Fried Dumpling

"Hidden on a steep side street in the heart of the oldest part of Chinatown, Fried Dumpling is a stall that revolutionized inexpensive eats when it opened in 1999 on the Lower East Side — though this is the only branch left. Northern-style potstickers, stuffed with pork and chives and browned on the bottom, are the main attraction, though one can get vegetarian dumplings, sweet and sour soup, and warm soy milk, too. It’s a great place for a snack." - Robert Sietsema

"Right around the corner from Tasty, on short and sloping Mosco Street, Fried Dumpling may represent the city’s oldest dumpling spot, a second branch of the original Fried Dumpling on Allen Street, which closed in 2013. The dumplings are made in batches and pooled, so they get often get a final inadvertent steaming after being fried. Not a bad thing, but the potstickers proved a little mushier than usual: 13 for $5." - Robert Sietsema

"An offshoot of the first dollar dumpling stall on Allen Street, Fried Dumpling is a closet located on Mosco Street. As the generic name suggests, the menu is as bare bones as can be, currently offering only fried pork dumplings, hot soy milk, and hot and sour soup. It’s takeout only, so plan. to eat in the park at the bottom of the street." - Robert Sietsema

"At the dollar dumpling storefronts like Fried Dumpling, Dumpling House, and Tasty Dumpling, big round loaves were cut into wedges, split horizontally, and stuffed with a single slice of dried aromatic beef and a heap of pickled vegetables, and sometimes sprinkled with chopped scallions." - Robert Sietsema

"This narrow storefront on a tiny side street has a simple menu with just one fried dumpling option, which costs $1.25 for five. Seating is limited, and the restaurant has a reputation for bad service. But that rep is overblown, and the pork filling of these thin-skinned, pan-fried dumplings is dark and flavorful. Order a bunch, and eat them immediately in the nearby park." - Eater Staff, Serena Dai