Dough Zone Dumpling House revolutionizes Chinese comfort food with its xiao long bao and crispy buns in a lively downtown spot perfect for a casual feast.
"When you need to impress someone with excellent dumplings, take them to Dough Zone. It’s a small Seattle-based chain that’s serious about xiao long bao, buns, and noodles, and they also plate their pickled cucumbers to look like a slinky. You can’t go wrong with any of the dumplings here, but the best are the Q bao pork buns. Five come with an order, so it’s inevitable that there’ll be a fight over the last one." - aimee rizzo, carlo mantuano, kayla sager riley
"If steamer baskets full of pork-scented fog don't improve your Monday, we don't know what will. Dough Zone is a dumpling emporium that has several locations throughout the Seattle metro area, and truthfully it doesn't matter which one you choose. Just be sure to order a spread involving brothy xiao long bao, fluffy q-bao, dan dan noodles, and potstickers that have cornstarch skirts." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente
"There are more than a few dumpling restaurants in Seattle, and Dough Zone is our favorite. They run a speedy operation, and the large windows are perfect for people-watching. This Chinese spot is especially excellent after a blustery morning walking around the Chinatown-International District, because nothing warms us up better than steamy sesame dan dan noodles, pork jian buns, chicken wontons in hot and sour broth, and potstickers with a brittle cornstarch skirt." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Like a parent recording their child as “Cowboy 3” in Oklahoma!, we watched proudly (but critically) as Dough Zone grew from one location to over two dozen. The more the merrier. This well-chili-oiled machine of juicy xiao long bao, cornstarch-crisp potstickers, and creamy sesame dan dan noodles became a destined hit the day it was born, just like Rodgers and Hammerstein." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"Yes, there’s plenty of food at both T-Mobile Park and Lumen, but wouldn’t you rather sit down and relax with some soup dumplings, wontons, and dan dan noodles beforehand? Dough Zone serves the best pork buns in the city, and hanging out in the comfortable space sounds much better to us than simultaneously eating, juggling a beer, and screaming your head off from your stadium seat." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
