The XLB is serviceable. Sticky rice noodles used to be good but now it's such an oily mess.3/25/24 Update: Removing a star. Quality is getting worse and they don't seem to care. I'd rather go to LIC or the local Chinese takeout next door at this point.
Don Mitchell
Extremely quick, rather bland lacking depth. We had soup dumplings, scallion pancakes with beef, and beef with
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Bund Pork Soup Dumplings
Michelle Lisa
Yeah I will never visit this restaurant again. They aren't very cheap and I ordered two dishes. The first was fine but when I opened the second, I found a roach. When I called back, they wouldn't refund the whole order over the phone. I had to go back and show them. Upon seeing the evidence, they STILL wouldn't refund the whole order, only the contaminated dish. This is terrible customer service. They were not apologetic or anything. It felt like they didn't even believe me. 0 stars
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mackenzie Sawyer
The pan fried pork soup dumplings totally lived up to the hype! Spicy chicken udon was also good but the dumplings are the star for sure.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumplings
Dane “Matthew” Gregg
Good, affordable food. I come here for soup dumplings and other snacky foods whenever I want to stay in the neighborhood instead of venturing out to Flushing. Its a smaller place, so not great for a larger party, but perfect for solo dining. The staff pays attention to you the whole time and the food is fast. Dont expect huge portions, its mean to be smaller portions and you build your meal from those options. This is what I expect from a comfort food destination.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumpling, Pork Buns, Dan Dan Noodles
Alex Andino
Love this place! So affordable & so delicious. The sweet & spicy beef was incredible & we love the Shanghai fried rice. Highly recommend this great local
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
T.Z.
02-05-2024, time 2:18pm. The food was horrible, the vegetables spring rolls was cold in the middle, I told the waitress its cold, she look at me like I am the problem, I should just eat it , unbelievable. Then I had the pork dumplings in hot oil tasteless, I thought it was just pork, but there was vegetables in it when I ask her what it was , thy should have said that the pork dumplings had vegetables in it , because on the menu it is not stated. I did not finish eating nothing waste of my money.Then I paid with out a tip because I wanted to leave cash , because the tip only went up to 5 or 8 dollars wasn’t sure. She then took the receipt and said you did not leave a tip , I said no y , she said I work for tips , I said I know I was going to leave cash , I left her $10 cash tip. And that was my experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
samir soughou
I never being in any bad place like this. I ordred sesame noudle, it was so salty when I talk to the chinese server she told me they didn't put any salt on the food, like I'm lying to her. Ilk never come back to this place again, place really such, and they have no respect to customer. They don't deserve even one star.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sarah Kroeger
Delicious dumplings and lots of interesting variety to try! Definitely recommend the soup dumplings above all, especially the truffle pork soup dumplings ? Very pleased when our bill came too- it was quite affordable!
Boring and overpriced. More than $8 for 4 small very bland pork soup dumplings is insane. The chicken fried rice was pretty much tasteless and had barely any actual chicken or vegetables. I also specifically asked for soy sauce with my order and instead received a container of vinegar, most of which had spilled out all over the bag. I'm usually reluctant to leave bad reviews but I spent $30 on this meal and am pretty bummed about wasting the money.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ryan lum
Never coming back anymore. Always feels rushed to pay the check. They say take ur time but then they start compulsively gunning for the check to see if u paid. If you haven’t paid within five minutes, they’ll just ask you to pay. Additionally, it’s a 50-50 shot of getting amazing food, one time and then pretty average food the next time. Quality is super inconsistent.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Eunice C.
For walking 10-15 minutes instead of taking a train out to flushing or Chinatown, this place is great for your immediate cravings! We got the mini pork wonton soup, roast pork bun, baby bok choy, and soup dumplings. The wonton soup was great for a rainy day and the bok choy was cooked just right for the crunchiness and savoriness of the garlic cooked within. The soup dumplings were decent but were missing an essence for me. Skin was nice and thin though. They use a lighter vinegar which doesn't pack as much punch as a dip. The roast pork bun was sadly very disappointing for me but it could be that I have higher standards for this. This place is not to be dismissed. I'd definitely come back for their noodles and rice cakes next time!
Jay Cee
Scallion pancakes were divine and the sauce it came with. Service was great. Rice cake dish, beef soup, and crispy noodles were bland, sauces seemed watered down, used the scallion sauce to flavor it up. Pan fried dumplings and steamed pork dumplings were also bland. Unfortunately can’t afford to try it again. Maybe just the scallion pancake to go if I’m walking by.
Recommended dishes: Pancake
Evan Ho
Ordered take out. Beef noodle soup and chili wontons. Food is slightly above average for authentic Chinese food. Unfortunately found piece of plastic in my soup. I double checked and it wasn’t from broken pieces from the take out container.
Good food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried
The XLB is serviceable. Sticky rice noodles used to be good but now it's such an oily mess.3/25/24 Update: Removing a star. Quality is getting worse and they don't seem to care. I'd rather go to LIC or the local Chinese takeout next door at this point.
Extremely quick, rather bland lacking depth. We had soup dumplings, scallion pancakes with beef, and beef with
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Bund Pork Soup Dumplings
Yeah I will never visit this restaurant again. They aren't very cheap and I ordered two dishes. The first was fine but when I opened the second, I found a roach. When I called back, they wouldn't refund the whole order over the phone. I had to go back and show them. Upon seeing the evidence, they STILL wouldn't refund the whole order, only the contaminated dish. This is terrible customer service. They were not apologetic or anything. It felt like they didn't even believe me. 0 stars
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The pan fried pork soup dumplings totally lived up to the hype! Spicy chicken udon was also good but the dumplings are the star for sure.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumplings
Good, affordable food. I come here for soup dumplings and other snacky foods whenever I want to stay in the neighborhood instead of venturing out to Flushing. Its a smaller place, so not great for a larger party, but perfect for solo dining. The staff pays attention to you the whole time and the food is fast. Dont expect huge portions, its mean to be smaller portions and you build your meal from those options. This is what I expect from a comfort food destination.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumpling, Pork Buns, Dan Dan Noodles
Love this place! So affordable & so delicious. The sweet & spicy beef was incredible & we love the Shanghai fried rice. Highly recommend this great local
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
02-05-2024, time 2:18pm. The food was horrible, the vegetables spring rolls was cold in the middle, I told the waitress its cold, she look at me like I am the problem, I should just eat it , unbelievable. Then I had the pork dumplings in hot oil tasteless, I thought it was just pork, but there was vegetables in it when I ask her what it was , thy should have said that the pork dumplings had vegetables in it , because on the menu it is not stated. I did not finish eating nothing waste of my money.Then I paid with out a tip because I wanted to leave cash , because the tip only went up to 5 or 8 dollars wasn’t sure. She then took the receipt and said you did not leave a tip , I said no y , she said I work for tips , I said I know I was going to leave cash , I left her $10 cash tip. And that was my experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I never being in any bad place like this. I ordred sesame noudle, it was so salty when I talk to the chinese server she told me they didn't put any salt on the food, like I'm lying to her. Ilk never come back to this place again, place really such, and they have no respect to customer. They don't deserve even one star.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Delicious dumplings and lots of interesting variety to try! Definitely recommend the soup dumplings above all, especially the truffle pork soup dumplings ? Very pleased when our bill came too- it was quite affordable!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumpling
Restaurantji Recommends
Boring and overpriced. More than $8 for 4 small very bland pork soup dumplings is insane. The chicken fried rice was pretty much tasteless and had barely any actual chicken or vegetables. I also specifically asked for soy sauce with my order and instead received a container of vinegar, most of which had spilled out all over the bag. I'm usually reluctant to leave bad reviews but I spent $30 on this meal and am pretty bummed about wasting the money.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Never coming back anymore. Always feels rushed to pay the check. They say take ur time but then they start compulsively gunning for the check to see if u paid. If you haven’t paid within five minutes, they’ll just ask you to pay. Additionally, it’s a 50-50 shot of getting amazing food, one time and then pretty average food the next time. Quality is super inconsistent.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
For walking 10-15 minutes instead of taking a train out to flushing or Chinatown, this place is great for your immediate cravings! We got the mini pork wonton soup, roast pork bun, baby bok choy, and soup dumplings. The wonton soup was great for a rainy day and the bok choy was cooked just right for the crunchiness and savoriness of the garlic cooked within. The soup dumplings were decent but were missing an essence for me. Skin was nice and thin though. They use a lighter vinegar which doesn't pack as much punch as a dip. The roast pork bun was sadly very disappointing for me but it could be that I have higher standards for this. This place is not to be dismissed. I'd definitely come back for their noodles and rice cakes next time!
Scallion pancakes were divine and the sauce it came with. Service was great. Rice cake dish, beef soup, and crispy noodles were bland, sauces seemed watered down, used the scallion sauce to flavor it up. Pan fried dumplings and steamed pork dumplings were also bland. Unfortunately can’t afford to try it again. Maybe just the scallion pancake to go if I’m walking by.
Recommended dishes: Pancake
Ordered take out. Beef noodle soup and chili wontons. Food is slightly above average for authentic Chinese food. Unfortunately found piece of plastic in my soup. I double checked and it wasn’t from broken pieces from the take out container.
Food: 4