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| - DumplingHaus is a fast casual Chinese restaurant in the suburbs of Madison that offers decent vegetarian options. The friend I was traveling with and the friend we were visiting tried to go to a different Chinese place in the suburbs of West Madison, but it was closed! So on the way back, I was Yelping quickly, and stumbled upon Dumpling Haus. That's so like Madison to name a place XYZ haus.
I ordered the veggie bao, veggie wonton, and sesame kick. The sesame kick is a wheat noodle with a Sichuan style peanut sauce. It wasn't too spicy, and it had this great freshness because it was topped with green onions and cilantro. The veggie bao and wonto were filled with a mix of vegetables: it's hard to say what it was. Not sure what went in, just that it was vegetarian. The filling was tasty. I would say the wonton was better than the bao, just in terms of taste. The bao are fluffy, and come with a different carb to filling ratio than the wonton. The wonton wrapper was thin. Both dishes came with a dipping sauce, which tasted like soy sauce diluted with broth.
What's the difference between a Chinese wonton and a Chinese dumpling? I don't know, but growing up, my family bought wonton wrappers and made our own dumpling wrappers. We also ate wonton in a broth. Finally, we folded dumplings and wonton differently, and DumplingHaus was spot on with their wonton folding!
There wasn't really anywhere to sit during the lunch hour: it wasn't too busy, but the restaurant footprint is not big at all. The place seemed pretty authentic. The lady that brought out our food spoke to me using only Chinese. It's kind of amazing that these Asians are running this shop amidst a very suburban outdoor shopping area, complete with massive Target, a North Face store, etc.
I'd definitely come again if I was in the suburbs of Madison. I love wonton and haven't had wonton since become vegetarian.
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