We stumbled upon this place after a weekday trip to Costco. It is nicely decorated and has a large lunch specials menu. Although it was midafternoon, I was still surprised that we were the only diners in the place. Maybe that's because the food was hit and miss.
Whenever I try a new thai restaurant, I always order the pad thai. This was a goopy concoction with oversweet sauce and rubbery shrimp. Not appealing at all. My husband lucked out in ordering the beef and snow peas. The meat was served in a tasty teriyaki sauce with crunchy snow peas, onions, and water chestnuts. His fried rice was so-so, and our spring rolls were obviously frozen, but each of our soups (egg drop for him, hot and sour for me) was good, and our server was prompt and pleasant.
This restaurant is far enough away from my house that I'll probably never return. But Little Dumpling better step up its game if it wants to lure diners in a strip mall that's filled with other ethnic offerings. Next time I'm in the neighborhood, I think I'll stop in next door at Geisha House. (Or I might just opt for a Costco hot dog...)