Sunny Dumpling House - San Diego小哥包子铺

Sunny Dumpling House is conveniently located inside of the 99 Ranch Market on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. We had previously ate here a few years ago when they were new but haven’t been back since then. No problems finding parking. Restaurant was unassuming, small and family run. It appeared that they have expanded their menu greatly since our last visit. We ordered shrimp and pork xia long bao and soy milk at the cashier counter. They gave us our receipt with the assignedour order number. We managed to secure a table to sit down. This small restaurant only has 3-4 tables as the restaurant space was used as an extension of the kitchen preparation area. We have a clear view of the Chinese aunties team kneading and rolling the dough to make various dumpling/bao in the open kitchen. In the back, there’s a kitchen where they steam, fry and cook various dumpling, bao and entree dishes on the menu. There was a steady stream of customers ordering take out food at the counter through out our visit. After waiting for 20 minutes for one order of xia long bao, we were losing patience and asked the cashier/hostess for status of our order. Cashier checked and then told us that the dumplings were still being steamed and we had to wait for another 8 minutes. At this point, all our patience went out the window. It’s obvious that the cashier or the kitchen staff forgot our order. After waiting for another 3-4 minutes, an employee from the kitchen brought out the hot xia long bao to our table and apologize for the wait. No formal apologies offered to acknowledge their mistake and no efforts offered to make things right. On top of that, the xia long bao were big disappointment to say the least. The dough was thicker than the normal Kia long bao we were accustomed to. The blend of the shrimp and pork mixture was not the right ratio and lacked light and flavorful texture. We barely tasted the shrimp flavor as the pork mixture dominated the filling. Some of our xia long bao leaked out the soup/juice inside. The food was underwhelming and we had to wait for nearly 30 minutes for just one order of steamed xia long bao. We wanted to like this restaurant very much but due to poor food quality and inadequate positive customer service, we won’t be back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Don't get the dan dan noodles!!! Salty and literally just noodles stir fry in oil and minced pork with salt.
Spicy wontons were ok, nothing to write home about either

I ordered 2 things and there were only 2 or 3 people ahead of me. Ended up waiting there for more than 20 minutes (or more?) And that's because I went and asked, otherwise I would have been there and no one would know i was waiting for food.

Not worth my time or money.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

I really like their frozen lamb dumplings and their xiao long bao. They are affordable and easy to have good meals at home. Highly recommend their dumplings that you can prepare at home or eat at the place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wonderful dummpling place all freshly hand make. We cannot wait to bring them home, so we order one juicy pork xioa lang bao to eat there and one to go along with 2 pork bun to go. The place is mainly for take home but there are few tables for eat it also. You want to eat the xiao lang bao nice and hot, so be careful because there is hot soup in the bao. I put the bao on the soup spoon bite the tip of the bao to make a small hole on top so I can suck the soup first before eating the bao. 😋

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely disgusting. I bit into a vegetable bun from Sunny Dumpling House and found a large piece of hard black plastic inside the filling. Not stuck to the outside — literally mixed in with the vegetables. This is a serious health hazard, and it’s shocking that something like this made it past their kitchen. I could have choked or seriously hurt myself.

I used to enjoy coming here, but after this experience, I will never eat here again — and I strongly urge others to think twice. If they can’t keep plastic out of their food, what else are they being careless about? This is not a spam!!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Loved every single item we got! Staff was friendly and accommodating for a peanut allergy

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely delicious. Will be one of my staples moving forward

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Super fresh, great dumplings with traditional fillings. The staff really loves what they do. The pork and shrimp Xiao loong bao has big chunks of fresh shrimp. The chicken and mushroom bao were plump and juicy. The boiled pork and garlic chive dumplings had lovely chewy skins and lots of juicy meat and plenty of garlic chives in them. They served them to us fresh from the pot. So very good. There is red chili oil, black vinegar, and soy sauce available. We were lucky enough to get to see the staff at their lunch, too.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wow, super good dumplings. I came here feeling weird and wanting something different. Excellent prices for meals that will fill you up just right. Someone on here said if you have a bad day come here and I may take that to heart from now on. Just be sure to get here early because they sell out of their best buns by mid afternoon. I got Napa and pork which was fine but I was curious about the red bean and the beef with onion. Oh well! I also got water boiled shrimp and pork dumplings. I normally get panfried so this was a treat and so hearty and warm and filling. Super slippery but delicious nonetheless.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hell yeah

Having a bad day?
Coming here
So good
So chill

Eat here, then do your groceries

Get a box of 9 egg n chives

Then order more, go home and freeze egg n chives

Pig ears are rather tasty as well

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I hate parking in convoy now. This gets the job done when you want take out

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pork Dumplings

My partner and I’s favorite restaurant!!

This is the first time in years that while eating pork dumplings I was reminded of living in China. The noodles are good too. Recommended.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dumpling

How come a breakfast store open at 11am, I just can’t get it.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

This place is adorable and greets you with a wonderful aroma as you walk in. Food is on-point, and so is the customer service 😄

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5