Next to office buildings and high rise condos, a small biz mall has become a collection of restaurants. You can miss these places over and over as they can not be seen from the main road.
After needing to turn the car around to go elsewhere, I went past the strip mall which is behind a multi-story building. My wife and I spotted a non-descript red sign and changed our mind from Sushi to Dumplings.
The restaurant is small in size with tight tables and some booths. A small cash register area is next to the fresh dumpling production line of two to three women creating fresh treats.
We ordered the pork and leek steamed dumplings, the pan fried dumpling, the won ton soup, the fried eggplant, and the onion pancake.
The steamed and pan fried dumplings were great. I'd hazard to say that they were on par or better than Ding Tai Fung (another review I wrote.) However, I wish they would have served us the obligatory red vinegar and ginger.
The eggplant was a bit too sweet and overfried - still better than some places that specialize in this dish. The onion pancake was very good - the best so far.
I over-ate! Ouch!
The bill for our meal plus take-out for my kids was very economical. It would have been twice that at the other place.
Hard to find, small place, obvious name, non-descript signage - but what a gem of a find!