Patricia C.
Yelp
I think Dumpling House has changed ownership or just their name to Willow and Pine Dumpling House as of February 2024. We came for dinner, and I haven't been to this location in a few years, but the interior is revamped and looks more modern and inviting than it had before. Their dumplings and bao are still the stars of their menu.
We got the boiled pork dumplings and steamed pork bao, both of which were delicious. The pork bao were very fluffy and soft, and while biting into the meat at first seemed somewhat bland, the more bites you took the more flavor seemed to come, and it was tastier the more you ate it. We also had the spicy garlic eggplant and a vegetable lo mein, which they said was vegetarian, not vegan, but we asked them to make the lo mein vegan for our friend to be able to eat and they were accomodating. These two dishes were okay, not amazing. The spicy garlic eggplant came with a small bowl of rice, and it could have been more generous.
I do want to mention that the tableware we were given was a random mishmash; one person got a bowl and soup spoon that no one else got, three of us were given disposable chopsticks while one was given the resuable kind, and half the plates we were given were circular and half were oval-shaped. So they maybe need to work on attention to details in this aspect of restauranting!
Also, the big menu with pictures was new and did not contain prices, and we had to ask for the prices of the dishes, which they handed to us on a longer paper menu. The dishes were still really good value, in my opinion.
The staff were nice and accommodating when we asked questions, and they came by to refill our waters pretty often. Overall, I think we had a pretty good experience, though it could be improved.