Mama's Dumpling, I love you. I wish my mama made food like this (or then again not because I'd weigh a solid ton).
I've eaten here for a week in a row and not gotten tired of it. Really.
As the title suggests, DUMPLINGS are the key dish.
Here are the highlights, the must haves amongst the dumplings (and not in any particular order):
Juicy pork buns.
The vegetarian dumplings with mushroom/bok choi/tofu.
Beef and chives
pork and chives
Chicken and mushroom
Pork and bak choi - steamed or crispy
Dumplings are the ultimate comfort food!
The beef pancake was also fantastic (but hey, I haven't sampled much of Chinatown)
If you dine in, you get pots of tea with your order so I love coming in here and taking a long break. FYI, they take debit only.
I really don't recommend anything seafood related here. I got a shrimp/egg/pork dumpling which was just terrible. I mean, it tasted like old, dirty cardboard (or how I imagine old dirty cardboard would taste...)
It was just the combination...it just didn't work. Also avoid the pork and dill. I had a friend who had the noodle soup and gave it a "meh" review.