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| - Really good Chinese dumplings restaurant in Chinatown. We came here primarily because of Yelp, but also because we were just walking and this place stood out. The restaurant itself is quite small and very crowded. Dumplings are freshly made by workers in the kitchen, which is available for the public to see in. The menu, salad, dumplings, dumplings in soup, and dessert. Everything is inexpensive and delicious. We started off with the celery and peanuts salad. The celery was a bit soft, but went well with the black peanuts. Served in a very mild vinegar-based sauce. Being around dumplings so much, like in Flushing, NY, there are so many places that all show expertise in their dumpling making process. This is what this place reminds me of. Dumplings are an art, and if you can make quality dumplings one after the other, then there is a quality Chinese dumpling restaurant. At this restaurant, you combine the soy sauce and the vinegar together, just like the sauce for eating soup dumplings. We had ordered the pork and Chinese cabbage dumplings, the beef and leek dumplings, and the pork and shrimp dumplings in soup. By far, the best were the pork and Chinese cabbage. They had the most flavor. I prefer dumplings to be boiled/steamed, so the skin is very soft and rich in flavor. Extremely hot. The broth of the soup was very plain, barely any taste. So I combined the soup with my soy sauce and vinegar mixture, and in an instant, it was at least 5 times better. The beef was very tender, and with the leeks made a great dumpling. They aren't necessarily soup dumplings, but when you bite into them, a little broth comes out, which was really delicious. My only concerns were service, since they weren't friendly at all, and the dumplings themselves, since they didn't truly stand out from any other dumpling I have had in the past.
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