Duuuumpliiiiinnnggggssss! I think this will probably make it to my 2nd most favourite dumpling shop that's closer to home than the dt locations.
Dumplings taste great here compared to other locations I've tried since. The wrap is not too thick and the juicyness stays inside the dumpling which is great. The wrap isnt so thin where it rips when you peel it off the tissue paper in the steamer basket. The fried pancake is also delicious, crispy and chewy to the right amount! Always fresh coming out and not stale or lukewarm temperature. The pancake also comes in a different style than most others where it's literally like a circle. These ones here are made in thinner strips and spiral into what makes a full pancake which is neat. Easier to split off into pieces when sharing! Finally the jelly fish here is one of the better ones compared to several other locations. Taste great with the sauce they make it in and it's cool as it should be. Sometimes they will serve it with cucumbers which I definitely enjoy more because it makes it way more refreshing.
Service is ok. Nothing great and sometimes they just don't see you or hear you. I had to signal them a couple times but they missed me so I called to them with an indoor voice. They didn't hear me. Mind you this place is small so I didn't think there would be a need to use an OUTDOOR voice...but me giving a fair number of chances and losing my patience, I had to use an outdoor voice...THEN did they respond...I don't know what to make of it but I'm definitely aware that some asian waiters/waitresses recognize when my friends and I are born here vs. HK/China, they definitely treat us differently. But that's just how I see it, not saying they are here but I do speculate sometimes when others call to them in mando, they respond but when it's in english they dom't catch it right away? Language barrier perhaps? That's giving them an excuse.
Honestly food wise I'd give a 4 star, but to include the service it would drop to a 3. But I will leave my rating as is because overall despite the service I was more happy about the food and it balanced the ok asian service.