pop’s Bun Shop opened in the winter of 2024 and quickly got write ups in the Philly Inquirer and became popular on Instagram.  The shop is a small corner bakery that sells its sweet sticky buns and Kolache, riffs on … Continue reading

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Pike Place Chinese Cuisine, Seattle, WA

Pike Place Market’s Pike Place Chinese Cuisine, and its sibling store Mee Sung Pastry, hold a special place in my heart.  When I moved to Seattle in 1992 and lived at the youth hostel in Pike Place Market for a … Continue reading

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Dim Sum Bloom, (ne Shun Lee Cafe, and Shun Lee 98th), New York, NY

The food at Upper West Side’s Dim Sum Bloom was meh when I ate there, but the back story of the restaurant is interesting.  It originally opened, to great anticipation, as “Shun Lee Cafe” and then later changed its name … Continue reading

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