rev:text
| - Bien Maison is in the same family as Mai Xiang Yuan, which by far has the best (boiled) dumplings in the city. However, the soup dumplings at Bien Maison fell short of the standard set by Sammi & Soup.
The seafood ones I ordered rang in at a solid $13, and were premade. As a result, many of the skins of the dumplings broke and the soup leaked out of them.
The sweet pork ones were made fresh, which was a little better - the soup stayed largely intact. These rang in at $10.
The cucumber appetizer was also lack luster compared to that of Sammi & Soup, for $1 more than it's competitor - lose lose.
Overall, this was still an acceptable soup dumpling experience. However, for lunch, Sammi & Soup prices are much more reasonable, starting at $7 and averaging $9 for a basket of 10 dumplings, which very few broken skins.
Oh, and they don't take anything but cash here - it's 2018 for Christ's sake.
While I still think their parent company Mai Xiang Yuan is the undefeated champion for boiled dumplings, this experience was lackluster and definitively leaves Sammi & Soup and the standout in the soup dumpling scene.
|