YQZ Dumpling House（YU QING ZHAI）

Dined in today. Highly recommended. This restaurant was first established in 1931 (almost 1 century ago!!) Fantastic food and very hygienic! I knew the business owner and his wife for years, and they are all germophobes (me too. That is why I'm so serious about hygiene in restaurants!) Xiao Long Bao, Won Ton, and BBQ ribs are all must-tries!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Xiao Long Bao has bread-like skin instead of the regular thin ones, so weird. Ordered the preserved veggie with meat noodle soup. So much msg but not sure if it's from the preserved veggies. Environment and ambience not professional and kind of dirty. Very limited menu. Won't return.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 3

It shares a parking lot with Shunfa Supermarket. When I passed by while shopping for groceries the day before yesterday, I thought the product should be good based on my gourmet intuition. I came here to try it today, and it certainly lived up to my expectations! I ordered xiaolongbaozi and handmade brown sugar compassion. They were delicious, especially the handmade glutinous rice cakes, which had a special flavor. In addition to eating on site, you can also buy frozen food and process it at home. I am very happy that there is a bun shop like this in the community. I highly recommend it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Very traditional chinese taste

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 3

Great food from an experienced and kind chef and owner. I love supporting local and new businesses! Definitely one I'll be visiting again :)

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious, fresh ingredients, great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We stumbled upon a new gem! YQZ's pan-fried buns (sheng jian bao) easily make it to the top of my list. (Actually. current favorite.) While it lacks the soupy filling we love to burn our tongues on, its delicate fluffy bun and flavorful QQ pork filling are made of dreams. Achieving that wonderful crisp bottom crust does take time, so be ready to wait. We decided to try a few cold dishes and loved the spicy pickled chicken feet and garlicy smashed cucumber salad.

They also had an extensive XLB (xiao long bao) menu. Their XLB is not the more mainstream soupy dumpling XLB. The friendly chef/owner explained that their Hangzhou style XLB uses raised dough, so it's more similar to a steamed bun. What sets their pillowy bun apart from others is that it doesn't carry the strong yeasty flavor. We definitely prefer this over most soupy dumpling XLB. We tried their fresh pork and bean sauce pork XLB and loved it. We will definitely be back to try sweet XLB and soups.

Another honorable mention is their homemade sweet fermented rice dessert. We skipped this dessert but spotted the carryout containers in the fridge and glad we did! It's sweet without tasting like syrup, and each grain of rice has the same consistency. If you like this stuff, skip the market and just come here for your fix.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

great dumplings, try the fried one , can’t stop eating it

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5