Category Archives: Potsticker
Grain House, New York, NY
Last month the weird and excellent Coffee Break (aka Ten Ming Gong Zhe) closed and was replaced by an outpost of Queens’ Grain House. Coffee Break served some of the best Sheng Jian Bao in the City and also had a spectacular … Continue reading
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Dim Sum VIP, New York, NY
The chefs at Dim Sum VIP have over 30 years of dim sum making experience in restaurants from Hong Kong to New York. Their restaurant is a narrow, bare bones storefront joint, seating maybe 50 people at small tables and a counter. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Dim Sum, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Potsticker, Shrimp, Sichuan Dumplings, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings
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Manhattan Valley Dumpling Tour
The Manhattan Valley neighborhood is situated between the Upper West Side and Columbia University’s Morningside Heights neighborhoods. The neighborhood has perennially been on the edge of booming or gentrifying or becoming at hot residential neighborhood, with articles going back to … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Gyoza, Japanese, Korean, Map, New York City, Pork, Potsticker, Shanghai, Sheng Jian Bao, Shumai, Sichuan Dumplings, Soup Dumpling, Takoyaki, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings, Wontons, Xiao Long Bao
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Danlu, Philadelphia, PA
Following is a guest post from a friend in Philadelphia. A year ago when I moved to Philadelphia, I noticed the signs for Danlu. The long awaited opening and a meeting canceled at the last minute made it possible for … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, Potsticker, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings
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Telegraph Street Area, Berkeley, CA
Telegraph Street is the main commercial strip abutting the UC Berkeley campus with lots of Korean, Japanese, Chinese and fusion joints catering to UC Berkeley’s students. I expected that this would be a good restaurant row to spend an afternoon … Continue reading
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Yank Sing, San Francisco, CA
Yank Sing is open every day of the week and is one of the top rated dim sum houses in San Francisco. It was originally opened in Chinatown by the current owner’s grandparent in 1958. In 2001 it moved to … Continue reading
Posted in Buns, Chinese, Dim Sum, Pan Fried, Potsticker, San Francisco, Shrimp, Soup Dumpling, Steamed, Xiao Long Bao
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Dumpling Strikeouts in San Francisco
I took a business trip to San Francisco and took some time out to sample dumplings. I hit my favorite spots in Chinatown first, but struck out on the dumpling front. Yuet Lee Seafood Restaurant is a San Francisco institution … Continue reading
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Dumpling Galaxy, Queens, NY
The Chinese name for Dumpling Galaxy is ‘100 Kinds of Dumpling Garden’, I didn’t take the time to count up all the menu options but I think I could easily spend the rest of 2017’s blog posts solely reporting on … Continue reading
Posted in Boiled, Chinese, Duck, Lamb, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Potsticker
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Drunken Dumpling, New York, NY
Drunken Dumpling and its giant soup dumplings has been the darling of the foodie and hipster dumpling eating world since it opened in the fall of 2016. When I first sampled soup dumplings across Shanghai I was told by my … Continue reading
Posted in Buns, Chinese, New York City, Pan Fried, Pork, Potsticker, Shanghai, Soup Dumpling, Vegetarian
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Ramen Yamadaya, Costa Mesa, CA
Ramen Yamadaya is a chain of ramen restaurants that stretches along the California coast from San Francisco to San Diego. I tried the location in Costa Mesa and ordered the Tonkutsu Kotteri Ramen which comes with a slick of really … Continue reading
Posted in Gyoza, Japanese, Kimchi, Los Angeles, Pork, Potsticker, Vegan, Vegetarian
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