Dumplings made to order fresh! You got two grandmas in the back making dumplings that are delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bits or Bites
Pan fried buns were affordable and yummy!
• Beef pan fried buns ⭐️4/5 These were delicious and pan-fried the perfect amount. The beef filling was delicious. This only is available in a 6-piece • Chive and egg steamed bun ⭐️2/5 The filling was basically a chive salad, not much egg. I personally did not like it. It was also a very large bun, which is fun, but made it difficult to eat
**the food court is down the stairs
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Marry Huang
Don't eat at this restaurant anymore. The female boss has a very bad attitude. Their dumplings are all pre-made and not very clean.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Marissa McKillip
Xian bing, my beloved. You burn my mouth with your scorching oil and beef filled pancake. It's too hot to hold, yet I will still grab it with messy fingers and dip it in my black vinegar mixed with homemade chili oil. It nurtures my heart and soul. I came here a lot during covid, I felt a lot less lonely. Thank you.
Food: 5
M
Located in Chinatown’s central Richland Center food hall, this spot serves up many wheat-based staples from Northern China. Overall, the food was decent and the owners are super sweet and friendly! I would love to come back to try their other menu items.
Food I tried: - Spicy Beef Egg Pancake: It didn’t look as I expected, but it was quite good and flavorful! The outer pancake was thick and crispy (though could’ve had more flavor), and the inside contents featured a nice combination of different flavors and textures. It was hearty and filling. The beef was a little overcooked.
- Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings: These were not bad, but I wasn’t obsessed. I think they’d be better pan-fried or eaten with soup (you can ask them for a cup of the dumpling soup to eat it with!) The price is a lot better than QXY next door though, and one of the more affordable dumpling options in Chicago’s Chinatown.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mona
Located in Chinatown’s central Richland Center food hall, this spot serves up many wheat-based staples from Northern China. Overall, the food was decent and the owners are super sweet and friendly! I would love to come back to try their other menu items.
Food I tried: - Spicy Beef Egg Pancake: It didn’t look as I expected, but it was quite good and flavorful! The outer pancake was thick and crispy (though could’ve had more flavor), and the inside contents featured a nice combination of different flavors and textures. It was hearty and filling. The beef was a little overcooked.
- Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings: These were not bad, but I wasn’t obsessed. I think they’d be better pan-fried or eaten with soup (you can ask them for a cup of the dumpling soup to eat it with!) The price is a lot better than QXY next door though, and one of the more affordable dumpling options in Chicago’s Chinatown.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Daisy H.
Fried Bun’s meat is not fresh at all.
Alex S.
Fried Bun’s meat is not fresh at all.
Lydia
Everything made from scratch. Best dumplings in Chinatown!
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings
patrick chen
Took almost an hour to get the food! Ordered water boiled dumplings and chive and egg pancakes. The dumplings don't have aroma from pork. The skin of the pancakes is very thick (more like machine made), and the pancakes have very little ingredients. The pork dumplings had no meaty flavor, and the leek box turned into a leek pancake with thick skin and very little filling. They were not delicious. Overall experience was not good.
Maotai-xiang pancake is not authentic and doesn’t taste crispy. Maotai-xiang pancake is not delicious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Xiao Meow
Maotai-xiang pancake is not authentic and doesn’t taste crispy. Maotai-xiang pancake is not delicious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
H S
Summary- don’t waste your money or time. dumpling skin was too thick and dry, super long wait time & rude staff.We got the Pork & Chinese dumplings which is just one order. It took us 50 minute to get our order and we weren’t the only ones waiting. When asked about a time estimate, the employee just waved my receipt in my face. Once it hit 40 minutes, I started to pour some condiments into the to go containers and grab some chopsticks. That’s when she decided to finally cook our order.There are a ton of good dumpling places in Chinatown. Don’t go to this one.
Dumplings made to order fresh!
You got two grandmas in the back making dumplings that are delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pan fried buns were affordable and yummy!
• Beef pan fried buns ⭐️4/5
These were delicious and pan-fried the perfect amount. The beef filling was delicious. This only is available in a 6-piece
• Chive and egg steamed bun ⭐️2/5
The filling was basically a chive salad, not much egg. I personally did not like it. It was also a very large bun, which is fun, but made it difficult to eat
**the food court is down the stairs
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Don't eat at this restaurant anymore. The female boss has a very bad attitude. Their dumplings are all pre-made and not very clean.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Xian bing, my beloved. You burn my mouth with your scorching oil and beef filled pancake. It's too hot to hold, yet I will still grab it with messy fingers and dip it in my black vinegar mixed with homemade chili oil. It nurtures my heart and soul. I came here a lot during covid, I felt a lot less lonely. Thank you.
Food: 5
Located in Chinatown’s central Richland Center food hall, this spot serves up many wheat-based staples from Northern China. Overall, the food was decent and the owners are super sweet and friendly! I would love to come back to try their other menu items.
Food I tried:
- Spicy Beef Egg Pancake: It didn’t look as I expected, but it was quite good and flavorful! The outer pancake was thick and crispy (though could’ve had more flavor), and the inside contents featured a nice combination of different flavors and textures. It was hearty and filling. The beef was a little overcooked.
- Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings: These were not bad, but I wasn’t obsessed. I think they’d be better pan-fried or eaten with soup (you can ask them for a cup of the dumpling soup to eat it with!) The price is a lot better than QXY next door though, and one of the more affordable dumpling options in Chicago’s Chinatown.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Located in Chinatown’s central Richland Center food hall, this spot serves up many wheat-based staples from Northern China. Overall, the food was decent and the owners are super sweet and friendly! I would love to come back to try their other menu items.
Food I tried:
- Spicy Beef Egg Pancake: It didn’t look as I expected, but it was quite good and flavorful! The outer pancake was thick and crispy (though could’ve had more flavor), and the inside contents featured a nice combination of different flavors and textures. It was hearty and filling. The beef was a little overcooked.
- Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings: These were not bad, but I wasn’t obsessed. I think they’d be better pan-fried or eaten with soup (you can ask them for a cup of the dumpling soup to eat it with!) The price is a lot better than QXY next door though, and one of the more affordable dumpling options in Chicago’s Chinatown.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Fried Bun’s meat is not fresh at all.
Fried Bun’s meat is not fresh at all.
Everything made from scratch. Best dumplings in Chinatown!
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Boiled Pork and Chinese Cabbage Dumplings
Took almost an hour to get the food! Ordered water boiled dumplings and chive and egg pancakes. The dumplings don't have aroma from pork. The skin of the pancakes is very thick (more like machine made), and the pancakes have very little ingredients. The pork dumplings had no meaty flavor, and the leek box turned into a leek pancake with thick skin and very little filling. They were not delicious. Overall experience was not good.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
A gem. The food never misses. So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maotai-xiang pancake is not authentic and doesn’t taste crispy. Maotai-xiang pancake is not delicious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Maotai-xiang pancake is not authentic and doesn’t taste crispy. Maotai-xiang pancake is not delicious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Summary- don’t waste your money or time. dumpling skin was too thick and dry, super long wait time & rude staff.We got the Pork & Chinese dumplings which is just one order. It took us 50 minute to get our order and we weren’t the only ones waiting. When asked about a time estimate, the employee just waved my receipt in my face. Once it hit 40 minutes, I started to pour some condiments into the to go containers and grab some chopsticks. That’s when she decided to finally cook our order.There are a ton of good dumpling places in Chinatown. Don’t go to this one.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
rude service for that old lady!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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