Category Archives: Fish

Luscious Dumpling, Philadelphia, PA

Posted on November 11, 2025 by rundlea

A couple of weeks ago I took part in Philadelphia’s boisterous No Kings march. My favorite chant was the, oh so Philly, call and response “F*ck Trump, Go Birds”. The march route was along the edge of Chinatown, and after … Continue reading →

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Chang Chang, Washington, DC

Posted on November 10, 2025 by rundlea

Chang Chang is part of Chef Peter Chang’s restaurant empire and focuses on the flavors from Hunan, Shanghai, and Canton, with influences from the Chinese diaspora in Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, and Peru.  Peter Chang got his start working at luxury … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 23, 2024 by rundlea

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 →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Dim Sum, Duck, Fish, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Soup Dumpling, Xiao Long Bao | Leave a comment

Northern Cafe, University of Southern California, LA

Posted on January 22, 2023 by rundlea

Northern Cafe is an LA based mini-chain of Chinese restaurants that is expanding through Southern California.  Northern Cafes all appear to be counter service restaurants, where you order at a counter and are given a metal stand with a numbered … Continue reading →

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Return to Yu Kitchen, New York, NY

Posted on November 26, 2018 by rundlea

I really enjoyed the house made pork dumplings I had during my first visit to the Upper West Side’s Yu Kitchen. For my return visit I decided to branch out a little on their extensive dumpling menu and try the … Continue reading →

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Return to La Salle Dumpling Room, New York City, NY

Posted on September 5, 2016 by rundlea

I reviewed La Salle Dumpling Room a few months ago and raved about their pork and kimchee soup dumplings.  I have seen some negative blog posts and Yelp! reviews for this spot, but since I quite enjoyed my last visit … Continue reading →

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Return to DumplingGo, NY, NY

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rundlea

I reviewed DumplingGo a couple of months ago but they have been changing up their menu recently so I decided to return and try their new offerings. The Dumplings:  for this outing I tried the Flounder Dumplings and Black Pepper … Continue reading →

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