Dumpling Time Design District

tried several dumpling options from this place at a catered event and got a good sense of their range.

The veggie spring rolls were standard fare - crisp, fresh, and exactly what you expect from a spring roll. The vegetable dumplings, filled with local greens, carrot, cilantro, mushroom, and egg, were decent. I couldn’t really taste the egg, and overall the filling felt like a typical vegetable mix. Solid, but nothing particularly memorable.

The chicken dumplings, with chicken, assorted mushrooms, green onion, and cilantro, were good and well-balanced. Nothing dramatically stood out. Neither in a great nor disappointing way but they were enjoyable and well-executed.

The BBQ pork bao with char siu roasted pork belly was very good. The barbecue flavor was rich and satisfying, tucked inside a soft, moist bun that held everything together beautifully.

The real standout was the lobster siu mai with chives, butter, and white truffle oil. I’ve never had a dumpling quite like it. It was rich and creamy without overpowering the lobster, which tasted clean and true to itself. Easily the most memorable bite of the evening.

The har gow with shrimp and juicy pork was also excellent. The seafood tasted fresh, and the thin wrapper gave it that delicate, classic texture you want in a good har gow.

If you go, prioritize the seafood-based dumplings. They were easily the highlight and absolutely worth trying.

Food: 5

delivery service very slow

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Service was fantastic, did I say service was good. In todays world, in the service world, service is what counts most. Then comes the so many different chioces of dumplings, lamb, beef, pork and fish, it was a party eating there. Loved it and will be back and they are reasonable on the pricing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lamb Dumplings, Shrimp Toast Zha Xia You Tiao, Tom Yum

Excellent dumplings!! Attentive service. Highly recommend. We samples soup dumplings, steamed buns, sauteed green beans, and brocollini. Yum!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very mediocre. Really dislike when xlbs are presented in tinfoil cups. I expected higher quality tbh. Scallion noodles were overcooked and mushy. Best thing was the chili sauce and snap peas. Restaurant ambience is nice though and spacious. Other than that, i don’t get the hype and there are many other places to get the same food but better.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

SO YUM! their take on mapo tofu is one of my absolute favorites and i crave it all the timr

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlicky Green Beans, BBQ, BBQ Pork

We've been coming here for years, and it's always been a reliable nice place to have a last minute dinner. The food is still good, but the whole upkeep went way downhill. I am not sure of it's the new management or the old one grown totally complacent, but the place now is filthy, poorly maintained, half of the menu is not available at 7pm on a Saturday night.
It would be a shame if this place went out business, as the food is good but theybreally need to start taking care of their place before it's too late.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 3

My wife and I made a reservation for four and were really looking forward to dining here. Less than 24 hours before our reservation, the restaurant canceled because of an event at the Chase Center. It’s hard to understand how a restaurant located right next to such a major venue wouldn’t anticipate or plan around events there. Extremely disappointed — we were excited to try this place, but this felt like poor management and organization.

Service: 1

Mapo Tofu was great. Vegetarian dumpling were also great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The tom yum XLB was delicious, and the siu mai was pretty good. The truffle XLB was just okay, with a thick dumpling skin. The har gow also had, in my opinion, a thicker skin. The wine corkage fee is $20.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

The normal xiao long bao, chocolate XLB, and siu mai were my favorites.

Didn’t really like the mushroom one as much. Kimchi was good, pho was okay.

Would recommend! They have outdoor seating as well. Server was awesome

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Everything was outstanding and staff are super kind

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing Dumplings and food highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Consistently delicious made to order dim sum. The service is attentive and helpful with suggestions. Go early before it gets busy!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you're purely looking for actually good dim sum, I'd recommend you stay away. However, overall can be a fit based on what you're looking for.

This is unapologetically a fusion cross-cultural experience - a fun place for non-familiar folks to have fun while trying new ideas. AKA a place you might go with your American coworkers after work. And that's totally fine! Just not a great pure dim sum experience or quality.

Had the 10pc combo Xiao long bao, pork and shrimp siu mai, and scallion noodles.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5