Alrighty, the restaurant is small and cramped and makes you feel like being in a crowded railway dining car. The dim sum menu skews towards dumplings. And the lingua franca skews heavily towards Mandarin.
But you know what? This is your best bet for a quality Chinese sit-down meal in little East Chinatown, since practically every other Chinese restaurant options in the area are shit. The menu is extensive, but the noodles are hot and delicious, the xiao long bao and other dumplings big and juicy. It's clean, it's no-nonsense, and it's the real deal. Dumplings House delivers a simple and satisfying experience that doesn't fail to shine a glimmer of hope in East Chinatown's declining dining scene.