Journey To The Dumpling

Sooooo so GOOD!! I’ve tried many dumpling spots, because i’m quite literally obsessed with them! 😭 Journey to the dumpling is on the top of my list in regards to flavor and service. The atmosphere is also very calming, can’t complain at all! The staff are very attentive you don’t have to ask for much they’ll help you before you do! We ordered the pork soup dumplings, pan fried dumplings, wontons in chili oil(personal favorite) fried rice and cucumber salad. As well as potstickers but that was the only dish I feel lacked flavor. Other than that I recommend them so much! Please try their chili oil also, very flavorful! You can also buy some to take home! Happy eating y’all!:)

Soooo delicious 😋 we left early as it takes about 1hr. Drive time and made it there just b4 Lunch. 1st time, we ordered the crunchy Bao buns, followed by Korean Style noodles. They have great Thai tea as well... Great service as it got bust. They were very polite, friendly and most of all Attentive.

** Wait: Too long - even after you are on the waitlist and check in, the wait was 45-55 mins on a Sunday evening at 7:30p. **** Service: the wait staff were all very nice *** Quite loud inside although you do have TVs with no sound showing the local sports games like the Kings if it’s a game night. *** Food: underwhelming and quite overrated — but lots of pictures of all the menu items + lots of vegetarian options — they plaster the NO MSG sign on the menus. - Mushroom Bao: bland flavors, and they don’t have the black mushrooms inside. It’s just plain not so tasty mushroom inside, but presentation is CUTE!!! - Tan Tan Mian - noodles were good amount of chewy but minced flavors of the pork were just OK and this is served as a SOUP fyi. - Vegetable Chow Mein - decent flavors - Cucumber Salad was prob the tastiest of all - Green onion pancakes - soy sauce/vinegar mix was missing flavors along with the pancake itself Overall, I think that for the long wait, the food isn’t worth it if you’re NOT a vegetarian. For vegetarians, there’s plenty of options but this would not be my go-to-place for Chinese food.

We’re regulars at this place food is outstanding I tried many plates and they all been good i ordered the new half chicken. It was extremely tender garlic noodles are delicious. you won’t be disappointed

Food was great. Dumplings and Bao were delicious. Service was good. Friendly staff and food came quick. Still wearing masks. SMH.

Food: the dishes are amazingly good! Everything goes well with their chili oil and vinegar! This time we’re only a party of two, and the portion is good enough to fill our late lunch after a road trip. The Xiao Long Bao is very juicy and fresh, a must try! Service: shout out to our server Henry. He is very nice and he also packed us the chili oil and vinegar with our to go box. The time we came in is very close to their end of business hour but the staff are very warm and welcoming! Ambiance: casual place for family and friends.

We haven’t been here in a while so stopped in for some soup dumplings. Delicious as I remembered. Very friendly and prompt service. We enjoyed all the savory flavors.

Here are the foods that I got at Journey to the Dumpling in Elk Grove! The first thing I got were the pork soup dumplings, and I have heard people compare them to other places such as Din Tai Fung’s, so I was really excited to try them out! They were big and almost couldn’t fit into my soup spoon, and I do have to admit that they do taste a little similar to DTF, they’re not exactly on the same level’s to DTF‘s since the dumpling kept falling apart and was a little messy, but they were still delicious. I would say that the closeness and similarity and taste would be may be like a 9 out of 10. I think personally I would prefer DTF’s, but if I was in the Sacramento area and I REALLY was craving some good quality soup dumplings without driving too much, then I think these soup dumplings would still hit the spot. Next, we got mushroom dumplings, I think? They did have a weird brown outside covering, which I was a little scared about, but it wasn’t too bad! For the inside, it did come with some mushrooms, but it wasn’t anything too special. I wouldn’t probably get these again, but they were still okayyy, like they weren’t a dish that was inedible and super bad. Lastly, we got the leaf wrapped dish that came with some rice that tasted pretty sweet and came with the chicken inside. It was pretty good and I don’t think it was a total waste of our money, but I wouldn’t probably get this dish again due to the price. Like the mushroom dumplings, it was okay and edible, but it wasn’t anything to mind blowning or special. The shop was pretty popular and busy!