It's a bit of a shame that they had such a high demand during opening day but weren't able to execute. It appears that the quality of dumplings may have gone downhill. Not many other dishes shine as well as the dumplings so some work needs to be done.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Ali Marvi
Good food, portion of soup dumplings kind of small for the price
Mary Sojka
Interesting place next to a Bubble Tea store. However, I was suprised at how plain the food is. The Soup dumplings also had a stale sort of aftertaste. This was from last month.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Recommended dishes: Scallion Pancake
John Lin
For Ellicott City, this is a great place to get affordable, traditional, and authentic Chinese fare. I would definitely recommend trying the soup dumplings! Each dumpling, especially the crab meat and pork, was super flavorful and had a nice amount of broth! Personally, I thought they were better at their price point compared to Bob’s Shanghai.I got the fried pork chop and was y surprised. The skin was crisp and the meat was very flavorful and tender. We also got the braised beef noodle soup, which was lighter in flavor than it looked but still hearty.The prices were affordable and we loved the open seating atmosphere. Overall a great casual spot in Ellicott City!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hoyee Li
It was my first time there with my parents, and I enjoyed the food, service, and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Derek Keng
No "dine-in" option, its all in takeout boxes that you can eat there but all disposable cutlery. Food is good, a little expensive, but nowhere else has soup dumplings like them around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrea Buchwald
We got the rainbow soup dumplings and crab and pork bun. Both were delicious, cooked to order and perfect texture. I really liked the spicy soup dumpling and the truffle soup dumpling. I also really enjoyed the spongy tofu. Great service, Peter took fantastic care of us. Minimal casual dining area.Vegetarian options: Few but good vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Buns, Dim Sum
Michele Antal
Came here for the first time and it was FANTASTIC! Had the soup dumplings just delicious. And the service was great! Peter helped me choose items try and everything was wonderful!!! Thank you Peter!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kim Lieberman
It's hard not to order more food than you need with so many good options. There's never a long wait for the food to come out. The appetizers and dim sum are delicious. *The fried rice cakes are not fried rice, but rice cakes that are fried ?Vegetarian options: There are some vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cucumber Salad, Rice Cake, Dim Sum
Brian Scherr
Delicious food. The new Mala dumpling was great. Chicken dumpling Delicious. Had the vegetarian noodle soup and the chicken and rice cakes dish was nice.
We ordered the shrimp and pork and vegetable dumplings, but unfortunately, the wraps were all stuck together, which made it difficult to enjoy them. The scallion blended noodle was also disappointing as it lacked flavor. When I asked the lady for more sauce, she informed me that they didn’t have any more sauce and gave me some table soy sauce instead, which tasted horrible. We didn’t even finish the noodles. I was disappointed with the lack of service when I raised my concerns about the taste of the food. The lady didn’t seem to care and was sitting in the back playing on her phone. Overall, I was disappointed with the experience and will not be returning to this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
April Williams
I was really looking forward trying this place. I order for lunch. I order the black truffle pork dumplings soup and beef fried udon. First the food smelled was AWFUL!!!!! The dumplings had no flavor to it and the udon was dry and no flavor. I don’t know which one was worse bad the small was or the taste. It was soo bad I threw everything away!!! Waste of $30 .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Merick Summers
Dumplings were sooooooo good! highly highly recommend! made right in front of you, you can tell there is love stuffed in every dumpling!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
VT Al
12/31/23Soup Dumplings service improved. The garlic cucumbers are always unavailable or overly salted. Always check your bill statement for overcharges.Too slow. Not enough meat in soup dumplings. Not bad in flavor and taste. Good soup dumplings in general
It's a bit of a shame that they had such a high demand during opening day but weren't able to execute. It appears that the quality of dumplings may have gone downhill. Not many other dishes shine as well as the dumplings so some work needs to be done.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Good food, portion of soup dumplings kind of small for the price
Interesting place next to a Bubble Tea store. However, I was suprised at how plain the food is. The Soup dumplings also had a stale sort of aftertaste. This was from last month.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Recommended dishes: Scallion Pancake
For Ellicott City, this is a great place to get affordable, traditional, and authentic Chinese fare. I would definitely recommend trying the soup dumplings! Each dumpling, especially the crab meat and pork, was super flavorful and had a nice amount of broth! Personally, I thought they were better at their price point compared to Bob’s Shanghai.I got the fried pork chop and was y surprised. The skin was crisp and the meat was very flavorful and tender. We also got the braised beef noodle soup, which was lighter in flavor than it looked but still hearty.The prices were affordable and we loved the open seating atmosphere. Overall a great casual spot in Ellicott City!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was my first time there with my parents, and I enjoyed the food, service, and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
No "dine-in" option, its all in takeout boxes that you can eat there but all disposable cutlery. Food is good, a little expensive, but nowhere else has soup dumplings like them around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We got the rainbow soup dumplings and crab and pork bun. Both were delicious, cooked to order and perfect texture. I really liked the spicy soup dumpling and the truffle soup dumpling. I also really enjoyed the spongy tofu. Great service, Peter took fantastic care of us. Minimal casual dining area.Vegetarian options: Few but good vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Buns, Dim Sum
Came here for the first time and it was FANTASTIC! Had the soup dumplings just delicious. And the service was great! Peter helped me choose items try and everything was wonderful!!! Thank you Peter!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's hard not to order more food than you need with so many good options. There's never a long wait for the food to come out. The appetizers and dim sum are delicious. *The fried rice cakes are not fried rice, but rice cakes that are fried ?Vegetarian options: There are some vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cucumber Salad, Rice Cake, Dim Sum
Delicious food. The new Mala dumpling was great. Chicken dumpling Delicious. Had the vegetarian noodle soup and the chicken and rice cakes dish was nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Soup Dumplings
Restaurantji Recommends
We ordered the shrimp and pork and vegetable dumplings, but unfortunately, the wraps were all stuck together, which made it difficult to enjoy them. The scallion blended noodle was also disappointing as it lacked flavor. When I asked the lady for more sauce, she informed me that they didn’t have any more sauce and gave me some table soy sauce instead, which tasted horrible. We didn’t even finish the noodles. I was disappointed with the lack of service when I raised my concerns about the taste of the food. The lady didn’t seem to care and was sitting in the back playing on her phone. Overall, I was disappointed with the experience and will not be returning to this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
I was really looking forward trying this place. I order for lunch. I order the black truffle pork dumplings soup and beef fried udon. First the food smelled was AWFUL!!!!! The dumplings had no flavor to it and the udon was dry and no flavor. I don’t know which one was worse bad the small was or the taste. It was soo bad I threw everything away!!! Waste of $30 .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Dumplings were sooooooo good! highly highly recommend! made right in front of you, you can tell there is love stuffed in every dumpling!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
12/31/23Soup Dumplings service improved. The garlic cucumbers are always unavailable or overly salted. Always check your bill statement for overcharges.Too slow. Not enough meat in soup dumplings. Not bad in flavor and taste. Good soup dumplings in general
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
2 words... SOUP. DUMPLINGS. SHHHEEEEEWWWWW
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried, Dumplings, Pan, Chicken Soup Dumplings, Pork Soup Dumplings