Category Archives: Soup Dumpling
Dim Sum Garden, Philadelphia
The owner of Dim Sum Garden claims to be the 5th generation descendent of the Chef who invented Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings). This is obviously hard to verify, but online reviews are consistent in praising the soup dumplings. When … Continue reading
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Pasta B Jinghua, Milan. Italy
Milan’s Pasta B Jinghua is the Italian outlet of Singapore’s well regarded Jing Hua Xiao Chi, which is known for its home-style Chinese cooking. Pasta B Jinghua’s first floor is dominated by an open kitchen that looks out onto the … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Chinese, Chive, Crab, Gyoza, Italian, Noodles, Pan Fried, Pork, Potsticker, Shanghai, Shrimp, Soup Dumpling, Steamed, Vegan, Vegetarian, Veggie Dumplings, Xiao Long Bao
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Northern Cafe, University of Southern California, LA
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
Posted in Bao, Boiled, Chinese, Fish, Los Angeles, Pan Fried, Pork, Shrimp, Soup Dumpling, Xiao Long Bao
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Tom’s Dim Sum, Philadelphia PA
Tom’s Dim Sum is a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Dim Sum Factory mini-chain of restaurants serving Shanghai & Cantonese style dim sum. In 2015 Tom’s took over the location of the Dim Sum Garden in the 11th street tunnel under … Continue reading
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Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao, New York, NY
Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao opened its first location in 2006, in Flushing Queens. Since 2007 it has been awarded “Michelin-recommended” status for nine consecutive years. In July 2022, it opened a location in Manhattan’s Korea Town neighborhood. The entire … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, New York City, Pork, Shanghai, Soup Dumpling, Uncategorized, Wontons, Xiao Long Bao
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Deluxe Green Bo, New York City
Manhattan’s Chinatown is getting busy again, although the restaurants close earlier than they used to, most are shut at 8:30 or 9pm. Not yet knowing this, we hit Chinatown around 9:30 looking for dumplings and found that all of our … Continue reading
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Bing Bing Dim Sum, Philadelphia PA
Bing Bing Dim Sum is a hipster Chinese-fusion restaurant in South Philadelphia with a limited small plate menu that does not really rise to the title of Dim Sum. The menu includes a handful of vegan items and they are … Continue reading
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Bai Wei, Philadelphia
Bai Wei (previously Sakura Mandarin) has several things going for it during COVID times, it is spacious and airy and the tables are reasonably far apart, but the staff is lackadaisical about checking vaccination status. I have been there twice … Continue reading
Posted in Bao, Buns, Chinese, Chive, Philadelphia, Pork, Sesame Sauce, Soup Dumpling, Veggie Dumplings
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More text messages on Trader Joe’s Soup Dumplings
The text message discussion amongst my friends on Trader Joe’s Soup Dumplings has kept coming.
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Trader Joe’s Chicken Soup Dumplings
People send me dumpling reviews by many routes, here is one that came in by text message.
