Dumpling Hours 1389 North Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

"There are very limited Chinese restaurants that serve dumplings and noodles in Contra Costa. Typically would need to go to the South Bay or San Francisco for quality. Gave this place a try for the first time. Ordered the standard dishes to give a proper judgement: Pork Xiao long bao and spicy braised beef noodle soup. This is a modern/fusion with an American twist. Both were disappointing. The Xiao long bao soup tasted sweet. The black vinegar sauce hardly had any ginger slices and the spicy beef noodle soup was mild in spice at best and the beef wad full of fat. Luckily it wasn't chewy. The tomatoes were served raw whereas traditionally they are cooked in the stock."

"Food was decent, aside from the sliced, spicy beef. The slices were way too thick and not very flavorful. I order this dish a lot at other places. The fried dumpling was easily the best item."

"I paid a visit to dumpling hours today, foods are okay, XLB pork soup dumplings and Pan fried steam buns are top notch, the rest of dishes are so so, I would give the food 4 out of 5, but the service is horrible, to be honest, there were three ladies serving, the older one is rude particularly, first look at me judging then look at the watch, because i entered the store right at 11 am, when they should open, she reluctantly took me and sat me in the corridor without even asking, I spoke Chinese tonher( well I can speak Chinese and it’s a Chinese restaurant) she seems like not willing to talk in in Chinese, then told me to scan the QR code, walked away, I ordered some foods, came relatively quick, but seems like everybody is busy, no smiling, no refill of water, i ordered more foods, so they put two receipts on my table and ladies keep come checking, and told me this one is the final check while I was eating, it’s such a small table, you can see from the picture! I regret going there honestly and gave a 10% tip, I don’t think the service is acceptable, and I don’t understand why everybody tried to speak broken English to me while they all can speak Chinese! Anyway would not recommend this restaurant, again foods are good, service is one star"

"Dumpling Hours is one of those restaurants I want to gatekeep to myself because of how tasty it is but also share it with everyone. If you’ve had the staple SF spots like Dumpling Home or Dumpling Time, this restaurant is at the same level if not better. Their pan fried dumplings and XLB are to die for and I always order extra. Everything come out piping hot and fresh. Prices are super reasonable and service is great. The restaurant can get pretty busy so make sure to budget time in case you need to wait but it’s worth it. This has definitely become one of my go to dumpling spots in the Bay Area."

"No question, THE BEST Chinese food Contra Costa county. Great taste, large variety, Chinese service style e.g. leaves a printed copy of the order on the table and mark every dish which is served - like in China mainland. Quick and efficient service. Don't give up on their chicken and veggies dumplings, the sweet-taste spaghetti.... or the special bread."