Dumpling Daughter Brookline

I feel like if these were frozen and this good I would rate higher

It’s a good place to stop for a snack.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

I came here to get chicken noodle soup because I felt sick and sad, but it made me feel more sick and more sad :(

I decided to come after my physical at the doctor office next door, because I had really good memories of the chicken broth 18 months ago, which was expensive but very clean and good. Last time it was an awesome and comforting pick-me-up after a different doctor appointment and I was sure this time would bring me up again too.

However the chicken broth was just too inherently flawed for the soup to be ok to eat. It's still visually delicious looking - perfect color, good amount of sheen - but it's a letdown. In a great chicken broth, idk how to describe it, I only know how to say it in a way that sounds stupid... But in a great chicken broth, it tastes sooooo much like CHICKEN. It has a good, chicken flavor. In a mid chicken broth, like maybe Campbell's or whatever, it just tastes like salt and is boring, doesn't taste like chicken. But it's fine. This chicken broth TASTES like chicken which you'd think would be good!! But it tastes like BAD ICKY chicken. It reminds me of the difference between poor people school fried chicken backs with the spine in in school lunch I had in high school in Kentucky vs like normal good fried chicken. Like, I associate the bad chicken flavor I'm talking about directly with the flavor of cooked spinal fluid. It's really flavorful and chickeny broth but it tastes BAD. Really sad because you can tell it's prepared in much the same way as great chicken broth? But they have to be using worse meat or something.

I took it to go and gave it to my smart chef boyfriend, who hates food waste. He dressed it up nice with sriracha (which another review said costs extra here???), rice vinegar, shaoxing wine, and soy sauce. Which they like definitely have in the kitchen here so git gud. It helped soooo much, made the flavor more complex and hid the jankiness of the meat itself. So I think they should either use better chicken or more condiments.

Also it cost too much for what it was.

No notes on the plating though, it was beautiful.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Soup

Guy serving was super helpful and gave me some recommendations, which were really nice.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

The food tastes terrible. I got the noodles w pork maybe the dumplings r okay

Dumplings are delicious.
Pan seared where our favorite.
Spicy lomein is very tasty.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tiny Dumpling, Veggie Dumplings, Pan-Seared Pork Dumplings with Soy Ginger Glaze

Boy, I really really wanted to like this place but what a flop. My partner and I ordered 2 crab Rangoons, 1 order of dumplings, 2 rice bowls and it came out to almost $60. Way too overpriced for such a bad meal.

I got the tofu bowl and although it was good, the tofu was super skimpy and just mostly rice and just a random head of bok Choi with it, it felt random and out of place. My partner got the chicken katsu and she said she liked it (thus the 1 stars and not nothing). The dumplings were pan seared and super bland even with the sauce. The crab Rangoons were mediocre, and kind of empty with just crab and no cream cheese. Very unsatisfying. All I can say is, if you get one or two items for a snack, it's mediocre but don't go in expecting a meal.

I really wish I could get my refund for the terrible food I spent a lot of money on. Honestly, if you’re looking for dissatisfaction and disappointed, go here or if you want something better, get frozen dumplings from Trader Joes for $3-5 and I promise you, you’ll have a better snack.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

I dont know about the food but some guy at the cashier was thug shaking at me

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ordered for takeout. Did not even have the courtesy to tell us the food was ready.

Food itself was rather middling, the Dan Dan noodle was good with chewy enough noodles but we do prefer more spicy. Dumplings were nothing special, just OK. Fried rice was a bit strange, rice itself not being dry enough and there were raisins inside. Not good enough for me to go back on this one.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Seems a bit danky, but the food was good!!! Very delicious and clean.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Veggie Dumplings

Great lunch!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ugh so good!! I’ve been here several times and it never disappoints!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love Dumpling Daughter! Great take out spot - get the pork dumplings!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Not sure where a couple average reviews are coming from. Staff, atmosphere and food are all top notch. Absolutely delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chinese people, run! The skin is thick and the filling is sweet

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5