We were looking for somewhere close by to eat since the place we wanted to eat was closed and we were cold. We had heard a lot of good things from our friends about Dumpling Queen so we decided to try it out. I have many regrets :(
The chairs and table looked clean, but there was a displeasing smell lingering about. The smell combined with the general interior/feel of the place made me want to leave but I pushed through with high hopes.
My boyfriend and I both love noodles so we ordered two noodle dishes and a plate of boiled pork and cabbage dumplings. The dumplings were okay, definitely not bad but nothing special either. I ate a piece right after the sever gave it to us and it was already room temp which was disappointing.
We were craving something home-y so we ordered preserved vegetables and pork noodle soup and shanghai fried noodles. The noodle soup was super bland and despite putting in 5+ spoons of chilli sauce, it was still nothing but bland. A delicious soup base and chilli sauce is important to me so I was very unhappy. Also, the noodles were the same noodles as the shanghai noodles, so we just had a lot of shanghai noodles. The shanghai fried noodles tasted decent but was just so oily. The only pro is that there are lots of vegetables and the portions are huge but when the taste is so mediocre, do you really want a big portion?
Service was below average. I guess they don't give water unless you ask for it? But tbh I don't know if I'd trust it. I asked for bowls which we never got and when my boyfriend asked for a take-out box (but why did we pack it home?? I may just throw it out), the server cut him off to talk to another table. The lady cashier was also pretty rude when we were trying to pay. Never again.