I feel so grinchy giving Paul's less than 5 stars like everyone else! I so wanted to be blown away by my first Paul's experience. Maybe, I over hyped my first experience in my mind before trying the first bite. I went with a half order of half and half with the works on top. Because, why not? Might as well try everything the first trip in.
There was so much curry powder on my food that I accidentally inhaled a large amount of powder with my first dumpling bite, then started to cough and ended up getting curry powder all over the table and on my dining partner even. Thankfully, we are still friends after this incident! I love curry, but not that much curry. After the initial curry shock, I promptly mixed my dumplings and toppings before my second bite! The dumplings were not that flavorful on their own. The meat was a bit hard (and chewy) in quite a few of them too.
There were 3 tables of us eating during this particular lunch hour. There was a female employee working behind the bar and she was repeatedly yelling at someone on the phone for about 20-25 minutes. It sounded as though it may have been a supplier of theirs. This situation was a bit uncomfortable for us.
The location is great for the college crowd and the late hours are perfect for the bar crowd. This probably would be a good stop after drinking on State Street.