Category Archives: Pan Fried

Mom-Mom’s Kitchen Frozen Vegan Potato Pierogi

Posted on February 24, 2026 by rundlea

Philadelphia’s Mom-Mom’s Kitchen started out as a roving food cart and then in 2018 opened a sit-down brick and mortar location in Bridesburg, which was featured in an 2020 episode of Diners, Drive Ins and Dives.  The Bridesburg location closed … Continue reading →

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Bites of Xi’an 56, NY NY

Posted on February 11, 2026 by rundlea

The NYC mini-chain, Bites of Xia’an, is one of the many Northern Chinese restaurants that launched after Xi’an Famous Foods captured the tastebuds of New Yorkers.  Bites of Xi’an 56 is a small, low rent feeling, joint with an open … Continue reading →

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Dumpling Tour of Vienna

Posted on December 20, 2025 by rundlea

The wealth of Asian restaurants in Vienna was initially surprising to us.  But a cabbie explained that Austrian’s don’t really go out to eat Austrian food, when they eat out they are seeking different flavors and Asian food is hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Dipping Sauce, Kimchi, Noodles, Pan Fried, pan-Asian, Pork, Ramen Bar, Soup, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings | Leave a comment

Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House, Philadelphia, PA

Posted on November 17, 2025 by rundlea

Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House was the second place we hit after the No Kings march in Philadelphia. My friend used to eat here a lot but had not been back in years and so was excited to introduce … 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 →

Posted in Celebrity Chef, Chinese, D.C., Dipping Sauce, Fish, Pan Fried, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings | Leave a comment

Dim Sum Sam, Upper West Side, Manhattan

Posted on November 3, 2025 by rundlea

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 →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Dim Sum, New York City, Pan Fried, Pea vine, Pork, Shrimp, Soup Dumpling, Steamed, Xiao Long Bao | Leave a comment

Tour of Cheap Dumpling Spots in Manhattan’s Chinatown

Posted on October 27, 2025 by rundlea

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 →

Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Chive, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Soup Dumpling, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings | Leave a comment

dancerobot, Philadelphia, PA

Posted on October 5, 2025 by rundlea

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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Hsu’s Gourmet, Atlanta GA

Posted on September 9, 2025 by rundlea

While at a recent conference in downtown Atlanta I was lucky to find Hsu’s Gourmet, a gloriously old school American Chinese restaurant.  Depending on which part of their web site you believe, Hsu’s opened in 1989 or 1983.  Hsu’s on … Continue reading →

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OMNI Plant-Based Potstickers, Frozen Dumpling Review

Posted on August 18, 2025 by rundlea

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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