Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom
Cafe · South Boston ·
Scallion pancake sandwiches, dumplings, and hands-on classes
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19771174/RestaurantCosts_04.png "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by eater.com")
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19771169/RestaurantCosts_03.png "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by eater.com")
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68987476/theeater_retaurants_illustration.0.png "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by eater.com")
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19771424/RestaurantCosts_08.png "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by eater.com")
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19771438/RestaurantCosts_02.png "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by eater.com")
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66467034/shutterstock_1036585657.0.jpg "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by WStudio/Shutterstock")
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19771110/RestaurantCosts_01.png "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by eater.com")
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19771481/RestaurantCosts_09.png "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by eater.com")
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19771279/RestaurantCosts_07.png "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by eater.com")
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19771434/RestaurantCosts_05.png "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by eater.com")
:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19771177/RestaurantCosts_06.png "Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom by eater.com")
Scallion pancake sandwiches, dumplings, and hands-on classes
"The downtown Southern restaurant’s next Southern Exposure dinner features Boston chef Valentine Howell Jr. of Afro‑Latin‑Caribbean pop-up Black Cat Eatery; tickets are $150 with an $80 wine-pairing add-on, proceeds partially benefit the nonprofit Urban Roots, and the dinner is scheduled for Sunday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m." - Nadia Chaudhury
"After operating a South Boston factory with an in-space daytime cafe for nearly two years, the ownership closed the daytime restaurant to refocus on cooking classes, events, and R&D while scaling wholesale and market efforts. The team cited a prior temporary pause on dine-in to better handle farmers’ market schedules, growing wholesale accounts, and staff time off. They will still occasionally offer dine-in service and select items, notably their dumplings and the popular Double Awesomes — a breakfast sandwich with eggs, pesto, and cheese folded into a scallion pancake — and plan special events such as a bottomless dumpling buffet for National Dumpling Day on September 26 and a Saturday pop-up series after farmers’ market season." - Erika Adams
"The scallion pancake cheeseburger at Mei Mei Dumpling Factory in South Boston comes to mind as my favorite dish of 2023: what a burger — it tastes like nostalgia, evoking the first time I had a good fast-food cheeseburger and reminding me of eating White Castle as a kid." - Erika Adams
"Started as a food truck and restaurant in Boston, this business, led by chef Irene Li, pivoted in 2020 to become a dumpling manufacturer and opened a dumpling factory in January; while products are currently sold locally, there are plans to expand nationwide. The move toward manufacturing is framed as a more sustainable model than traditional restaurant life, with a factory café operating limited hours to better suit workers’ schedules." - Bettina Makalintal
"Run by restaurateur Irene Li, the business became central to the controversy after Li posted an Instagram reel excerpting eyebrow-raising on-stage remarks by a guest; the clip drew widespread attention (more than 21,000 views within 24 hours, per provided analytics), prompted public responses including a comment from Li's husband, and Li declined further comment for the story." - Erika Adams