My friends and I had plans to go to J Karaoke so we decided to give Fat Dumpling a chance since they were conveniently located in the same plaza. I felt a little worried coming in since they had a sign up at their door saying "chef hiring," what a red flag!!
We ate family style and shared the Green Onion Pancake ($2.95), Chicken & Cabbage Dumplings ($9.25/14 pieces), Pork & Cabbage Dumplings ($9.75/14 pieces) and Beef & Onion Dumplings ($9.75/14 pieces). We also got beverages. I don't recall what my friends ordered, but I ordered a medium Lemon Honey Green Tea ($3.50).
The Lemon Honey Green Tea was by far the WORST DRINK I have ever tasted in the history of teas. Not only was it overly sweet, there was an overwhelming essence of bitter old lemon peels. Way to kill my taste buds!!
The Green Onion Pancakes were not bad. They provided a nice crunchy texture change to all of the soft dumplings we ordered. It tasted just like the ones I buy in the frozen section from 99 ranch though, so nothing special.
The Dumplings here were indeed fat... but not their filling. The wrapping on the dumpling was on the thick side and the filling was not that generous. I really did not like the Beef & Onion dumplings. If I had to pick between the Pork and the Chicken, I probably liked the Pork & Cabbage Dumplings just slightly better.
It's always good to try new things and I had good company with me exploring this place, but I don't think I can be convinced to come back. The quality of the food just seemed like something the reheated. The Las Vegas Chinatown has so many more worthy restaurants that I rather go to.