Category Archives: Gyoza
Soba Noodle Azuma, New York, NY
For years now I have slept on Soba Noodle Azuma, not realizing that, in addition to its wide selection of soba noodle dishes, it has a solid Izakaya style menu too. I have been to its next-door neighbor, Donburiya, several … Continue reading
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Tompopo, Philadelphia, PA
Tompopo is a small restaurant in West Philly that has been serving home-style Korean and Japanese food of the past 20 years. The menu includes Banchan, rice bowls, bento boxes, dumplings, bib-bim-bob, noodle dishes, and soups. Food is ordered at … Continue reading
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Pho Skyline, Philadelphia, PA
Pho Skyline has quickly become my favorite Vietnamese restaurant in Philadelphia. It is a small casual family and friends run business that can seat around 30 people and does a robust take-out business. Pho Skyline traces its origins to a … Continue reading
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dancerobot, Philadelphia, PA
I did not completely get dancerobot’s concept, their web site describes it as “’80s-inflected Japanese izakaya” and the press articles running up to its opening describe it with variations of “Neon-lit ’80s Japanese izakaya”. Other than the entranceway being papered in … Continue reading
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OMNI Plant-Based Potstickers, Frozen Dumpling Review
It has become impossible to find OMNI’s excellent plant-based ground pork and pork shreds in stores over the past few months. I made some really good vegan dumplings with the ground pork [see here and here] and the shreds were … 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Su Xing House, Philadelphia’s long running vegetarian Chinese restaurant has closed and been replaced by Chengdu Center City, an outpost of University City’s Chengdu Famous Food.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
Posted in Bao, Buns, Gyoza, Pan Fried, Philadelphia, Pork, Potsticker, Sichuan Dumplings, Wontons
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Din Tai Fung, Santa Monica, CA
Continuing my tour of U.S. Din Tai Fung locations, on a recent trip to LA I checked out the Santa Monica location. I have long argued that Din Tai Fung’s Xiao Long Bao are over-rated and Santa Monica reinforced my … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Gyoza, Pan Fried, Pork, Potsticker, Shanghai, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings, Xiao Long Bao
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Mr. Paik’s Noodles, Grenada Hills, CA
I have been a fan of Baek Jong-won (aka Mr. Paik) since becoming addicted to his show Delicious Rendezvous during the pandemic. The Korean food documentaries that he co-hosts on Netflix are also excellent (the KFood Show A Nation of … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Gyoza, Jjampppong, Korean, Los Angeles, Mandoo, Noodles, Pan Fried, Potsticker
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Return to Pasta B Jinghua, Milan, Italy
I originally tried Milan’s Pasta B Jinghua during a work trip in 2023 and had to go back there again during a recent trip to Italy. It seems like the word is out on how good this place is, it … Continue reading
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Ramen Kuraku, New York, NY
Ramen Kuraku opened during the pandemic in a Columbia University building neat the 168th street medical center, making it one of the northern most ramen restaurants in Manhattan. The restaurant offers shio black, miso and shoyu ramen broths, served spicy … Continue reading
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