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| - Dumpling Lab has a very unique atmosphere - there are a couple older women at the store front window showcasing their dumpling-making skills which displays a more traditional Asian scene, while the interior of the store is very modern and minimalistic. I quite like the combination of the traditional modern vibe. There are tables available for you to eat in store, with adequate charger stations available at their bar table for those who wish to spend a few hours idling there. Take out is also available for freshly made dumplings, while frozen dumplings are also conveniently abundant for you to take home to eat at your own time.
It's currently their soft opening, so they are still in the works of finalizing their dumplings and making sure everything is how they see fit. I've tried their Boiled Pork + Shrimp + Chive - the flavour was very tasty and different. I could tell it was handmade; however I felt that their wrap was a bit too thick for my liking. For a small order, I paid $12 to get 10 dumplings, which comes with seaweed salad and kimchi on the side. I thought this was really expensive for what it was.
Dumpling Lab offers a large variety of sauces to accompany your dumplings regardless of if you eat in or take out (to-go sauce containers are available!), such as balsamic vinaigrette, sweet chili, your basic soy sauce to their own special house made chili oil. While I love the array of sauces available, I really could not see what was so special with the house made chili oil; it lacked flavour and tasted like regular oil. In additional to the sauces, I suppose the prices are higher as tea bags are complimentary with every order. You pick up your tea bag at the cashier where you can then proceed to the water station to make your own tea.
I also bought a box of black sesame and peanut butter in squid ink wrap to bring home. Those were very delicious; I much preferred this over the pork/shrimp/chive that I tried in store. As Dumpling Lab is still in the works of preparing for their grand opening, their frozen dumplings lack cooking instructions, so I had to ask the owner for steps in doing so.
While the dumplings were tasty, I felt like the savoury dumpling I tried wasn't that special for me to repurchase at this hefty price tag. On the other hand, I might return again for the black sesame/peanut butter dumplings. Dumpling Lab has potential, but I feel like there is still room for improvement, whether it is improving the dumpling experience to justify its prices or lowering the price to better quantify what is being sold.
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