Vanessa's Dumpling House

I love this place for a cheap and quick bite! Dumplings, noodles, and sesame pancakes are all great. They also have a number of vegetarian options.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Noodle Soup, Noodle Soup, Pan Friend Dumplings, Edamame

Good local cheaply priced fast casual Chinese food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Delicious dumplings

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great sesame pockets. Amazing soups and especially the dumplings. So many choices!! I would love to have the buns again. Shrimp is coming soon, which will make a much needed addition to the menu.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Noodle Soup, Buns, Shrimp Dumplings

I really wanted to like this place. Walking in, the decor immediately sets a warm, inviting tone—charming lights, cozy seating, and a vibe that says “we care.” Unfortunately, that care didn’t make it into the food.

I ordered takeout and was met with underseasoned Dan Dan noodle dishes and an overall lack of flavor. Everything tasted like it had been sitting under a heat lamp a bit too long. The portion sizes were fair, but when the taste misses the mark this badly, it hardly matters.

The staff were polite and friendly, and the space itself is actually quite lovely—if they put half as much effort into the kitchen as they did the decor, this place could really shine.

Until then, I’ll be admiring it from the sidewalk on my way to somewhere else.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

Always have enjoyed my food when I do takeout here!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ordered two orders of Sheng Jian Bao: Pan-fried pork buns (生煎包) $4/each with some other dishes.

Went to pick up and were told it was never on the menu. Have me two orders of fried dumpling 锅贴 $8/each.

Never coming back, scam place.

Also food is meh. Lots of dumpling places near forest hills. Look elsewhere!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Get your vegetable dumps. 5/5

I ordered takeout dumplings and they were fairly good. I liked the spicy topping with the onions but I do wish it was a dip on the side so I could spread it as I wished. I felt like the flavor overpowered the flavor of actual dumpling a bit. But it was actually still crispy once it reached my house and one of the better pan fried dumplings I’ve had. I would recommend trying it out.

Food: 4

Absolutely delicious dumplings. Great variety. Excellent prices. (They even have frozen dumplings to take home and cook.) Super casual- a few shared tables and people rotate through quickly.

Question for the owners, was there an upcharge for the hair on my dumplings or was it free? I used to go to the location on 14th street and they never gave extra hair on the food so I'm not sure

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Super delicious best dumplings in New York

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I ordered the Pork Dumplings with rice. The Dumplings were the best I ever tasted. I highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Quick bite

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

I’ve ordered from here a handful of times and the food has consistently been delicious !
The service is also fast and very friendly :)

They have vegan options that are flavorful and well throughout.

I’ve had the veggie sesame sandwich, the tofu sesame sandwich, the veggie steamed bun, the boiled vegan beef dumplings and the fried mushroom & spinach dumplings.

I would recommend all those and if you’re an omnivore definitely try the other items ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5